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5 inspiring architecture and design books that span decades of innovation

5 inspiring architecture and design books that span decades of innovation

Embark on a visual and intellectual journey through architectural excellence and rethinking of tropical living.

RSDA brings Chandigarh to the Delhi suburbs in this family home

RSDA brings Chandigarh to the Delhi suburbs in this family home

Transplanting the essence of one Indian capital city into another, RSDA has retrofitted a family home with a finely tuned focus on colour, material and furniture.

Light House by Studio iF honours its ’80s heritage in the redesign

Light House by Studio iF honours its ’80s heritage in the redesign

Studio iF observed a restrained approach for this 1980s intermediate terrace house, treating the original property with sensitivity and respect rather than erase its architectural identity.

Dated ‘60s house renovated into a modern family home that embraces the great outdoors

Dated ‘60s house renovated into a modern family home that embraces the great outdoors

Quod Architects designs an environmentally-sustainable ‘outdoor house’ fit for Singapore’s tropical climate, marrying nature and the man-made, present and future.

Living Grid House uses window boxes and plants as a clever solution to heat and privacy

Living Grid House uses window boxes and plants as a clever solution to heat and privacy

Designed with a contemporary gridded form, the aptly named Living Grid House by L Architects deals with Singapore’s tropical climate in a clever manner.

Terrace house with split-levels, skylights and indoor gardens

Terrace house with split-levels, skylights and indoor gardens

Formwerkz Architects employs a medley of judicious manoeuvres to create a light-filled, interactive terrace house filled with the pleasantries of plants.

Linghao Architects designs an atypical tropical house

Linghao Architects designs an atypical tropical house

A roof that drips, windows with no glass, a stair between patches of grass – Linghao Architects’ renovation to a house in Singapore allows its occupants to live with nature’s vicissitudes.

MAKK Architects imparts humanistic qualities to the House at Jalan Seruling

MAKK Architects imparts humanistic qualities to the House at Jalan Seruling

The House at Jalan Seruling, described by the owner as a “house that breathes”, is an emotive spatial outcome by MAKK Architects that integrates structure, activity, and the language of architecture.

Czarl Architects designs 3 Ash House as a series of interconnected villas

Czarl Architects designs 3 Ash House as a series of interconnected villas

Embodying the idea of a tropical retreat, 3 Ash House in Singapore is a singular design for a particular client.

Gwen Tan on the art of living in the tropics

Gwen Tan on the art of living in the tropics

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.

The Beauty Of Béton Brut Extolled In The Concrete Light House

The Beauty Of Béton Brut Extolled In The Concrete Light House

HYLA Architects’ Concrete Light House reinterprets the tropical house with concrete as an endearing protagonist.

From The INDE Shortlist: Cloister House By Formwerkz Architects And S H MOK

From The INDE Shortlist: Cloister House By Formwerkz Architects And S H MOK

In Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Formwerkz Architects and S H MOK reinterpret traditional courtyards and vernacular tropical forms with a vast cloistered home.