Interiors
Interiors
“Abernethy brings a unique perspective to our architecture community. She has been making beautiful, resolved work in Australia from her home base in Lugano, Switzerland for the last 10 years. She has to be more than just a clever designer to deliver this quality result; collaboration and negotiation are no doubt her strengths. It will […]
ADR chats to McDonough, founder of cradle-to-cradle, over the phone from the US to find out about some of his latest endeavours, including a newly rereleased carpet collection with Shaw Contract.
"The palette, along with the curves of the space – banquette seating, curved booth seats and floor to ceiling glass walls – is my favourite element of the project." Amy Mcleod of TomMarkHenry and Lauren Cohen from Altis Architecture discuss their newly-opened 'social space', Made by the Hill, located in Western Sydney.
Two hundred and fifty-three Australian projects have been shortlisted across 15 categories and two special categories in the 2017 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). The high calibre awards program is now in its 15th year and has continued to grow in scale with 2017 seeing a record number of entries. A sold out event at […]
The owners of the four North Bondi dwellings in a then single-storey townhouse development grouped together intending to alter and extend the existing building.
Gray Puksand has designed a 207-place childcare centre for Goodstart Early Learning in Adelaide Street, Brisbane. In this unique CBD location, Gray Puksand’s team has achieved outstanding results within difficult parameters. Goodstart, as an experienced childcare provider, had a long list of requirements for their latest centre. When the opportunity arose to secure an entire […]
How is hotel design changing in the age of Airbnb? Kirsty Sier looks at hoteliers who offer individual and exciting experiences rather than a simple place to crash, including a hotel made up of pimped-out caravans on a rooftop, and Jackalope – an "avant-garde brand" on the Mornington Peninsula which features a winery as part of its offering.
An office fitout designed with around the theme of 17th century pirate John Bridgeman features unique features including an invisible door that takes guests from reception to back of house with the push of a hidden button.
The old bones of an inner-city warehouse in Perth have been both cherished and reformed into a modern workspace for, and by, a group of graduates of architecture, interior design, building, and project management. State of Kin has focused on the layering of spaces and materiality when creating its new office, while being mindful of […]
inside co-editor Jan Henderson visits the home of leading Spanish designer Sara Folch, a home the encapsulates the sophistication of European style with a dash of Spanish sensibility.
Melbourne’s Flinders Lane is awash with beloved Melbourne culture – gritty laneways, adorned with street art, within which are often the most surprising and delicious of food and drink offerings. A firm that has had a significant influence on the precinct is Technē Architecture + Interior Design – who is responsible for the design of […]
With a clearly defined aesthetic and philosophical stance, Koichi Takada’s career has enjoyed a sharp trajectory. Having studied and graduated from the City University of New York and the Architectural Association, London, Takada’s particular talent has always been in good hands. Indeed, his thesis was under the guidance of Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Farshid Moussavi, together […]
How best to manage 360-degree views of Melbourne became a central question for architectural practice BOarch when employed to renovate a penthouse apartment spread over two floors of a mid-century tower complex in Toorak. Known as ‘The Tower in the Park’, the eight-storey building is centred on a large site, disconnected from surrounding streets and […]
The Sussex Taps HQ was inspired by the company's rich family heritage, commitment to quality, and focus on technical precision.
Wandering down Malvern Road in Hawksburn Village, inside co-editor Jan Henderson discovers that almost everything that glitters is gold in the curated design haven of Franque.
We take a look at why an increasing number of people are choosing to use recycled building materials in their home renovations – and it’s nothing to do with price. When Troy Clark of architecture practice tenfiftyfive drew up plans for an extension to his family home, bricks were chosen mainly to moderate the internal […]
Bigger is not always better, as Sally and David Sutherland’s clients discovered when downsizing for retirement. With the help of Source Architects, they have ended up with a comfortable home that just needed a little caressing to bring it into the 21st century.
A number of Australian kitchen designers and architects have been announced as finalists in a global competition run by Sub-Zero and Wolf. Picked from a field of more than 1,500 entrants, five of the 25 finalists in the Kitchen Design Contest (KDC) were local, displaying the standard at which Australian design currently sits.
As winter envelops us with her cool days and colder nights, it’s just the time to get comfortable and settle back to enjoy inside 97, the third iteration for 2017. In this issue we talk to a variety of designers and architects, who have carved out successful careers, such as Ashley Sutton the uncrowned king of […]
"[The inspiration behind the venue was] capturing the essence of old school hospitality inspired by the original city coffee houses of the 1920s. Overlaid materiality creates a sensory journey, where all elements are bespoke and created using craft-like technics which have largely disappeared from contemporary building and design." Following the success of The Grounds of Alexandria, owners Ramzey Choker and Jack Hanna have opened up another venue – The Grounds of the City. Caroline Choker and Vince Alafaci of Acme and Co., who is behind the new venue's design, discuss the project.
In an increasingly crowded market, retail chain IGA has employed the services of design firm loopcreative to fashion a point of difference for its Summer Hill store. With Coles, Woolworths and Aldi – as well as new online operators – competing aggressively on price, the owners of the Summer Hill store are targeting the high-end […]
The Working Capitol’s new site, designed by HASSELL, aims to turn the cubicle "inside out" with a number of inspiring spaces for any type of working style.
Anna Breheny of Gray Puksand's Sydney office shares her passion for biophilic principles and how she always knew she wanted to be a designer.
Wanting to disrupt the staid pharmaceutical model, Waterfrom design has completely remade Molecure pharmacy in Taiwan. As third generation pharmacists, the owner’s of the Molecure pharmacy hoped to subvert the traditional image of a pharmacy and create modern and diverse space. Just as the name Molecure is a portmanteau of molecule and cure, the design […]
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