Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects (ATTA) has designed the recently-opened Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art (Hirosaki MOCA), located in northern Japan’s western Aomori Prefecture. The city is known for being the largest producer of apples…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Community architecture Culture Leisure attraction
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Ho Chi Minh City kindergarten by Kientruc O highlights the building’s lego-like blocks designed for maximum interaction
This kindergarten project in Ho Chi Minh City by architecture practice Kientruc O, led by architect Đàm Vũ, was designed as a learning space that triggers and encourages meaningful interaction among the children and…
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Architecture Healthcare
Srijit Srinivas Architects designs hospice in southern India featuring louvered brick wall facade
Srijit Srinivas Architects has designed a hospice project in the southern Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram which provides free accommodation for cancer patients visiting locals hospitals. Commissioned by The Malabar Province of the Order of…
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Architecture Interviews Sustainable design
Trần Thị Ngụ Ngôn and Nguyễn Hải Long of Tropical Space share how Vietnam’s young architects embrace traditional materials to create modern architectural language
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 F&B Residential design Sustainable design
Tropical Space designs residence and cafe in Da Nang with three interconnected blocks using local clay bricks
Designed as a house-cum-coffee shop, the Cuckoo House is home to a family of four – a couple and their two children – located in Hoa Xuan neighbourhood in Da Nang city. Designed by…
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Architecture Residential design
Chinthaka Wickramage Associates designs a house using raw bricks in dense Colombo suburb
Located in the dense Colombo neighbourhood of Nugegoda in Sri Lanka, the Pagoda House by Chinthaka Wickramage Associates needed to address one main challenge: How to retain privacy and blend in with the neighbourhood…
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Architecture Lifestyle Residential design Sustainable design
Hinz Studio designs modern house in Vietnam using locally available natural materials
Ho Chi Minh-based Hinz Studio, led by architect Phan Văn Trần Tuấn, has designed the Chivi house in Da Nang, named after the owner’s children in the 137m² house (Chi and Vi). The family…