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Metal facade versus brickwork

Office Winhov and Van Hoogevest Architecten have transformed two former wharf buildings into a town hall while respecting the existing structures.

From cowshed to art studio

Near West Cowes on the Isle of Wight in southern England, Gianni Botsford Ateliers is converting a cowshed into an artist's studio using the simplest of industrial materials.

Roof ellipse

The extension with lift and foyer completes the south side of the Document Kepler in Regensburg and provides barrier-free access to the new interactive exhibition. Its elliptical roof is striking.

Clever strategy

When renovating the multi-purpose hall in German Ingerkingen, Baden-Württemberg, Atelier Kaiser Shen took inspiration from the image of a Chinese bowl: multiple repairs give the building its unique charm.

Continuation of the story

In the Barnim district, Christoph Wagner Architekten (CWA) in collaboration with Wenke Schladitz have converted a Mark Brandenburg farmhouse into a residential building with a goldsmith's studio, preserving the existing layers of history.

Provisional as a concept

From the outside, the house from the 1950s has changed very little. Inside, Pihlmann Architects and art historian Marianne Krogh have created open, flowing spaces.

Refuge between greenhouses

The detached house in Tamm, near Stuttgart, fits perfectly between the greenhouses of an old nursery. The architects also paid attention to resource conservation when choosing the building materials.

Nominee DETAIL Readers‘ Award 2024

The Fire Training Tower in Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, with its exposed brick facades, echoes the material of the city walls and the residential towers in the neighbourhood.

Living in existing context

In Les Corts, a district in southwest Barcelona, the local architecture office CRÜ have repurposed a 1930s-era laundry as a residence with its own studio.

Inside a stone shell

Safe and sound within the exterior walls of an old carpentry workshop, Raamwerk have set a simple wooden house on the existing foundations. Remnants and mementos of the property’s former function appear at every turn. 

Loft-style offices

In their renovation of two industrial buildings, Henley Halebrown have created loft-like office spaces, each with its own distinctive character.

Healing close to home

A delicate facade of light-coloured brick, and bright interiors that create a pleasant atmosphere: at the very least, this built environment will make longer hospital visits as agreeable as possible. 

Exhibition in Copenhagen

In the exhibition "Planetary Boundaries - Rethinking Architecture and Design", the Royal Danish Academy is showing 25 projects on the subject of long-lasting design.

Unternehmensportrait

A house of worship in a high-rise district

At the Fengxian Qixian Jesus Church south of Shanghai, many layers of materials and spaces create plays of light and shade while delimiting the various building functions from each other.