Interiors
Interiors
Though set in a commercial office tower in the heart of Brisbane, WMK Architecture's fitout of the TooBirds Bistro and Bar provides a warm and inviting atmosphere against a busy corporate setting.
With sophisticated, brooding interiors by Megan Hounslow and Melanie Beynon of Meme, The Wolf Upstairs private event space offers a place to enjoy the trappings of the past in the present.
Once the hotel of choice for debutantes, the sailing elite and travelling socialites, the InterContinental Double Bay had faded. Bates Smart’s refit reinstates luxury to both the hotel and Double Bay with a fitout that suits locals and visitors alike.
In the Melbourne suburb of Alphington sits Benjamin’s Kitchen, with a soft, pastel palette making all the right waves. Annie Reid tucks in.
Travis Walton Architecture's brief for the Vicland Property Group office was to 'blur the distinction between business and pleasure'. The space does just that, with the pièce de résistance a rooftop pavilion complete with a full-service bar. Don Draper of Mad Men would be most impressed.
"What we would hate is for the public to just think we were trying to make a building look like Beyonce," says lead architect Jansen Aui, revealing Elenberg Fraser's thoroughly detailed interpretation of the muse with lead interior designer Emma Phythian.
Stuart Deacon, Associate Director at Brisbane's Cromwell Property Group, discusses their redesigned space by nettletontribe, and its positive impact on the company's working culture.
"When you’re about to kick the bucket, you don’t want to look back and remember an endless sea of beige", says designer Jonathan Adler of his colourful, eclectic style.
Productivity and efficiency are simple to measure, but in today’s economy, businesses can’t survive without constant innovation and a focus on creativity. Sarah Kay of Woods Bagot looks at how designers can develop inspiring environments and provide tools to foster creativity.
ADR contributor Rhys Duncan explores the way shows such as The Block and House Rules augment the reality of the design process, and how this impacts on the profession.
Winner of the 2015 Robin Dods Award at this year’s Queensland Architecture Awards is the Planchonella House by Jesse Bennett Architect.
Arent&Pyke discuss their Potts Point pied-à-terre, an indulgent home resplendent with colour, texture, detail and form.
Is there a consistent connection between the silently beautiful but bold Nordic architectural design gestures, and the way in which the mind can be freed to creatively innovate? ADR contributor Bronwyn Marshall unpacks the enduring appeal of Nordic design.
Always moving forward and never resting on its laurels, Technē Architecture + Design has made a name for itself designing beautiful projects that showcase the practice’s talent, imagination and integrity.
Townsville's The Courtyard, designed by Daarc, provides a bar and dining venue with a theatrical luminescence.
As a relatively new design studio, Melbourne-based company Adele Bates Design has developed a varied portfolio, covering projects that range from multi residential, workspace, single residential and even branding. We speak with director Adele Bates about how her passion for all things design has steered her boutique full-service company to success.
Biasol Design Studio, a small local practice, was recently shortlisted in the international Restaurant and Bar Design awards for their convivial Holborn Grind project in London.
A global shift in how the workplace functions is being driven by an emergent workforce that demands flexibility, comfort and embedded technology.
Melbourne's Bridport Terrace by Matt Gibson Architecture + Design is an urban escape, one which provides its client with a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of inner city life.
Playfully combining a stylised African safari aesthetic with the concept of 'glamping' (glamorous camping), owners Dean and Jeanelle Mariani and Studio Equator have created a vibrant hospitality experience.
The Sydney-based design studio has had a busy 2015, taking on a number of commercial and residential projects within its first year of practice.
Madeleine Blanchfield Architects aimed to modernise the existing duplex and transform it into a home suitable for a young family, which was open to the garden, full of light and tied back to the existing character of the building.
MJR TOM is a space for patrons to enjoy a street dining experience from morning to night in one of Melbourne’s most vibrant and culturally diverse districts.
Though her high profile collaborators include Hecker Guthrie and Anthropologie, Sibella Court continues to polarise the design community. The stylist, blogger, author and interiors specialist speaks to Gillian Serisier about her multifaceted career.
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