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Pre-Diwali Special 2018: Ideas you can use 

Compiled by Team IAnD

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!

Tattooed interiors

Compiled by Team IAnD

Photography: Nicole LaMotte Photography; courtesy V2com

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Sake Dojo in Los Angeles’ historic Little Tokyo neighbourhood gets inked in an unexpected way. Wick Architecture & Design + LAND Design Studio use the ancient art of Japanese tattooing to accomplish this…

Living inside-out!

By Rutvi Ashar

Renders: Renderings by CRA graphic team: Gary di Silvio, Pasquale Milieri, Gianluca Zimbardi

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International design and innovation office, Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) uses a Ficus tree as the fulcrum of a progressive residential design in Parma, Northern Italy.

Maximising the micro!

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Roberto Ruiz; courtesy CaSA
Stylism and art direction by CaSA

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Trust the architects at CaSA to take an irregular floor plan and turn it into a practical yet contemporary and cosy home…

Library as a town

Compiled by Rutvi Ashar

Renders: Shanghai Cenby Digital Technology Co. Ltd

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Proposed salon in the National Library of Taiwan (inset) Ar. Carlo Ratti

Expected to greet the public in 2023, Bio-architecture Formosana (BAF) together with Carlo Ratti Associatti (CRA) present the National Library in Taiwan, which hopes to transform a large undeveloped suburban plot in XinYing District.

Personalised commute: the train of the future!

Compiled by Avinash Yadav

Renders: Courtesy Mecanoo

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Mecanoo architects and circular-furniture specialist, Gispen conceptualise a modular and flexible train interior that facilitates travellers’ diverse activities - sustainable mobility that can be universally replicated…

Is this the start of a new phenomena in adaptive reuse?

Compiled by Team IAnD

Renders: Courtesy JA arquitectura

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Maassilo roof transformation 

JA Architects make a modern intervention in Rotterdam's century-old Stok building, setting a precedent for a fresh approach to reducing the carbon footprint…