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Roof ellipse

The extension with lift and foyer completes the south side of the Document Kepler in Regensburg and provides barrier-free access to the new interactive exhibition. Its elliptical roof is striking.

Dialogue between eras

The renovation of a detached house from the end of the 19th century in Madrid is Janus-faced: the historic street facade has been completely preserved, while the courtyard facade and interiors are essentially new. Typologically, the building nevertheless returns to its roots.

Clever strategy

When renovating the multi-purpose hall in German Ingerkingen, Baden-Württemberg, Atelier Kaiser Shen took inspiration from the image of a Chinese bowl: multiple repairs give the building its unique charm.

Studio rediscovered

The town of Rumelange in Luxembourg has converted the studio of the sculptor Albert Hames into a studio building with accommodation. The architectural practice 2001 was responsible for the conversion.

Company Portrait

Old building with modern canopy

The Santos coffee warehouse in Rotterdam's Rijnhaven is currently being renovated by Renner Hainke Wirth Zirn Architecten and WDJarchitecten. Originally planned as a design store for furniture, the Dutch Museum of Photography will now move in.

Success after 14 attempts

The historic pumphouse on James Avenue was earmarked for demolition – until 5468796 Architecture took it on and revitalised it with a mix of residential, office and retail space.

Carefully extended

Stanton Williams have extended Emmanuel College in Cambridge to include student accommodation, a bar and teaching rooms. As is usual in Cambridge, the building project took place on a historic site and required a great deal of sensitivity in terms of heritage conservation.

Layers of time

In Saitama, Japan, Unemori Architects have converted a complex of buildings into a residential building, preserving the existing architecture so that it reflects the passage of time.

Light towers for a long-distance effect

Buchner Bründler Architekten have converted a warehouse on the Dreispitz site near Basel into an art gallery. Three striking light towers now rise above the old building, bringing light into the interior and stabilising the roof structure.

Müther's largest roof

The Hyparschale in Magdeburg is the largest surviving building designed by the architect and engineer Ulrich Müther. Over the past five years, gmp Architekten have renovated the listed building and transformed it into a modern event centre.

Provisional as a concept

From the outside, the house from the 1950s has changed very little. Inside, Pihlmann Architects and art historian Marianne Krogh have created open, flowing spaces.

Brutalism on the water

Zooco Estudio has created a restaurant in the Cantabrian Maritime Museum in Santander that celebrates the brutalist architecture of the building.

Moving roofscape

Studio Gang's sweeping folded roof connects the disparate components of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, opening it up to the surrounding parkland.

Luxury restaurant as a stage

Studio Debonademeo designed the Contraste luxury restaurant in Milan, creating spaces that resemble theatrical stages, with different colour schemes for each zone.

Conversion for private use

Spacious floor plans instead of many small apartments: The interior of the house in Au in the Bregenzerwald has undergone major changes during the renovation by Firm Architekten. It has retained its typical regional appearance.

Luxury in the smallest of spaces

In Rotterdam, the two practices Star and Board have squeezed four rooms, including a whirlpool, into a 6.89 m² apartment.