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ORA creates modern home in 500-year-old Czech Renaissance building

Czech architecture studio ORA has renovated a Renaissance-era house in the town of Český Krumlov, preserving original features like its carved wooden beams while adding free-standing contemporary furniture. More about ORA creates modern home in 500-year-old Czech Renaissance building

Alyn Griffiths | 27 February 2024 | Leave a comment
ORA uncovers "hidden layers" when converting 16th-century property into a guesthouse

In transforming a 16th century-Czech Republic residence into this guesthouse, local studio ORA celebrated an assortment of original details including old plasterwork, semi-circular windows and stone steps. More about ORA uncovers "hidden layers" when converting 16th-century property into a guesthouse

Eleanor Gibson | 4 June 2017 | 8 comments

Delavegacanolasso finishes home in Madrid with tactile material palette

Anastasiia Tempynska transforms former embassy into "gallery-like" Kyiv showroom

Jihyun Kim uses gloop glaze to create "gravity-defying" Salty Fairy Ring ceramics

"Quietly magical" Toronto cafe provides family-friendly third place

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