The dynamics of minimalistic geometry

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Photography: Courtesy the architect

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Ar. Masahiko Sato of Architect Show Co. Ltd. designs a compact holiday home with a lean-to roof that follows the vocabulary of the sloping hillside of Asakura City in the Fukuoka Prefecture…

When colour guides workplace highs!

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: Courtesy EDDA Architecture

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EDDA Architecture transforms the IMAK Ofset Management Office in Istanbul with an experience-centric design, energised with splashes of colour.

The Hangzhou Yuhang Opera House - An urban node and cultural intervention

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: Philippe Ruault’; courtesy the architects

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Henning Larsen’s Hangzhou Yuhang Opera House resembles ice floes, as its dramatic peaks and distinctive profiles appear to cut through East Lake’s glassy surface.

When it’s just you and the rolling greens!

By Marina Correa

Photography: Nu.ma; courtesy the firm

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Ar. Frank Silvestre designs a house in Sotogrande, Spain, taking one’s intimacy with nature to an all-new level! 

Architecture inspired from the Rubik Cube!

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Photography: Matthew Millman Photography; Courtesy v2com

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Studio VARA creates a small, flexible home with a large presence – a formidable challenge given the generous program within the limited allowable footprint of the petite corner plot…

When details become dominant!

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Emre Dörter Studio Rino; Courtesy URBANJOBS

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Istanbul-based design studio, UrbanJobs does a fabulous job of re-designing the same place, twice-over, for a new employer, reinstating their creative genius…

An unusual inspiration spotlights this building in Athens!

By Beverly Pereira

Photography: Angelos Apergis; Courtesy ADD Architecture Studio

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Devotion Twins_Headquarters in Athens (inset) Principal Architects, ADD Architecture Studio 

ADD Architecture Studio taps its ingenious approach to lighting and spatial design to deliver an on-brand aesthetic for the headquarters of Greek fashion brand Devotion Twins in Athens. 

An urban oasis on Shanghai’s busiest intersection

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Photography: Courtesy v2com

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International architecture practice Jacques Ferrier Architecture and Sensual City Studio have turned what could have been an ordinary ‘office plus car park’ into an opportunity to radically reassess the surrounding urban district of Xujiahui in Shanghai.

When nature meets structure!

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: Adam Letch; courtesy SAOTA

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Kloof145 Residence (inset) Ar. Phillippe Fouche, Director SAOTA

SAOTA shapes this Cape Town residence to blur the unmistakable thresholds between landscape and architecture, drawing on soft transitions and honest expressions.

A taste of la dolce vita

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: Maurizio Marcato, Enrico Galvani e Photo-Ring

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Studio Apostoli, with their design for the Vision Hotel, beautifully balance the experience of a modern interior with a technically advanced, sustainable exterior – all the while, celebrating the senses.

Transforming user interactions with everyday architecture

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: courtesy the architect

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'The Fourth Room' (inset) Ar. Fran Silvestre

Structured, yet flexible. Bold, yet minimal. Fran Silvestre Arquitectos presents a play of spatial configurations and functional aesthetics through the interiors of their latest residence, ‘The Fourth Room’...

Thailand’s Little Shelter Hotel has a façade that reinterprets vernacular into contemporary!

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: W Workspace Company Limited; courtesy the architect

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Department of Architecture Co. designs the Little Shelter Hotel - a glittering lantern on the Ping riverbank – a modern reinterpretation of a glorious past, symbol of the present and an introduction to the future of Chiang Mai for its visitors…

The Munich mosaic: cultural and contemporary experiences!

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: Wouter van der Sar; courtesy v2com

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Munich’s Hotel Andaz, conceptualised by architecture and design studio Concrete celebrates the deep-rooted art, culture and urban life in the city.

Redefining grandeur: magnificent space minus glitter!

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Photography: Koen Van Damme & Nik and Tam 

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VSHD Design culls out an ambience of personalised luxury in the midst of Dubai’s busiest residential neighbourhoods; absolutely cut away from prying eyes!

Old catalyses new in this distinguishing residence

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: Tomaz Gregoric

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OFIS Architects redesigns a single-family house in the Rozna Dolina ‘flower valley’ district, within Ljubljana’s city centre.

This library cum cultural hub will keep you engaged for a lifetime and beyond!

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: Nacasa & Partners; courtesy the designer

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YJY Maike Flagship (inset) Designer Tomoko Ikegai

In the city of Xian, Tomoko Ikegai designs the YJY Maike Flagship Store - a bookstore and commercial complex that celebrates the intersection of people, cultures and books.

Life, a little closer to nature

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Plush Residences - evolving lifestyles!

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: Jon Reid - Arch.; courtesy the architect

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By designing a beautiful house nestled into Arizona’s mountainous rock, Kendle Design Collaborative celebrates the quiet and serenity that nature has to offer.

A holiday home in the mountains!

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Plush Residences - evolving lifestyles!

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Photography: Maxime Brouillette; courtesy v2com

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Overlooking the St. Lawrence River, this home blends into its immediate surrounds with interior and exterior spaces juxtaposed and superimposed, leaving no hints of the technical challenges posed by the double cantilevers and heated sections. 

An urban ramp that gives you a panoramic view of Creil, France!

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: Julien Falsimagne; courtesy the architect

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Espace Libre draws on the intricacies of the hillside landscape to choreograph the route linking two disconnected parts of the city of Creil, France…

This building in Kuala Lampur has an eye-catching and alluring facade!

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Photography: Heartpatrick; courtesy v2com

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S/LAB10 capitalises on a sensorial response to re-examine workspace typology by refurbishing an existing bungalow to balance business cum leisure spaces…