An old home may have its charms, but more often than not, it just looks and feels tired. But they often have one special appeal… location. The new suburbs with the shiny new homes are unlikely to be a short commute from the city centre.
Buying an old home is often a tough decision financially. Renovations typically cost twice per m2 what a new build does. Sometimes, especially if the old home has no redeeming features, it makes more sense to demolish and start afresh. Of course, that’s only an option if your budget allows it. Most often, renovations are done in stages – the kitchen now, the bathroom next years and so on. The homes featured here cover the full gamut of styles and budgets. We hope they inspire you to achieve your dream reno!
Lovely home… great position… but way too small. Move or renovate and add?
1880′s Renovation – Adelaide Australia
Morphing a 100 year old home into the 21st century…
The Cloud House – Melbourne Australia
The Melbourne Hill House – Andrew Maynard
The Hill House
Thinking outside the box…
The Trojan House – Melbourne Australia
- Demolish or renovate?
Back to the ’30′s
- Through the looking glass
The Barcode House – Washington DC
At what point do we need to question value?
A Victorian cottage gets a new body
A Queenslander gets a new life
Black and White in Brisbane
Simple elegance
Black and White in Melbourne
Meeting two diverse requirements
The Harris Blvd Home
An office with a home or a home with an office?
Red Hill Home and Office
High on a hill with a silicon view…
The Hillside House – Portola Valley Northern California
When the country comes to town…
A 1743 Farmhouse Repurposed
A marble marvel in Travertine
An Italian Summer House
When colour meets panache…
The Bley Sleeping House – San Marcos Texas USA
Bring a sense of wonder to our children…
Le Petit Prince Nursery School – AR+TE Architects
A bookstore turns a new leaf…
Lucky Shophouse – Singapore
Seeing red?
Code Red - Mechelen Belgium
A true transformation…
Bal Residence – Menlo Park California USA
Moving up in Italy…
Multi-functional living – Torino Italy
Bounded by rail and park…
Railway House - Santpoort Netherlands
An 1860′s farmhouse revisited…
The Wilsondale Project - Dover Massachusetts
History retained and integrated into teh new…
The Wolzak Farmhouse - Zutphen Netherlands
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Room Room – Takeshi Hosaka Architects
A is for A-Frame
Extended Living - Brecht Belgium
From 40 m2 to 110 m2… vertically
Casa Baltazar – Porto Portugal
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Garden Tree House – Hironaka Ogawa & Associates
An Edwardian Evolution…
Elm & Willow House – Architects EAT
Erskineville House – Sydney Australia
A sympathetic restoration and extension…
Haberfield House – Sydney Australia
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Apprentice Store – Threefold Architects
Position is king…
Potrero Hill Residence – San Francisco USA
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Family House In Zbecno – A.LT Architekti
From brickworks and factories…
Tempe Transformation – Sydney Australia
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Cosgriff House – Christopher Polly
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Queen Street House – Edwards Moore
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Rado Redux – Gluck+
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Castlecrag Residence – CplusC Architectural Workshop
Isn’t this a great day bed under the stair, with the storage under the bed and the gorgeous window?
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Isn’t this a great day bed under the stair, with the storage under the bed and the gorgeous window?
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This great room is in the Seagull House in Devon, and I personally think it is beautiful.
This fireplace is in an earthship living room.
