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by Bansari Paghdar Sep 23, 2025
The hauntingly beautiful Bunker B-S 10 features austere utilitarian interventions that complement its militarily redundant concrete shell.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 22, 2025
Designed by Serbia and Switzerland-based studio TEN, the residential project prioritises openness of process to allow the building to transform with its residents.
by Anushka Sharma Sep 17, 2025
The Prague-based studio reimagines an old guardhouse with vaulted ceilings and painted beams into a modern, livable space with a medieval soul.
by Bansari Paghdar Sep 11, 2025
With London at the heart of architectural enquiry again, the shortlist aims to tackle Britain's most pressing urban issues, but has a concerning geographic and functional concentration.
by Jincy Iype Aug 27, 2025
Neither concealed nor diminished, an incongruous structure is deconstructed into four ‘quartets’ by TEAM_BLDG, shaping China’s first contemporary rural art museum for weaving.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 22, 2025
Speaking with STIR, the Thailand-based studio's founders elaborate on their understanding of working with Asian contexts and their fascination with openness and ephemerality.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 26, 2025
The New Delhi-based studio crafts a sculptural residence in which raw materials, geometric precision and a slanted column transform the home into a living gallery.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 21, 2025
Nina+Co and ROAR partner on the regenerative retrofitting of a South Tottenham house, prioritising performance over footprint.
by Aarthi Mohan Jul 08, 2025
Rooted in Slovak culture, the Banánka House is an architectural narrative of family, culture and the seamless embrace of nature.
by Bansari Paghdar Jul 05, 2025
The dome house in the High Desert region of California brings forth a futuristic dreamscape set against the 1880s-themed town Pioneertown.
by Bansari Paghdar Jul 01, 2025
The Newburgh Light House in Melbourne’s Auburn village embodies a clean expression of modularity to compose an alternative to the area’s existing housing stock.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot, Chahna Tank Jun 26, 2025
A new book by the architectural historian unravels Edith Farnsworth’s life, repositioning her story as central to the conception of a modernist icon, the Farnsworth House.
by Bansari Paghdar Jun 24, 2025
Adorned in teal and grey insertions, Casa Sofia draws from the historic morphology of its 1940s-built shell to accommodate rental spaces and a new floor extension.
by Anushka Sharma Jun 18, 2025
The Mumbai-based architecture and design practice redesigns a home in Lonavala, introducing a contrasting steel expansion that dialogues with the house’s original essence.
by Aarthi Mohan Jun 12, 2025
From austere retreats to luxury villas, this book by Edmund Sumner and Jonathan Bell offers a vivid exploration of the building art of Mexican homes.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 10, 2025
The Alloa Hills weekend home, designed by the Ahmedabad-based studio, adopts a pavilion-like form to create a seamless connection between the house’s terracotta interiors and nature.
by Anushka Sharma Jun 04, 2025
Emblematic of a return to what is essential, this silent, seemingly breathing house by the Chennai-based studio blends traditional wisdom with contemporary simplicity.
by Dhwani Shanghvi May 31, 2025
Architects Office and Triptyque Architecture’s housing tower in Brazil integrates a sculptural form and biophilic design, reshaping Ecoville’s skyline with elevated wellness amenities.
by Bansari Paghdar May 21, 2025
Designed by SAL, the revived ancestral home is characterised by a metal structural system and wooden shutters, featuring communal spaces wrapped in a permeable envelope.
by Dhwani Shanghvi May 17, 2025
The dense, mixed-use, co-living scheme blends housing and workspaces through developer-led planning and a disciplined material language.
by Jincy Iype May 09, 2025
Speaking with STIR, the Mexican firm's partner, Fernando Sordo Madaleno, reflects on the multigenerational architectural practice's creative ethos and evolving identity.
by Jincy Iype May 08, 2025
'Curiouser and curiouser!': with eclectic scales, thresholds and illusions, the renovated Neo-Jacobean structure coalesces historic architecture and contemporary design.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 18, 2025
STIR speaks to the Italian architecture studio about their distinctive approach to design, balancing sustainability with contextual vitality and the gestures of grounding in place.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 16, 2025
Structural design and bare architectural expression collide to form this robust residence in Córdoba, Argentina, featuring natural light and arrays of beams as stylistic devices.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 03, 2025
The design platform expands to two new locations in Varedo, exploring themes of decay and reclamation by nature, and ensuring the showcase is an immersive treat for visitors.
by Aarthi Mohan Apr 01, 2025
Designed by Studio8 Architects, the residential interiors crafted for an art collector harmonise personal storytelling and functional design in the heart of the city.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 01, 2025
Inspired by the Ugalde House and Monsanto townhouses, the residential architecture dominates the rocky landscape with its cuboidal forms and exposed concrete walls.
by Simran Gandhi Mar 29, 2025
Premised within a cobbled thoroughfare in Notting Hill, the Mews House is redesigned by Arcola Studio to infuse cool industrial hues with warm, earthy tones of nature.
by Anushka Sharma Mar 25, 2025
The architecture practice renovates a home in the San Miguel Chapultepec neighbourhood in Mexico City, reviving its original character with sensitivity and a renewed approach.
by Aarthi Mohan Mar 24, 2025
Portuguese studio OODA Architecture's cylindrical design merges flexibility, efficiency and community in Porto’s student housing landscape.
by Nikitha Sunil Mar 20, 2025
Bloom Architecture transforms abandoned housing into a serene wellness retreat by weaving sustainability, culture and nature into a harmonious sanctuary in Siem Reap.
by Bansari Paghdar Mar 19, 2025
The speculative house, 300 John Lemley Lane, experiments with simple materials to create an unfinished aesthetic, featuring a central light shaft and layered roof design.
by Aarthi Mohan Mar 14, 2025
Crafted with cross-laminated timber and geothermal systems, this lakeside retreat in Duchess County offers a vision of net-positive, low-impact living.
by Anushka Sharma Mar 12, 2025
The Czech architecture practice introduces a new residential design in the Černošice’s villa district: an experimental villa resting atop two monolithic concrete pillars.
by Almas Sadique Mar 11, 2025
In conversation with STIR, David Barragán shares the collaborative processes that shape Al Borde’s understanding and implementation of local traditions in contemporary contexts.
by Akash Singh Feb 27, 2025
Built in the upscale suburbs of Pilar, Bueno Aires, next to a Polo field, Nirvana House's brutal and untamed aesthetic stands out from its context.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 25, 2025
The design for the private residence by Madrid-based studio MUKA Arquitectura takes modernist materials like concrete and glass with a contemporary take on residential architecture.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 24, 2025
Designed by Giovanni Vaccarini Architetti, the multi-storey residential building features extruding terraces stacked on one another to create a porous exterior shell.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Feb 22, 2025
Set in Chuchot, in the Leh district, Gulzar’s House's reinterpreted program manifests vernacular sensibilities and an aesthetic without a distinct reverence for time or style.
by Simran Gandhi Feb 19, 2025
The residence atop Guatapé in Colombia transitions between the solidity of a cave, the amiability of a forest cabin and the elusive sensation of being underwater.
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