•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Jincy Iype Sep 01, 2023
The temporary wooden intervention on the banks of the Češký Těšín dam in the Czech Republic is a quaint, contemporary take on traditional Japanese architecture.
by Jincy Iype Aug 10, 2023
The Luna House, a fortress-like dwelling and workspace of the Chilean architect duo is an aggregate of 12 concrete buildings in an expanded square grid arranged around four courtyards.
by Jincy Iype Jun 28, 2023
For his experimental series, Kim creates abstract juxtapositions of architectural elements to arrive at ‘anomalous’ forms, discovering newer paths of assembling and inhabiting.
by Jincy Iype May 22, 2023
Based on the concept of a ‘house as a vault,’ the Alférez house contrasts its brutalist, cubic volume with surprisingly lofty, cathedral-like interiors, that ‘grow’ to meet a canopy of pine trees.
by Jincy Iype Oct 08, 2022
The minimal white form of Woyun Platform is designed as a landscape mingling with clouds, catering to locals and city dwellers around China’s mountainous Longmenshan Town.
by Jincy Iype Sep 02, 2022
Described by Wutopia Lab as a “slowly unfolding hand scroll”, the Monologue Art Museum in China with three monoliths placed around a water garden, practices intended introversion.
by Jincy Iype Aug 12, 2022
Gleaming as a "solitary diamond" amid a lush, undulating Swedish vineyard, Restaurang Äng ensnares senses as a stimulating interplay of architecture, food, wine, interiors and art.
by Jincy Iype Aug 04, 2022
Four stacked concrete tunnels and a solitary fifth form the ultra-minimal Culvert Guesthouse by Japanese firm Nendo as an archive for its products, furniture and artwork.
by STIRworld Jun 28, 2022
The beachside Sanyea Sjór Seaside Resort in Shenzhen, China, references the local soil and resplendent shoreline it rests near for its earthy, minimal, and geometric architecture.
by Jincy Iype May 28, 2022
The YD House designed by Isso Architects in Jakarta, Indonesia, unites a composed concrete structure with calm, airy interiors, masterfully utilising 87sqm of compact space.
by Jincy Iype May 24, 2022
STIR profiles S-MAO who play with structural folds and voids in their oeuvre of solitary forms coming across as built origami perched upon desolate stretching landscapes in Spain.
by Jincy Iype May 23, 2022
The new Bamyan Cultural Centre by M2R Arquitectos finds composure, hope and strength in its introverted, sand-coloured geometry, against the Buddha cliffs in Bamyan, Afghanistan.
by Jincy Iype May 07, 2022
Bathed in serenity, Hotel at Bodhgaya by SJK Architects emerges as a built testament to the spiritual legacy of the Indian town where the Buddha attained enlightenment.
by Jincy Iype Mar 08, 2022
GS Design employs an all-white aesthetic for the minimal Sumei Skyline Coast Boutique Hotel in China, with neat arches and geometric reliefs inspired by its beachside setting.
by Jincy Iype Feb 16, 2022
Infused with concrete materiality, monochromia, and geometry, NWLND's Refuge is a serene cube with a half sliced roof and massive cut-outs that frame the garden it sits within.
by Jincy Iype Feb 04, 2022
Combining an art gallery and hotel, the Tiangang Art Center by SYN Architects has a massive spiralling ramp that enables shifting positions to view art and the surrounding scenery.
by Anmol Ahuja Jul 26, 2021
Designed as a weekend retreat in rural Bengaluru and framed against expansive views of the Savandurga hill, the airy, ‘transparent’ residence reimagines living amid nature’s embrace.
by Jincy Iype Jul 14, 2021
Excelling in functional simplicity, River Sea by Junichiro Kawazoe is a Japanese house composed of three, dark tiled buildings separated by pocket courtyards.
make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
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