Tropical Design

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.

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.

August 17, 2022

Rising sun

Designed to embrace the tropics, this architect’s home in Ubud, Bali reinterprets traditional ‘long houses’ as it emerges from the jungle.

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.

September 29, 2021

Gwen Tan on how a Home Should Celebrate Life

Gwen Tan is an architect with an illustrious career, designing homes that not only make a statement in their manipulation of form, but also in the way they respond to the owners, “adapting and evolving” over time.

September 27, 2021

Room by Room and Bones Studio Revamp a Traditional Queenslander

Room by Room and Bones Studio deliver a new take on a traditional Queenslander for a family looking for an improved indoor-outdoor living experience.

May 16, 2019

Park + Associates Steps Up Semi Detached House Design

In the Assembled House, Park + Associates’ ingenious response to challenging authority regulations results in an engaging, light-filled semi detached house defined by its circulation and layering of internal volumes.

September 17, 2018

Return Of The Breeze Block

The humble breeze block was for a time beloved, and then forgotten. In Frame House by Red Bean Architects, its many valuable qualities suitable especially for the tropical climate, are appreciated once again.