Singapore’s tropical milieu has inspired several architects to design projects that take much advantage of the lush greenery and flora. Despite being located in a vibrant metropolis, these houses are often the antithesis of…
While Mr Ben van Berkel (above; photo: Inga Powilleit) might be an architect by training, by way of this extensive work around the world, he can also be deemed a sociologist, anthropologist, urban planner,…
This 168m² circular house by Fujiwara Muro Architects, led by architects Shintaro Fujiwara and Yoshio Muro, is located in a residential neighborhood in Tokushima on the island of Shikoku in Japan. It faces streets…
New Delhi-based practice Studio Symbiosis, led by principal architects Amit Gupta and Britta Knobel Gupta, has designed a modernist private residential project called the Floating Terraces in India’s Hyderabad city. The villa has been…
Architect Damith Premathilake has designed a 976m² holiday home for his family in the upcountry dry zone region of Sri Lanka about 2km away from the Diyathalawa military training school. Perched atop a cliff…
Spanish practice Guallart Architects, founded by Vicente Guallart, chief architect of the city of Barcelona, has won the international competition to design a mixed-use community in the new city of Xiong’an in China. The…
Bali-based Stilt Studios has begun construction on a new prefabricated tiny house made out of recycled Tetra Pak cartons. The firm has also launched a Kickstarter campaign to create awareness for the use of…