Gurjit Singh Matharoo has architecture in his DNA. His great-grandfather worked as an architect for the British during the 19th century. And for 26 years he has been running his own practice in Ahmedabad, in western India. ‘When in doubt, reduce’ is the first line of the motto Matharoo Associates lives by. For the record, […]
Want to take away all the headaches of reactive maintenance and upgrades for automatic doors and ensure compliance to relevant standards? Sign up for a service agreement from the get-go, advises Craig Wood. Architecture is so much more than specifying the prettiest or latest products, handing your list over to the builder and then washing […]
Over four days in October, Shaw Contract invited a group of influential designers from Australia and New Zealand to experience the energy and excitement of Shanghai, as well as Shaw Contract’s extensive global presence in the APAC region. The action-packed trip included time at Shaw Contract’s LEED Silver Certified Nantong manufacturing facility as well as […]
WALA has designed the interior of Melbourne patisserie T by Luxbite where creative use of small spaces permeates through the design. The shop’s 19sqm ground floor corner location along Flinders Lane required a stronger emphasis on shop-front prominence and the need to maximise the use of all available internal space. The owners required five separate purpose-built fridges […]
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