Tag Refurbishment

04-02-2021

Francesca Perani’s urban refuge: creativity with a reduced environmental footprint

Italian architect Francesca Perani, in the province of Bergamo, planned the conversion of a porch into a 25 square-metre tiny house making bold use of colours and materials. All infused with the clients’ intercultural identity in a fun but practical construction.

29-01-2021

Absolute Flower Shop by More Design Office

Chinese firm More Design Office has created a very distinctive flower shop in Shanghai. The Absolute Flower Shop on the ground floor of an old colonial house is a gallery, manmade landscape and secret garden all rolled into one. One room leads to the next, where the neutral colour palette sets the scene for the owner’s floral arrangements.

22-01-2021

Gitai Architects signs off on a sustainable refurbishment in Paris

Gitai Architects explored sustainable housing possibilities with a complete makeover of one of the classic Haussmann apartment buildings in Paris. Their project aims at functional interior design with elegant wooden cabinetry built into the walls.

18-01-2021

Gare Maritime by Neutelings Riedijk Architects, a sustainable conversion

More than merely the largest cross-laminated timber structure in Europe, the Gare Maritime on the Tour & Taxis site in Brussels is a sustainable project by Neutelings Riedijk Architects in collaboration with Bureau Bouwtechniek to convert what was once Europe’s largest freight station into a new district of the city.

15-01-2021

Studioninedots’ renovation of a ‘70s building

A Rationalist building from the 1970s has been transformed and revitalised with contemporary renovations.

11-01-2021

Kasvattamo, locally grown produce as interpreted by ROOH Studio

The young architects from the Indo-European collective ROOH designed Kasvattao, a temporary installation in one of the Helsinki City Museum’s courtyards, engaging the people of Helsinki and especially the youth to raise their awareness of the concepts of urban farming.

06-01-2021

Best of Livegreenblog 2020, Landscaping

To see in the new year, we take a look back at the public landscaping projects that impressed us the most in 2020. Interest in projects that upgrade public space, one of Livegreenblog’s pet themes, has grown enormously, not least because of the pandemic.

30-12-2020

The Best of Livegreenblog 2020: Restoration and conversion

Restoring existing buildings as a sustainable modus operandi occupies a lot of our reportage. With the end of the year upon us, we’ve decided to take a look at our fave restoration and conversion projects that we presented in 2020.