Architecture
Architecture
As part of Ballarat International Foto Biennale’s fringe program, architectural photographer Rhiannon Slatter will exhibit her new series BUILD – an exhibition that investigates the aesthetics of construction and explores the visual language of the construction boom. ADR catches up with Slatter ahead of the exhibition to find out more.
This week we meet Gerald Matthews, managing director at Matthews Architects, which his father founded in 1975. Matthews discusses how a shipwreck inspires his work, what it's like taking charge of the family business, and the importance of cross-pollination.
Alexandra Buchanan talks to AR about the Hawthorn house, a weatherboard cottage that was once dark and tired, but is now filled with character, dappled in sunlight and serving the needs of the family residing within it.
Due to recent events, the cladding issue has provoked debate and the safety of building façades has become a pressing issue. Shapeshell and its parent company Shapeshift Design Technologies have been at the forefront of appropriate full-scale fire testing and have found, despite rising tensions surrounding cladding, new does not have to mean risky...
This issue of AR includes a look at the state of Australian fire safety, straw-bale houses, how to get the best photography for your project and how to write an effective business plan.
This week we meet Marcus Ieraci, senior design lead at Hayball. Ieraci discusses the rise of pre-fab in student housing, how his daughters inspire him, and what the '!' moment is.
Charged with maximising views of the Moorooduc Plains on the Mornington Peninsula while minimising the impact of the surrounding suburban sprawl, Little Brick Studio has designed a home that sits among the tree tops. The Merilyn house takes cues from mid-century architecture and places the main living areas on the second floor, which creates privacy […]
"When asked if a fire like Grenfell could happen in Australia, our answer is a positive yes." Scott Williams of the FPA weighs in on the compliance debate.
What was once a 1920s duplex is now a streamlined family home – a conversion that celebrates the old alongside the new, makes intelligent use of space and brings a little more of the outside in.
"I am doing what I love, I work relentlessly because design is a need not a want. I don’t have work/life balance, I have blend." Tracey Wiles, parrtner at Make Architects, discusses how her grandparents' houses sparked her passion for design, who inspires her and which of her children is her favourite.
With Architeam – a membership association for Australian architects working in small, medium and emerging practices – gearing up to celebrate its silver jubilee later this month, we catch up with the organisation’s directors, Rosemary Ross and Barbara Moje, to get an idea of where Architeam started and where it’s heading. Starting out 25 years […]
The Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS) is a residential school, designed by McIldowie Partners as a home away from home within an ageing manor.
Lack of space is leading to innovative solutions in Asia and South America, with vertical cemeteries one of the latest ideas to gain traction.
Nicky Drobis, design director at Fender Katsalidis chats to ADR about Yarra One – the studio’s 26-storey, landmark building in South Yarra’s Forrest Hill precinct. The building comprises 268 apartments, as well as a range of shared amenity spaces including a library, dining room, state-of-the-art gym, wellness retreat and wine room. Meanwhile, on the ground floor […]
The XYZ house's original dwelling was designed by architect GE Swallow in 1962 and is a beautifully intact example of early ’60s West Australian modernist architecture. Mark Aronson Architecture recently provided the structure with alterations and additions for the owners, extruding the existing living space out and into the garden via a narrow, glazed, single-storey addition.
Forgotten to book anything for this weekend's Open House Melbourne? Not to worry, there are still plenty of interesting openings to the public that don't require a ticket. Here's a selection that we think will be worth your time, including spaces such as the historic State Library of Victoria, Elenberg Fraser's Eq. Tower and the East Melbourne Synagogue.
"I don’t aspire to design the largest CBD skyscraper or the next Opera House. I simply aspire to work with our great staff to design and build quality buildings and living environments for passionate people who appreciate what good architecture can contribute to daily life." Craig Stoll from boutique practice Stoll-Long discusses his work in social housing, why it is more rewarding and the pleasures of designing his own home.
Alec Tzannes and Jonathan Evans are the architects and minds behind the world’s tallest timber commercial building, International House, Barangaroo. inside co-editor Gillian Serisier discusses the thinking and challenges behind this extraordinary achievement with Alec Tzannes.
As the distinction between online and offline continues to blur, the Internet of Things (IoT) has become a major consideration in how we plan our homes, both for the future and today. While much of the tech through which we control appliances, furnishings and systems in our homes is not entirely new, we’re rapidly approaching […]
Celebrating the very best of Victoria’s green, open and public spaces, the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ (AILA) Victoria Landscape Architecture Awards 2017 have been announced. The annual awards recognise the leadership and innovation that landscape architects bring to projects to enhance Victoria’s liveability, economic development and global profile. AILA Victoria awards jury committee chair […]
Alexandra Buchanan is an architect who grew up in an English country town, found her passion in the built history of Europe, and has settled on Australian shores with a practice of her own.
Alvaro discusses how Wynyard Walk's design signals a change in the typology that redefines how public spaces are conceived.
Revolving doors may have evolved through bad manners, but their advantages have far outstripped their original application, reports David McCall.
We take a look at why an increasing number of people are choosing to use recycled building materials in their home renovations – and it’s nothing to do with price. When Troy Clark of architecture practice tenfiftyfive drew up plans for an extension to his family home, bricks were chosen mainly to moderate the internal […]
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