The latest in interiors
Virginia Kerridge Architects has used recycled materials to create a “durable, sustainable and beautiful” redesign of a Robin Boyd-winning home in Sydney. Grant Pirrie House was originally built in the 1890s as a timber warehouse. More than 100 years later, the property was refurbished by Sydney architect Graham Jahn, earning him the 1999 Robin Boyd […]
Fresh from her solo exhibition at Melbourne Design Week, set and interior designer Danielle Brustman says she has always been drawn to colour and how it can manipulate our mood. Our relationship to colour is an intensely personal thing. To childhood declarations of favourites to wardrobes filled with shades that suit and hushed whispers of […]
Alexander Pollock gutted and renovated a boutique apartment in Melbourne to feel like a hotel suite with stone detailing and a “masculine palette”. The one-bedroom apartment close to Spring Spring was for a recently single client looking to create a weekend bachelor pad. Alexander Pollock took the apartment in a “luxe and masculine direction. “The […]
Caught up in a Miami Vice fantasy, Adele McNab couldn’t resist this apartment in Bondi Beach, stripping the space back to its bones and enlisting her partner and father to help her restore its original Art Deco features. We catch up with the principal of Adele McNab Architects and 2019 IDEA Emerging Designer of the […]
Thanks to everyone who entered IDEA 2020! Here’s what happens next. We know it’s been a difficult few months, but to all the practices and studios who entered IDEA 2020, we wanted to say thanks! Read on to find out the next steps for this year’s awards. Entries have come in from all over the […]
The photographer to some of the biggest stars of Australian architecture and interior design, Anson Smart very rarely finds himself in front of the camera, but when he does, he captivates with his story of boy pilot turned shutterbug. As one of the country’s most successful and prolific lifestyle photographers, Anson Smart travels the globe […]
The National Gallery of Victoria has launched a live in-studio series with Australian artists and designers, giving viewers an insight into their life and practice while in isolation. Artist and designers including Sydney artist Agatha Gothe-Snape, musician and artist Jon Campbell, iconic furniture designer Mary Featherston AM, and contemporary artist Yhonnie Scarce will invite viewers […]
With its striking contextual exterior, RaeRae house by Austin Maynard Architects brings a hint of the German Alps to Melbourne inner city living, combining two Victorian-era terraces into one cleverly designed family home. RaeRae house’s owners Fiona and Tim were originally intending to renovate and extend their single-fronted terrace when the neighbouring house became available […]
The extended entry deadline for IDEA 2020 ends on 12 June at midnight AEST. This is your last chance to enter your projects and your studio this year! Enter IDEA 2020 now Sign into your account and choose one of our 14 project categories that best fits your project. You can also nominate yourself for the special […]
Women in design aren’t new or particularly revolutionary, but the fact remains that there are still more male practice and studio leaders than there are female ones. Meet three women who are working to change that, as they share their experiences at the top and their aspirations for the generation to come. Rosa Coy, Coy […]
Luchetti Krelle embraced 1920s Spanish mission style in its overhaul of a much beloved Sydney icon. What makes the Bathers’, as it is locally known, so very special is the whole kit and caboodle – the view, the incredible food (French Canadian chef Serge Dansereau), the interior, the grown-up coastal sophistication and, yes, the series […]
Australian architects and designers joined more than a million people around the world yesterday by posting a black square to Instagram to support those protesting for racial equality in light of the death of George Floyd. Gray Puksand, Woods Bagot, Bates Smart, Kate Challis, Ben Callery, Fender Katsalidis, Cumulus Studio, Matt Gibson Architecture + Design, […]
The latest in architecture
The NSW Government is asking for feedback on proposed regulations that will strengthen the design and construction of buildings in NSW. Minister for Better Regulation Kevin Anderson said consultation on the Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2020 will give stakeholders an opportunity to give feedback on important changes to how buildings are regulated. “In June […]
The Australian Design Centre has opened their Design/Isolate exhibition: a collection of pandemic journals from over 60 designers and creatives. The arts and creative industries have been hit hard by the pandemic, with closures and social distancing restrictions leaving limited opportunities to exhibit and sell work. Yet, designers and creative thinkers are also uniquely equipped […]
Design Within Reach was established with a clear and laudable aim. And the clue is all in the name. At the time the studio was founded in 1998 it was very difficult for consumers to buy a wide range of classic furniture through one retail channel. But the team at Design Within Reach believed then, […]
A collaborative visualisation between RMIT Architecture students and the Drawing Architecture Studio has been awarded ArchDaily’s inaugural ‘Conceptual – Jury Winner’ prize. Last week, the ArchDaily Architectural Visualization Awards selected the winners of its first edition. Out of 750 visualisations submitted from all over the world and 10,000 votes cast, 6 winning images were chosen, […]
The Victorian Government has committed to funding the construction of NGV Contemporary, Australia’s largest gallery of contemporary art and design, with an Australian team of architects. Located at 77 Southbank Boulevard, Melbourne, in the heart of the re-imagined Melbourne Arts Precinct, the new purpose-built gallery will be dedicated to showcasing contemporary art, design, fashion and […]
The Hassell + OMA joint venture design for WA Museum Boola Bardip at Perth’s Cultural Centre has opened to the public, offering a ‘collection of stories’ about the State’s diversity, history and contemporary culture. Heritage buildings and new volumes have been connected to offer a variety of curatorial possibilities, and to create the sheltered, outdoor […]
ArchiTeam and the University of Melbourne have released their crowdfunded Research for Architects in Small Practice (RAsP) report, finding that houses with renovations designed by small-practice architects outperform non-architect-designed houses. Launched in 2018, RAsP’s first research topic was: “Do small practice architect designed renovations improve capital gains in the Melbourne residential property market?” The groundbreaking […]
For this year’s MPavilion 2020 program, Bates Smart has convened a panel of Melbourne-based and international architecture, city design and governance experts to re-imagine car parks as vertical public spaces. The virtual MTalk, ‘A Treasure Trove of Space: Rethinking Melbourne’s Car Parks for Future Use’, will be streamed on Thursday 26 November at 1pm and […]
Hayball has appointed Sarah Buckeridge as co-managing director, the multi-disciplinary architecture firm’s first female managing director in its 37-year history. Sarah Buckeridge joins Hayball’s current managing director, Tom Jordan, who has been in the role since 2008. Buckeridge joined Hayball as a graduate architect and was promoted to director in 2007, the youngest and first […]
The Shaw Contract Design Awards winners for 2020 were announced this week with two Australian practices picking up prizes. With nearly 500 entries from 29 countries, this year’s competition was judged by a global group of esteemed jurors, who, for the first time, met virtually to select the seven final winners. Looking for the year’s […]
Showcasing 59 projects, Cameron Bruhn’s new book, MMXX: Two decades of architecture in Australia, captures how the industry has evolved in the new millennium. The first comprehensive survey of Australian architecture from this period, the richly illustrated volume celebrates the work of more than 100 practices across the country, taking the reader on a journey […]
Australian architecture firm Genton — known for its multi-award-winning Frankston Station — is leading the design of the Glenroy Station project, as recently announced by the Level Crossing Removal Project. “We immediately sensed a strong community culture in Glenroy and, through the significant investment and development involved in the project, we’re thrilled to be able […]
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