Renovation and Everyday Life: How Latin American Architecture Reinvents Existing Spaces

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Across Latin America, renovation has become less about preservation alone and more about responding to changing ways of living. Rather than freezing buildings in time, many contemporary projects work with existing structures to adapt them to new domestic routines, social dynamics, and spatial needs. Through strategic changes in materials, composition, color, and light, these interventions reinterpret everyday spaces while maintaining a strong connection to their original context.

In this process, houses and apartments become sites of transformation where flow, continuity, and shared spaces are carefully reconsidered. Renovation operates as a precise architectural tool, one that prioritizes natural light, openness, and flexibility to support daily life as it evolves. Instead of imposing new forms, these projects repurpose what is already there, aligning spatial decisions with the habits and rituals of those who inhabit them.

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Cite: Daniela Andino. "Renovation and Everyday Life: How Latin American Architecture Reinvents Existing Spaces" 22 Dec 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1037171/renovation-and-everyday-life-how-latin-american-architecture-reinvents-existing-spaces> ISSN 0719-8884

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