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Flexible Working Arrangements
The new Seoul headquarters of South Korean media company JTBC was designed by THE_SYSTEM LAB to be an agile, adaptable office tower that meets the requirements of the fast-paced media environment
An Experiment in Living Small
Japanese architecture office UNEMORI ARCHITECTS designed House Tokyo on a small site in central Tokyo as an experiment in maximising living space and the clients’ experience of home. Here, principal Hiroyuki Unemori tells us more about the building’s unique form
A Home Designed for Connections
Architectural design and construction firm S&K Group conceived the layout and materiality of this Melbourne home to better suit the family’s lifestyle and improve the connection to the outdoors. Director Paul Kegen shares more about his team’s approach to the renovation
Colour-Block Dreams at toggle hotel
Designed by Klein Dytham architecture (KDa), Tokyo’s toggle hotel suidobashi is a colour lover’s dream amid a quintessentially Tokyo cityscape
BI Between 04: in Conversation with WEISS/MANFREDI
Initiated by The Bengal Institute, BI Between is a series of conversations that aims to explore the critical spaces in between architecture, landscape and city. In the fourth video in the series, the institute’s director general Kazi Khaleed Ashraf speaks with Michael Manfredi and Marion Weiss of New York-based multidisciplinary firm WEISS/MANFREDI
An Abandoned Building Becomes Ten Times Hotel
Beijing firm MONOLITH ARCHITECTS transformed an abandoned industrial dormitory in Shangyou County into Ten Times Hotel, a light-filled accommodation that combines nature and rural vernacular architecture. The studio’s founder Lei Mao shares more about the unique project
A Petite, Peach-Hued Community Centre
Tasked with designing an arts and culture centre in rural Xiuwu County, architecture firm Atelier Xi instead conceived a set of seven microstructures that would better serve the local community. We speak with studio founder and principal architect Chen Xi about the first completed structure, the uniquely shaped Peach Hut
Getting to Know Daisuke Motogi of DDAA/DDAA LAB
Conceived by founder and architect Daisuke Motogi, DDAA/DDAA LAB’s Artek stool hacks highlight the design and architecture firm’s belief that everything has the potential to evolve
An Experimental Retreat in West Jakarta
Indonesian architect Realrich Sjarief, founder of RAW Architecture, has built himself a unique retreat on the west side of the sprawling capital city, which he’s named Guha
BI Between 02: A Conversation About the Future of Cities
Initiated by The Bengal Institute, BI Between is a series of conversations that aims to explore the critical spaces in between architecture, landscape and city. In this thought-provoking video, Mumbai- and Boston-based architect Rahul Mehrotra speaks with the institute’s director general, architect, urbanist and historian Kazi Khaleed Ashraf about the impact of COVID-19 and the future of cities, especially in South Asia
Heritage and New Combine in Piccolo House
Mixed-use building Piccolo House, a collaboration between boutique developer Piccolo and Wood Marsh Architecture, is a new landmark set to become part of South Melbourne’s urban fabric
A Textile Factory That Weaves Together Sustainability and Industry
In picturesque Guilin, Integral is an all-new concept that combines industry, sustainability and nature. We spoke with Guymo Wong, director and head of studio for Hong Kong-based Ronald Lu & Partners who are behind this hybrid project that marries landscape and industry
A Steel Factory Becomes an Education and Exhibition Centre
Kokaistudios recently completed adaptive reuse project Baoshan Wast-to-Energy Exhibition Center, which makes its home on the site of a former steel mill. We speak with architect Andrea Destefanis to find out more about the landmark project
Ma Yansong: A Conversation with Nature
Ma Yansong, founding partner of MAD Architects, has made his US debut with the launch residential development Gardenhouse in Beverly Hills, designed as a ‘hillside village’ and intended to connect humans with nature and one another
A Designers’ Co-Working Hub
Atelier xy designed Shanghai co-working space Xingfu Park as an inspiring workspace where past and present meet, preserving the original structure of the old building and incorporating contemporary interventions
A New Art & Design Museum in Shenzhen
Realised by Rocco Design Architects, the iADC Design Museum forms the core of a new art town that takes over a former industrial zone
A 1950s Factory Becomes a Furniture Showroom
Shanghai-based Atelier tao+c transformed a 1950s factory into a multidimensional, terrazzo-clad showroom for emerging furniture brand JOLOR
Tsuyoshi Tane-Designed Hirosaki Museum Opens in Aomori
Housed in a series of brick warehouses renovated by architect Tsuyoshi Tane, Hirosaki’s new Museum of Contemporary Art sensitively pays tribute to its location and history as an apple cider factory
Getting to Know Fearon Hay Architects
The Auckland-headquartered firm prides itself on having a global outlook backed by a certain New Zealand flavour
For Our Country
Daniel Boyd and Edition Office have created a war memorial for Indigenous Australians, its inclusive design bridging individual and collective contemplation and deeper memory