Architecture
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Family-friendly design guidelines for apartment buildings must be introduced to promote the health of the growing number of children being raised in Melbourne’s high-rise apartments, according to a new Deakin University study. The most recent statists show 79,000 Australian families live in high-rise apartments – classified as dwellings more than three stories tall – an […]
Small yet well designed, this efficient and flexible space literally must “weather the storm” of three lively young boys. The three-level townhouse in bayside Melbourne was extended to create a functional and flexible space along with a crafted set of materials selected to withstand the rigours of a young, highly active family. “Functionally, other than the […]
Nest Architects has transformed a Melbourne house that was abandoned for years and became a squat, into a light and airy environmentally sustainable home. “Basically, we tore the house apart to let light and air into rooms that otherwise would have been very dark,” explain the architects. “This created a number of landscaped courtyards and light-wells. […]
The winners of VIVID 2018 were announced at a special awards ceremony last week at the Decor + Design exhibition in Melbourne. Selected from over 90 finalists, this year’s VIVID award winners include Marinos Drakopoulos (Furniture and Object design), Fran White (Concept design), Dean Toepfer (Lighting design and Judges Choice) and Thomas Yeend (Colour and award). ADR […]
David Rockwell and his New York-based Rockwell Group have redesigned the former Helen Hayes Theater, now Hayes Theater, which is the smallest theatre on Broadway with just 597 seats. Rockwell Group collaborated with new owners Second Stage to completely renovate the historic 100-year-old-theatre and bring about a more modern and approachable design that references the […]
Woods Bagot has designed a 20-storey mixed-use development that is made up of specialist apartments for people living with a disability and retirement living apartments. Located along the river bank in Adelaide’s CBD, U City has been designed for Uniting Communities, which works across South Australia through more than 90 community service programs. The building features a function […]
Cumulus Studio has won an architectural design competition to transform Arts Centre Melbourne’s Cento café. The performing arts centre invited small and emerging Victorian architectural design practices to submit an Expression of Interest in April to transform the pop-up eatery into a ‘fresh-faced, contemporary food and beverage outlet’. The jury then selected four design led local practices: Cumulus […]
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has teamed with fellow Danish designer Søren Rose to create a 180-square-foot home that is constructed from 100 percent recyclable materials. Called the A45, the house has been designed for NYC-based tiny home company Klein, which was created by Rose in 2017. BIG’s design is an evolution of the traditional A-frame cabin, known for its […]
The six buildings shortlisted for the 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building have been announced, with student housing, an office building, art gallery, a nursery school, cemetery and lecture theatre making the list The Royal Institute for British Architecture’s Stirling Prize is handed to the architect of the building thought to be the most […]
Despite wanting a two-storey dwelling, the owners of this home in Northcote, Melbourne were still keen to compliment the single level culture of the surrounding area by minimising the visual impact of their new home. The solution by Star Architecture was to use timber screens as a device to soften the solid rendered walls behind and to unify […]
Refined designs of the Apple Global Flagship Store at Fed Square have been released after a series of design workshops involving Fed Square Management, the Victorian Government, Melbourne City Council and Apple. The plans for the store are surrounded by controversy, with thousands of people petitioning against it online after the Victorian government announced plans […]
Melbourne’s Southbank waterfront will play host to a pop-up sculptural pavilion for a week in July and will house six international architecture teams as they present their vision to transform the Southbank precinct. Located in front of the red steps, the Beulah Pavilion is designed to be an ephemeral structure that will hold specific events as […]
For the first time in Australia, global disaster and humanitarian experts will explore how to provide appropriate design strategies for post-disaster communities during Humanitarian Architecture Week. From 6-9 August a series of events will take place at RMIT’s School of Architecture and Urban Design, including workshops, lectures and exhibitions to discuss approaches to solve complex humanitarian issues. […]
Located within Woollahra Council’s Heritage Conservation Area, this residence is perched upon a 5m heritage sandstone wall that forms part of a large park and bushland setting. The house, by Porebski Architects, has been designed as a structure that belongs to the park with its strong concrete block corner buttresses rising up from the existing sandstone base. […]
To maximise the expanse of a narrow-lot home, the design concept considers the entire site as a ‘room’ for this house in Perth by Craig Steere Architects. A clear glass box on the ground floor, and a simplified cantilevered box hovering above form the architectural design solutions that blur the boundaries between the inside and outside of this home. […]
Designed for a semi-retired couple and occasionally their adult children, this house has been a labour of love for the owner who built it over five years to a high level of detail. EHDO’s response to the site was met by its challenges: a sewer easement dividing the site and long elevations facing east/west. Design […]
Woods Bagot has designed the newly opened riverside pier as part of the Rockhampton Riverside Precinct, a project to revitalise the riverside district of the rural Queensland city. The practice chose materials that nod to the community’s historical past of gold, silver and copper mining and to signify a new age of economic and cultural growth after the […]
Located at the site of the former Paramount Pictures Studio, the Paramount House hotel embraces the historical significance of the site and its surrounding context. Designed by Melbourne-based Breathe Architects the hotel occupies a three-storey 1930s brick corner warehouse amid a suite of heritage and inter-war buildings in Sydney’s Surry Hills. The idea behind the design […]
Little Brick Studio has designed two dwellings on the Mornington Peninsula: a family home for the client’s specific needs, and a secondary dwelling for future sale. The studio was approached by the client, who was also the builder, to design a high-quality dual occupancy site with free rein over the design. The client also had […]
A new pavilion designed by Make has been unveiled as part of the City of London Corporation’s transformation of a former gyratory into a public space. The former complex roundabout, with its series of pedestrian subways, has been the subject of intense development for over six years to reroute roads, block off unsafe subways and […]
One of the main aims of architecture is to bring people together – to frame and contain a space where human connections can flourish. Four Periscopes, commissioned by MAAS (Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences) and created by TRIAS, highlights the importance of communicating within our ‘commons’. It encourages visitors to reflect – quite literally […]
Open House Melbourne is set to return this month, allowing architecture enthusiasts a peek inside some of the city’s most notable homes and buildings. Ahead of the event, ADR speaks to Open House founder and Bates Smart studio director Tim Leslie to find out his top picks. Open House Melbourne has been growing in size each […]
Sydney Contemporary has announced that three leading artists, Callum Morton, Mel O’Callaghan and Cameron Robbins will each create a large-scale installation that will sit throughout Barangaroo’s financial, retail and dining precinct in the lead-up to and during the fair. Returning for its fourth edition, and now an annual event occurring every September, Sydney Contemporary 2018 […]
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has launched its inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) following a year of collaborative work by AILA’s Connection to Country Committee. The Reflect RAP aims to facilitate the development of a deeper level of respect from its members and staff for Traditional Custodians and their relationship with the landscape. It […]
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