Interiors
Interiors
Workspace Commercial Furniture has kicked off its inaugural awards program, announcing eight projects that have made the cut. Split across two categories, each of the projects showcases an exceptional and forward-thinking workplace, all achieved through design. A winner will be announced at the award ceremony on Thursday 2 November. Stay tuned as Australian Design Review […]
Ben and Jen’s house once suffered the shortcomings of a typically compromised Brisbane worker’s cottage, Myers Ellyett turned it into a functional home.
David Constantine, director of design at Ellis Jones, ponders the importance of beauty in design.
Woods Bagot has created an interactive environment for Stylecraft’s new showroom in Perth. The brief called for a space that would blur the typical retail space, allowing designers and their clients to touch and feel the product, taking time to understand the details of each product. Located in the heritage listed Fleet House, Woods Bagot […]
With over 1000 staff, the newly opened Airbnb headquarters takes over a 14,000-square metre space in San Francisco, with the design focused on travel.
Aleesha Callahan explores ‘designed experiences’ and how designers increasingly need to consider how a space translates on a screen.
Albert Mo, director of Architects Eat, is a master when it comes to designing houses, including his own, as inside coeditor Jan Henderson discovers.
The University of Sydney, in partnership with Southern Cross University and global interior design firm Cachet Group, will undertake a collaborative research project to assess the impact of activity-based working in Australian offices. The pilot study, a first of its kind in Australia, will examine how activity-based office designs affect worker productivity and well-being. Leading […]
Rothelowman has overhauled a landmark hotel, which is located on the boundary of the iconic MCG sporting stadium in central Melbourne. The renovation has been completed just in time for the AFL Grand Final. The former Hilton on the Park has been rebadged as Pullman Melbourne on the Park along with a multi-million dollar overhaul. […]
To be multidisciplined or specialise? It’s a debate that often comes up for many businesses, and particularly so for architecture and design practices.
Project — Auvers Practice — Matt Woods Design Location — Rhodes, Australia Photography — Dave Wheeler Briefed to take inspiration from the French village of Auvers-sur-Oise, the language of the design is drawn from the materials of the town, while the feature light references Auvers-sur Oise as Vincent van Gogh’s last home. And, while van […]
Cult Scandinavian brand Acne Studios has worked with local practice H&E Architects to execute its latest retail offering in Sydney. Building on an existing partnership, H&E was the executive architect on the project, working with Acne Studios’ in-house design team to bring the brand’s minimalist aesthetic to life. Designed as a site-specific response, the L-shaped […]
The physical result of design talent, solid collaboration and a touch of kismet, the Shadow house is a successful project in all senses – achieving beauty, preservation of Heritage, and resulting in a home that moulds snugly to the clients' lives.
Seeing inside a creative’s studio is like getting the chance to lift the lid on the whole creative process. ADR takes a look at seven such projects.
Technology is rapidly changing the workplace, Marnie Hammond discusses ways design is keeping abreast.
In suburban Melbourne, one of the world's best restaurants has emerged from an interior renovation, and inside co-editor Jan Henderson experiences the splendid result.
"When I was a year into the course I had a ‘duh’ moment, realising that of course I was destined for interior architecture… I was the daughter of a builder!" This week we meet Nicole Pollak, co-owner and managing director of Siren Design. Pollak discusses what it takes to be a director, her love for MONA and how she finally realised her passion...when it was under her nose all along.
Flexible design is not necessarily new, but the different ways in which flexibility can be integrated can still present some surprising solutions.
Woods Bagot has transformed the iconic Palace Hotel into its new Perth Studio, delivering an agile workplace for the 70-person strong team. Positioned on the corner of St Georges Terrace and William Street in the Perth CBD, the new studio fitout enables a highly flexible work environment which supports new modes of work, with wireless mobile technology and no allocated seating for staff, offering freedom of movement and choice.
The annual Dulux Colour Forecast has been released with 2018 homing in on the concept of ‘Balance’. The collection of four colour palettes has been carefully considered and pulled together by creative director Bree Leech and Dulux’s colour planning and communications manager Andrea Lucena-Orr. Each palette within the forecast comes back to the overarching theme […]
Extraordinarily grand, yet entirely a home, there is a sublime kind of majesty to the simplicity of this SJB interior. Yet, of course, this is an illusion of scale materiality and an almost fetishist approach to detail. There is also a familiarity of personality rarely explored with such care.
Luchetti Krelle this week delivered Longrain Tokyo, a warm and earthy interior on the 39th floor of a skyscraper in Ebisu, Tokyo. Floating high above the skyline, with a panoramic city view below, the layout gives subtle nods to its founding Surry Hills warehouse, while also paying respect to Japanese symbols and craftsmanship. To discuss […]
Evoking a journey of renewal, Roji is a boutique salon by Craig Tan Architects that integrates into Hotel Hotel at the NewActon Nishi Development, Canberra.
"We're all paying for poor design. We know how to improve it but we don’t implement it." Ergonomics expert Alan Hedge discusses ergonomics in the workplace.
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