The latest in interiors
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 […]
Crossing Lines, a joint exhibition of the work of groundbreaking US artists Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960 to 1988) and Keith Haring (1958 to 1990), has opened at the National Gallery of Victoria International. The exhibition is loosely a dialogue between two artists who were friends and collaborators in the heady artistically fecund days of 1980s New York. Their work […]
Shaw Contract has expanded the colour palette of its iconic Dye Lab carpet tile collection, drawing inspiration from the natural world. With the introduction of 13 new saturated hues, Dye Lab’s updated palette is the result of a colour journey that included the exploration of more than 20 dyes ranging from madder root to Osage orange, sandalwood […]
Perched above the three-storey American barbeque restaurant Cheek in Swanston Street, Melbourne’s Peaches Cocktail Bar is like something out of a child’s mood board, if that child lived for Miami Vice and oversized philodendron. The colour palette is simple and obvious – it’s peach (like the name) – but what could have been tacky and predictable in less capable hands is beautifully executed by […]
Set among the European pin oaks of the National Gallery of Victoria, Edition Office and Yhonnie Scarce’s installation for the 2019 NGV Architecture Commission is as much about what isn’t there as what is. In Absence opens to the public on 27 November and will be on the Melbourne museum’s grounds until April 2020. ADR toured the installation […]
Adele McNab Architects, Flack Studio, Kennedy Nolan and Tzannes were named the best studios of the year at IDEA 2019 in Melbourne. Adele McNab Architects was named best emerging designer, while Flack Studio was Editors’ choice, Kennedy Nolan scored Designer of the Year and Tzannes picked up Overall Winner. The four winning studios were chosen […]
Architects and interior designers from all over Australia cheered on extraordinary local design at The Timber Yard in Melbourne for this year’s IDEA Gala party. The event, on 22 November, celebrated the 16 project category winners and five overall design award winners, which were revealed on the night. Flack Studio, Genesin Studio, BVN, Woods Bagot, HASSELL and Travis Walton Architecture were […]
Tonight, at the 2019 IDEA Gala Party, one practice will take home the coveted Designer of the Year award. Here’s an overview of the six finalists along with ADR’s favourite project from each. Kennedy Nolan The work of Kennedy Nolan has always existed in a symbiotic relationship with its architectural context, simultaneously referencing and informing it. Drawing on […]
Following the success of this year’s Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Axolotl, a supporting partner of the event and material sponsor to three exhibitors, has signed on to support Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, set for March 2020. In a three-year commitment, Axolotl will expand its support of the Australian art and design community both […]
The 2018 IDEA winner for the Institutional category, Monash University Learning and Teaching Building (LTB) was designed by John Wardle Architects, renowned for its conceptual approach to architecture and design through placemaking, coupled with significant experience in the changing typology of the education sector. Information and communication technology has significantly impacted student learning and more […]
The latest in architecture
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 […]
Effective habits are internalised principles and patterns of behaviour that assist us to perform at our best. The third in the series... Habit 3 – Put first things first Put first things first. Sounds simple, right? But what is the most important thing you could do when you arrive at work? And is that the […]
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 […]
We have chosen to republish this 2018 piece in light of the Black Lives Matter protests currently taking place across the world. This is part of Australian Design Review’s commitment to advocating for the mending of racial inequities in Australian architecture and design industries. Hosted on the Yalukit Willam land of the Boon Wurrung people, […]
Within the grey walls of their Fitzroy studio, Edition Office directors Kim Bridgland and Aaron Roberts craft buildings that move beyond beauty to become considered explorations of our relationship to place and context. There is something mesmeric about an afternoon spent listening to Edition Office talk about design philosophy. In a sweltering Fitzroy studio with […]
Effective habits are internalised principles and patterns of behaviour that assist us to perform at our best. The second in the series… Habit 2 – Begin with the End in Mind If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything. I’m sure you have heard this modern exhortative statement used in political discussion. However, […]
Hassell has put flexibility at the heart of its design for the Foundation Building at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)’s Moreton Bay campus. “Only around 20 per cent of young adults in the region have a degree right now,” says Hassell. “But that’s tipped to change dramatically, with some 10,000 students expected by […]
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