While many client-architect relationships may only cover one project, TechnÄ“ Architecture + Interior Design has shown how to build a long lasting working relationship with hospitality client Sand Hill Road spanning more than 10 years. In the lead-up to the opening of the Hotel Esplanade in St Kilda, a collaboration between the practice and client, […]
In Brisbane, Michelle Bailey visits the new workplace of Cardno designed by Cox Architecture and experiences community at its best. The Brisbane interior design studio of multidisciplinary Australian practice, Cox Architecture has recently reinvented the workplace of infrastructure and environmental services company, Cardno. The new Brisbane fitout explores notions of ‘community’, expressing these through a […]
Kate fitzgerald, director of whispering smith, discusses House A, a home she built for herself and her partner that has an unusual size and appearance. Whispering Smith’s House A is a challenge to the status quo of housing in Perth. The sustainable apartment-house hybrid is designed for small lots and uses commercial materials in an […]
Once a project has been built, people need to find their way around it. this is when wayfinding specialists may be the smartest option. Wayfinding has traditionally been carried out by architects teaming up with graphic designers, but the niche is maturing to become a vital and specialised spatial exploration. Clients, and users, are pressing […]
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