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Kolonaki, the upmarket, downtown area of Athens, is the location of a home re modelling project by the practice of Stage Design Office. Many of the features of an elegant townhouse of the past are referenced in a contemporary interpretation, resulting in a stunning residence for the client.

The sea-facing apartment is set inside a 300-year-old building in Jaffa's Old City, an area recognised for its winding cobbled alleyways and bustling flea market. When it came to transforming the space into a comfortable family home, Tel Aviv-based Pitsou Kedem sought to form a "stitch between" its own contemporary style, ancient building techniques and the Ottoman-period architecture that's prevalent in Jaffa.

Located in Darling Point, a leafy, harbour side suburb of Sydney, Australia, full of historic mansions, heritage-listed residences and modern high-rises, this Victorian cottage has been recently renovated by local practice Alexander & CO. for a family of five.

Designer Giancarlo Valle rejuvenates a stalwart New England mansion on the coast of Rhode Island for the family of high-flying, high-style entrepreneur Kevin Wendle.

Gracefully revamped during ten years of meticulous restoration by Tel Aviv-based Bar Orian Architects, the two-storey villa is crowned by a new rooftop-spanning penthouse whose contemporary sensibility, far from clashing with the century-old architecture, creates a hybrid sensibility that captures the city’s zeitgeist.