•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Aarthi Mohan Sep 22, 2023
STIR speaks with director Jonny Plant to explore the ethos of UK-based architectural practice Corstorphine & Wright and their commitment to humanity-centered design.
by Zohra Khan Sep 01, 2023
Rahul Bhushan of Himachal-based collective North discusses the intuitive trajectory of his practice, cues to the region's recent flash floods, and the power of vernacular architecture.
by Aarthi Mohan Aug 29, 2023
Wood, craft and beyond: Thailand-based studio Sher Maker's Moonler showroom explores an artful fusion of design and nature.
by Daria Kravchuk Aug 29, 2023
The Majlis: A Meeting Place, presented by the Caravane Earth Foundation, is a shared dynamic public space that explores the meaning of traditional gathering places.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Aug 07, 2023
The Swiss House by BXBstudio Boguslaw Barnas deconstructs the design of the Gotthard House to reassemble it within a contemporary context.
by STIRworld Aug 05, 2023
Meera Pyarelal of the Thrissur-based studio reimagines the interiors of an ancestral home drawing cues from a seemingly disappearing architectural style of Kerala.
by Aarthi Mohan Jul 29, 2023
Qualifying as the world’s largest urban construction in wood, the Stockholm Wood City developed by Atrium Ljungberg is reshaping the city’s skyline while advocating sustainability and innovation.
by Afra Safa Jul 20, 2023
Alaçati Stone House by Erdem Hamza Architecture in Turkey reveals hidden layers of the past through its holistic design that offers calm and peaceful spaces.
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 Sunena V Maju May 27, 2023
Atelier tao+c has transformed an old textile warehouse into a showroom for ZIIN by introducing geometric frameworks into traditional Chinese brick architecture.
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 Dhwani Shanghvi Apr 14, 2023
The spatial organisation of the residence, on the outskirts of Maharashtra, typifies the Manduva Logili courtyard house—assembled around a central open space.
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 Sunena V Maju Mar 24, 2023
STIR talks to Egyptian designer Hassan Ragab on his Midjourney wanderings, the bias of artificial intelligence and its interpretations on different styles and cultures.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Mar 14, 2023
The restoration project in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh is a reaction to the local climate, topography, and cultural influences of the Kullu Valley.
by Sunena V Maju Feb 28, 2023
In Palma de Mallorca, OHLAB renovates two 16th century buildings, holding on to the architecture of its past while accommodating the modernity of its future.
by Sunena V Maju Feb 15, 2023
Earthscape Studio crafted a farmhouse in Kerala that disguises itself as an extension of its surrounding nature through the use of vernacular construction and local materials.
by Sunena V Maju Jan 31, 2023
On a cliff in Imsouane, Studio BO etches Tayourt Surf Camp, revitalising one of the first houses of the village, built in principles of Moroccan vernacular architecture.
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 Jerry Elengical Jan 21, 2023
This outdoor café by The Bloom, features a sharply undulating roof of iron and natural wood, beneath an open plan space that preaches lightness with close ties to nature.
by Jincy Iype Jan 18, 2023
This conceptual restoration project by JSPA Design in Beijing stands for second chances, merging the old and new and borrowing elements from traditional Chinese architecture.
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 Amarjeet Singh Tomar Jan 09, 2023
The Dong Fureng House Museum, reinstated in a listed brick-wood building, commemorates the life and legacy of the eminent economist of the same name.
by STIRworld Jan 06, 2023
Named the Art Sauna, the unassuming structure comprises low-lying geometric forms, as an extension to the Gösta Serlachius Museum of Contemporary Art in Mänttä, Finland.
by Sunena V Maju Jan 06, 2023
In a small town in Palakkad, Archidobe weaves a sacred place, absorbing the relation between Kerala architecture and performing art with a series of arches in hurudees bricks.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 30, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR celebrates recent Indian architecture which illuminated the multiplicity and sensitivity of the country’s practitioners across varied contexts and typologies.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 25, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR presents exemplary projects from across the archipelagic nation of Indonesia, highlighting the diversity of its built environment and architectural traditions.
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 12, 2022
Providing glimpses of idyllic rural living near Chongqing, China, for wine brand Joybo, the project comprises concrete, steel, and glass structures hinting at vernacular archetypes.
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 Nadezna Siganporia Nov 29, 2022
A modern, bunker-like holiday home by award-winning architect Stacey Farrell allows for the rugged topography and wilderness to lead the stealthy design.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Nov 28, 2022
The project exemplifies traditional construction methods, both in planning as well as in materiality.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 26, 2022
Comprising four stone masonry-clad volumes linked by swooping hyperboloid roofs, the cultural complex in Zibo, Shandong Province, China, blends traditional and modernist references.
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 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.
by Nadezna Siganporia Nov 12, 2022
In a spectacular showcase of old meets new, Ev Design Office looks to the past to inform the present and future of Green Mansion in Bushehr, Iran.
by Sunena V Maju Nov 11, 2022
WeWantMore design studio brings Czech Republic's beer spa concept to Brussels, unifying it with Belgium’s famous beer-brewing tradition for the design of Bath & Barley.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 01, 2022
A former neoclassical chapel has been unified with an old street café in Thành Phố Ninh Bình, Vietnam, reflecting the country’s architectural diversity through adaptive reuse.
by Sunena V Maju Oct 26, 2022
Casa Toquilla by Rama Estudio aims to bring back the vernacular architecture of Ecuador with toquilla straw weave and materiality of bamboo and wood in an earthquake hit island.
by Sunena V Maju Oct 25, 2022
After a two-year gap, Bhutan reopens its borders with a new vision for the future and mark the moment with a new graphic identity by London and Seoul-based MMBP & Associates.
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