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Elemental Shores in the Asia-Pacific: Concrete Recasts the Beach House

Jonathan Yeung — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Living by the beach has long been a defining aspiration—drawn by the promise of tempered nature, privacy, and immediate access to the water. Historically, beach houses tended to be rustic and pared back: partly because servicing remote sites and delivering materials was difficult, and partly because their charm lay in being closer to the elements—simpler, rougher, more direct.

Trentham Opposite The Station / sense of space

Valeria Silva — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 02:00:00 +0000

This small-scale regional project is made unique through civic generosity and community-mindedness. TOTS comprises 5 commercial tenancies and one house occupied by the developer, whose goal was to make a positive contribution to the community of Trentham whilst creating an income stream for retirement. Located opposite the former Trentham railway station and the town's only petrol station, this development extends the commercial precinct from the high street shops one block away, consolidating the main activity center and contributing to the charming village feel and tourism potential of this small rural town. The residence that makes up the southern end of the development is a contemporary, stripped-back take on a traditional double-fronted Victorian cottage, and through its considered detailing and use of recycled brick it begins the transition in architectural language from the neighboring dwellings to the commercial zone addressing the corner.

Kuala Lumpur House / SCDA Architects

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 23:00:00 +0000

In the middle of bustling Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur House is a place of retreat from the city. The landscape, architecture and interiors keep the environment, culture and climate of the site well into consideration throughout the design process. Each component of the design is broken down to volume, line and plane, maintaining inspiration from classical architecture and design.

19 Nassim Gallery / SCDA Architects

Hana Abdel — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Inspired by Mid-Century Modern design, the Sales Gallery of 19 Nassim Gallery’s showcases a holistic approach in the architecture, interior and landscape, resulting in a bespoke and boutique space that reiterates the design methodology of the main development.

Camo House / WOW Architects

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 20:00:00 +0000

Camo House is located on a leafy residential street on the east coast of Singapore. Situated within a dense neighborhood, the building design represents the client’s love of the surroundings and the desire for a house that blends in and not stand out. The house is designed to ensure visual privacy of the residents with green design strategies in place to provide comfort and transform the living quality of the residents.

Banyan Tree Riverside Residences Bangkok / SCDA Architects

Andreas Luco — Sat, 09 May 2020 21:00:00 +0000

The Banyan Tree Riverside Residences stands out as a distinctive architectural statement on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. Designed to be an urban riverfront sanctuary, this 45-storey condominium is located just 16 meters from the riverbank, nestled between the Old City District and the Central Business District. The design strives for formal simplicity complemented by crafted detailing to create an iconic and finely textured silhouette along the Bangkok riverfront skyline. The all-glass façade, both transparent and ephemeral, is a tribute to the building’s close relationship to the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok’s legendary “River of Kings”, ensuring that all units have sweeping views of the water.

27 Projects Win 2019 AIANY Design Awards

Eric Baldwin — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 10:00:00 +0000

The New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects has presented 27 projects with 2019 Design Awards. AIANY announced the results after two days of deliberations by a a jury of independent architects, educators, critics, and planners. For each of the five categories, winning projects were granted either an “Honor” or “Merit” award, and were chosen for their design quality, innovation and technique.

Screen House / Warc Studio Architects

Rayen Sagredo — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 19:00:00 +0000

This project is for modest yet highly detailed alterations and additions to an existing detached weatherboard Edwardian residence with a rear Western aspect in Camberwell, Victoria. As well as the proposed living area additions, the brief called for the upgrading of existing bath rooms, wardrobes, improved internal circulation, the provision of a swimming pool, and landscaped utility areas

List Sotheby’s Singapore Office / SCDA Architects

Rayen Sagredo — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 20:00:00 +0000

List Sotheby’s is a leading luxury residential broker. We were commissioned to design their South East Asian headquarters which involved the fitout of an existing building footprint, internal area 630sqm. The client’s brief called for a prestigious office combining together space for a sales gallery, offices and specific broker areas.

Draw Inspiration From These 21st Century Bathroom Designs

Piedad Rojas — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 08:00:00 +0000

The bathroom is one of the most static and traditional spaces in any residence. However, in recent times, this space has gained an identity that relates directly to the interior and exterior design of the house. As architects, we strive to create a warm, dynamic and attractive space for users.

Today, bathrooms that include new technologies, clean projects, integrating new materials with an emphatic use of color are highlighted. Next, we compiled a selection of 34 toilets that reflect this trend.

House at Namly Place / Designshop

Daniel Tapia — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 18:00:00 +0000

The brief for this long and narrow site was to design a semi-detached house for a multi-generational family. The key challenge was that within the site boundary, a 5m-tall retaining wall juts into the length of the site by a third, drastically limiting the buildable area. Furthermore, the needs of the big family – a couple, their 4 children and 1 grandmother demanded that living spaces be maximised.

Beach House / DX Architects

Antonia Cayupe — Wed, 17 May 2017 17:00:00 +0000

The Blairgowrie Beach House on the Mornington Peninsula retained and altered the rear proportion of the existing building and expanded the dwelling forward on a steeply sloped site to accommodate additional living and sleeping areas.

Lean To House / Warc Studio

Valentina Villa — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 17:00:00 +0000

This project by Warc Studio architects is for low budget alterations and additions to a detached 1960's house in the Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh, Australia. The site has a gentle slope to the rear and an Eastern aspect. The project brief required the provision of new rear living spaces as well as some internal modifications & rectification work to the existing residence.

Seletar Park Residence / SCDA Architects

Cristobal Rojas — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 19:00:00 +0000

A meaningful engagement with nature was the driving thought behind the conceptualization of Seletar Park Residence. Upon arrival at the site, the entrance is lined with mature rain trees, greeting the visitor almost ceremoniously before the space extends onwards to open into a clearing embraced by the surrounding terrain. This theme is recurring and impressed – preserved in the design to create a home that first welcomes and lateroffers experiences with nature. Providing a backdrop of simple elegance, the fine edges and sharp lines of the rectilinear forms break down the massing of the blocks while offering a textured fabric through repetition of frames, sun-shading ledges, façade fins and trellises. Rigorous in its application, this fabric lines the site boundaries, forming a canvas onto which a central landscaped court is strongly expressed.

Tagore 8 / SCDA Architects

Cristobal Rojas — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 19:00:00 +0000

Tagore 8 is multi-user light industrial factory located in Tagore Industrial Estate.The main generating concept of the project lies in a continuous driveway and ramp which spiral up the centre of the building, providing vehicular access to each individual factory unit. This circulation path becomes the main organizing device, both horizontally and vertically, around which all the primary spaces are arranged. A large central landscaped courtyard is located in the centre of the factory to provide lighting and ventilation to the inward facing units.

Cluny Park Residence / SCDA Architects

Cristobal Rojas — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:00:00 +0000

Set in a lush tropical landscape across the street from the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Cluny Park Residence comprises 52 units positioned over four storeys, each with private lift access. The condominium takes full advantage of its privileged location by the new UNESCO World Heritage site, with every unit sporting a large balcony bordered by angled fins that provide sun shading and division between neighbouring units, whilst directing and framing the views towards the Garden’s greenery.

Industrial Estate Gallery / CarverHaggard

Daniel Sánchez — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 22:00:00 +0000

The Industrial Estate Gallery is a showroom complex in an industrial district in Kuala Lumpur. It contains a series of indoor and outdoor spaces for exhibiting architecture and interior design projects, a cafe and meeting space, and a garden.

Chiltern House / WOW Architects | Warner Wong Design

Karen Valenzuela — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 20:00:38 +0000

The spaces in this family home on Chiltern Drive in central Singapore were crafted like a garment, woven around the needs and desires of its inhabitants. The home aspired to be deeply rooted, connected to the surrounding environment, the history of its development, as well as the family’s lifestyle.