Founded in 2011 by Ho Chi Minh City-based architect couple Trần Thị Ngụ Ngôn and Nguyễn Hải Long, Tropical Space is an architectural practice that is known for addressing climate change through its work…
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Architecture Interviews Sustainable design
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Architecture Residential design Sustainable design
Onhill Design uses timber from existing old structure for modern house in mountainous Chiang Rai
Onhill Design was commissioned by the Jaipan family in northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai to design a new house for their family of six. One of the client’s main requirements was a high degree of…
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Architecture Culture Exhibition Furniture design Installation Interviews Sustainable design
Designer Cheng-Tsung Feng discusses why bamboo is being embraced by young Taiwanese designers as material of choice
There is a certain primitive charm about Taiwanese artist-designer Cheng-Tsung Feng’s works that perfectly balance the divide between heritage, craftsmanship, and evolution. His focus on using organic, sustainable materials such as bamboo and wood…
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Architecture Community architecture Sustainable design
Indonesia’s Aaksen Responsible Aarchitecture creates sustainable, prefab and modular home-office units equipped to withstand natural disasters
Led by architect Yanuar Pratama Firdaus, and assisted by Gea Sentanu, Azzahra Dartaman, Chandra Adhila, and Citra Aviany, Indonesia-based firm Aaksen Responsible Aarchitecture has designed AAND Sayana – a 35m² prefabricated modular home-office that…
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Architecture Exhibition Residential design Sustainable design
Low footprint Bangkok residential project by Ayutt and Associates Design aims to generate self-sustainable ecosystem
Bangkok-based practice Ayutt and Associates Design (AAd) was approached by a nature-loving couple to design a 950m² private residence that needed to have a green living focus yet not be disconnected from modern conveniences.…
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Architecture Education Public Institution Sustainable design
SHAU architects designs elevated community library in Indonesia’s central Java using local wood
SHAU architects in Indonesia’s Semarang city has designed the Microlibrary Warak Kayu – the fifth such project within the Microlibrary series – an initiative to increase reading interest by creating socially-responsive and multi-functional community…
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Architecture Healthcare Industrial design Sustainable design
Jupe Health designs world’s first mobile off-grid ICU unit to act as Covid-19 isolation rooms
Jeff Wilson, a serial housing innovation CEO and public health researcher based in New York City and Marfa, Texas, and Cameron Blizzard, a private investment banker from Houston have – through their company Jupe…