Jean Nouvel arranges Fondation Cartier around five giant moving floors
French architect Jean Nouvel has overhauled a 19th-century department store alongside the Louvre in central Paris to create a…
Pinzauer transforms Hampstead home with concrete-framed pavilion
An exposed concrete-framed extension frames views across a garden and sunken studio at this Victorian townhouse in Hampstead,…
Studio Bressan updates and expands traditional stone farmhouse in Italy
Italian practice Studio Bressan has restored and extended a historic farmhouse in Treviso, expanding its portico into a…
David Chipperfield Architects transforms US Embassy into hotel
London studio David Chipperfield Architects has converted the former US Embassy building in Mayfair, created by architect Eero…
Pedro & Juana creates tunnel staircase to bridge Mexico house extension
Mexican architecture studio Pedro & Juana has opened up the roof of a Valle de Bravo house to…
Schemata Architects turns ironworks into Teshima Factory cafe
Japanese studio Schemata Architects has converted an old factory on the island of Teshima into a cafe, swapping its…
SHED Architecture & Design renovates home for Seattle restaurateur
Local studio SHED Architecture & Design has renovated a 1920s building into a compact two-level home with a…
Medium consolidates and unifies sprawling Hearth House in Surrey
British architecture studio Medium has completed its renovation of Hearth House, a 1950s country home in Surrey, bringing…
Snøhetta adds arched extension to St Louis’ Powell Hall
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed a sculptural addition to the home of St Louis Symphony Orchestra in St…
Studio &Space renovates 1930s Amsterdam home with “iconic staircase”
Dutch firm Studio &Space has refurbished a time-worn house in Amsterdam, transforming it into a family home with…
Knox Bhavan completes “elegant and refined” overhaul of Notting Hill home
Oak joinery and white surfaces run throughout the interior of Heartwood, an end-of-terrace house in London renovated by…
Adaptive reuse requires architects to get “hands on” say experts
Adaptive reuse is becoming an increasingly valued approach to architecture, but can be tricky to pull off. Dezeen…