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by Sneha Shah Jun 03, 2023
Designed by H&P Architects in Phu Ly City in Vietnam, this private residence is a modernist reinterpretation of a vernacular style of building.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jun 02, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks to Peter Stutchbury, a Sydney architect whose buildings reassure visitors that there is something to discover.
by Almas Sadique May 29, 2023
The residential structure in Belgium is a single family home that is built along the undulating landscape in its vicinity.
by Shivangi Buch May 22, 2023
Designed by Tokyo-based CUBO Design Architect, the whimsical Japanese vacation home resembles a circus tent, fostering seamless interaction between humans and vehicles.
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 Pooja Suresh Hollannavar May 16, 2023
Designed by Espacio 18 Arquitectura, the residence is infused with light-bathed minimalism, journeying through concrete volumes, striking a balance between public and private spaces.
by Sneha Shah May 11, 2023
This residence by Karlen + Clemente in Argentina is distinct in its scale, form and materiality with minimalist interventions, drawn from the existing narrative and surrounding context.
by Zohra Khan May 09, 2023
Set to be built in the historic Ecuadorian city of Quito, the mixed-use design features a swirling monochromatic high rise that nods to the contrasting energies of its place.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar May 06, 2023
The intentional neighbourhood designed by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple on Powder Mountain, Utah is a prime example of residential architecture designed within a larger societal framework.
by Amarjeet Singh Tomar May 03, 2023
The Italian architecture firm designs the LM House in Dolomitic Alps as a contemporary reading of the timeless architectural language defining the Italian Alps.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Apr 24, 2023
Taiwan-based architecture firm atelier GRATIA pays homage to Taiwanese row and courtyard houses, through a concrete shell surrounded by terraced gardens.
by Sunena V Maju Apr 21, 2023
In a STIRring conversation, Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowo discusses her new role as a curator, rebuilding Ngarannam, and the influence of African culture in her designs.
by Pallavi Mehra Apr 08, 2023
Architects and designers Anu and Prashant Chauhan of ZERO9 utilise bold colours to add drama and intrigue to an otherwise highly functional Mumbai home.
by Akash Singh Apr 06, 2023
Schwartz and Architecture designs a studio extension for Neal Schwartz’s Sonoma home, inspired by architectural elements of dovecotes, featuring an angled facade.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 29, 2023
Indonesia-based Ismail Solehudin Architecture creates a modern residence rooted in function and religious tradition, taking elements from traditional Indonesian architecture.
by Akash Singh Mar 27, 2023
'Classic meets Modern' in Beijing, by KiKi ARCHi, is an unlikely modernist home for the owner's collection of classic Golden nanmu wood furniture.
by Anmol Ahuja Mar 27, 2023
Designed over the site of an abandoned 1950s petrol station in London, the building borrows its visual vocabulary from nearby railway arches and housing complexes.
by Jerry Elengical Mar 27, 2023
STIR interviews the author of Mies van der Rohe: The Collective Housing Collection about Mies' pioneering exploits in urban housing, for the late architect’s 137th birth anniversary.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 25, 2023
Antwerp-based Studio Okami creates a modern home wrapped in reflective aluminium, glass, and concrete.
by Pallavi Mehra Mar 18, 2023
At Casa Mateo, sprawling social areas open into the natural landscape, blurring the boundaries between the indoors and outdoors, with panoramic vistas of the Pacific Ocean.
by Jincy Iype Mar 11, 2023
To renovate a 60-year-old home in Japan, Ohta repurposed its original doors and window frames by creating an aesthetical collage, and as elements forming the staircase handrail.
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 Jincy Iype Mar 02, 2023
Designed as a 'house within a house,' Casa Vista by Studio MK27 rests atop a 46m tall cliff in the seaside town of Trancoso in Brazil, made conspicuous with its theatrical horizontality.
by Sunena V Maju Mar 02, 2023
In their attempts of bringing in natural light, ventilation and vegetation, ODDO architects create CH House as a modern take on the traditional tube houses of Vietnam.
by Jerry Elengical Feb 28, 2023
The social housing project by Alexander Gorlin Architects in New York has a varicoloured façade with a rhythmic grid to elevate Latino communities and disadvantaged residents.
by Jincy Iype Feb 27, 2023
With the celebration of craftsmanship at its core, The Brick House by The Purple Ink Studio in Mangalore responds to a tropical climate with its brick materiality and passive strategies.
by Jerry Elengical Feb 24, 2023
As a simple concrete block stretching 36.5 metres, with rope brise-soleil dressing its exterior, this home by mf+arquitetos in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, hovers over the site.
by Pallavi Mehra Feb 20, 2023
Architecture firm Spiegel Aihara Workshop has modernised the Wraparound House's foundation while maintaining its 1930s design aesthetic, located in the Marina District.
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 15, 2023
The Pepper Tree Passive House by architect Alexander Symes in Unanderra, Australia, keeps sustainability at its core without sacrificing comfort or aesthetics.
by Jerry Elengical Feb 13, 2023
Overlooking a paddy field in Thiruvankulam, Kerala, the house has been assembled on a prefabricated steel skeleton, which employs the grid as an organisational foundation.
by STIRworld Feb 11, 2023
The residence was designed with natural materials, inculcating traditional styles to serve as a memento for the client’s family members.
by Jerry Elengical Feb 10, 2023
The unassuming residence exhibits a dark naturalistic materiality that melts into the surrounding forest, allowing the context to become the protagonist of its design scheme.
by Afra Safa Feb 09, 2023
A.H.Office redefines an ordinary house, inspired by the arches and light shafts of traditional desert architecture, as a modern, elegantly designed café in Iran's desert city Kerman.
by Jerry Elengical Feb 03, 2023
At the highest point of an uneven site near São Paulo, Brazil, the house by Felipe Caboclo Arquitectura has massing composed of alternating solids and voids to conserve privacy.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Feb 01, 2023
Avant-garde Argentinian artist and designer Edgardo Gimenez creates a vibrant structure for the Fundación Ama Amoedo residency program.
by Jincy Iype Jan 30, 2023
Anticipating a dysfunctional digital dystopia, Thailand-based firm IF addresses the stark reality of nuclear families through the fragmented, X-shaped layout of The Broken Home.
by Jerry Elengical Jan 27, 2023
Designed for a client and his mother on the site of their original home, the residence boasts ornate detailing and contemporary flair inside a space that evokes childhood memories.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Jan 24, 2023
Designed by Mathew and Ghosh Architects, the house, located in Coonoor, invokes the pre-colonial landscape—through a deliberate revival of the native Nilgiri.
by Pallavi Mehra Jan 19, 2023
Palace Gate London, a residential apartment by Tala Fustok Studio, has all the hallmarks of a high-end boutique hotel, featuring a mix of vintage furniture and contemporary art.
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