These Victorian townhouses in Manchester have become the first homes in Europe to achieve the world's toughest performance standards set by the renowned German Passivhaus Institute. Photo: Rick McCullagh

A Victorian semi-detached house in Wimbledon has been remodelled and transformed into a modern family home, including extensive underpinning and extensions at lower ground floor level in order to form a large open-plan space. Photographer: Nick Smith

Ash Island Lofts
Victorian house exterior in London.

Victorian house exterior in Stockholm.

Ash Island Extensions
Photo of a victorian house exterior in London.

Inspiration for a victorian home in Gloucestershire.

Graham Atkins-Hughes
Photo of a large victorian ensuite bathroom in London with marble tiles, white walls, ceramic flooring, a wall-mounted sink and black worktops.

Charmen kunde bibehållas tack vare att tillbyggnaden av groventré, tvättstuga mm gjordes i separat byggnad. Ny entré placerades naturligt i länkens 'punchveranda'. Foto: Ann Bergström

Kathryn Everett Staircase to upper levels in Centrepoint Arcade, Summer St, Orange.
Design ideas for a victorian staircase in Sydney.

Large victorian home.

In this largely, traditional Highland property our brief was to bring its Victorian kitchen into the 21st century whilst ensuring it still complemented the rest of the house. We did this using bulthaup b3 clay and kaolin laminate fronts with a Caesarstone worktop on the island, stainless steel worktops on the sink run and Gaggenau appliances.

Victorian living room in Paris.

This is an example of a victorian house exterior in Melbourne.

Arkitekt Chris Yderskov
Design ideas for a victorian house exterior in Aalborg.

Scott Mcgale
Victorian living room in Sydney with medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, white walls and a tiled fireplace surround.

Ash Island Lofts
Photo of a victorian home in London.