Beijing factory becomes artist’s live-work space in sleek conversion
This bright, airy live-work space makes use of the structure’s original skylights, exposed-steel trusses, and high, gabled ceilings, which clock in at nearly 20 feet tall.
Gorgeous 1800s mansion becomes sleek offices, apartments in Mexico City
Masterminded by local firm AT103, the run-down historic home—formerly a private home for a single family—today accommodates two restaurants, offices, and upper-floor apartments.
Barn, transformed, becomes gorgeous rustic home in Pacific Northwest
Seattle architecture firm MW Works created a woodsy retreat for a young family: a retreat hewn from the gorgeous bones of a gabled barn built in the early 20th century.
Converted live-work space was created entirely from salvaged materials
In an impressive feat of upcycling, designers Rolf Bruggink and Niek Wagemans have turned an empty coach house into a one-of-a-kind residence using materials salvaged from a demolished office building nearby.
Midcentury water cistern transformed into gorgeous modern home
The elegance of this Spanish home’s curved glass wall belies the structure’s original use as a stone water cistern. The building served for many years as a storage space—until a Madrid firm converted the structure into a glamorous home.
Converted basement makes a charming apartment for a designer
This lovely apartment in Cape Town, South Africa packs a colorful punch, making it hard to believe that it’s in fact the converted basement of the resident’s parents’ home.
Victorian storefront turned posh modern townhouse in London asks $3.9M
This posh 3,000-square-foot three-bedroom was recently revamped for modern living by London-based design consultancy Brinkworth.
7 brilliant converted warehouse homes
These examples showcase fabulous ways to inject modern touches into raw landscapes of concrete and steel, elevating former industrial sites into elegant, if not totally glamorous, private abodes.
