The project by Studio Kota is a three-storey notary office building located in a low-density neighbourhood in Bumi Serpong Damai (commonly known as BSD), a satellite city on the outskirts of Jakarta. The plot…
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Architecture Office design
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Adaptive reuse Art Culture
A.Lerman Architects turns former printing press into a modern art gallery in Tel Aviv while retaining its gritty character
Tel Aviv-based practice, A.Lerman Architects, led by architect Asaf Lerman, and specialising in public projects, especially regeneration work, has designed the Contemporary by Golconda art gallery run by well-known art expert Dr Ronald Fuhrer…
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Interiors Lifestyle Residential design Retail design
Nendo optimises unused Tokyo retail store space by converting it into twin-purpose shared accommodation for urban dwellers
Japan’s Marui Group, which owns numerous commercial facilities in and around the Tokyo metropolitan area, many of them located in highly convenient locations such as station-fronts, recently collaborated with the renowned multidisciplinary studio, Nendo,…
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Design Fashion Furniture design Industrial design
Second run of DesignSingapore Council’s Business Of Design programme to fuel overseas growth for local firms
Back in 2019, DesignSingapore Council (DSg) – the city-state’s official agency that supports and nurtures homegrown creative enterprises by providing them with the resources and ecosystem to launch their ventures and scale-up – unveiled…
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Design F&B Hotel design Interiors Travel
M+ Hotel by designer Huang Quan in Shanghai pays ode to the Art Deco era in its modern interiors
Located in Shanghai’s Xuhui District, alongside Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (SSO), and Shanghai Symphony Museum, is a new hotel conceptualised by designer Huang Quan. The Blackstone M+ Hotel has, in fact,…
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Interiors Lifestyle Wellness design
Berber heritage-inspired minimalist spa in Dubai by VSHD Design features Moroccan hammam aesthetic
Designed by Rania Hamed-led interior design firm VSHD Design, ZAAZ Wellness & Beauty is a spa located in Dubai’s tony Jumeirah neighborhood. Set across two floors, its interiors are reflective of Moroccan and Berber…
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Community architecture Education Interiors
Avoid Obvious Architects designs playful and interactive childcare centre for at-risk families in Hong Kong
Hong Kong-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) OneSky Centre is the city’s biggest childcare centre that provides free education to children from underprivileged backgrounds. Recently, it tasked New York- and Hong Kong-based award-winning practice Avoid Obvious,…