The latest in interiors
“Contained yet connected, a sense of refuge without sacrificing outlook, sky or streetscape” is how Melbourne studio Powell & Glenn describes its George + Powlett project. The 12 apartments in the inner city suburb of Melbourne were designed for property developer ICON Developments, which is also behind Botanicca 8 in Richmond and Harper Lane in […]
Woods Bagot chose exaggerated and playful as the inspiration behind its $55 million restoration of the former Emporium Hotel in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. The hotel, reopened in 2018 and renamed Ovolo The Valley, took just 8 months from design to delivery with budget limitations forcing the design team to stick to readily accessible materiality and […]
A loose reference to Renaissance Italian architect Leon Battista Alberti’s Of the Country House for a Gentlemen served as a guide for this heritage terrace house, which has been overhauled by Andrew Simpson Architects with Simone Haag. Hatherlie, as the property is known, is located in the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy and was built […]
From ceiling to floor, Melbourne interiors studio Blackmilk weaves the story of the mythical adventures of this city restaurant’s namesake, Pony Boy. Diners follow along as Pony Boy and friends venture to both land and sea, captured in the ceramic tiles that wrap almost entirely around the space. Their journey ends at a mythical restaurant […]
With Christmas just around the corner, we’ve compiled a last minute Christmas gift guide for architects and designers. It includes one very stylish coffee pot, the obligatory desk accessory and an amazing print from a ground breaking young artist. Breaking Ground by Jane Hall ‘Would they still call me a diva if I were a […]
Millennial pink and a wash of LED lights evoke a sense of joy inside this Melbourne Gotcha Bubble Tea salon, designed by EFC Group’s in-house design studio. Perched on the second floor of Melbourne Central, the store is only the latest from a brand that is taking the local bubble tea scene by storm. It’s […]
The latest Melbourne offering from Aesop was inspired by the contradictions of air travel, while looking to Milan’s metro station for materials. Designed by the Australian skincare brand’s in-house department, the interiors are intentionally industrial and long lasting. The lowered ceiling entrance is clad in brushed stainless steel to match the floor and walls. Acting […]
The regenerated Japanese colonial house in Taipei city beat 90 finalists, earning J.C Architecture the festival’s top honours on Friday. Part of the World Architecture Festival, the INSIDE Festival of Interiors was held in Amsterdam this year. Like its architectural sister, the competition required the designers to present their projects live to a panel of […]
Melbourne’s Technē Architecture and Interior Design sought to deliver a contemporary renovation while remaining sympathetic to the era of this large Victorian home in Carlton. The property – home to a couple with two young children – had recently undergone a pre-sale renovation, but the clunky and heavy-handed job had not addressed the existing problems […]
Credit for yearly colour predictions naturally comes from across the pond, with Pantone perhaps the best known brand (and OG) behind the trend. The self-described universal language of colour just released its choice for 2020. It’s Classic Blue. Pantone describes the shade as: “a reassuring presence instilling calm, confidence and connection. Associated with the return […]
HASSELL has overhauled and modernised the newly opened Geelong Arts Centre, cladding the dance studio element in channel glazing and revealing a once-hidden heritage church. Led by Principal Mark Loughnan, HASSELL transformed the venue by updating the exterior and interior spaces without the facility closing. “The building had to keep operating,” Loughnan tells ADR. “It was a really complex undertaking. […]
A colour palette drawn from native flora and terrain helps channel Australiana nostalgia inside this South Melbourne restaurant, designed by Kylie Dorotic and Alicia McKimm from the Melbourne studio GOLDEN. The young duo designed Nine Yards to subtly evoke “images of the bush and the sea”. The bones of the restaurant are heritage – it’s a former stable […]
The latest in architecture
The climate change emergency, layered in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic, has created a large-scale social experiment of resilience. For architects and designers there has been industry-wide introspection, a delving into existing toolboxes, in order to imagine a built environment that is adaptive and responsive to these crises. ADR speaks to Architectus Australia associate, Brindha […]
There is not much time left to enter ADR and Herman Miller‘s $30,000 competition to win one of 16 Aeron chairs, valued at $1860 each. The contest is now closed. The contest is free to enter for anyone over the age of 18. Click here to find out how to enter. With many people working […]
Hames Sharley’s South Australian Studio Leader and Director, Leon Gouws has partnered with Professor Ning Gu from UniSA’s Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments (IVE) to explore innovative ways to integrate VR and AR into both practice and education. The pair are exploring the application of a new VR infrastructure recently acquired at […]
Global software giant Atlassian has unveiled plans for a hybrid timber tower in Sydney, designed by New York architects SHoP with BVN The 40-storey building will become the centrepiece of the state government-planned tech hub, which will eventually span from Central to near Redfern station. The existing Heritage Parcel Shed will also be incorporated into […]
Employing the medium of landscape as the means to define a string of functional and poetic family-orientated spaces, Kieron Gait Architects and Dan Young Landscape’s Whynot Street pool and carport is so much more than what it says on the tin. Brisbane sits in a climatic sweet spot of subtropical warmth, which, for nine months […]
Infrastructure NSW is inviting registered Australian architects to participate in a design competition for the new Pavilion, to be located at Watermans Cove, Barangaroo South. Architects can download the competition documents to prepare and enter their designs for the new harbourfront project. The Pier Pavilion will be located at Watermans Cove in Barangaroo South and […]
Hanging plants, natural timbers and the “whorling floral form” of the Victorian heath feature in the Melbourne showroom PTID recently designed for Zenith. Part showroom, part workplace, part entertainment hub, part event space, Zenith’s new location takes over a floor of the St James Building at 555 Bourke Street. As this is the furniture brand‘s Melbourne […]
Woods Bagot has designed four workplace templates that merge working from home and office life during and post coronavirus restrictions. The Working from Home, Working from Work project was designed to “help clients restore business productivity with long term, sustainable solutions”. The templates move beyond health and safety to encourage collaboration and creativity during and […]
With unfaltering attention to minute detail, this Brisbane interior is furnished with long-adored pieces and passionate bursts of colour in classic Anna Spiro style. These are rooms that make you smile, interiors that brim with joy, enthusiasm and vitality. The location of this Queensland home is poetic: it sits in the sunny Northgate address of […]
The digital twin is the next frontier of construction management, a University of New South Wales expert says. “A digital twin is a digital replica of a physical entity utilising the internet of things enabling two-way communications between them,” says Dr Samad Sepasgozar from UNSW Built Environment. The idea is that for every physical item […]
The Association of Consulting Architects Australia’s (ACA) third pulse check reveals architecture practices’ continuing concerns about the work pipeline disruptions caused by COVID-19 and uncertainty about transitioning back to offices. Pulse check No. 3 builds on the knowledge developed through the pulse check surveys No. 1 and No. 2 to inform the ACA’s advocacy and […]
Feminist collective RebelArchitette released the Women Architects World Map as the first step towards “detoxing architecture from inequalities”. The interactive map lists women-led architecture practices around the world, including 22 from Australia. RebelArchitette, which is based in Bergamo, Italy, released the map to coincide with the original dates of the Venice Architecture Biennale and say […]
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