Esora restaurant is set inside an old Singapore shophouse
Minimalist interiors draw attention to the open kitchen of this Japanese restaurant, which Takenouchi Webb has created inside an old Singapore shophouse. More
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Vietnamese shophouse by MM++ Architects features a facade that folds open
Vietnamese studio MM++ Architects has squeezed a contemporary shophouse into a four-metre-wide site in Ho Chi Minh City, with a facade that opens and closes like a giant shutter. More
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WOW Architects opens art and design venue in converted Singapore shophouse
Almost 20 years after buying a shophouse in a historic Singapore neighbourhood, local architect Maria Warner Wong and her team have converted the building into a new venue for art and design (+ slideshow). More
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Ministry of Design transforms five Malaysian shophouses into a boutique hotel
Both original geometric tiles and contemporary machine-milled latticework decorate the reception of this boutique hotel in Penang, Malaysia, which occupies a row of traditional shophouses (+ slideshow). More
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Fai Fah by Spark
Architects Spark have added a stairwell resembling a giant wedge of Swiss cheese onto two Bangkok shophouses they've converted into a youth centre. More
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The Pool Shophouse by FARM and KD Architects
Architecture studios FARM and KD Architects have converted a 1920s shophouse in Singapore into a residence with a swimming pool stretched along the ground floor. More
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Hatched at Holland Avenue by Outofstock
Birds' nests inspired the facade of this Singapore cafe by designers Outofstock, where eggs are served all day. More
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Inside Awards: Bar Code office by Ministry of Design
In this latest interview from our series of Dezeen Talks filmed at the Inside awards in Barcelona, Dezeen editor-in-chief talks to Marcus Fairs talks to Colin Seah from Ministry of Design about the design of their own office, a former shophouse in Singapore where the rooms and the furniture within them are arranged in rows like a barcode. More
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The Periscope by VW+BS
London studio VW+BS have designed an office building for Singapore that resembles a giant periscope. More
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Shophouse Transformation by all(zone)
Bangkok studio all(zone) added a patterned concrete facade to two disused Bangkok shophouses to create a live-work unit on each floor. More
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Shophouses 4 x 8 m Bangkok by Peter Nitsch
German photographer Peter Nitsch has sent us a selection of his latest series of photos, documenting combined businesses and homes in Bangkok, Thailand. More
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55 Blair Road by ONG&ONG
Architects ONG&ONG have completed a contemporary open-plan interior for the renovation of a terrace house in Singapore, merging the interior and exterior spaces. More
