•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 24, 2023
MIA Design Studio’s Villa Tan Dinh in Vietnam employs an open plan, laden with visually porous materials and a palette that complements the foliage.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 02, 2023
The Rotterdam-based architects breathe a new life into Dutch architect Hugh Maaskant’s brutalist icon Bunker Tower, keeping the soul of the original bunker intact.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 01, 2023
Inspired by writings of Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, BUREAU, an unconventional architecture practice, creates a liveable sculpture, nestled within Bermuda's artistic community.
by Pallavi Mehra Feb 28, 2023
British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare’s Ecology Green Farm in southwestern Nigeria, showcases vernacular architecture and is made using locally sourced materials.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Feb 16, 2023
The London-based architects work off a three-pronged design intent of restoration, sustainability and inclusivity for Wraxall Yard, a dairy farm turned into a holiday home in Dorset.
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 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 Anushka Sharma Feb 14, 2023
The British artist dons the courtyard of the hospital in South Yorkshire in her signature colours and patterns, contriving a respite for patients and staff, balancing the hospital environment.
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 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 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 Jerry Elengical Feb 02, 2023
As a safe haven for children from complex or dangerous households in Calvados, France, Paul Le Quernec Architectes’ design insulates users in a safe yet playful environment.
by STIRworld Jan 27, 2023
Inspired by traditional boat construction, Snohetta and WERK Arkitekter draws the Esbjerg Maritime Centre as a symbiosis between spatial experiences and practicality.
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 Jerry Elengical Jan 12, 2023
An intimate sanctuary that posits a model for sustainable lifestyle, in tune with nature, the home features a terraced acrobatic structure that hovers over the landscape.
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 Jerry Elengical Jan 03, 2023
On a hillside overlooking the city of Medellín, Colombia, this residence channels tropical modernism with restrained materiality, terminating in an infinity pool with pristine views.
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 Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Dec 20, 2022
San Francisco-based Spiegel Aihara Workshop (SAW) transforms the mid-century modern home by opening the core.
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 Pallavi Mehra Nov 09, 2022
The one-of-a-kind Wuliang Interstice campus in China is conceptualised keeping in mind the local climate, and is inspired by the natural canyon on which it is located.
by Sunena V Maju Nov 02, 2022
Eraclis Papachristou Architects designed the Lampadistis Wine Distillery inspired by the Lampadistis churches in Cyprus and the brutalist drama of concrete architecture.
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 Jerry Elengical Oct 18, 2022
Chiang Mai Life Architects have employed a knowledge and technology-driven approach to craft an eco-friendly campus influenced by Buddhist principles and vernacular architecture.
by Nadezna Siganporia Oct 17, 2022
Kyvik House, a private home in Kullavik, Sweden, by Sjöblom Freij Arkitekter consists of three distinct parts held together by a rigorous exposed wood structure.
by Jerry Elengical Oct 11, 2022
Nestled near a nature reserve in Khao Yai National Park, this vacation home features a curving enclosure that circumvents existing trees and builds a dialogue with its surroundings.
by Jerry Elengical Oct 05, 2022
Designed for an avid traveller and his family, this residence blends tropical modern aesthetics with traditional elements in Kannur, Kerala, India.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Sep 21, 2022
Swiss practice Modunita Architects introduces cohesive materiality and retain traditional form to add an additional layer of history to the existing structure in Graubünden, Switzerland.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 17, 2022
Placed atop stilts on a site near Biscayne Bay along Florida’s coastline, the Stewart Avenue Residence is a flood-resistant abode realised in board-formed concrete.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 06, 2022
Mix Architecture has completed this hostel in Anshi Village, within the Sichuan Province of China, using a blend of local materials and techniques that celebrate regional heritage.
by Jerry Elengical Aug 29, 2022
On a pentagonal corner plot in the Ōta Ward of Japan’s capital, this two-storey home maintains the privacy of its users while offering abundant natural light and insulation.
by Jerry Elengical Aug 23, 2022
In a conversation with STIR, the Swedish architect dives into the notion of 'The Primitive Hut' and its influence on his firm’s installations made using alternative materials.
by Nadezna Siganporia Aug 23, 2022
The cliffside holiday home by Block722 fits within the landscape, makes the most of the sea views, and merge contemporary architecture with natural materials of the Mediterranean.
by STIRworld Jul 18, 2022
Appearing to be floating above the ground, Birdhouses by Alexis Dornier is a stilted spectacle of tropical modernism in the tranquil rainforests of Bali.
by Jerry Elengical Jul 01, 2022
The new museum dubbed ‘FLUGT’ has been realised as a coiled corten steel-clad structure linking two old hospital blocks at the former site of the Oksbøl Refugee Camp in Denmark.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jun 30, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky visits the American Framing at Chicago's Wrightwood 659, which he suggests encourages architects to work around all standards, whatever they may be.
by Jerry Elengical Jun 28, 2022
Situated near the historic Qingyang Palace, in Chengdu China, the restaurant’s design employs astute landscaping in a meandering courtyard layout that channels Taoist concepts.
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