In this lookbook, we feature nine residential projects that demonstrate unique ways of interacting with a site's history by weaving existing ruins into their designs.
Until recently, it has been common practice to hide away old structures during adaptive reuse projects.
However, the architects in this list embrace the past by stitching domestic spaces with the remains of former buildings, creating inventive encounters with preserved architectural remains.
This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring clever outbuilding interiors, homes with mid-century modern furniture and residential spaces with playful net floors.

Photo by Tamás Bujnovszky Nickzy Apartment, Hungary, by Béres Architects
Carefully preserved stone walls are featured in this Hungarian guesthouse renovation by local studio Béres Architects.
20th-century plaster finishes have been stripped back to expose the 400-year-old apartment's original stonework, reestablishing its visual prominence against modern white-rendered walls.
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The photography is by José Hevia
El Priorato, Spain, by Atienza Maure Arquitectos
The interiors of this 16th-century Spanish clergy house were restored by Atienza Maure Arquitectos to create ambiguity between the existing structure and new interventions.
Concrete vaults, white-painted walls and limited fixtures sit alongside heritage-prote...