StudioAC converts Toronto church into minimal Pape Loft
Toronto firm StudioAC has overhauled part of a church in the city, creating a contemporary two-bedroom home with a curved balustrade clad in pale wood. More
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Standard Studio use skylights to funnel light into Amsterdam loft
A courtyard sits at the centre of this converted canal house apartment in the centre of Amsterdam by local firm Standard Studio. More
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Edward van Vliet converts crane into three-storey holiday retreat in Amsterdam
A crane overlooking Amsterdam's IJ river has been transformed into a luxury rental apartment, featuring three stacked shipping containers accommodating living spaces designed by Edward van Vliet to reference the area's industrial past. More
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Old Edinburgh workshop transformed into minimal holiday retreat by Izat Arundell
Design studio Izat Arundell has converted a former blacksmith's workshop in Edinburgh into a compact apartment, featuring a muted material palette and sliding screens that hide the bedroom from sight. More
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Atelier Barda turns Montreal shop building into bright residence
Pink and teal hues accent storage units in this family home in Montreal, converted from a shop by local firm Atelier Barda. More
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Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architetti uses local stone and plaster for lakeside house in Switzerland
Variously sized openings scattered across the traditional stone and plaster facades of this house in the Swiss town of Ascona provide views of the garden and Lake Maggiore. More
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Feix & Merlin remodels warehouse home on the banks of London's River Thames
London studio Feix & Merlin lowered the floors and raised the ceiling inside this former warehouse to transform it from a cramped apartment into a spacious open-plan residence. More
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Note Design Studio celebrates pastel colours in revamp of 19th century property
Instead of opting for the Scandinavian minimalism of many contemporary renovations, Note Design Studio chose to use shades of yellow, green and pink when transforming this old Stockholm office into a home. More
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McLaren Excell contrasts smoked oak with white panelling for London home in a former office
White ribbed panelling provides a neutral backdrop for smoked-oak furnishings and marble bathrooms in this former west London office, which McLaren Excell has converted into a family home. More
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Antonin Ziegler covers abandoned barn in zinc plates to create rustic home in northern France
Zinc plates protect the ageing wooden structure of this barn in the French village Notre-Dame-de-Bliquetuit, which was been transformed into a house with its own spa by Antonin Ziegler. More
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10 popular homes from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that reference their industrial past
This week's roundup from Pinterest features industrial-style loft apartments and warehouse conversions that take design inspiration from their past lives as factories or barns. More
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Movie explores Jonathan Tuckey's home in a former London steel workshop
Filmmaker Tapio Snellman has documented the home of Jonathan Tuckey in this movie, produced 14 years after the designer overhauled a 19th-century London workshop to create it. More
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PROD transforms 18th-century manor house in rural Portugal into hotel
Portuguese studio PROD has converted this 18th-century house and stables in northern Portugal into a 15-bedroom hotel, adding an elevated wooden bridge and a vaulted roof to the kitchen. More
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West Architecture converts London church into restrained home
West Architecture has transformed a Methodist church in Islington into a pared-back home dressed with just a few items of furniture to reflect the minimalist lifestyle of its owner. More
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David Nossiter Architects transforms brick barn in Suffolk into spacious home
The original brick walls and a high timber-trussed ceiling are left exposed inside this former barn in Suffolk, which has been converted into a contemporary home by David Nossiter Architects. More
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Intersticial Arquitectura renovates 1980s industrial building to create home and studio in Mexico
Mexican studio Intersticial Arquitectura has renovated a dilapidated structure in a formerly industrial part of Queretaro, exposing structural elements and using simple construction techniques. More
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MW Works transforms century-old Washington barn into rural family retreat
Seattle-based MW Works has overhauled an early-20th-century barn to create a family holiday home that celebrates rustic materials and fittings. More
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Förstberg Ling transforms blacksmith's workshop into house for Hem founder
Swedish studio Förstberg Ling has converted a former blacksmith's workshop in Stockholm to create a light-filled family home for Petrus Palmér, co-founder of furniture brand Hem and design studio Form Us With Love. More
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Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects transforms Belgian fort into home and guesthouse
Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects has renovated and extended a former fort in West Flanders to create a home for an estate agent and his family. More
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Houben & Van Mierlo Architecten converts former potato barns into loft-style homes
Houben & Van Mierlo Architecten has transformed a pair of former barns in Amsterdam into residences that combine original features with nods to their industrial past. More
