•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Keziah Vikranth Nov 28, 2023
The Mexican architecture firm puts a functional twist on romantic Spanish architecture through Hotel Hercules, set in the historic city of Queretaro.
by Zohra Khan Nov 01, 2023
Like a sentinel perched atop the city surrounding water, the Sanya Wellness Retreat in the Hainan Island transport visitors to the slow pace of island life.
by Jerry Elengical Oct 24, 2023
Embodying the multiplicity of traditions in contemporary Japan, this soba restaurant features curated dining experiences produced through adaptive reuse in the aged home.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Oct 14, 2023
Designed by SHoP Architects, The Brooklyn Tower seamlessly blends history with modernity and functionality with luxuriousness.
by Akash Singh Oct 07, 2023
The rammed earth construction by Beijing-based JSPA Design connects modern wine-making experience to the rich history of Châteauneuf-du-Pape using organic architecture.
by Pallavi Mehra Sep 12, 2023
Vanke Xi An Club is a hillside building in Yuxi, China that appears to be an extension of a lake and offers guests a unique indoor-outdoor experience.
by Almas Sadique Sep 06, 2023
The cafe in China, designed by Edge Architects, utilises the skewed placement of 13 wooden cabins around a central courtyard space.
by Zohra Khan Aug 28, 2023
Sitting amidst manicured gardens and facing the Mekong River, a concrete amphitheatre encloses a semi-outdoor café as a place inspiring conversations and to tinker around.
by Akash Singh Aug 21, 2023
PPAG architects creates an eclectic composition between traditional and futuristic architecture to align with the principles of the globally renowned restaurant, Steirereck.
by Sneha Shah Aug 19, 2023
Designed by On Architects, the café is a leisure gridded pavilion to regenerate Icheon-Si, a South Korean village.
by Pallavi Mehra Aug 12, 2023
The Callington Mill Distillery is a modern and refined factory cum whisky experience centre in Tasmania, Australia.
by Pallavi Mehra Aug 02, 2023
Drawing cues from Japanese and Scandinavian design, the Prime Seafood Palace in Toronto features a softly glowing interior crafted using maple wood, brass and leather.
by Aarthi Mohan Jul 15, 2023
A villa set in a garden is a “home away from home.” Jasper Conran’s Villa Mabrouka in Tangiers, Morocco, explores the paradox of paradise.
by STIRworld Jul 13, 2023
Designed as a serene retreat amidst nature, Zhang Can immerses hotel guests in the beauty of nature with his elegant design.
by Jincy Iype Jul 08, 2023
Learning, harmonising, and drawing from the site, Paréa Zion is a luxury hotel and wellness retreat to be realised in Utah, the US, with its independent units reflecting togetherness.
by Anushka Sharma Jun 12, 2023
The restaurant is perched on a bustling street in Barcelona, Spain, with each space drawing inspiration from Pablo Picasso's portraits of Jacqueline Roque.
by Shivangi Buch Jun 01, 2023
Inspired by the local boats with curved covers, the China-based Group of Architects has designed a boutique hotel that becomes part of the river town landscape.
by Jincy Iype May 15, 2023
Designed by Bergendy Cooke in collaboration with Amine Abouraoui Architects, the picturesque hotel in Marrakech fuses Moroccan architecture in its contemporary design.
by STIRworld May 05, 2023
With white arches and caves that frame the coast, GS Design focuses on the spatial experience of the resort, blurring the boundaries of indoors and outdoors.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Apr 26, 2023
The re-modelled wave-like roof of Falkensteiner Family Resort Lido in Pustertal valley, Italy, embodies the alpine context such that its form creates spaces for play and leisure.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Apr 17, 2023
Indonesia-based Aaksen Responsible Aarchitecture breaks down parts of an old structure to re-establish it as a modern cafe space.
by Almas Sadique Mar 25, 2023
The boutique hotel in Merida, Mexico, renovated by Roger González, connects the city’s past and present.
by Akash Singh Mar 23, 2023
Soong Lab+ takes 'red' as the design theme for Coloratus Bar in Beijing, stimulating wild energy of the place from the inside out.
by ABB Mar 03, 2023
Head in the clouds but firmly anchored to the ground, London's second tallest skyscraper, 22 Bishopsgate is designed by PLP / Architecture.
by STIRworld Feb 17, 2023
Led by architect João Boto Cæiro, RootStudio revives Casa Mulata in Oaxaca, which coalesces its traditional Mexican roots with contemporary design leads.
by Jerry Elengical Feb 15, 2023
Overlooking the River Isumi near Chiba, Japan, this rental villa is a safe haven for guests to experience nature without any barriers, inside a space tinged with an air of rustic charm.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Feb 14, 2023
Studio MK27 designs Patina Maldives, as a luxurious environment with a mix of water villas, in-land villas, and beach suites, fit for socialising and quiet contemplation alike.
by Sunena V Maju Feb 13, 2023
At their latest sauna design for the resort facility, SANA MANE in Naoshima, Japan, Kengo Kuma and Associates designed a mollusk-like organic structure in layers of wood.
by STIRworld Feb 04, 2023
A 'kaleidoscope of the past': A mindful integration carries the redesign of the Goldene Rose Hotel by noa* uniting 5 historical buildings under one roof in Dinkelsbuhl, Germany.
by STIRworld Jan 26, 2023
Employing an 'air to water' technology, BAOBAB Luxury Safari Lodges are a curation of self-sustaining, eco-friendly modules, designed to integrate communities with nature.
by Jerry Elengical Jan 23, 2023
As the entrance to a resort on the island of Phú Quốc, the structure is an austere cuboidal brick volume, hosting a tiered courtyard draped with lush green curtains.
by Jincy Iype Jan 23, 2023
The Valle San Nicolás - Clubhouse designed by Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos is articulated as a low circular volume made of sustainably sourced wood, ‘like a boat anchored in the water.’
by Jerry Elengical Jan 09, 2023
A new branch for one of the most visited Thai restaurants in the town of Kanchanaburi Thailand, features tropical modernist aesthetics crowned by an evocative gable roof.
by Jincy Iype Dec 17, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR's selection of sculptural concrete architecture built this year, that created contemporary forms of fancy, at once poetic, fluid, theatrical, and powerful.
by Sunena V Maju Dec 16, 2022
Inspired by the onsens and ryokans of Japan, Kengo Kuma & Associates' KAI Yufuin project is wrapped in the traditionality of Japanese farmhouse architecture, in the Ōita Prefecture.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 03, 2022
On the fringes of Hangzhou, China, this centuries-old residence has been bestowed with a new purpose, merging its traditional architectural roots with neat contemporary flourishes.
by Jincy Iype Dec 03, 2022
The timber-clad spa and hotel sits on a vine-covered, scenic hill in France, as a dedicated venue for exploration of wine and wellness, and evoking what the French call Art de Vivre.
by Sunena V Maju, Zohra Khan Nov 23, 2022
Talking to STIR, Rigzin W. Lachic of Dolkhar shares how the boutique hotel in Tukcha, Leh was revived and given a new identity, inspired by the traditions and people of Ladakh.
by Jincy Iype Nov 22, 2022
The Hub of Huts sauna and pool extension by noa* takes the form of a mountainside village in Italy, as a cluster of upright and inverted gable-roofed cabins on a suspended walkway.
by Jincy Iype Nov 18, 2022
The First Penguin reincarnates a traditional Hanok house in South Korea into the charming, brick-infested EYST1779 Café, carrying an ethos of ‘noblesse oblige’ in its transformation.
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