Latest articles by Daven Wu
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A former bank vault becomes a whisky-fuelled izakaya in Singapore
Barrel Story of Hibiki pairs chef Sho Naganuma’s wood-fire cooking with one of Asia’s most serious Suntory collections
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Tour Joseph Allen Stein's New Delhi, a place where modernism 'allows you to slow down'
In New Delhi, a little-known enclave known as Steinabad reveals the radical legacy of American modernist Joseph Allen Stein. Now, boutique travel company Architourian is turning this shaded cluster of cultural landmarks into a pilgrimage for design lovers
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The world’s favourite bartender has opened a new bar in Singapore
Uno Jang of Jigger & Pony, named the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender 2025, has transformed a former shophouse in Chinatown into the city’s latest hot ticket
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The Ritz-Carlton’s Luminara is a yacht in name and a design haven in practice
Tour the exclusive 794-foot vessel built around high-design interiors, where Minotti, Poltrona Frau, and Cassina replace any trace of cruise-ship cliché
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How an architect rebuilt his family ‘kongsi’ into Malaysia’s most ambitious hotel
A transformed 19th-century Chinese clan compound in George Town is now Soori Penang, a stately hotel shaped as much by heritage law as by personal history
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Rediscover Odette, one of Singapore’s most laurelled restaurants
Following a seasonal closure, the National Gallery Singapore dining room introduces a complete aesthetic rethink courtesy of design studio Nice Projects
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Discover a hidden culinary gem in Melbourne
Tucked away in a central Melbourne park, wunderkind chef Hugh Allen’s first solo restaurant, Yiaga, takes diners on a journey of discovery
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Inside Christian de Portzamparc’s showstopping House of Dior Beijing: ‘sculptural, structural, alive’
Daven Wu travels to Beijing to discover Dior’s dramatic new store, a vast temple to fashion that translates haute couture into architectural form
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Dib Bangkok, a new Thai cultural destination, celebrates rawness and local grace
With Dib Bangkok, Thailand’s first international contemporary art museum, Kulapat Yantrasast plays all the angles
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Discover The Legacy, Hong Kong’s eye-catching new condo
The Legacy, by ACPV Architects Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel, is a striking new condo tower that aims to ‘create a sense of community and solidarity among people’
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This Portuguese winery looks like it grew from the landscape itself
Architect Sérgio Rebelo distils the essence of Portugal’s Douro Valley into a new timber-framed winery for Quinta de Adorigo
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Tour Peridot, Hong Kong’s hypnotic new bar
Located on the 38th floor of The Henderson, Studio Paolo Ferrari’s latest project is a study in ‘light, refraction, and intimacy’
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Park Hyatt takes Kuala Lumpur to new heights
More than a decade in the making, Malaysia’s first Park Hyatt floats between levels 75 and 114 of Asia Pacific’s tallest tower, redefining intimacy in the sky
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Matsuya Ginza lounge is a glossy haven at Tokyo’s century-old department store
A new VIP lounge inside Tokyo’s Matsuya Ginza department store, designed by I-IN, balances modernity and elegance
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This 100-year-old private members’ club in London feels young at heart
The Sloane Club unveils a stylish new rebrand and redesign courtesy of Russell Sage Studio
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Tour Mountain Residence’s refined ‘interior landscape’ in Hong Kong
Mountain Residence is a serene, multigenerational family home, nestled on Kowloon’s Mount Beacon in Hong Kong and designed by Nelson Chow
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How do you design a country? Singapore Design Week 2025 looks back at the state's transformation over 60 years
Singapore Design Week 2025 (11-21 September) returns with the theme 'Nation by Design'
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10 landscape architects to know now: the ultimate directory
The Wallpaper* 2025 Landscape Architects’ Directory spotlights the world's most exciting studios, each one transforming the environment around us with projects that celebrate nature in design
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Meet Kotchakorn Voraakhom, a Thai landscape architect on a mission
Alongside her studio Landprocess and network Porous City, Thai landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom is on a mission to make Bangkok a model of climate resilience
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Meet Rodrigo Oliveira, landscape architect to some of Brazil’s finest buildings
We delve into Rodrigo Oliveira's naturalistic approach and explore his landscape architecture work, gracing buildings designed by some of Brazil's finest contemporary architects
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No guilt, only pleasures await at Singapore’s first all-villa resort
From late-evening scented baths to midnight snack attacks, daily indulgences come in abundance at the tropical Raffles Sentosa Singapore
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The Melbourne studio rewilding cities through digital-driven landscape design
‘There's a lack of control that we welcome as designers,’ say Melbourne-based landscape architects Emergent Studios
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Inside Singapore's first 3D-printed concrete house
The building presents an elegantly minimalist model for the future of mainstream construction
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Retreat to Aman Nai Lert Bangkok, a sleek city sanctuary
Aman returns to its Thai roots for its third civic outpost, weaving past and present to create an urban pleasure dome
