Located in the dense Colombo neighbourhood of Nugegoda in Sri Lanka, the Pagoda House by Chinthaka Wickramage Associates needed to address one main challenge: How to retain privacy and blend in with the neighbourhood…
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Architecture Residential design
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Architecture Hotel design Travel
Chedi Club Ubud pays tribute to its acclaimed architect Hendra Hadiprana by rebranding
The iconic Chedi Club Tanah Gajah Ubud resort, Bali, operated by Singapore-based GHM Hotels will rebrand to Tanah Gajah come January 2020. Designed and built by the acclaimed Indonesian architect, the late Hendra Hadiprana…
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Architecture Hotel design Lifestyle
Fabersociety turns existing dilapidated structure in China’s rural Yangshuo area into family-friendly boutique hotel
Shenzhen-based architecture firm Fabersociety has designed a boutique hotel in the resort town of Yangshuo, outside Guilin city in Xingping County in southern China. Located on a former vernacular community structure, the 1,194m² property…
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Architecture Fashion Interiors Lifestyle Retail design
Frank Gehry-designed new Louis Vuitton Maison in Seoul is a floating luminescent sculpture
The Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul by architects Frank Gehry and Peter Marino has recently opened in the South Korean capital. Celebrating Korean heritage and culture, the design puts in place a curved glass facade,…
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F&B Interiors Lifestyle
Studio Kota Architecture designs multi-purpose cafe and event space in Jakarta with folded facade
Jakarta-based Studio Kota Architecture, led by architect Erick Kristanto and assisted by architects Wendy Sudibyo, Farrel Prahaditya, has designed Tujuhari Coffee, a 150m² cafe and multi-purpose located in the southern part of the city. The…
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teamLab Borderless Shanghai opens with installations that react to visitors’ movements
Tokyo-based multimedia art collective teamLab has launched its second digital-only museum, described as “a world made of artworks without boundaries.” Located in Shanghai’s Huangpu District, teamLab Borderless Shanghai, which opened earlier in November, comes after the launch…
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Architecture Landscape architecture Residential design Sustainable design
Ta-Cha Architects designs a holiday residence inspired by traditional Korat Houses of northeastern Thailand
Located in Pak Chong District in Nakhon Ratchasima Province in northeastern Thailand, and designed by Bangkok-based TA-CHA Design, the Binary Wood House was developed from the initial plan to construct an Airbnb/ private resort,…