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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Adaptive reuse Art CultureA.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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Adaptive reuse Architecture Residential design Rural architectureSUPERFUTUREDESIGN* and ASZarchitetti reinvent former Tuscan farmhouse into modern residence with framed views of surrounding rolling hills
Italy- and UAE-based multidisciplinary design studio SUPERFUTUREDESIGN* and parent practice ASZarchitetti recently collaborated to rejuvenate a farmhouse in southern Tuscany, and update it in a contemporary manner with all the mod-cons, yet retaining its…
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Interiors Lifestyle Residential design Retail designNendo 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 F&B Hotel design Interiors TravelM+ 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 designBerber 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 InteriorsAvoid 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,…