Renovation

Renovation

The bridge features a semi-circular plan, elevated at the second-floor level, connecting sloped gardens at both ends, enhancing the pedestrian experience in the area.

Sun Light & Power has installed over 3,000 solar power systems throughout the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, including custom-designed photovoltaic systems with battery storage.

Rudolph sketched a home built around a two-story great room, whose glass façade would gaze down a hill, over the sweep of land, under a roof with a pleated 'Googie' design.

The design is structured around geometric principles derived from Basque cultural references, with a central motif being the 'Eguzki-Lore,' a traditional sunflower symbol historically placed at entrances for protection.

Ceramic factories mark the transition from manual knowledge to serial production, expanding its scale without entirely severing its material origins. Scattered across different territories, these structures record the relationship between technique, landscape, and time.

Not only is it one of Brooklyn's most beautiful churches, designed by an important Brooklyn architect, George P. Chappell, not only does it have a gorgeous interior and a very valuable signed Tiffany landscape window, not only are the rest of the stained glass windows first quality, and not only are the church and rectory one of a kind and unique, it's also the church I used to attend.

Painting brick can transform your home, breathing new life to everything from fireplaces and accent walls to exterior facades. While brick is beautiful untouched, its natural tones don't always align with every design style.

Andreas Kostopoulos reactivates a 19th-century warehouse into Castor Place, a multi-use cultural venue designed to host an evolving spectrum of events, balancing preservation with a forward-looking spatial strategy.

Yip Shun-Ting Carbon, aged 36, who lost his mother, Pak Shui-lin, in the inferno in November last year that killed 168 people at a large residential complex under renovation, expressed the emotional toll of the tragedy. 'When I go to sleep every night, I imagine what the flat might now look like,' he said, reflecting on the memories tied to their home.

The house, designed to resemble a South African beach house, embraces open-plan living while adapting to the unique climate of Kerry, where sun-soaked days are rare.

The French system is built differently, and once you understand how it works, it is entirely manageable. The key is knowing what it does and doesn't provide, so you can fill in the gaps yourself.

"Plants absorb water through their roots and release it as vapor through their leaves. This slight increase in humidity can make a room feel cooler and more comfortable, particularly in dry, air-conditioned environments."

The renovation of the Gardiner Museum's ground floor was guided by three core principles: Accessibility, Connectivity, and Indigeneity, aiming to create a welcoming environment.

The magic room was a community effort, maintained by many residents volunteering their time to keep it well organised and running smoothly. I often saw my neighbour, Wendy Showyin, when I stopped by.

"What they don't realize is that we built it from scratch," says Eva. "When people find out it's not actually an old finca, they're always amazed."

Helen Whittaker's vibrant stained glass Paradise window celebrates the quest of the Irish traveller St Brandon, better known as St Brendan, who spent a lifetime searching for an earthly Garden of Eden.