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New Lease Of Life

A cluster of important historical buildings in Hong Kong undergoes adaptive reuse under the hands of Herzog & de Meuron to become a heritage and arts complex.

Encore,Please

This hotel’s design deserves a standing ovation.

Breath Of Fresh Air

Originally from Italy and a resident of Singapore for a dozen years, Savina Nicolini is a designer with refreshingly different perspectives.

The Terrace House

Greenery is in abundance in this project, despite the plot’s long and narrow footprint.

Dense And Complex

After 27 months of construction, Funan has reopened.

Architecture And Affordable Housing

With careful planning and sustainable means, designing homes at reasonable prices can be realised and offered to the masses.

Mediating Land And Sea

Submerged within the sand dunes of a beach resort community in Hebei, China, UCCA Dune Art Museum by OPEN Architecture encourages the appreciation of both art and nature.

Off The Beaten Track

Stylish yurt guest rooms and an eco-friendly design makes this new barefoot luxury resort a model hospitality project.

Pure Harmony

Sunday* Architects has designed a weekend retreat in southern Thailand in the Mid-century Modern style.

Taking Flight

Inspired by the organic shapes found in the Negev desert, Israel’s Ramon International Airport is a futuristic mirage in an ancient place of passage.

Comfort In The Bathroom

The toilet goes high-tech to provide greater comfort and convenience to modern-day users.

Staying Cool

This Corner Terrace Successfully Overcomes The Challenge Of Being In The Path Of The Afternoon Sun.

Meet And Eat

The design of this restaurant perfectly captures its intention of encouraging omnivores to gather and feast.

Hailing Hybrids

SingaPlural 2019 places under the microscope the importance of multidisciplinary collaborations.

What Lies Beneath

It doesn’t look like much but this project has the potential to become a game-changer: Replacing construction steel with a bamboo fibre composite material as reinforcement in concrete. The Alternative Construction Materials team at the Future Cities Laboratory of the Singapore-ETH Centre is proposing this.

How To Be Different

Aesop has opened its first store in Penang, Malaysia. Its Retail Architectural Manager Denise Neri shares about its design inspiration and how the Australian brand conceptualises each one to be unique.

Home And Office

Two designers share their best practices when it comes to shaping the interiors of these two different spaces.

Beauty In Subtlety

Situated inside a golf club in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Hanashobu exudes an elegant serenity and calmness with its heavy use of light-coloured wood and flower-themed detailing.

Green Fluidity

The newly-revealed Golf Clubhouse at Tanah Merah Country Club breathes modernity into its surroundings.

This Sedan Packs More Than A Few Design Stories Under Its Hood

This sedan packs more than a few design stories under its hood.

Architecture For The Silver Generation

Many Asian countries are now grappling with the “silver tsunami” coming their way. What role does design have in this?

Play At Work

Shanghai has an exuberant new co-work venue: a collaboration between Linehouse and the WeWork in house design team, WeWork Weihai Lu melds history with modernity, opulence with tactility, and fiction with function.

Colonial Simplicity

This 2,400-square-foot café, filled with clean lines, natural textures and a pop of colours, takes full advantage of its historic building structure.

Luxurious Minimalism

Impeccably designed with all round wellness in mind, here is a retreat that pampers not only the body but also the senses with its contemporary luxe interior.

Cut Into Pitches

A minor setback turns into a major gain for this landed home in sunny Singapore.

In the Shadows

Ennobling the natural geographic landscape and a simple inexpensive material, Architect Jean Verville creates an expressive form in the midst of a hemlock forest.

Brick Boxing

A brick building gives a Vietnamese artist a dedicated place for creating clay sculptures and potteries.

Designed For Learning

Architecture should not be side-lined when it comes to educational institutions. It can even help improve student performance.

Same Same But Different

A design museum in Zurich has received a new lease of life

Designer Shower

AXOR One has a new companion which will leave you feeling revitalised