Bengaluru-based practice Greyscale Design Studio was commissioned by a couple to design a residence that highlighted the rawness of materials, particularly bricks. The diagonally placed brick structure forms the façade of the house. This…
Canadian architecture and multi-disciplinary practice Dialog has designed a hybrid mass timber tower prototype that promises to revolutionise tall buildings as we know them. The patent-pending design that can be used to produce hybrid…
NH Village Architects has designed a house called the X-House in a rural area of Phu Tho province in northern Vietnam. Using predominantly Xoan (scientific name is Melia azedarach), a variety of local wood…
One of Iran’s best-known practices Zav Architects has designed a community centre on the island of Hormuz, located in the Straits of Hormoz in the Persian Gulf. The island of Hormuz has been economically…
As home to one of the largest refugee populations, Bangladesh has been hosting Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar for the past few years. In addition to displacement, these refugees grapple with basic challenges such…
Architects Joel Wong (left) and Amanda Gunawan (right) set up their Singapore- and Los Angeles-based young practice, Only Way Is Up (OWIU) Design Studio, to enable them to be more hands-on with their trade,…
When architect Yu Ting, founder of the Shanghai-based practice Wutopia Lab visited Mt Luofu in Canton, the rising mist blocked his view as he walked through the field, shares the architect. With the heavy…