Pallavi Dean is the founder and chief creative director of Dubai-based award-winning architecture and interior design practice Roar. As one of the most influential personalities in the Middle East design industry, Dean is vocal…
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Architecture Office design
Urbanscape Architects designs sustainable office and industrial facility for Indian stone supplier
Urbanscape Architects was commissioned to design the administrative and industrial complex in Kishangarh located in India’s northwestern state of Rajasthan for Stonex India – a stone and marble company. Designed to be a landmark…
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Architecture Residential design
Khuon Studio designs Ho Chi Minh tube house with tapered top to maximise living space
Designed by Khuon Studio, the 60m² compact Vy Anh House in Ho Chi Minh City was conceived as a retreat where the owners of the property can enjoy a peaceful retreat after a busy…
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Architecture Residential design
Architect gets around curved site challenge by taking introverted approach for tropical Sri Lanka residence
Architect Chathurika Kulasinghe has designed a house for a young couple in Sri Lanka who wanted a place that would provide respite from their hectic schedules. Located in the residential Horahena neighbourhood of Hokandra…
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Architecture Residential design
Thailand’s TOUCH Architect designs I-shaped house on square site to optimise circulation path and create green areas
TOUCH Architect has designed a 265m² single-detached house in Thailand’s northeastern Tambon Thepharak district. As per Thailand’s building regulations, the minimum land size for a single-detached house is 200m². This small single house belongs…
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Architecture Design Opinion
Do architects design what they eat? Sergio Boccia provides food for thought
Sergio Boccia is a Milan-based lighting designer who has worked with some of the top architects such as David Chipperfield, Renzo Piano, Raphael Vinoly and COOP HIMMELB(L)AU in cities around the world including Dubai,…
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Architecture Interiors Residential design
V-shaped tropical modernist house in Laos by Saola Architects takes inspiration from vernacular architecture
Located on a small plot of land in the Vientiane capital, Laos, the 160m² private residence called the White House, designed by Saola Architects, boldly unfolds dynamic geometrical lines into its lush, green surroundings.…