By Jon Astbury Rounded layers of smooth cement plaster take cues from traditional stone-carved architecture at TropiBox, a home in Kerala, India, designed by local studio Tropical Architecture Bureau. Located in the city of Kochi, TropiBox is informed by the architecture of tropical […]
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Bjarke Ingels’ studio BIG has practised what it preaches with a visually sophisticated, low-energy office with playful architectural touches By Jonathan Bell The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) doesn’t like to do things by halves. Two years after opening an impressive new studio […]
By Jane Englefield British artist Alex Chinneck has designed knotted lampposts, a twisted telephone booth and a constricted postbox as playful public sculptures in Bristol, England. Chinneck – whose recent work includes a six-metre-high looped canal boat in Sheffield – is known for his surreal public installations, which […]
By Amy Peacock Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates has completed Yama-Tani, a wooden residential building in Paris with a sculptural facade designed to “liven up the street”. Yama-Tani, which means Mountain Valley in Japanese, features pleats of chestnut wood cascading down its street-facing facade at jaunty […]
Designed by Senoner Tammerle Architekten, hotel Santnerpass Hütte offers the perfect off-grid retreat amid a Unesco-protected landscape BY JOHN WEICH To enjoy the otherworldly Santnerpass Hütte, one must first earn it. Teetering atop the Rosengarten massif in the western Dolomites, […]
Seasoned in the artform and passionate in its advancement, CEO Shashi Caan of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) offers her personal insight into the long-awaited launch of the latest talk of the town: IFI LEADS Asia. Text by […]
Cork’s Montenotte Hotel elevates Ireland’s hospitality scene with the launch of its new cabins in the woods, The Woodland Suites BY LAUREN HO From its perch, above the banks of the River Lee, The Montenotte has long been a local […]
By James Fisher Buying a water tower and converting it into a home sounds like folly. Which is why you should buy one that’s been completed by someone else. One of the great joys of Grand Designs is watching people […]
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Held in Kuala Lumpur, IFI brings LEADS to Asia for the very first time, where a panel of distinguished speakers discuss ‘Design: Wellness Reimagined’ The morning of last Friday November 8 opened with a light rain, cooling Kuala Lumpur to […]
by Aisha Capulong The internationally renowned speaker series by IFI took place in Asia for the very first time, where IFI CEO Shashi Caan channeled a dynamic conversation with five prominent speakers representing Malaysia The Luminary Experts, Architects & Designers […]
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