Author: Natalie Mortimer
Architect Adam Kane discusses Hardwood House, a home with 
a double function that was inspired by European chalets. Hardwood house was designed with intended use as both dwelling and overnight high-end accommodation in regional Daylesford, Victoria. With this setting in mind, the intention was to create a contemporary home that referenced the warm, textured timber […]
Coconut wood, bamboo and the spectacular natural scenery of the Maldives was the inspiration behind the new Mövenpick Resort Kuredhivaru. Designed by Poland-based MOTIV, the architecture practice has designed a hotel that weaves into the uninhabited Kuredhivaru island environment, blurring the boundaries between design, Maldivian heritage and nature. “We wanted to make sure we did not damage the island or […]
As bombs rained down on architect Marwa Al-Sabouni’s home city of Homs, Syria, she made the difficult decision of staying in the city throughout the civil war. ADR chats to Al-Sabouni about how she believes the architecture in Homs helped facilitate conflict and the role architecture can now play in creating peace and identity. When […]
Sibling Architecture has teamed up with RMIT Design Hub to present New Agency: Owning Your Future, a live research project and exhibition focused on the link between ageing and the design of our future homes. Taking place 29 August to 22 September, the exhibition, curated and designed by Sibling Architecture, will transform the Design Hub into a […]
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