American studio Preen Inc has updated a fast-food restaurant in Los Angeles to harken back to Southern California's roadside diners of the 1960s, when the establishment was originally founded. Dino's Famous Chicken is run by four sisters who from LA who wanted to pay homage to the city and their Greek family heritage as part of the exterior and interior refresh of the chain's first location. Dino's Famous Chicken was given an exterior and interior refresh by Preen Inc Locally based Preen Inc looked to mid-century references, particularly the region's roadside attractions with distinct marquee ..read more

Geneva-based architect Stef Claes took cues from mid-century and local architecture to create House in the Fields, a low-lying home in the Belgian countryside. Set within a wide agricultural landscape, the home has white-painted walls and black accents, which Claes said draws on mid-century modern buildings in the United States. Meanwhile, more traditional elements including a terracotta tile roof are designed as nods to other agricultural buildings found in the region. The design references mid-century and local architecture To ensure House in the Fields sits subtly within its setting ..read more

French design and interiors studio Dion & Arles drew on the work of 20th-century Italian designers Carlo Mollino and Gio Ponti for the interior of Mayfair restaurant Il Gattopardo in London. "We envisioned Il Gattopardo to be a salon in which you can dine – not just a restaurant," the designers told Dezeen. The studio looked to Mollino's apartment in Turin for its balance between modernity and heritage. The inner dining room has curved crushed-velvet seating and a large fireplace "Modernity, heritage and sophistication are the three elements we think together define the Italian sensibilit ..read more

Timber ceilings and a fireplace clad in mahogany tiles feature in this London house, which its owners have renovated to honour the dwelling's mid-century roots and nod to the colour palette of Stanley Kubrick films. Located in north London's Stanmore, Zero House belongs to recording artists Ben Garrett and Rae Morris, whose former home in Primrose Hill is the Dezeen Award-winning Canyon House designed by Studio Hagen Hall. Zero House in Stanmore was built between 1959 and 1961 Unlike their previous dwelling, Garrett and Morris updated Zero House themselves but adopted the same mid-centur ..read more

Australian firm PW Architecture Office has revived the fortunes of this mid-century house in Orange, New South Wales, with a sensitive renovation that respects the original building while taking design cues from its material palette. Park Lane house was originally designed by noted Australian architect Neville Gruzman for the 1962 Carlingford Home Fair before being built in 1964 by construction company Kell & Rigby – known for its work on Sydney's landmark Grace Building. PW Architecture Office has renovated a 1960s house by Neville Gruzman When Paddy Williams, founder of PW Architecture ..read more

From a modernist villa in Beverly Hills to a flat in one of Brasília's iconic Superquadra apartment blocks, the mid-century renovations in this lookbook are a masterclass in updating a period home while retaining its distinctive character. Originally constructed in the post-war period between 1945 and 1969, mid-century homes have proved enduringly popular due to their prescient emphasis on natural light, clean lines, open floor plans and humble materials such as wood, stone and concrete. The renovations below see many of these original features retained and restored, supplemented with co ..read more

In the City Beach suburb of Perth in Western Australia, interiors studio Design Theory has updated a tired house from the 1960s while remaining true to the rich palette of natural materials in the original design. The young client wanted a home where she could entertain friends and live with her dogs in a durable, easy-to-clean, pet-proof home with a reworked plan making space for three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Design Theory has renovated a 1960s house in Perth "The brief was, on the surface, simple: to update the home while keeping its considerable mid-century charm," said Design Theory ..read more

In Situ Studio has renovated and expanded the mid-century modern childhood home of musician James Taylor in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, into a multi-building complex for two art collectors. Raleigh-based architecture firm In Situ Studio transformed the 4,200-square foot (390-square metre) residence – known as Morgan Creek – for New York-based art collectors Eric Diefenbach and James Keith Brown, who purchased the property at auction. In Situ Studio designed Morgan Creek in Chapel Hill The new owners wanted to rediscover the vision of the original architect George Matsumoto, renovate the exis ..read more

Dezeen Showroom: K5 Furniture and The Boyd Foundation have partnered to rerelease the mid-century Walsh Street sofa by Australian architect Robin Boyd, who designed the seating for his home. Part of K5's Boyd collection, the Walsh Street sofa is classically modernist, with a fully upholstered frame on slender wooden legs and clean lines defining the form. K5 has reproduced Robin Boyd's sofa to his original specifications K5 Furniture says it faithfully followed Boyd's specifications and material choices for the three-seater sofa, using recently found drawings as a reference and curating ..read more

Interior design studio The Mint List has brought light, space and warmth to this Edwardian house in London with multiple extensions, a hidden playroom and plenty of tactile materials. The renovated end-of-terrace house in Kensal Rise belongs to a film-industry couple that wanted a cosy family home with mid-century elements, in particular referencing the work of designers Charles and Ray Eames. The Mint List has renovated and extended an Edwardian house in north London "The clients had a leaning towards mid-century style but they didn't want that to overwhelm the scheme," The Mint List fo ..read more