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All Aboard for Sydney’s New Barangaroo Station
Part of the new Sydney Metro City line, Barangaroo Station is a landmark underground railway station designed by Foster + Partners and Architectus
The Untapped Potential of Bangkok’s BTS Skytrain
Bangkok’s BTS Skytrain winds its way over the city, where pedestrians and street economies exist on the ground and luxury malls and development soar up above — but it also presents new possibilities for urban mobility in the Thai capital.
Geometric Volumes and Exposed Concrete Define this Semarang Home
This Semarang home is characterised by a sense of rhythm and geometry thanks to the exposed concrete and brick, layered volumes and voids and ramps. Indonesian architect Wiyoga Nurdiansyah shares more about his project
Innit Lombok Is a Design-Led Approach to Hospitality
Bali’s neighbour has a new designer destination courtesy of Indonesian studios andramatin and d-associates
Step Inside Notorious
In Jalandhar, new bar Notorious is a mash-up of tropical rooftop cabana bar and sultry speakeasy. Dheeraj Bajaj, founder and principal architect of Studio Dashline, shares more about his team’s approach to the project
One Za’abeel Adds to Dubai’s Skyline and Hospitality Offering
The new building is marked by its distinctive cantilever, but is intended to become much more
MPavilion 10 by Tadao Ando Celebrates Its Environs
Melbourne's MPavilion celebrates its tenth annual commission with Japanese Pritzker Prize laureate Tadao Ando’s first built structure in Australia. Design Anthology speaks with Ando about his elegant concrete pavilion
Building on the Family Home
In Saitama, Tokyo-based Unemori Architects designed this family home by reworking existing structures built by one generation to become a new dwelling for the next. Here studio founder Hiroyuki Unemori shares more
Studio Hashimura Redesigns Historic Nao Washi Paper Mill
Studio Hashimura has redesigned the historic Nao Washi Paper Mill in the mountains of Nao in Saga Prefecture
The Fight for Sam Yan Shrine
In central Bangkok, the looming demolition of a Chinese shrine on university land is exposing ideological fault lines between powerless communities and profit-hungry developers
A Creative Studio Designed for Hybrid Work
Architecture and interior design firm via.’s new Hong Kong office sees a former industrial space transformed into a hybrid environment that encourages creative exchange. Here founder and architect Frank Leung tells us more
A Home Opened up to Nature
Architect Fabian Tan renovated this home to open up to nature while meeting the various needs of the family. Here Tan shares more about his approach to the project
A Bali Family Home Celebrating Togetherness
On the coast of Bali, Jakarta-based architectural studio ASIMAPRA designed a contemporary family villa that aims to foster closeness and privacy. Studio founder Andre Simapranata shares more about the project
A Responsive Family Home
In Victoria’s Brown Hill, local architecture firm Eldridge Anderson created a durable family home that embraces its natural terrain while responding to its owners’ lifestyle. Co-founders Jeremy Anderson and Scott Eldridge share more about the project
This Box-Like Villa is an Intimate Sanctuary
In the highland area of Lembang in West Java, Indonesian architect Wiyoga Nurdiansyah designed this monolithic villa that conceals a warm retreat imagined for honeymooners. Here he tells us more about the project
An Idyllic Home for an Artist & a Farmer
Deeply connected to the Barossa Valley region, this home by Williams Burton Leopardi is grounded in warmth, texture and openness, a unique expression of its owners and their ties to the surrounding landscape and farm life
A Heritage Villa Becomes a Mixed-Use Space
In Ho Chi Minh City, The Lab Saigon designed Sun Life Insurance’s new mixed-use space De La Sól, which houses exhibition areas, a cafe and retail spaces. Here lead architects Hung Le and Tram Dang tell us more about the project
A Beach Home Designed to Last
This beach house by Casey Brown Architecture was designed to respond to the site’s unique environmental conditions, with a rugged exterior and raw but refined interiors. Founding partner and architect Rob Brown tells us more about the project
Past and Present Collide in Artisan Lab
Nelson Chow of NC Design + Architecture has recently completed Artisan Lab, a Brutalism-inspired co-working space that nods to its location’s industrial heritage
The Cambium is a Sanctuary for Professionals
Designed by Melbourne-based studio Carr, The Cambium is a considered retreat for professionals looking to recalibrate and refresh