That Design Studio, led by principal designer Piyusha Upadhyay, has completed Seré Resort in Vagator, Goa, a 30,000-square-foot hospitality project that marks the studio's first built work. For a debut, the scale and ambition are considerable, and the images make clear that the execution has kept pace with both. Vagator is a specific kind of Goa. Less commercial than Calangute or Baga, more considered in its pace, it attracts a traveller who is looking for something quieter w

Set at the edge where Abidjan’s restless energy meets the stillness of the Ébrié Lagoon, Lagoon Villa feels both anchored and weightless. Designed by SAOTA, with interiors by Claude Missir, the home captures the quiet confidence of modernist architecture while responding instinctively to its tropical surroundings. It’s a structure that doesn’t so much sit on the landscape as breathe with it. The villa unfolds along the waterfront, every gesture shaped by the client’s wish to