This 260-square metre billiards club in Adelaide, designed by YO.Q Design and Kasawoo, reimagines a cue sports club as a swish, mid-century-inspired social lounge. Heyball, or Chinese pool (or eight-ball), has taken off in popularity recently, especially here in Australia. That may be thanks in part to Lilly Meldrum, the 18-year-old world champion from Brisbane […]
A new world-class cultural centre by Architectus has been unveiled at Santa Maria College in Perth, adding to the city’s reputation for delivering leading performing arts education. Perth has some prestigious theatre chops thanks to the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, affectionately known as WAAPA, the alumni of which includes the likes of Hugh […]
Dean Dyson Architects‘ newly completed project in Melbourne, ‘A Different Kind of Open Plan’, emerged from a question about contemporary family life: as children become more independent, does connection require constant togetherness, or can architecture support a sense of belonging while allowing greater autonomy? The Melbourne residence didn’t lack room; it had all the spaces […]
With demand for affordable, sustainable and human-centric housing on the rise, and in response to Melbourne’s need for increased density, Nightingale Housing has launched its latest multi-res development, marking its debut in the northern suburb of Coburg. Nightingale Umarkoo Wayi, designed by Kennedy Nolan in collaboration with Nightingale Housing, reframes what sustainable, budget-conscious multi-residential design can look […]
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