ADR has teamed up with Sydney spirit mavericks Archie Rose for the ultimate design collaboration and competition! Earlier this year, we called on three of the country’s best interior designers to create bespoke labels for Archie Rose’s insanely good Tailored Spirits Collection. Now, we’re giving you the chance to win one of five prize packs […]
For its latest South Yarra location, co-working space The Commons tasked Foolscap with a brief to emphasise all those little things you can’t get from working at home. “In the past year, we’ve seen the typology of working from home emerge in parallel to the office,” explains Foolscap founding director Adele Winteridge. “For [this project], […]
This week, Grimshaw launched a podcast series on how global cities will “adapt and flourish” in a post-pandemic world. It comes as more and more practices and publications increasingly turn to the medium to share their insights on design, architecture and urbanism. With that in mind, ADR has waded through the myriad of podcasts out […]
Abe McCarthy Architects has teamed up with AV-ID Design to create a “temple of timber” in the Victorian seaside town of Flinders. The Ballarat-based practice used Tasmanian oak to express form and shape in a family home that it describes as “farmhouse in style” but “distinctly modern” in aesthetic. “Flinders Residence is a study in […]
The studiofour director takes us inside her Melbourne home, which is designed not only as a haven for her young family, but also as an exploration of how to live with deliberation and humility. Ruxton Rise also happens to be shortlisted for the IDEA 2020 Residential Single award. Join us in Melbourne on 19 February […]
The Jac Design Competition saw Zenith invite design firms from Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Shenzhen to use all of their innovation and creativity in reinterpreting Schamburg + Alvisse‘s JAC chair, as a way of reflecting on the many impacts of 2020 and all that the year entailed. The winners for the individual regions have […]
From the 8th of January 2021, MPavilion will take residency of Melbourne’s Parkade Car Park designed by architect Peter McIntyre AO. The announcement comes as part of the City of Melbourne’s post COVID-19 recovery strategy, with MPavilion’s takeover set to transform the car park into a highly-accessible cultural destination that will stimulate public engagement with both […]
2020 was not just the start of a new decade. It was also a year unlike any other. With that in mind, ADR editor Elisa Scarton looks back at the Aussie homes that made an impact in this ‘new normal’. GB House, Sydney – Renato d’Ettorre Excavating below the driveway and garage, Renato d’Ettorre Architects […]
Hames Sharley has partnered with Khoa Do of Curtin University to enhance the practice’s design process and bridge the gap between academia and the private sector. Bringing with him more than two decades of experience in university and private architecture sectors, Khoa Do is currently Associate Professor of Architecture and Deputy Chair of the Curtin Academy. […]
Zenith and Mond Qu, founder of Melbourne-based think-tank and multi-disciplinary studio United Make, have co-designed The Future is Soft: an electrifying new client experience that both invents and investigates the future of ‘phygital’ work. Zenith has always been at the vanguard of integrating technological advancements into workplace design. This time, they are reversing the direction […]
The coronavirus pandemic has presented architects and designers with the opportunity to address more than just hygiene shortcomings in the workplace in 2021, according to Herman Miller Australia national workplace insight manager Kirsten Brown. In this video interview with ADR editor Elisa Scarton, Brown says the industry needs to look beyond COVID-19 in the new […]
The Students Reinventing Cities competition from C40 Cities tasks students from across the globe with envisioning green cities post-pandemic. Led by C40 Cities, a global network of cities committed to climate action, the competition aims to drive more active collaboration between cities, students and academia. Students Reinventing Cities asks multi-disciplinary teams formed by students in […]