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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Design Industrial design
SUTD students inspired by Ironman win Singapore edition of James Dyson Award 2019
Recently, the national winners of the James Dyson Award were announced and the Singapore chapter was won by a team of students from Singapore University of Design and Technology (SUTD) for their invention, Wheelson.…
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Architecture Sustainable design
Jurong Innovation District launched; to have Singapore’s first car-free sky corridor
Recently, Singapore’s Senior Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam officiated the launch of the Jurong Innovation District (JID) in the western part of the city-state. In his address, Mr Tharman shared that innovation is going to be…
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Architecture Lifestyle Residential design
Architecture 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 design
2id 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 design
Hyla 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 design
Delution 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…