Tropical design

In renovating a 20-year-old house in Bangkok, Design in Motion has balanced privacy with openness to create a versatile and functional home defined by an elegant internal courtyard.

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

Embodying the idea of a tropical retreat, albeit in a “masculine” silhouette, 3 Ash House is a singular design for a particular client.

An efficient interior meets a layered facade of custom-designed breeze blocks and trees in this A-frame home in Indonesia.

Architect Theodore Chan uses his own house as a showcase of passive and effective living in the tropics.

Parenthesis creates a calm and relaxed ‘home in the tropics’ for a family of four to chill and entertain.

With its bright and sunny disposition, this four-room flat by interior design firm Ethereall is a contemporary take on jungle chic.

This Balinese-inspired family home by Third Avenue Studio strikes a clever balance between form and function.

Formwerkz Architects revisits the laid-back charms of living and socialising out of a box in the tropics of Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

A holiday home for a family based in Indonesia, this apartment’s most striking feature is a visually arresting “fresco” on the ceiling in the lounge, which mirrors the tropical vibes of the beach in a modern, refined way.