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05 Renovation

Renovation

We intervene in existing buildings with restraint — preserving character, proportion, and materiality while renewing performance.

05 // Renovation

Approach // Methodology

We approach renovation with restraint and respect for the original architecture. Our work preserves what matters — character, proportion, materiality — while introducing the performance and programmatic changes needed for contemporary life. Whether restoring a mid-century villa or adapting a historic townhouse, we treat each building as a layered history to be read and continued.

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Context

Renovation begins by reading the existing building as a layered history — what it was, what it became, and what matters.

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Spatial strategy

New elements are composed to respect the original order — legible additions that never pretend to be original.

03

Materiality

Original materials are restored wherever they survive; new materials are chosen to age in the same register.

04

Performance

Thermal, acoustic, and programmatic upgrades are introduced without compromising the character that gives a building its value.

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