Nine contemporary homes where ruins reveal layers of the past
In this lookbook, we feature nine residential projects that demonstrate unique ways of interacting with a site's history by weaving existing ruins into their designs. More
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Ann Nisbet Studio nestles house within stone ruin in Ayrshire
Architecture practice Ann Nisbet Studio has created a timber-framed house, named Cuddymoss, within a stone ruin in Ayrshire, Scotland. More
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Donald Insall Associates renovates "deconstructed" Hardwick Old Hall ruin
Architecture studio Donald Insall Associates has completed the renovation of the 16th-century Hardwick Old Hall designed by Robert Smythson, in Derbyshire, UK. More
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Marc Wilson photographs remains of war forts in the Italian Alps
British photographer Marc Wilson has produced an image series exploring the ruins of forts and trenches from the first world war, in the mountains of northern Italy. More
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Hugh Broughton Architects adds viewing deck to restored 13th-century tower
Hugh Broughton Architects has conserved and upgraded the 800-year-old Clifford's Tower in York, England, adding a timber deck to partially cover the ruin and provide a viewpoint overlooking the city. More
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The Museum Hotel Antakya is designed around and above ancient ruins
Emre Arolat Architecture has completed a hotel in Antioch, Turkey, featuring prefabricated rooms that are suspended from an enormous steel frame above an important archaeological site. More
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Studio Bua transforms derelict Icelandic farm building into artist's studio
Architecture office Studio Bua has converted an abandoned farm building in Iceland into an artist's studio and residence, featuring a new gabled volume slotted inside the existing walls. More
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Stefano Boeri completes new entrance and walkway at Rome's Domus Aurea
Stefano Boeri Architetti has inserted an entrance kiosk and a pedestrian walkway that provides access to subterranean rooms within Rome's historic Domus Aurea palace. More
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Chinese ruins transformed into museum by Shenzhen Horizontal Design
A white-concrete gallery that slots into the ruins of a brick house is among the three exhibition spaces that make up the Zhang Yan Cultural Museum in China. More
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The Parchment Works house extension built inside ruined stone walls
The ruins of a 17th-century parchment factory and old cattle shed form part of a residential extension by Will Gamble Architects in Northamptonshire, UK. More
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Wedding chapel by Wilson Architects will slowly become overgrown with vines
Creeping plants will eventually overtake the hollow timber walls of this chapel by in Queensland by Wilson Architects, so it looks like a ruin amid a landscape of lavender fields. More
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Stark monochromatic interior of Saint Rocco church brings stone ruins into focus
Architects Luigi Valente and Mauro Di Bona have renovated the former church of Saint Rocco in southern Italy into a theatre with a black and white interior. More
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Arquitectura-G builds modern house behind crumbling old stone walls
Architecture office Arquitectura-G has slotted a new house within the aged stone walls of a ruin in the medieval village of Palau-Sator, Spain. More
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Photos and scans reveal abandoned ruins of Casa Sperimentale
The ruins of Casa Sperimentale, an experimental concrete treehouse built by Giuseppe Perugini and Uga de Plaisant, have been digitally recorded for a new exhibition. More
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Triangular timber roof shelters the ruins of Sweden's oldest church
AIX Arkitekter has completed an exhibition hall and shelter, to protect the site of a ninth-century church in the village of Varnhem, southwest Sweden. More
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Kate Darby and David Connor preserve rotting structure in conversion of 18th-century cottage
David Connor Design and Kate Darby Architects have transformed a tumbledown cottage in England's West Midlands into a home and studio, enveloping the ruined old structure in a shell of black corrugated metal. More
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Metal beams frame restaurant inserted inside old Mexican textile factory
Building around a metal frame placed into ruins of a former engine room in the state of Yucatan, a team of Mexican architects have created a contemporary dining lounge. More
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Nelson Garrido showcases buildings left empty after financial crisis hit Portugal
These images by Portuguese photographer Nelson Garrido reveal buildings left deserted in the aftermath of the last financial crisis. More
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Deserted Japanese theme park photographed just before demolition
The abandoned and overgrown landscape of Nara Dreamland, a theme park closed for over a decade, is revealed in this set of images by French photographer Romain Veillon. More
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Modernist ruin in London canal provides a glimpse at an uncertain future
British artist Alex Hartley has installed this crumbling modernist ruin in the gardens of London's Victoria Miro Gallery. More
