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Commercial carpet and flooring provider Shaw Contract has introduced a new range of Luxury Vinyl Tiles (LVT) that is not only aesthetically pleasing but also 100 percent waterproof, making it perfect for areas with topical moisture like bathrooms and kitchens. Defined by strength and tempered by texture, the new Concrete & Composed collection is constructed […]
In the lead up to the highly anticipated IDEA Gala party in November, ADR will be chatting to each of the six design firms shortlisted in the Designer of the Year category. This week, we catch up with Stuart Krelle and Rachel Luchetti, founders of architecture and design practice Luchetti Krelle to talk about Australian design and what […]
Luxury appliance brand Gaggenau has recently opened its flagship Australian showroom in South Melbourne creating a meeting place to showcase its sleek suite of products. The purpose-built premise, designed by Carr, has been curated for clients to experience the professional-grade home appliances in surroundings that befit the brand. Carr has produced a dramatic interior that […]
HP is placing design front and centre as it looks to pivot from a tech company into a lifestyle brand. HP is well known for its technical prowess. Founded by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in 1938, the tech company’s first product was an audio oscillator; an instrument used to measure audio frequencies. Since it’s […]
Wick Architecture & Design and LAND Design Studio have recently completed Sake Dojo, an LA restaurant inspired by the ancient art of Japanese tattooing. Located in Los Angeles’ popular Little Toyko neighbourhood, Sake Dojo captures the vibe of a modern Tokyo establishment, while exploring the ancient art of Japanese tattooing as its dominant design motif. In […]
A new dawn has arrived with the completion of 661 Chapel Street, an impressive new project from the practice of Bird de la Coeur Architects. As inside co-editor Jan Henderson discovers, this project celebrates the idea of community and seriously raises the design bar to a new high for residents and guests alike. Over the […]
In the lead up to the highly anticipated IDEA Gala party in November, ADR will be chatting to each of the six design firms shortlisted in the Designer of the Year category. This week, we catch up with Ryan Russell and Byron George, founders of architecture and design practice Russell & George to talk about Australian design and what […]
Inspired by the beauty of Australian landscapes and a passion to work with the best craftspeople across the globe, Kett Studio is producing furniture that is luxurious and elegant yet liveable. Created by Justin Hutchinson – who has worked in-house for brands like Tait and Stylecraft – Kett is a celebration of both Australian landscapes […]
Cow Hollow residence in San Francisco is all that a family home should be, as inside co-editor Jan Henderson discovers. There are fine interiors by Angus McCaffrey Interior Design, which perfectly encapsulate and complement life by the Bay and articulate a lifestyle for a family with style. US designers have their own decorative style when […]
In the lead up to the highly anticipated IDEA Gala party in November, ADR shines a light on the projects that could bring home a trophy. Viettel R&D headquarters by PTW Architects is shortlisted in the International Category of the 2018 IDEA Awards. The winners will be announced at the exclusive IDEA Gala party on […]
Drawing Room Architecture has restored a worn and tired house that had good bones back to its form glory. This 1920’s Dandenong Range home had been renovated in the 1970s and after years of being a holiday home was bought by a new family with young children as their family home. It had great bones but was […]
Pascale Gomes-McNabb is a talented designer who excels with every project. Primarily known for her hospitality projects such as The Stokehouse, Penfolds Magill Estate Restaurant, Bentley Restaurant and Bar, Monopole, Yellow, Cirrus (to name but a few) and lately Jackalope, working with Carr Design and Fabio Ongarato Design, her talent and expertise is much sought […]
In the lead up to the highly anticipated IDEA Gala party in November, ADR shines a light on the projects that could bring home a trophy. Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages by Plus Architecture is shortlisted in the Workplace Over 1000sqm Category of the 2018 IDEA Awards. The winners will be announced at the […]
Fretard Design was commissioned to produce Australia’s first Tealive store, introducing the successful Malaysian bubble tea company to Melbourne’s CBD. The practice has presented a colourful tea stop in the city’s largest transit hub, Southern Cross Station, and the project is a visually stimulating space of vibrant purples and yellow that attracts customers and energises […]
Reflecting the entrepreneurial design firm’s hands-on approach to achieving best practice, Ewert Leaf secured, designed and moved into its dream office space over the course of four months. Located on the corner of Stead Street and Palmerston Crescent in leafy South Melbourne, the four-storey office enjoys panoramic views of Melbourne’s ever-changing cityscape with abundant natural […]
Western Sydney University’s new Liverpool campus is a 10-storey vertical building designed to deliver the high-quality educational opportunities to one of Sydney’s emerging central business districts. In line with the University’s ‘Western Growth’ initiative, the new campus supports the fastest growing area in the Sydney region by providing opportunities for local enterprise and institutions to […]
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Century Venues has unveiled the new look for New South Wales’ Victoria Theatre. The State Heritage listed building on Perkins Street in the heart of Newcastle dates back to 1876, making it one of the oldest theatres in Australia. The theatre and live entertainment company bought the venue in 2015 and has spent roughly $750,000 stabilising […]
“Hey Siri, please design a 20,000-square metre, six-star Green Star suburban office building that delivers an annualised 18 percent total investment return (and wins design awards).” What will the architecture and design professions look like in 2025? The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) took a stab at this question in 2011, but instead of looking […]
Milanese architect Stefano Boeri has unveiled designs for a circular walkway to be built below Renzo Piano’s replacement for the collapsed Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy. Teaming up with Metrogramma and Inside Outside, the Stefano Boeri Architetti studio has designed the walkway as “a symbolic element and embodiment of the ‘urban sewing’ of the two sides of the valley”, connecting it […]
This year’s Sydney Architecture Festival will aim to the answer the question “What needs to change to make it affordable to have a home in Sydney?” with a series of seminars, exhibitions, film screenings and tours held throughout the city from November 11-17. The theme is Make. Housing. Affordable and it invites speakers from a […]
NAB has announced a $2 billion commitment over three years to address the shortage of affordable and specialist housing in Australia. Currently, more than 189,000 people are on public housing waiting lists across Australia. In New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland, that wait can stretch to more than a decade. The funds announced […]
The World Architecture Festival has announced its shortlisted projects for the 2019 festival, 60 of which are Australian. They will join designers from 70 other countries when the winners are announced in Amsterdam between December 4-6. The festival is the world’s largest live-judged award’s program, meaning the shortlisted architects will be asked to present their projects live before a decision […]
It’s easy to spend a lot of time talking about architecture while forgetting about who actually uses it. For Saint Boulevard, Elenberg Fraser’s new multi-residential project situated on St Kilda Rd boulevard, the end users have been put front and centre. The design was created for an emerging social group Elenberg Fraser likes to call […]
To kick off this year’s International Landscape Architecture Festival, which runs from 10 – 13 October in Melbourne’s Federation Square, the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has today announced the winners of its National Landscape Architecture Awards. AILA has recognised 32 winners across 14 categories, including 13 Awards of Excellence, highlighting landscape architects that […]
A heritage-listed worker’s cottage in the inner-Brisbane suburb of Petrie Terrace presented an irresistible challenge for bureau^proberts director Terry McQuillan and his interior designer wife Charlie. A small and steeply sloping site, together with a compact floor plan and building challenges owing to the cottage’s age and location, were no barrier to the pair’s imagination. […]
Creating a warm and convivial atmosphere in a space designed for the production of gourmet sausages presented an interesting challenge for Sydney architect Adele McNab. The fitout of an existing warehouse space required the creation of additional production and storage space as well as a new product showroom and kitchen. “The kitchen is at the […]
After 125 years, Christ Church Grammar School (CCGS) was in a moment of change when it appointed Sally Draper Architects in association with McIldowie Partners to undertake a masterplan for the school’s main campus and design the initial major project from that plan. Architect’s statement It is easy to miss Christ Church Grammar School, hidden […]
Arcadis, a global design and consultancy organisation for natural and built assets, has announced the appointment of Jamye Harrison to its Smart Cities team as global solutions lead. Harrison has over 25 years of experience that spans strategy, public policy, design and delivery in transport, infrastructure and smart cities. He joins Arcadis from WSP, where he led the […]
After almost five years, the State Library Victoria has announced it will open the doors on its $88.1 million renovation on December 5. The project set out to increase public space by 40 per cent and was headed by Australasian design firm Architectus in collaboration with Scandinavian firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects. Construction was carried out by Built, which has […]
Why does a practice need project-based ERP? Well, if there’s one overwhelming truism about architecture and design practices, it’s that invariably they were established by people whose expertise is not business. Architects, designers and engineers study to follow their passion, which is design. When it comes to setting up in practice, there is a whole […]
In anticipation of IDEA 2019, we’re taking a look at some of this year’s shortlisted entries. This week we investigate HASSELL’s fit-out of an office space in International House—Australia’s first engineered timber building. In creating a workplace that showcases the intricacy of beauty of International House’s skeleton of cross-laminated timber and glulam beams, HASSELL approached […]
A group of architecture industry practitioners came together recently to discuss the challenges facing their individual practices and how they are able to remain profitable in the current economic climate. A team from Deltek, the global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for project-based businesses, hosted the lunch to spend some time with their key […]
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