FR House bridges innovative design and nature
The FR House in Punta Fuego, Philippines emerges as a blend of architecture and natural landscape, showcasing CAZA’s melding of a building with its challenging coastal environment.
Spiralling jungle modernism by Alexis Dornier
The Loop is designed as a pair of interconnecting circles, with the figure eight spiral of the interior space made up of intersecting corkscrews that flow through the floors to be met and crossed by long cool corridors and lush jungle views
Where sky, earth and ocean meet
Designing in the tradition of Australian sub-tropical vernacular, Hogg & Lamb has cleverly tied together an unusual set of parts in this Queensland project. J&M House is at once a private residence, art gallery and holiday home that makes full use of its coastal location.
Greg Natale clashes colour and pattern with Brazilian brutalism
Channelling Brazilian brutalism, Greg Natale set out to make this house exceptional, fusing patterns, textures and colours in a decidedly local flavour.
Timber touches surround a courtyard fit for the tropics
Renovating a 20-year-old house in Bangkok, Design in Motion has balanced privacy with openness to create a versatile and functional home defined by an elegant internal courtyard.
A Brisbane residence with elevated tropical delight
Fernberg blends diverse materials and landscaping to create a contemporary family home deeply integrated with its Brisbane surroundings while offering coveted city views.
Book review: When Modernism landed in the tropics with Concrete Jungle
What happens when rational, Modernist architecture puts down roots in a lush, tropical setting? Concrete Jungle, a new book by gestalten, explores locations across Asia and the world to find some of the most visionary residential adaptations of an international style to distinct local settings.
ÀNI Thailand is a private escape into modern tradition
ÀNI Thailand is a luxury holiday destination in a class of its own. It showcases refined design, curates the experiential and presents the very best of Thailand to a global clientele.
Desert modernism for the 21st century
Inspired by iconic desert modernist homes, Las Palmas is a home for two in Queensland by Tim Ditchfield Architects that responds to the local climate.
Curated layers
At Tropical Townhouse in southern Vietnam, the layering of simple materials has coalesced in an exquisite home.
Floating forms
Art and architecture come together in ‘The Arc’, a new structure at Green School in Bali, which is literally ‘out of the box’.
A low maintenance tropical escape
Located on a remote island off North Queensland, this simple one-bedroom beach house withstands the elements while being the perfect getaway pad.