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Architecture Brio Has Created a Home Among the Trees in Ahmedabad
A multigenerational Gujarati family finds refuge from the city in an open home enveloped by a mini forest, embracing the rawness of exposed materials and open sightlines
A New Book Foregrounds Melbourne’s Crucible of Modernist Residential Architecture
Riverside Modern shines a light on the homes of Studley Park, a small enclave where Australia’s architectural luminaries expressed the country’s own form of modernism
Is This the End of the Aman Escape? Its Latest Urban Experiment Lands in Bangkok
In Bangkok, long-time Aman architect Jean-Michel Gathy reveals how Vladislav Doronin’s vision is reshaping the cult hotel brand, as Aman’s ongoing urban experiment trades pure escapism for a more social, city-driven energy within seven acres of Nai Lert Park
Across River Valleys and Mountain Passes, Sā Ladakh Biennale Proposes a New Model to the Art Show
More than most, the event is deeply rooted in local traditions both tangible and intangible, and grapples with the question of what it leaves behind
What Can Japan’s Bureaucracy Teach the Design Industry?
As Japan modernises its national identification card, Design Anthology’s editor-in-chief Jeremy Smart argues that public services and digital infrastructure are among the most important design challenges of our time
A Taiwan Apartment that Embeds Memory into a New Space
HHH Design Lab worked with its clients to create a home that eschews the tropes of both newer and compact apartments in favour of a space that feels comforting and lived-in
Shanghai’s Historical Landmark Reimagined as an Urban Palimpsest
Masterplanned by The Oval Partnership, Phase II of the adaptive reuse project completes the evolution of the Concession-era complex into a contemporary urban quarter that encourages social interaction and serendipitous encounters
In Singapore, a Design Festival Asked to Be Felt, Not Just Seen
Presented by Xtra with Singapore studio Produce, 5DesignDays invited visitors to consider the idea that interiors are not simply containers for living, but active participants in it
Singapore’s First 3D Printed Multi-Storey Home Is Designed Around Light and Family
For Singapore’s first 3D-printed multi-storey home, Park + Associates used technology to rethink the domestic interior, turning the process itself into part of the architecture
This Designers’ Apartment in Singapore is a Hidden Treasure
Designers Randoll Lee and Levin Huang’s ground-up conversion of a former dormitory combines clever spatial planning with considered materials
Architecture Studio Nebbia Designs a Stone Monument to Last a Millennium
An antidote to transience, Interlude is among the first of 1,000 structures being built by charitable trust Paererewā
On Japan’s Izu Peninsula, a Fisherman’s Hut Transformed into a Hideaway with Ocean Views
On the Izu Peninsula, Studio Cochi Architects has reimagined a dilapidated cabin as a contemporary getaway that offers the best of the locale
Shanghai Fashion Brand Cotemp’s New Concept Store Exemplifies Tasteful Restraint
Designed by ONOAA Studio, Conceive by Cotemp pushes back against overbuilding and excessive consumption, preferring longevity and material honesty
A Former Neighbourhood Izakaya Becomes a Celebration of Korean and Japanese Traditions
Negu Inc has reinterpreted the materials of the former venue to create a Korean restaurant that fuses Korean and Japanese craft and culture
The Campaign to Count Australia’s Designers
The organisation is taking the opportunity offered by the country’s Census to stamp design’s credentials as an industry
A Design Gathering in Bali Among Pine Trees, Mangroves and the Sea
With a new beachfront venue in Sanur, Jia Curated expands its programme, bringing architecture, craft and design into closer conversation with Bali’s coastal landscape
Beneath a Soaring Ceiling, a New Kurasu Cafe in Jakarta Brings Intimacy
Designed by Rama and Romy Dwiwahyu, Kurasu’s fifth Jakarta opening brings the Kyoto-born coffee brand’s intimate spatial language to a markedly larger setting, relying on subtle shifts in proportion and material play
In This Assam Home, Family History Becomes the Decor
Designed by New Delhi studio Two Pickled, its co-founder’s family apartment uses inherited furniture, handloom punch cards and family-made artwork to create a home rooted in Assam
The Fragrance Brand That Bottled Jakarta’s Oldest Barber Extends Its Craft to Hospitality
In Ubud, Oaken Lab extends its world of scent into a new hospitality concept, where fragrance-inspired drinks, seasonal ingredients and a space by Rantara Studio continue the brand’s interest in ritual and sensory experience
A Singapore Apartment That Prioritises Intimacy and Intelligent Design
Wynk Collaborative’s design approach was sometimes counter-intuitive, but has resulted in some of the home’s most distinguishing features