Design Thinkers & Insights

Ar. Shigeru Ban's Aspen Art Museum sits in a glass box wrapped in a wooden lattice frame, upheld by the architect's reinventive design approach. Check it out here...

Designer boutique Gazal's Panache stands out for its striking monochromatic palette, interior detailing and lattice-work referencing the famous Benarasi weave, albeit in a contemporary avatar… Check out the store here

Moving ahead of Australian Green Star compliance, One Central Park (OCP) by Ar. Jean Nouvel is an innovative and environmentally ambitious landmark project that takes a broader approach to carbon conscious design and exceeds the highest standards of sustainable residential design. Check it out here…

Monotony and complexity have no room in Italian cuisine and so it is, with the design of this restaurant in New Delhi that serves it. The design team of Sumeet Nath and Aanchal Chaudhary has tastefully carved out a setting for Ristorante Prego that essentially blends variety with simplicity. Check it out here…

"Where you eat matters as much as what you eat…" Vino Veritas, a 100% Spanish Eco-Gastrobar in Oslo, Norway lives up to this quote by offering a slice of Spanish Andalusia to its patrons, both in terms of food/beverages it serves and the ambience it presents. Check it out here...

Defying the straight-lined assemblage of four walls and a roof above, this residence in Greenfield Park, Montreal, is a sculptural composition that spreads in simple geometrical forms giving rise to a series of optical illusions... Check it out here...

A simple textile art installation succeeds in illustrating the emotional and parabolic ethos that Ar. Emmanuelle Moureaux shares with Tokyo City; so much so that she plans to take the '100 Colours' series to different cities across the world. Check it out

Whilst 'neo-futurist architecture' as a term evolved in the 1960's, characterized by an 'uninhibited architectural approach', the prolific global mushrooming of 'iconic' built forms that we see in present times, spurred Team IAnD to probe the larger picture of what makes architecture iconic and what is the response it elicits…

That 'high-rises provide vantage points, otherwise unthinkable of' is beyond debate and when such a point provides an unobstructed view as well, it's definitely a bonanza. It is this distinct advantage that Aedas, the architects of Mongkok Residence, Hong Kong plan to serve to its residents through this towering landmark. Check it out here...

Design Plus Associates embraces an open-plan layout in its industrial-themed office, interspersed with dramatic elements... Check it out here...

The architectural concept of the new Centre for Technology and Design in St. Pölten, Austria fosters a congenial atmosphere among diverse alumni and, thus serves two purposes: it creates a contemporary working atmosphere and a high degree of interdisciplinarity… Check it out here...

'Loft MM' as it is called, designed by Nick Ceulemans of C. T. Architects, Belgium, is specifically designed as an apartment for a wheelchair-bound inhabitant but "absolutely nothing even hints at a handicap"!