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Chris Briffa Architects reinterpret Junichirō Tanizaki's famed essay, In Praise of Shadows to transform this seaside holiday home in Gozo Island into a mesmerizing narrative of Japanese austerity, anchored by a nuanced interplay of light and shadow.

Johnson Chou Inc. designs this Toronto home as a 'Shadow Box', experimenting with the effect of the ephemeral quality of light and consequent flitting shadows on the built form. Check out the interesting play in the carefully orchestrated interiors here

Making the lowest impact on the environment, Ar. Fran Silvestre designs a home in the luxe gated community of Sotogrande in Cardiz, Spain. Check out how he uses four planes - shadow, wood, glass and stone to merge the built form with nature…

Creating a mesmerising play of patterns, textures and shadows, Studio Infinity crafts an office space aptly named 'The Travellers', visually encapsulating the brand of tourism.

Giles Miller Studio is adept at designing artistic surface finishes with a play on light and shadow. Design Director of the studio, Kirstie Little talks to Ar. Sanjay Puri about #Lotus, a unique evolution of the studio's louvred surface work in this video.

Visually stimulating scenarios give a fillip to the place as well as the onlooker. Check out innovative surface designer, Giles Miller's latest finish that simulates nature...

Marc Fornes of THEVERYMANY designs Marquise - a billowing ultra-thin, lightweight aluminum structure that entirely transforms the approach and initial experience of a standard building entrance into a dramatic experience of threshold, and an icon that redefines the public in El Paso, Texas.