Renovation

MVRDV has been chosen to radically renovate a disused church. The former place of worship is being transformed into a public swimming pool, complete with a movable floor that lets visitors "walk on water."

The recent renovation of the Qingdao Mixc's Phase I and II Connection Area represents a bold statement of innovative design. Within Beyond Studio reimagines the integration of leisure and commerce by incorporating a sky-high skatepark.

Tonwell Tower is an ambitious transformation of a brutalist water tower. The project involved a family working together over four years to convert the 1960s structure into a luxurious vacation residence.

A former Aldi store is getting the starchitect treatment with an ambitious renovation by BIG. It will transform the building into a light-filled museum defined by an eye-catching roof that resembles a colossal piece of paper draped over the building.

The St. Pauli Bunker was commissioned by the Nazis during WWII to protect Hamburg residents from Allied bombing raids. It has now received an ambitious new extension including restaurants, a hotel, and a large park and "mountain path."

London's 177-m-tall BT Tower has been a lot of things over the years – a telecommunications tower, a revolving restaurant, and even the target of a bombing attack. It's now set to begin a new chapter as a luxury hotel, courtesy of Heatherwick Studio.

Commissioned to renovate a residence in Montreal, Canada, Indee Design decided on a lighthearted approach. The result, named Atelier Chabot, is described as a playhouse for kids and adults, and boasts a slide, climbing wall, and netted area.

Google has revealed plans for its new HQ in Chicago. The project will transform the existing 1980s-era James R. Thompson Center, giving the aging building an ambitious renovation that brings it in line with modern sustainability standards.

Renovations of former industrial spaces are currently very popular. The Ark, by MAD Architects, is more unusual than most and involves installing an eye-catching mixed-use building over a disused cement factory warehouse in Shanghai, China.

The CTBUH has named Quay Quarter Tower, by 3XN Architects, the Best Tall Building Worldwide for 2023. The prestigious authority on skyscrapers hailed the project's clever repurposing of an old high-rise into an eye-catching cantilevering tower.

MVRDV's renovation of Albania's Tirana Pyramid is now finally complete and has officially opened to the public. The building has been transformed from a communist-era brutalist landmark into a scalable technology center focused on young people.

PAU recently completed an ambitious renovation of Brooklyn's 19th century Domino Sugar Refinery. The firm retained the main brick shell of the historic building and inserted an all-new modern and energy efficient glass office building inside.