Architecture, Interiors, StoriesDesign AnthologySeptember 06, 2017Chiang Mai, Thailand

Contemporary Vernacular

Architecture, Interiors, StoriesDesign AnthologySeptember 06, 2017Chiang Mai, Thailand

The recent design for a Chiang Mai residence by interdisciplinary design firm wHY incorporates leaf-shaped roofs to extend a lyrical aura to daily life, while paying tribute to the region’s vernacular architecture

Design Anthology

Interiors, Sleep, TravelDesign AnthologySeptember 06, 2017Chiang Mai, Thailand

Villa Mahabhirom

The bijou resort Villa Mahabhirom (meaning ‘villa of great pleasure’) in the foothills of the Doi Suthep-Pui National Park just outside of Chiang Mai is home to seventeen individually restored antique teak villas, making for a truly unique stay in the countryside

Interiors, Sleep, TravelDesign AnthologySeptember 06, 2017Chiang Mai, Thailand

InteriorsDesign AnthologyNovember 07, 2021Ching Mai, Thailand

A Serene Holiday Home in the Mountains

Designed by Thai firm Skarn Chaiyawat Architects, this family vacation home emphasises local materials and vernacular architecture, and was built to merge with the surrounding mountains and forests. Here Skarn Chaiyawat tells us more about the project

InteriorsDesign AnthologyNovember 07, 2021Ching Mai, Thailand

Architecture, HomeDesign AnthologyMarch 08, 2022IbisTokyo, Japan

An Ingenious Stacked Mixed-Use Home in Tokyo

Architecture firm KOMPAS conceived a unique stacked design to create this mixed-use building in downtown Tokyo, which is both a two-storey family home and a pair of for-rent spaces. Here, architect and studio founder Mai Komuro tells us more about the project

Architecture, HomeDesign AnthologyMarch 08, 2022IbisTokyo, Japan

An Ingenious Stacked Mixed-Use Home in Tokyo

TravelLuo JingmeiJanuary 16, 2019Chiang Mai, Thailand

Sustaining Tradition

Raya Heritage is a boutique hotel in Chiang Mai that tells a charming story of local artisanship and architecture without resorting to pastiche or reproduction

TravelLuo JingmeiJanuary 16, 2019Chiang Mai, Thailand

TravelDesign AnthologyJuly 13, 2020Chiang Mai, Thailand

A Taste of Nostalgia

Kiti Panit General Store in Chiang Mai makes its home in a teak mansion restored by its fifth-generation owner as an ode to the building’s rich history and authentic regional cuisine

TravelDesign AnthologyJuly 13, 2020Chiang Mai, Thailand

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