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Less is More
Our world is in a constant state of flux. It’s only natural then, that humanity would be drawn to spaces that are calm, nurturing shelters from the outside world. That’s what Hip-Pop Design had in mind when they designed this private clubhouse
Lap of Luxury
How Australian interior design studio Infinite Design gave a 1980s penthouse a modern revamp
Mean Noodles
What do you get when a Cornell graduate architect is also a Le Cordon Bleu trained chef? You’d expect nothing less than this delectable hole-in-the-wall
Lane House, Beijing
The Finnish architect Alvar Aalto once said that architecture should be “in harmony with the human being”. Extrapolate from this what you will, but Beijing-based architect Nolan Chao of ARCHISTRY design&research office has taken the literal route
Blue Jewel
This Hong Kong jewellery designer’s London penthouse has dazzling blue, bespoke, industrial-chic accents
The Straits Club
A wave of entrepreneurs, creatives and social innovators — from new-age hawkers to upstart product designers — is shaking up the status quo in Singapore and creating demand for a new breed of private members’ clubs. Enter The Straits Clan. Housed in a heritage shophouse, the club provides an environment conducive to creative connections.
Coastal Zen
In Queensland’s Noosa National Park, Mim Design has crafted a family retreat fully immersed in the surrounding treescapes and seascapes
Rock the Kasbah
A bespoke home in Hong Kong’s up-and-coming Tsueng Kwan O neighbourhood designed by JJ Acuna / Bespoke Studio
Domaine Chandon
Foolscap Studio delivers a high-luxe design for Domaine Chandon in Australia’s Yarra Valley
Serene Corridors
An elegant new office space for Changsha-based China Resources Center finds harmony between modern aesthetics and traditional values
Darker Temperaments
Clever rejigs and a deftly applied colour scheme set this Singaporean HDB flat apart from the pack
Curtain Call
Australian practice Matt Gibson Architecture + Design have revamped a 130-year-old Victorian home, with an audacious twist
Caravan Hapejong
In the heart of Seoul, a new restaurant by Flack Studio with marble, terrazzo, brass and leather refers to 1950s-era Italian design as reinterpreted through an Australian eye
Breathing Space
In Ho Chi Minh City, MIA Design Studio is defining a new vernacular for modern tropical living
Idyllic Hideaway
In Ahmedabad, a holiday home provides a quiet escape in a laidback setting