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…
GLO and Present Forms create The Spark of Hudson community centre
New York-based studios GLO and Present Forms transformed a former tobacco warehouse in Hudson into a community education…
Six Soviet-era buildings given contemporary transformations
Countries in Europe’s former Eastern Bloc are working out what to do with the architectural legacy of communism.…
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…
James Grayley Architecture cloaks Church Cottage extension in shingles
London studio James Grayley Architecture has used red bricks, oak shingles and terracotta floors to give a rustic…
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…
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…
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…
Studio McW turns London home into a “space primed for hosting”
Open-plan entertaining spaces equipped with a marble kitchen island and skylit dining table occupy the heart of this…
Hé replaces traditional roof of Flemish home with glazed winter garden
Brussels-based architecture studio Hé! has updated a traditional Flemish home in Belgium, inserting a glazed timber and metal…