Located amid the rural fields at the foothills of Mt Kirishima in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Japan, the MRN Kindergarten and Nursery has been designed by architects Hibinosekkei and Youji no Shiro. It’s a well-known deeply-rooted…
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Architecture Education Interiors
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Architecture Hotel design Travel
Nemo Studio designs homestay in Hanoi tubehouse with cleverly created extra space within facade
Located on Hanoi’s Nam Ngu Street – a narrow but vibrant lane filled with restaurants and shops – Nemo Studio, led by Liz Nguyen and Nghiem Phong, has designed this 999m² homestay which has a…
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One of the most well-known Indonesian architects Ahmad Djuhara has died at the Infection Disease Hospital in Jakarta due to complications brought on by Covid-19. Born in Jakarta in 1966, he studied architecture at…
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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 Hotel design Travel
VaSLab Architecture ropes in local craftsmen for Thai beach resort atop granite rock hill
Located on the eastern Gulf of Thailand, some 80kms from capital city Bangkok, Chonburi province is known for its beaches. Bangkok-based architecture firm VaSLab Architecture – led by architect Vasu Virajsilp and assisted by…
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Architecture Residential design
Nendo designs Tokyo house with curved staircase that connects interior with exterior
Multidisciplinary design studio Nendo has designed a two-family home in a quiet residential area of Tokyo. With other houses and apartment buildings pressing around the site, the architectural volume was pushed to the north…
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Architecture Interiors Residential design Rural architecture
Compact house in South India by Ego Design Studio tackles hot tropical climate with local materials
Ego Design Studio has designed a compact house in Chathannoor town in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Built with a limited budget on a relatively small sloping site measuring 88m² in a warm…