Fultonville Barn and Home
Fultonville TX USA – Heritage Barns Two 19th century English framed barns have been resurrected as this home and party-come-guest barn. The home has been finished to a more conventional standard than the guest barn, having plasterboard finished walls and polished timber floors. The barn is much more rustic with it’s polished concrete flooring and […]
Montana Mountain Retreat
Montana, USA – Heritage Barns Heritage Restorations has built a business specializing in the sourcing, relocating and restoration of old barns. As you can see in this album, the results can be quite spectacular. These old barns often have the best quality timber frames made from old growth trees. With beautiful restorations like this, we should […]
A French Resurrection
London, England – Blee Halligan Architects Photography: Sarah Blee In 1981, Londoners Anthony and Gillian Blee purchased the ultimate fixer-upper. The property in southwestern France was idyllic, but its old mill, built in 1822, and three flanking outbuildings had fallen into terrible disrepair. “We really wanted to capture the ruinous quality of this old building […]
A Barn Conversion and Extension
Lesponne, France – PPA Built area: 70 sqm Year built: 2010 Photography: Philippe Ruault A vacation home that started as a barn conversion in a verdant valley of the Adour de Lesponne river, in the mountainous region of the Hautes-Pyrénées. But as lovely as it was, it lacked light and […]
From grain silo to a comfortable home…
Phoenix, Arizona – Christoph Kaiser LLC Year Built: 2014 Total Livable Space: 340 sq. ft. Photography: Mark Lipczynski While driving through Kansas, architect Christoph Kaiser noticed a dismantled, 1955 era grain silo. A short conversation with the farmer owner and the bits and pieces has a new owner, and soon, a […]
Levya 506 – melding the past and the future
Cuernavaca, Mexico – APT arquitectura para todos Built Area: 100 m2 (1080 sq. ft.) Construction: APT arquitectura, Vicente Barragán Hernández Photography: Luis Gordoa Renders: Edgar Saúl Bahena Cruz Levya 506 is a melding of the past and the future of the oldest neighborhood of the Mexican city of Cuernavaca. The site […]
Levya 506
Cuernavaca, Mexico – APT arquitectura Renders: Edgar Saúl Bahena Cruz Construction: APT arquitectura, Vicente Barragán Hernández Photography: Luis Gordoa Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox.
The Peterson Home – Wyoming
This lovely home looks like it’s been here for a hundred years or more. It’s been built from pre-loved weatherboards, distressed timbers, hand-hewn logs and even rusty metal roofing to create that very impression. In addition to a heavy commitment to recycled materials, the owners have invested in thermal heating to reduce their impact on the environment. […]
London Church Living
Chingford, North-East London Interior Designer: Gianna Camilotti Interiors Year: 2004 Photography: Len Adams Built area: 236 m2 (2,550 sf) Abandoned by its brethren, this historic London church has been converted to a fashionable family home. The design retains the original heritage features of the Victorian-style building including the beautiful arched beams and the red […]
The Shearer’s Quarters
North Bruny Island Tasmania Australia – John Wardle Architects Having spent a few weeks sailing around Bruny Island and the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, I can attest to the beauty of this area. If it was a few degrees warmer in winter, I’d move there in a heartbeat. In fact, if I could call The Shearer’s Quarters ‘home’, I […]