The Stonex administrative and industrial complex is developed as a native production-house. Considering the nature of work and the movement of raw and finished products, the building is designed with vehicular access only from one side, and not all around the building. This allows for the maximum possible green cover and softscaping, where the factory […]
John G N Bulcock has 36 years of experience working as an architect, planner and landscape designer on a wide variety of projects in Europe, Turkey, India and Southeast Asia. His experience encompasses architecture as well as architectural, master, urban and sustainable planning. Since 1994, he has been commissioned to carry out a variety of […]
The new 21,000 square metres Khatib Clubhouse comes sustainably designed with many first-of-its-kind facilities and amenities. It had its ground-breaking ceremony on 12 July 2018 and is purpose-built with the needs of the Home Team National Servicemen (NSmen) in mind. The 21,000-square-metre five-storey clubhouse is located within walking distance of Khatib MRT station. SHAPING AN […]
WORKPLACE WELLNESS The architecture and design of Sangini House explores ways in which it can respond to the context of the heritage in which it stands. This office building for the Sangini group characterises new strategies for a flexible, column-free office space that creates a new urban venture in the city’s dense business district. The […]
The site area is placed in the center of an industrial park 50 kilometres north of Ho Chi Minh City, the economic capitol of Vietnam. A pioneering initiative, Jakob Factory is the first project in Vietnam proposes completely naturally ventilated manufacturing halls. It offers an intelligent distribution of work spaces combined with a plantation façade […]
The Microlibrary Warak Kayu is the latest addition to the iconic architecture landscape of Semarang, the capital of Central Java in Indonesia, and the fifth built project within SHAU’s Microlibrary series. It is built at Taman Kasmaran, a public square in the city centre with direct proximity with a river. The current mayor of Semarang, […]
The most eye-catching feature about this project is clearly the way the architecture is covered by lush greenery, giving the impression of a building in a jungle. The eco-resort, set amidst the forest landscape of Tam DaoMountain, harmonises its form with the surrounding nature, giving the effect of the greenery climbing up on the building […]
With the critical global situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems all over the world are facing a serious shortage of patient beds and ventilators due to the constantly increasing number of COVID-19 patients. As such, VHL Architecture has cooperated with Da Nang Architecture University to introduce a new design for the assembly of mobile […]
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An ongoing cooperative research project, ROOF WATER-FARM (RWF) features the combined installation of water recycling technology and building-integrated farming. The focus of this blue-green infrastructure approach is on the reuse of daily water resource flows combined with lightweight water farming such as aquaponics (combined fish and plant farming) and hydroponics (soil-less plant farming such as […]
Located in the hills of Khe Sanh, south of Dalat City, in the highlands, this 2-hectare site opens out to a valley. The farm is intended as a prototype project, blending architecture, landscape and economic interests—taking into consideration the ecological environment, especially soil, water and the biosphere. Seeking an alternative to the dominant model of […]
An online exclusive feature The design of the corporate office project for Visage Beauty and Health Care Products Pvt Ltd in Noida revolves around transforming the space into a powerful and memorable insertion in the surroundings. The façade on the southwest receives maximum sunlight during the day, hence the heat gain. It is thus designed […]
In 2023, Singapore will open a new eco-resort in the Mandai precinct, for which construction is expected to commence next year. The yet unnamed resort will advance Singapore’s distinctive advantage of having a primary forest within the limits of a first-world metropolis—one of only few cities in the world to do so — that gives […]
