In case you missed them… here’s a recap of our top 5 stories for the month of August.
September 1st, 2015
#1 Zouk KL: 1 Supperclub, 11 Experiential Spaces

Since bursting onto the Kuala Lumpur entertainment scene in 2004, Zouk KL has firmly established itself as one of the most well known nightspots in Malaysia’s capital city.
Set to open on 21 August, their new home at TREC along downtown Jalan Tun Razak is a staggering 106,000 square feet two-storey complex. Read more…
#2 Towards a Smarter ‘Green’ City

With the vision of rebranding Singapore from a ‘Garden City’ to a ‘City in a Garden’, Gardens by the Bay is one of the most high-profile and extensive projects that exemplifies the city’s bay front transformation with its three sprawling waterfront gardens – Bay South, completed in 2012, and Bay Central and Bay East, currently on their way to completion. For the 33-hectare Bay East, the project’s main master planning and landscape architectural firm, Gustafson Porter, highlights the symbiotic relationship of Singapore with water… Read more…
#3 MOSHE SAFDIE ON SKY HABITAT

In late July, Moshe Safdie led the media on a tour of the recently completed condominium project Sky Habitat in Bishan, which was designed by his office Safdie Architects in collaboration with DCA Architects.
Cubes Indesign joined the tour (organised by CapitaLand) – the perfect opportunity to hear firsthand how the architect translated the utopian vision of his famous Habitat 67 project in Montreal (completed in 1967) to the context of high-density Singapore. Read more…
#4 Setting a Benchmark in Coastal Development

Marked to become an international flagship development and a future landmark of the region, the Tebrau Waterfront Residences and Resort Development, positioned advantageously in southern Johor and Tebrau Bay, continues the momentum of the recent developments slated to generate interest from local and global property buyers and raise the bar for premier properties in the immediate region and beyond. Read more…
#5 Lemongrass: A Slice of Modern Tropical Architecture in Bogor
The peaceful allure of this new restaurant in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia is derived from its location – ‘Bogor’, also known as ‘Buitenzorg’, means ‘without a care’ in Dutch. Read more…
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