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

In turning an original 1920s Toorak home into Jade House, a comfortable yet elegant family home, designer and art consultant Swee Lim of Swee Design used rich colours, sculptural furniture pieces and commissioned artworks throughout

Following Paul Rand’s notion that design is a brand’s silent ambassador, design advisor and columnist Cyril Zammit explores what makes Taiwan a design-led nation

Melbourne practice studiofour has harmoniously linked this heritage Federation home and its gabled addition to create an environment with better human connection, views and light

With the opening of Kalm Village, Thailand’s creative capital welcomes the craft-centric community space it was missing

In Shanghai’s Blackstone Apartments — the historic 1920s building turned culture hub —The Blackstone Exchange is an art deco speakeasy designed by NÒNG STUDIO to evoke the building’s original grandeur. Studio founder Chasing Wang shares more about the design

In designing this home in Hong Kong’s coastal Sai Kung, YC Chen of local studio hoo decided to make every surface a visual highlight, and the result is a riot of colour and texture. Here, Chen shares more about the project

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

The Ubud home of French designer Maximilian Jencquel (of Studio Jencquel) is a modern interpretation of a traditional Balinese longhouse. We spoke with Jencquel about designing a home that complements the tropical location and his young family’s lifestyle

Designed by Setsquare Studio, newly opened Sense of Self bathhouse and spa reimagines the ritual of bathing as an immersive and self-reflective practice

Combining the idea of a sun-filled greenhouse with the current work-from-home conditions, Taipei-based NestSpace Design created this family home with flexible working areas and blurred lines between inside and out. We speak with studio co-founder Jun-Cheng Yeh to find out more

Despite his decades-long career and status as one of the region’s foremost furniture designers, multiple award-winning Singaporean designer Jerry Low says he is still developing and learning

Local designer Karen Mok is behind the design of much-loved Bangsar cocktail bar Coley, its sophisticated interiors reflecting the bar’s journey since it opened in 2016, as well as its place on Asia’s 50 Best Bars list. Here, Mok shares more about the bar’s indoor-outdoor concept

In designing the new Ho Chi Minh factory of streetwear manufacturer UnAvailable, multidisciplinary studio The Lab Saigon drew inspiration from the process of stitching. We speak with creative director Tuan Le to find out how this translates into the various spaces and functions

As a uniquely personalised expression of its owners, Barwon Heads House — designed by Adam Kane Architects — is a heightened and modern interpretation of the typical Australian coastal home

Designed by Klein Dytham architecture (KDa), Tokyo’s toggle hotel suidobashi is a colour lover’s dream amid a quintessentially Tokyo cityscape

Hong Kong’s Neo-Parisian restaurant BELON has reopened with a sultry, more dramatic look courtesy of award-winning designer Joyce Wang, with the original location’s recognisable touches of blue reimagined in a striking ocean-themed narrative

Danish tap brand VOLA debuts the latest in a series of short films focused on the role of design in Danish culture, this time exploring how the summerhouse has become woven into the fabric of Danish life

The Bangkok store of Thai fashion label Everyday Apparels takes its cues from the idea of a secluded city garden, with intriguing material juxtapositions that reflect the brand’s identity. Designer Sawinya Chavanich of local architecture and interior design practice Subject Subject shares more about her studio’s approach to the brief

Dubbed an ‘eccentric Japanese izakaya’ and channelling the Georgian mansion of a worldly aesthete, The Aubrey — sitting on the 25th floor of the Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong — offers guests a visual feast, not to mention the choice of three bar concepts