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Encore,Please
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Encore,Please

This hotel’s design deserves a standing ovation.

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Issue 107
Breath Of Fresh Air
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Breath Of Fresh Air

Originally from Italy and a resident of Singapore for a dozen years, Savina Nicolini is a designer with refreshingly different perspectives.

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Issue 108
The Terrace House
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The Terrace House

Greenery is in abundance in this project, despite the plot’s long and narrow footprint.

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Issue 108
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Dense And Complex

After 27 months of construction, Funan has reopened.

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Issue 111
Architecture And Affordable Housing
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Architecture And Affordable Housing

With careful planning and sustainable means, designing homes at reasonable prices can be realised and offered to the masses.

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Issue 111
Mediating Land And Sea
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Mediating Land And Sea

Submerged within the sand dunes of a beach resort community in Hebei, China, UCCA Dune Art Museum by OPEN Architecture encourages the appreciation of both art and nature.

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Issue 111
Off The Beaten Track
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Off The Beaten Track

Stylish yurt guest rooms and an eco-friendly design makes this new barefoot luxury resort a model hospitality project.

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Issue 111
Pure Harmony
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Pure Harmony

Sunday* Architects has designed a weekend retreat in southern Thailand in the Mid-century Modern style.

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Issue 111
Taking Flight
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Taking Flight

Inspired by the organic shapes found in the Negev desert, Israel’s Ramon International Airport is a futuristic mirage in an ancient place of passage.

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Issue 111
Comfort In The Bathroom
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Comfort In The Bathroom

The toilet goes high-tech to provide greater comfort and convenience to modern-day users.

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Issue 106
Staying Cool
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Staying Cool

This Corner Terrace Successfully Overcomes The Challenge Of Being In The Path Of The Afternoon Sun.

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Issue 106
Meet And Eat
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Meet And Eat

The design of this restaurant perfectly captures its intention of encouraging omnivores to gather and feast.

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Issue 106
Hailing Hybrids
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Hailing Hybrids

SingaPlural 2019 places under the microscope the importance of multidisciplinary collaborations.

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Issue 108
What Lies Beneath
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What Lies Beneath

It doesn’t look like much but this project has the potential to become a game-changer: Replacing construction steel with a bamboo fibre composite material as reinforcement in concrete. The Alternative Construction Materials team at the Future Cities Laboratory of the Singapore-ETH Centre is proposing this.

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Issue 108
How To Be Different
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How To Be Different

Aesop has opened its first store in Penang, Malaysia. Its Retail Architectural Manager Denise Neri shares about its design inspiration and how the Australian brand conceptualises each one to be unique.

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Issue 108
Home And Office
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Home And Office

Two designers share their best practices when it comes to shaping the interiors of these two different spaces.

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Issue 108
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Beauty In Subtlety

Situated inside a golf club in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Hanashobu exudes an elegant serenity and calmness with its heavy use of light-coloured wood and flower-themed detailing.

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Issue 111
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Green Fluidity

The newly-revealed Golf Clubhouse at Tanah Merah Country Club breathes modernity into its surroundings.

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Issue 111
This Sedan Packs More Than A Few Design Stories Under Its Hood
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This Sedan Packs More Than A Few Design Stories Under Its Hood

This sedan packs more than a few design stories under its hood.

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Issue 109
Architecture For The Silver Generation
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Architecture For The Silver Generation

Many Asian countries are now grappling with the “silver tsunami” coming their way. What role does design have in this?

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Issue 107
Play At Work
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Play At Work

Shanghai has an exuberant new co-work venue: a collaboration between Linehouse and the WeWork in house design team, WeWork Weihai Lu melds history with modernity, opulence with tactility, and fiction with function.

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Issue 98
Colonial Simplicity
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Colonial Simplicity

This 2,400-square-foot café, filled with clean lines, natural textures and a pop of colours, takes full advantage of its historic building structure.

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Issue 98
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Luxurious Minimalism

Impeccably designed with all round wellness in mind, here is a retreat that pampers not only the body but also the senses with its contemporary luxe interior.

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Issue 97
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Cut Into Pitches

A minor setback turns into a major gain for this landed home in sunny Singapore.

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In the Shadows
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In the Shadows

Ennobling the natural geographic landscape and a simple inexpensive material, Architect Jean Verville creates an expressive form in the midst of a hemlock forest.

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Issue 94
Brick Boxing
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Brick Boxing

A brick building gives a Vietnamese artist a dedicated place for creating clay sculptures and potteries.

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Designed For Learning
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Designed For Learning

Architecture should not be side-lined when it comes to educational institutions. It can even help improve student performance.

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Issue 104
Same Same But Different
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Same Same But Different

A design museum in Zurich has received a new lease of life

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Issue 103
Designer Shower
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Designer Shower

AXOR One has a new companion which will leave you feeling revitalised

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Issue 103
Recognising The Best
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Recognising The Best

An interior design awards gala showcased the best from Singapore and the region

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Issue 103