KUALA LUMPUR / Edible landscapes provide amazing benefits. But what if you don’t have space for them? Raised garden beds and planter boxes come in handy to deal with the challenges of living in a small space. This narrow lot home in Kuala Lumpur is a living proof of creative design and the advantage it brings to garden plants fit to be eaten. Done right, they thrive everywhere, building façades included.
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Planter Box House: A Narrow Lot Home with Edible Landscapes and Raw Concrete Façades
April 13, 2024
HOUSE / LIVING
NDT-LTC HOUSE: Oozing the Charm of Raw Concrete and Lush Vertical Garden Façade
BAC NINH / Albeit small in size, the house boasts the relaxed interior ambience bedecked with houseplants thriving in containers scattered throughout. Nearby, the walls painted a cool-toned cream are lined with troughs where leafy exotics grow, creating an atmosphere for calm.
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Mitbury the Public House: A Café in Pastel Brown Humbly Camouflaged in Nature’s Embrace
CHIANG MAI / Tucked away amidst the crisp mountain air and dense green plants thriving under tree cover, a quaint country café takes center stage giving off friendly vibes. It’s enclosed by glass walls on three sides, while perimeter fence walls of large breeze blocks in pastel brown speak volumes for the humble origins of mankind.
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Tanatap Wall Garden: A Restaurant-cum-Café and Bar among Lush Trees and Immaculate White Walls
CENTRAL JAVA / In Central Java, Indonesia, sleek walls stand tall above a reflective pool, surrounded by vibrant lawns illuminated by gentle lights. Their elegant design features smooth curves and alternating ridges, creating a captivating visual harmony that seamlessly integrates with the urban environment.
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Catching a Glimpse of War Memorials Across Southeast Asia
SEA / Wars have the potential to bring destruction, death and losses, not to mention physical and mental injuries. In this presentation, we take a look at war memorials across Southeast Asia, ones that inspire people to be cognizant of the turbulent past, live in the present and look to the future.
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THE ETHNIC NYAH KUR PEOPLE OF ISAN REVISITED
CHAIYAPHUM / It was a journey through time as we paid a visit to ethnic Nyah Kur communities in Chaiyaphum Province, located in the heart of northeastern Thailand, also known as Isan. The Nyah Kur are nonurban groups inhabiting several parts of the country. Their language is a branch of the larger Austroasiatic family indigenous to mainland Southeast Asia and eastern South Asia.