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Going, Going, Home: The Auctioneer’s Home Balances Presentation and Comfort
For a Hong Kong client whose profession is selling other people's treasures, Via Architecture has designed a home calibrated to display his own — and to house a family at the same time
The Australian Bathhouse Redefining How Singapore Unwinds
Sydney architects, a Singaporean shophouse and a South American rodent: how cult Australian wellness brand Capybara Bathing brought its philosophy of radical slowness to Singapore
This Quanzhou Hotel Found a Reef Inside the Walls
At Kaipuu on the Reef in Quanzhou, Signyan’s renovation decision to expose rather than conceal the ancient granite beneath the building turned out to be its making
The Rusted Steel Cabins a Father and Son Built by Hand in Orange
Casey Brown Architecture’s Permanent Camping series has always asked the same question. At its third iteration — two Corten A-frames on a working sheep farm outside Orange — the answer is sharper than ever
At Four Seasons Osaka, the Most Japanese Offering Is the Smallest
The new Four Seasons in Osaka splits its interiors between design firms Curiosity, Simplicity and Design Studio Spin. The smallest of the three commissions — Simplicity's tatami-floored Gensui — is also the most revealing
Aesop Launches Aposē, a Table Lamp Lathed, Cast and Blown Across Three European Workshops
For its third outing at Salone del Mobile in Milan, the brand unveiled its first piece of lighting — a limited-edition table lamp shaped from an enlarged version of its own aluminium packaging — inside an installation by Rodney Eggleston of March Studio at Santa Maria del Carmine
In Singapore, One Sliding Door Reshapes Three Different Rooms
Studio Rascal’s 107-square-metre HDB flat in Pasir Ris trades the standard cellular layout for open, connected living — held together by a single sliding door and three decades of exposed concrete
The 1930s Handshake Hidden in a Millswood Apartment
Marshall Studio has restored a rare Streamline Moderne apartment in Adelaide, stripping away decades of design clutter to honour the building’s original 1930s geometry
How Neri&Hu Brought Refined Domesticity to the Manhattan Skyline
Neri&Hu translates Midtown East’s Art Deco legacy into a sanctuary of ‘refined domesticity’, distilling the residential apartment to its essence
A Tokyo Spa Built from Pink Salt and Raw MDF
By blending raw MDF with Pakistani pink salt and hand-applied plaster, Negu Inc has created a tactile sanctuary in Omotesando that physically embodies Remedy Cave’s philosophy of healing from within
Modernity Meets Ming Dynasty Heritage in This Ancient Canal Town
Within the canals of Dangkou Ancient Town, Hotel Wuxi MGallery reinterprets a 500-year scholarly legacy. Designers WATG and Wimberly Interiors have deftly navigated heritage constraints to deliver a modern canal-side architectural intervention
How a Maze of Art Deco Flats Became Brisbane’s Most Intimate Restaurant
Jar Office has transformed a heritage-listed Art Deco building into Marlowe, an intimate, multi-room Brisbane bistro that masterfully balances '90s culinary nostalgia with a striking, light-touch functionalist design
In This Singapore Home, Family History Is Painted into the Architecture
Designed by Mark Yong of PIU Design, this Singapore home transforms a narrow footprint into a warm, collaborative sanctuary, enriched by hand-carved details, vibrant murals and a deep connection to family and community
Inside the Pixelated, Retro Cinema of a Reimagined Racecourse Venue
Joyce Wang Studio’s Genso reimagines the Hong Kong racecourse as a cinematic cityscape of floating neon islands and retro-futuristic streetscapes, immersing a new generation in spirited play
This Bangkok Residence Is Just Four Metres Wide
Against the constraints of a narrow Bangkok plot, AA House became a vertical sculpture. Designed by PHTAA Living Design for a photographer friend and his wife, the home uses split levels, raw concrete and dramatic light to serve as a private gallery for their eclectic collection
At the Edge of the Pacific Ocean, Two Fashion Founders Have Created a Beach House to Be Shared
In Japan’s Kamakura, I In has reimagined an old office building as a seaside retreat, balancing intimate craft with expansive Pacific views and redefining luxury through spatial generosity and light
Peer Behind the Curtain of a Shenzhen Restaurant That Treats Dining as Theatre
Drawing on the cinematic romance of the Republic of China era, Kasawoo and Yo.Q Design have created an immersive dining experience in Shenzhen. The new restaurant, Rener, blurs the lines between memory, theatre and reality through bespoke local craft
This Intergenerational Home in Shanghai Was Designed For How a Family Actually Lives
In Shanghai, F.O.G. Architecture’s patient three-year renovation of the Xijiao Residence prioritises daily rituals over architectural spectacle. This intergenerational home was designed to breathe and evolve alongside the entire family
An Unremarkable 1970s Apartment Block in Taipei Became a Dream-Like Escape
Inside a nondescript Taipei apartment building, behind lush velvet curtains, lies Season Artisan Pâtissier, an eclectic yet harmonious space created by Ecru Studio to transport customers through a performance of pastry
Step Inside the Ningbo Home That Wraps Itself Around a Hidden Garden
Amidst the urban density of Ningbo, OutIn Design crafted a 430-square-metre sanctuary that turns inward, blurring the lines between city living and the wild