Conversion, refurbishment, extension and roof extension: projects and technical articles on building on from what is already there.
In Uppsala, Sweden, a 1970s office complex was facing demolition. Following its unexpected rescue, it has become a pilot project for circular construction. Anders Tväråna of White Arkitekter relatess how Lumi also became an economic success.
A semblance of broken porcelain with its repaired parts remaining visible forever: With their multi-purpose hall, Atelier Kaiser Shen demonstrate how construction in an existing context can be represented within the image of the building, despite comprehensive modernisation.
How an old commercial complex by the fjord became a branch of the Statens Museum, and why it also houses a kayak storage facility with a workshop.
In their restoration of the Monastery of Santa María of Sijena, Pemán y Franco and Sebastián preserve traces of destruction, rebuilding, and decay spanning 800 years. Recently, they remodelled the east and north wings into an exhibition space for the convent’s valuable artworks.
Herzog & de Meuron has extended the Mandarin Oriental restaurant on Lake Como. Using local materials plus a new lighting and colour scheme, they draw attention to the surrounding landscape.
In 1980, Jean Nouvel's Collège Anne Frank in the south of Paris reduced the state-mandated model for industrialised school buildings to the level of farce. Mars Architectes has now renovated the dilapidated building and helped to give new relevance to this architectural provocation.
„The Well-Tempered House" aims to answer critical questions on sufficiency in residential construction. An interview with Elli Mosayebi of EMI Architects.
Existing conditions are challenging. Churches are places with a specific history and a strong identity. Reusing and rededicating such structures requires tact, sensitivity, courage, and a reasonable budget.
In the Flemish city of Hasselt, the Belgian-British partnership of Bovenbouw and David Kohn Architects converted a former beguinage for a faculty of architecture, turning architectural history to new ends.
Pihlmann Architects develop a new kind of aesthetic appeal by rearranging materials sourced from the existing building.
The winter garden solution in Bordeaux is more energy-efficient than a standard retrofit.
Lacaton & Vassal roofed the terraced houses in Mulhouse with a translucent skin.