Unifying the diverse: a community footprint imparting social harmony

By Ar. Bineeta Ghoshal

Photography: Shigeo Ogawa; courtesy the architect

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Architecture is one of the prime catalysts of creating a harmonious built environment that infuses the ambience of social conformity. Ar. Masahiko Fujimori endorses this statement via his design of the Chronos Dwell.

This refurbishment exercise has the devil in its details!

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Courtesy Office S&M

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Office S&M designs an extension to a late-1800's property, highlighting it by differentiating its functions, whilst simultaneously, maintaining its scale.

When architecture speaks…

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: FG + SG. Ultimas Reportagens. Fernando Guerra; courtesy the architect

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It’s clean, it’s functional and it’s minimal – The Hofmann House by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos is distinctly modern and breath-taking…

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

Compiled by Team IAnD

Renders: MVRDV

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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!

Compiled by TeamIAnD

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.

Casual is the new corporate, endorses Sasaki

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: Courtesy Sasaki

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Sasaki design studio emboldens Microsoft to ditch the standard corporate aesthetic and embrace an inspiring and collaborative workplace environment at their NERD Centre.

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…