One of the most well-known personalities in the local architecture industry, Dr Albert Hong, passed away last Wednesday, October 9 at the age of 84. He was the executive chairman of globally-renowned firm RSP…
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Architecture Hotel design Sustainable design TravelAnantara Desaru by Singapore’s WOW Architects and Warner Wong Design to open in December
Located on Malaysia’s southeastern tip in Johor Bahru, in close proximity to Singapore, the seaside resort town of Desaru will welcome its first Anantara Desaru Coast Resort & Villas property on December 1, 2019.…
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Architecture Lifestyle Residential designArchitecture firm builds walls in this narrow house in Thailand to bring in light and ventilation
Bangkok-based architect Wat Kuptawatin has designed a house for a family of five. The design firm was tasked with a new build as the old wooden house was no longer suitable for the modern…
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Architecture Interviews Residential design2id Architects designs a hilltop modernist house in rural Japan surrounded by mandarin plantation
Tokyo-based practice, 2id Architects, has designed a house in Hamamatsu, an industrial city in Shizuoka Prefecture. It’s known for the production of musical instruments by brands such as Yamaha and Kawai as well as…
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Architecture Lifestyle Residential design Sustainable designHyla Architects designs a grid-based residential project in Singapore to optimise sunlight
Singapore’s Hyla Architects, led by Han Loke Kwang, has designed a residential property in the West Coast area, in the vicinity of the National University of Singapore and Clementi precinct. The small corner terrace…
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Architecture Residential design Sustainable designDelution studio creates a twin-house concept on a narrow site in Jakarta
Jakarta firm Delution has designed a 73m² house located in the Kebayoran Lama precinct of the Cipulir neighbourhood in South Jakarta, which is a densely populated area with narrow lanes only as wide as…
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Architecture Office designBeijing’s tallest building CITIC Tower by Kohn Pedersen Fox opens for business
The 528-meter-tall CITIC Tower in Beijing designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), has been unveiled as the city’s tallest building. Also known as the China Zun, it draws cultural inspiration from the “zun”, a…