Jessica de Rome of de Rome Architects takes AR on the design journey for Carwoola house, a reinvention and relocation of an original dwelling that was destroyed in a 2017 bushfire. Architect’s statement The Carwoola house is located on a 13.37-hectare block in a rural bush setting. The previous dwelling on the site was destroyed […]
Last month hundreds of UK-based architecture firms signed a pledge to address climate change and now Australia is following suit with its own commitment to change. Bates Smart, Woods Bagot, Breathe Architecture and Kerstin Thompson Architects are among the 33 founding signatories on Architects Declare Australia, which is a declaration of “a climate and biodiversity emergency.” As in the UK, […]
Looking to refresh the look of its retail stores, Optus engaged Collectivus as a design partner to deliver the brand’s first-ever experiential flagship store in Sydney’s George Street. The dual-level store has been specially designed for user integrated experiences to allow customers to touch, feel and try the latest in Optus technology. The interactive store […]
ADR catches up with Anatoly Mezhov and Irene Polo, co-founders of development and design practice Future Cities, to discuss the couple’s design background and recent projects including Contained and River St. ADR: tell us a little about your design background, what inspires you? Mezhov and Polo: We are most inspired when we travel and see […]
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