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"I wanted to create something that uses tulipwood CLT in its largest format possible." The AHEC has collaborated with Alison Brooks Architects, Arup and the London Design Festival to present a giant, cross-laminated tulipwood structure that showcases the true strengths of timber.
"I feel like our best ideas often come from a slightly whimsical yet critical analysis of a situation," says Brad Wray of Branch Studio Architects, one of the practices in the running to take out Zenith’s Emerging Designer category at IDEA 2016.
"Our interest in Kevin Borland’s architectural approach took expression in our work via a lens of interpretation and transformation," says Melbourne-based practice Mihaly Slocombe, discussing their Chamfer House project – a 'sensitive infiltration' of a 1970s Kevin Borland design.
Warwick Mihaly and Erica Slocombe began their practice at the same time as starting a family in the wake of the GFC. Sandra Tan speaks to the partners in life and work for AR, and discovers their true passion for place and craft.
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