Designed by Pitsou Kedem Architects, and assisted by Shirley Marco and Nir Rotem, this 1100m² corner house is located at the meeting point of a pair of roads where it reveals an intriguing entrance…
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Architecture Residential design
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Architecture Residential design
HGAA Architects designs courtyard house in northeast Vietnam with nature as its focal point
The 400m² house designed by HGAA Architects, a Vietnamese practice led by Nguyen Van Thu is located in Mao Khe, a rapidly developing area featuring several urban and economic projects in the Quang Ninh…
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Architecture Building Materials Community architecture Rural architecture Sustainable design
Bangkok Project Studio designs brick observation tower in rural Thailand made with excavated earth from nearby reservoir
Kui, the ethnic people of Surin Province in northeastern Thailand have been elephant keepers for centuries. Elephants are considered family members, and living with elephants has been an inseparable part of their long heritage.…
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Architecture Residential design Sustainable design Sustainable design
Book review: Chancery Lane by Ernesto Bedmar Architects presents contemporary but timeless language of Singapore Tropical Modernism
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…
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Architecture Retail design
Singapore’s new Apple store by Foster + Partners leverages its strategic location to create better spatial awareness, says Kevin Siyuan
Designed by Apple in collaboration with Foster + Partners, Apple Marina Bay Sands Singapore officially opened to the public on September 10, creating a buzz far and wide. Partially inspired by Rome’s iconic Pantheon,…
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Architecture Competitions Design Exhibition
Competition: Shenzhen’s Design Society and C Foundation launch international open call for design curatorial proposals
Initiated by Design Society and funded by Shenzhen Chuangxiang Public Welfare Foundation (referred to as “C Foundation”), the 2020 Curating Design Plan launches an open call for curatorial proposals, with the submission deadline of…
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Architecture Hotel design Landscape architecture
Montreal firm yh2 designs luxury hotel in Indian Himalayas, referencing traditional architecture and using local materials
Montreal-based architecture firm, yh2, founded in 1994 by architects Marie-Claude Hamelin and Loukas Yiacouvakis, has designed the Taj Rishikesh Hotel at the foothill of the Indian Himalayas, in close proximity to the Ganges River…