Taipei’s vibrant new landmark seems inspired by a game of building blocks!

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MVRDV’s bold and ambitious design for the mixed-use Taipei Twin Towers proposes to create a vibrant and charismatic landmark that re-establishes Taipei’s central station area as the city’s premier location for shopping, working, and tourism - a la NY’s Times Square!

Basil’s Bar – Philippe Starck crafts a romantic new continuity in a life-long story!

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Photography: Courtesy Philippe Starck

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Set on the paradise island of Mustique and unique in its genre, Basil’s Bar is ready to embark upon a new era following a chic and cosmopolitan renovation by world renowned creator Philippe Starck.

Allartsdesign rejuvenates Perm’s Rolls Circus into a youth-savvy café!

By Archit Raj Thapar

Photography: Courtesy Saranin Artemy

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Allartsdesign remodels a six-decade-old café into a coming-of-age eatery, enhancing it functionally, synching it contextually and keeping it trending for the youth… 

The metaphysical in building design!

By Archit Raj Thapar

Photography: Zhang Qianxi; courtesy the architects

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Credited with creating the iconic ‘sky library’ in Beijing, Lacime Architects add another feather to their cap by designing the Guofeng Library in Dalian - the most liveable city of China, as stated by China Daily.

Glass villa on the lake

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Mecanoo designs a home that combines transparency with sustainability, and forges a strong relationship with the landscape…

This home is high on comfort!

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Photography: Amy Barkow; courtesy v2com

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BFDO Architects juggle space to turn a simplistic apartment with a basement into a chic duplex by exploring a spatial narrative…

Bio-inspired interiors!

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Ar. Alberto Apostoli designs a metaphoric interior for FAAS - Medical Spa that focuses on the use of stem cells in anti-aging treatment at China’s city-prefecture Lijiang – a UNESCO World Heritage site…  

Healing with design!

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Photography: Ewout Huibers, Chris van Koeverden; courtesy v2com

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The recently-opened Princess Máxima Centre in Netherlands by MMEK architects uses the reverse design approach to chisel the single-most state-of-the-art centre for healthcare, research and training related to children with cancer…

Man-made mountains!

By Archit Raj Thapar

Photography: Miran Kambič; courtesy the architects

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ENOTA transforms a classic health centre built in the 1980s in a small settlement of Eastern Slovenia into a modern relaxing thermal spa, popularly known as Termalija Family Wellness…

Cocooned by nature!

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Photography: Adrian Ozimek; courtesy v2com

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Ar. Trevor McIvor uses clean lines, a multi-tiered flat roof and an elegant composition to chisel this home as a stand-out dwelling in a rural subdivision near the seaside town of Whitby, in northern England…

Dubai to get a new icon!

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Photography: Hermann Kamte & Associates 

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Hermann Kamte & Associates (HKA) unveils its proposal for an iconic water park in Dubai, the design of which intends to break the record for the largest iconic leisure park in the world, the tallest water slider, and the largest man-made waterfall building…

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Pre-Diwali Special 2018: Ideas you can use 

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Photography: Alex Jeffries; courtesy v2com

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Askdeco adds warmth and colour to the industrial footprint of a residence in Beirut, demonstrating how human nature reacts to eclectic warmth – a sentiment that is universal and timeless!

The superyacht life!

By Vinita Wagh

Project Photography: Adam Letch 

Aerial Photography: ICON Aircraft; courtesy SAOTA

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Home on Di Lido island (inset) Ar. Mark Bullivant

On the southern tip of Di Lido Island, Miami, SAOTA designs a masterpiece of modern living – incredibly idyllic and distinctly dramatic…

Bound by history!

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Photography: Courtesy Mecanoo architecten

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Mecanoo Architects root the cultural ethos of Netherlands into the design of the Delft city hall and train station. 

Between the folds: art, architecture and community

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: Courtesy LUKSTUDIO

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LUKSTUDIO delivers an arresting spatial experience through their U Concept Gallery amidst the energetic, socio-cultural West Bund neighbourhood in Shanghai...

Home beautiful!

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Photography: Maciek Linowski; courtesy v2com

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Resting on a rolling field, Ar. Trevor McIvor designs this modern rural country home outside Toronto taking inspiration from the stone walls that are used to separate farmer’s fields…

The home with the ‘atmospheric perspective’!

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Photography: Ema Peter; courtesy v2com

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How does one design a spacious home in a linear plot measuring 20 x 200 feet? Falken Reynolds Interiors highlights innovative design strategies to create space and serenity in one such Vancouver home…

A lounge that basks in blue!

By Beverly Pereira

Photography: Alt Kat; courtesy mimaristudio

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mimaristudio designs the VW Arena Turkcell Platinum Lounge, an inviting space with a strong sense of brand identity for the telecom operator’s guests in Istanbul. 

Merging practicality with playfulness

By Archit Raj Thapar

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Interior Architect, Eda Tahmaz of EDDA Architecture astutely plays with the drama of contrast to shape the identity of the newly merged entity of Hapag-Lloyd and UASC at Izmir, Turkey.

‘Happily ever after’ is no longer a myth!

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Mecanoo Architects unveils plans of the first ever ‘blue zone’ that promises longer, healthier and happier lifestyles…