Interiors
Interiors
The notion of an ‘Australian design aesthetic’ has been fuelling debates for decades, but ask Sydney designer Emma Elizabeth for her impression and it seems beyond dispute, writes Susan Muldowney. “It’s about risk taking,” she says. “Years ago, it was all about using wood and trying to look a bit Scandi, but today it’s about pushing […]
Set in the grounds of the Hutton Hotel in the home of country music, Nashville, Tennessee, the Analog Music Venue has an energy and moodiness to inspire creativity. Designed by Dallas-based design firm, Studio 11 Design, the flow of the venue, which opened in December 2017, deliberately encourages a connected and intimate experience, one specific to […]
A new, contemporary home with an interior by Regina Levine of Regina Levine Design Office ticks all the boxes for both client and site with a sumptuous interior that is both elegant and appropriate. From the moment of entry to Havelock the scene is set for a home that is anything but ordinary. The house […]
A day-to-night confluence of natural and man-made elements is the signature of this new hospitality venue in Canberra’s inner-north. Foolscap Studio was tasked with creating a space that Canberra’s inner-north would value as a genuinely unique hospitality experience – a place to call their own, without journeying into town. The team behind the venue, which […]
The work of 26 Australian designers is currently on show in Milan, the largest independent showcase of Australian design in Milan to date. Curated by the Local Design founder Emma Elizabeth, the Local Milan No. 3, aims to advance awareness and understanding of Australian design amongst a global audience. “It’s hard to describe Australian design […]
In the lead up to IDEA 2018, ADR is running a series of Q&As and profiles with this year’s esteemed jury. In the third instalment we catch up with David Flack, founder of Flack Studio who divulges how his style has evolved since setting up his own practice in 2014. Entries into IDEA 2018 close […]
Tucked between two buildings in the emerging western corridor between Sydney Harbour and the CBD, this boutique hotel focuses on the internal experience. Design inspiration for the eight-story high West Hotel comes from the pattern of the building’s façade as well as the ‘mini-rainforested’ courtyard atrium, which occupies the entire ground floor. Designed by Woods […]
More than 2000 exhibitors from over 165 countries are about to descend on the global capital of design, Milan, with a dizzying array of must-see exhibitions and events, setting the impossible task of seeing it all. Whether you’re making the journey to Milan or watching the news from home, ADR has rounded up the top five […]
Nestled in the verdant Yarra Valley for over thirty years, LVMH’s Domaine Chandon has been brought up to date by Foolscap Studio. The brief to the Melbourne-based practice was to overhaul the site and create a new brand immersion across bar, dining, tasting and retail spaces. Foolscap looked to the surrounding landscape for inspiration and […]
In the lead up to IDEA 2018 ADR is running a series of interviews with the esteemed jury panel and this week it’s the turn of Hamish Guthrie, co-director of Hecker Guthrie. We caught up with the interior designer to find out why in a competitive industry it’s important to stay focussed on your own practice. You can enter […]
Singapore’s Changi Airport and Moment Factory have collaborated on two media feature walls designed to entertain passengers as they navigate the airport’s interior. Boasting optical illusions and cinematic storytelling, the media walls aim to transform the least-liked travel moments into a journey of discovery. When passing through security screening, travellers walk by an immersive media […]
From arguments with builders to timber factories burning down (yes, that really happened!) the real life of a design studio isn’t as glamorous as you might believe. ADR editor Natalie Mortimer recently hosted a panel at the Design Co-op during Melbourne Design Week and spoke to Michael Artemenko of Figr Architecture, Mairead Murphy of Maike […]
There’s not much to dislike about an Airbnb office. Whether it’s the California office that features an LA dive bar filled with vintage items from the 1980s or in Tokyo where there’s a meditation area, complete with tatami mats and phone booths reminiscent of a tea-house, each of the company’s 22 offices aim to reflect […]
In the lead up to IDEA 2018 ADR is running a series of interviews with the esteemed jury panel, kicking off with Kirsten Stanisich, director of SJB Interiors. We caught up with the architect-turned-interior designer to find out what inspires and informs her interiors style as well as what she will be looking for as an IDEA […]
It’s a new way to work out and go clubbing… at the same time. So what is this place? inside co-editor Jan Henderson sees Ascot Vale in a different light, albeit a dim one inside a gym with attitude, and discovers getting fit can be so much more than working up a sweat. They say […]
The Shaw Contract Design Awards recognise the creative vision of the architects and designers who inspire new ways of living, working, learning and healing. The Awards place a spotlight on a diverse range of talents from across the globe, celebrating design in action and purposefully rewarding the innovative and truly inspiring work being done by […]
The Passive House concept – an internationally recognised, performance-based energy standard in construction – found its way to Manhattan, New York City in the shape of a brownstone revival. Renovated by Baxt Ingui Architects, the project consisted of restoring the Renaissance Revival style front façade, originally built in 1888-89 by Thom & Wilson, by bringing […]
At fast growing technology start-up Slack, each of its international offices are housed in former industrial buildings with designs that honour the property’s legacy, renew its productivity, and reflect the San Francisco-based company’s values. For its newest location in Toronto, Canada, communications app Slack sought to create an imaginative space that reflected its company culture […]
Anchored on the edge of the Jardin Public in the centre of Bordeaux, France, this four-floor mansion from 1850 has a strong heritage context, which raised the challenge of creating a new living environment for today, without distorting what was already there. The renovation involved a complete refurbishing of the interior, which has been designed to […]
Interior design studio Tom Mark Henry has created a rich and colourful office space to inspire the team at global digital marketing agency MullenLowe Profero. MullenLowe Profero’s new workplace is located in a late-1930s building on Cleveland Street in Surry Hills, Sydney. The building has undergone a process of adaptive reuse with its original timber-paneled windows, exposed brick […]
There’s a well-kept secret in this lakeside Canadian home. Nestled deep within the heart of the house is a long indoor pool, accessed by crossing a Paleolithic mosaic that adorns the walls of the shower. L’Accostée House is located in the Adstock area of Québec, on the shores of Lac St-François. The clients have lived on […]
Despite creating a wonderful folio of custom furniture pieces, the bespoke road is one B.E Architecture design director Broderick Ely walks with caution. The imposing dining table that sits in the kitchen of the St Vincent Place residence looks decades old. Crafted from two huge slabs of an elm tree that have been cut down […]
Located in the foothills of Lecco, Italy near the shores of Lake Como, this subtle yet contemporary architectural restoration reinterprets the character of local 1970’s residential buildings. The building landscape in the area is clearly marked by 1970s residential construction methodologies and architect Francesca Perani, working with Bloomscape Architecture, wanted to restore and remodel the […]
When Coastal Neurosurgery in Gosford, NSW turned to Ricci Bloch Architecture + Interiors to overhaul the design of its practice, ergonomic considerations were custom tailored into a contemporary aesthetic. There is a serene beauty to these rooms that hides an enormous amount of task-specific thought. From a client flow and internal referral perspective, the entire layout has […]
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