Architecture
Architecture
Responding to the many natural and man-made constraints of the site, this highly crafted Tasmanian home from Studio Ilk is an attempt to add to an ecosystem rather than impose upon it. Dramatic in nature, the southern Tasmanian coastline is rugged, exposed to the elements, unforgiving even and soaring in its scale. It demands a […]
Wearthy’s award-winning registered landscape architect Dan Rimes is designing bespoke, tailored playgrounds that are paving the way for the future of play, worthy of all children. Acclaimed landscape architect Dan Rimes has created more than 100 unique play spaces across Australia with Wearthy, including a number of award-winning designs. One of those, POD Early School, […]
Located in Brisbane, “Uxbridge house is the quintessential family home,” says Tim Stewart Architects. Spanning two levels and situated on a 400-square-metre site, Uxbridge house is a fresh take on the classic Queenslander. Generally, a Queenslander home is a weatherboard house with battens underneath. Tim Stewart sought to flip this by placing battens on the […]
Sydney’s Charles Grand Brasserie & Bar, COX Architecture and H&E Architect’s most recent collaboration, is a tribute to splendour and future nostalgia. 66 King Street is where two forces in the architecture and design industry – COX Architecture and H&E Architect – met and joined forces to create a head-turning new hospitality venue, the Charles […]
Possessing 30 years of experience, Bates Smart director and architect Kellie Payne is driven by design that puts people first. Founded in 1853, Bates Smart is one of Australia’s oldest architectural practices with a proud history of multidisciplinary design. “At Bates Smart, we see ourselves as custodians of a history, not only a history of […]
One of Bali’s go-to destinations – Potato Head is a one-of-a-kind wellness resort priding itself on sustainable designs. Founded by Indonesian entrepreneur, Ronald Akili, Potato Head vibes off the “Good Times, Do Good” mantra, which guides the organisation to follow the principles of having a positive impact on the environment. Potato Head thrives with the […]
Evoking timeless and restrained luxury, Brougham Place by Williams Burton Leopardi (WBL) and PACT Architects is a multi-storey development in North Adelaide. Completed in 2022 and situated behind a Victorian-era Heritage-listed home, Brougham Place is a joint collaboration between Adelaide studios WBL and PACT Architects with Hindmarsh developing and building the site. Responsible for the […]
The Kori Ice Cream world on Glenferrie Road in Melbourne reimagined by EAT Architecture, is as unique and brave from the outside as it is from the inside. Ice cream shops are what dreams are made of and where childhood memories are created. EAT Architecture’s design team had this in mind all throughout their creative […]
i2C Architects has revealed the design of Western Australia’s newest agriculture and food science hub, The Food Innovation Precinct, a state-of-the-art compound. Located 75 kilometres from Perth in the Peel region, a district known for its environmental cultivation and agronomy, the hub will serve as the industry’s tour de force, showcasing leading technology and food […]
Architecture design firm Buchan will lead the design for the Australian Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka. Buchan will partner with Japanese architectural and urban design firm Nikken Sekkei to deliver the project in Osaka. The two firms have enjoyed a long-standing relationship, collaborating on many successful projects over the last decade. Expo 2025 Osaka, […]
Artists, designers and architects are being invited to pitch their projects and ideas for Melbourne Design Week 2023. Now in its seventh year, the 2023 Melbourne Design Week will celebrate local and international design excellence from Tuesday 18 until Friday 28 May 2023. As Australia’s leading design festival, Melbourne Design Week calls for participants to […]
A new documentary called The Lost City of Melbourne charts a destructive period in Melbourne’s architectural history when much of its Victorian-era heritage was demolished. Melbourne was the fastest growing city in the world in the 1850s due in large part to the Gold Rush, becoming more like the bustling cosmopolitan cultural centre it is […]
Contemporary, creative and cost-effective, the Holmesglen library has undergone an extensive and powerful refurbishment by Spowers’ architects and interior designers, supported by the Victorian Government. The traditional suburban TAFE library has been transformed into a thriving and dynamic student hub after the practice rose to the challenge of upgrading Holmesglen Institute’s 20-year-old Chadstone campus library […]
With weighted roots in Greek culture evoking a seamless journey, this Brisbane alteration and addition from Alcorn Middleton is an ode to the outdoor lifestyle on both sides of the Hemisphere. A lighthouse, in its simplest function, calls you home. Alcorn Middleton’s Toowong Lighthouse is therefore aptly named: it is centred on concepts and materials […]
Australia’s largest architectural B Corp has unveiled its new parental leave policy with an exhibition celebrating its working families at play in order to support equity, inclusion and flexibility in its diverse team. The industry best-practice parental leave package launched this week by ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects, after the Federal Government extended standard Paid Parental Leave (PPL) […]
Peaking out from the surrounding forest, Marra Marra Shack by Leopold Banchini is an unassuming dwelling that looks quietly out over its namesake creek. The inside tells a different story, built entirely out of an impressive patchwork of timbers that draw on local history. The shack stands on Marramarra Creek, Berowra, on the lands of […]
Along with five new exhibitions, DESIGN Canberra has announced an inaugural partnership with the food and entertainment organisation Forage Festival. Celebrating Canberra as a global city of design, DESIGN Canberra 2022 is presented by Craft ACT: Craft + Design Centre and explores the theme of ‘Transformation’. From Wednesday 2 until Sunday 20 November, audiences are […]
Nestled in the beautiful Yarra Valley, RACV Healesville Country Club & Resort has just been refurbished by Technē Architecture + Interior Design to enhance its elegant, location-centric design. The facility sets an improved premium benchmark for diverse hospitality and tourism experiences in the region and is now very much a destination, invigorated with a sleek modern edge by the practice. Technē […]
The National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) newest exhibition, The Global Life of Design, examines and reveals the interlocking networks of power, economics and influence that continue to shape design practices today. From pigments to produce, timber and textiles, the global exchange of commodities throughout history has influenced design traditions, leading to breakthroughs in technology, the […]
With its streamlined geometry, its play on ochre tonalities, its slightly cubist symmetry, the curves and angles gently reminiscing of the Art Deco era in Europe, Lonsdale Links is a reminiscent of a relic in the landscape. Wood Marsh, while elaborating on the project, responded to the gently undulating terrain of the adjacent golf course […]
Young and talented design and architecture aficionados have until Monday 30 January 2023 to enter The Walls Around Us competition by the Robin Boyd Foundation, a challenging invitation to reimagine the architect’s Melbourne experimental house while considering the challenges of the world we live in today: sustainability of materials, density of population and housing affordability. […]
The Interior Design Excellence Awards is Australia’s largest and most successful independent design awards program. Every year, the program celebrates the best of Australian interior and product design, and the 2022 shortlist is nothing short of spectacular. We’d love for you to join us at the IDEA Gala in Melbourne to announce this year’s winners […]
Walsh Bay Arts Precinct has been transformed and it’s ready to show off its makeover at this year’s Sydney Open. Presented from Friday 4 and Saturday 5 November, Sydney Open is an opportunity to discover the city’s cultural heritage and architecture through a specially curated program of unique experiences typically inaccessible to the general public. […]
Entries for Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 are opening soon. With the industry-first program gearing up for an amazing inaugural year, now is the time to consider why you should enter. And, the first question is, why wouldn’t you enter? ADR’s 30UNDER30 program is free to enter, and with it comes the opportunity to get in […]
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