Tropical Architecture

January 24, 2024

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.

November 27, 2023

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

October 9, 2023

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.

September 13, 2023

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.

August 16, 2023

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.

July 31, 2023

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.

July 19, 2023

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.

January 23, 2023

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.

January 18, 2023

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.

October 12, 2022

Curated layers

At Tropical Townhouse in southern Vietnam, the layering of simple materials has coalesced in an exquisite home.

June 16, 2022

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’.

January 31, 2022

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.