Around The World

Uncovering the unique design language of architecture around the world, Habitus Living celebrates the exceptional architectural moments. What defines design and architecture from our region? Each story looks for the nuance and culture, and the things that tie it all together.

The future flat is an adaptive home

An architect upends traditional notions of an HDB flat in his own home, which responds to a post-pandemic world.

Take a dip: 9 pools that invite you to swim

Whether the main feature of the backyard, or blended into the landscape, pools are highly desirable addition to the home and these 9 pools run the gamut of design.

The hybrid home of a creative

Renowned photographer and artist Sazeli Jalal has designed his flat as a hybrid home where it functions as an office and art gallery.

Rising sun

Designed to embrace the tropics, this architect’s home in Ubud, Bali reinterprets traditional ‘long houses’ as it emerges from the jungle.

Take it outside

Can outdoor dining be the ultimate complement to the kitchen?

Not boxed in

An apartment in Singapore by WAFF with clever storage ideas allows a versatile use of space.

A cubed and curving city abode

Dark, cubic forms rise like a tower out of a lush garden in this Auckland home.

The raw beauty of rammed earth

While rammed earth has been used in construction for millennia – famously for parts of The Great Wall of China – it has recently come back into fashion thanks to a move toward conscious design and an adjacent desire for natural and locally-inspired aesthetics.