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 […]
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 […]
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