Stantec’s engineering feat threads a $853 million university campus above Perth’s busiest transport corridor. Rising above the daily churn of buses and trains, the newly opened Edith Cowan University (ECU) City campus has landed in the middle of Perth’s central business district as the first comprehensive university campus the city has ever hosted within its […]
A dismantled Victorian cottage in Collingwood gets a second life, reassembled brick by brick accompanied by a bold contemporary extension that refuses to blend in. In a Melbourne suburb where architecture and design are defined by a juxtaposition of historic industrial heritage and cutting-edge, sustainable modernity, a dilapidated Victorian workers’ cottage has been preserved rather […]
Architecture, interiors and bespoke furniture combine to create a layered hospitality experience deeply connected to Byron Bay. Byron Bay has become one of Australia’s most recognisable design destinations, but its aesthetic seems to be flattening into a streamlined version of itself. Whitewashed walls, overt coastal references and resort styling often dominate hospitality projects seeking to […]
A long-vacant caretaker’s apartment within Melbourne’s heritage-listed Fairlie building has been transformed into a boutique wellness centre for residents. In one of Melbourne’s earliest and most architecturally significant high-rise residential buildings, a modest ground-level project, designed by award-winning architects Wood Marsh, has reactivated a space that sat empty and deteriorating for years. Completed in 1961 […]
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