The latest in interiors
More than 80 years after friends Bill O’Brien and Henry Norville joined names and forces to start Breville Radio, and now more than 50 years since Breville created the iconic sandwich press, arnoldlane has created an office befitting this icon of Australian design and manufacturing.
Designed by futurespace, REA Group's new headquarters demonstrates an innovative and agile working environment, delivering a neighbourhood-based office malleable to the needs of both individuals and teams.
Abey Australia has teamed up with ROTHELOWMAN to reveal a luxurious showroom, engaging visitors with a visually captivating space that perfectly represents Abey’s selection of designer kitchen and bathroom products.
Whiting Architects' The Strand, shortlisted in IDEA 2015, is made up of two identical apartments, each of which is beautifully functional and provides a breathtaking view of the Williamstown Harbour.
This week, (inside) co-editor Jan Henderson met Pernette Perriand-Barsac and Jacques Barsac at the CULT Melbourne showroom. The pair are in Australia to represent the legacy of Pernette’s mother, the iconic Charlotte Perriand, through an exhibition initiated by Cassina.
Gray Puksand's City West Water, shortlisted in this year's Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), is a stylish and functional workspace that reflects the connectedness of the client's community.
Australian LED technology company Brightgreen introduces the latest addition to its range of premium Tru-Colour interior lights.
Mim Design is behind a new, cutting-edge Melbourne showroom for leading kitchen appliance distributor MultyFlex.
Brad Swartz's Darlinghurst Apartment, only 27-square-metres in size, demonstrates that chic inner city living can be affordable. Shortlisted in the 2015 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), this modern project maximises every inch to full effect.
Geyer's Westpac Melbourne office, shortlisted in this year's Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), is an agile human-centred space that provides employees with the freedom of choice to engage in a variety of different settings.
With a cool contemporary fit out by Technē, there is not a crystal chandelier or red lantern in sight. Lee Ho Fook’s second incarnation is smart, chic and ready to take your order.
The Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) has now unveiled its shortlist online. The shortlist issue of (inside) magazine is on sale in newsagents and through Google Play and Zinio. Congratulations to all the shortlisted practices and designers.
Payne Designs' fitout of the Caporn Young Fremantle office has created a low-cost workplace that exudes a sense of fun and complements its portside location.
East is the new place to eat delicious Chinese food and listen to cool music, but it was the fabulous interior by Hecker Guthrie that caught the eye of (inside) co-editor Jan Henderson when she visited this Melbourne eatery.
While the ubiquitous white palette shows little sign of abating, there’s plenty on offer from kitchen and bathroom designers and brands that subtly twist the tradition and riff with materiality to enable creative inspiration and artistic expression.
The heritage listed Paramount Pictures building in Sydney’s Surry Hills is now home to a suite of bespoke offices, designed by partners Boris and Naomi Tosic, in conjunction with Woods Bagot.
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The latest in architecture
Whether tall, small, or in between, the envelope of a structure is of prime importance. For tall buildings, facades are often designed to be statement-makers that immediately draw the eye and spark one’s curiosity about what the interior of the structure could look like. The skin of a tall building sets the tone for the […]
Perth’s redeveloped Yagan Square reconnects the city and showcases WA’s local produce, culture and heritage. The newly developed space was designed by Lyons in collaboration with iredale pedersen hook architects (iph), landscape architects ASPECT Studios and the Whadjuk people – the traditional owners and custodians of the land. The collaborative design process involving input from […]
A growing number of architects globally are landing incredible branding and marketing projects. BrandCulture’s Nick Bannikoff and Stephen Minning investigate. Dozens of experiential marketing agencies have opened recently in Australia, but all the while a newer trend has been quietly emerging: the growing role of architecture in branding and marketing. Over the past two years, […]
The G’Day House is a commission for an Australian ex-patriate family living in Vancouver, who requested a home that would support a relaxed attitude toward daily life and would help them re-connect with a warm-weather lifestyle. Column-free sliding doors at the southeast corner of the house effectively double the size of the living area when […]
The Cobram Library and Learning Centre is a distinctively ‘local’ library, embracing emerging technologies and promoting flexible learning and library spaces across all ages. Working closely with local community groups and stakeholders, Cohen Leigh Architect’s design process involved tracing the line of the nearby Murray River, then superimposing this as the cut line on a curvilinear […]
What springs to mind when you think of Aboriginal art? The answer, commonly, will be dot paintings. While dot paintings have grown to be synonymous with indigenous art, their history spans just 40 years when they emerged out of the remote Northern Territory community of Papunya in the early 1970s. Compare that to the fact […]
The unique 1880s ‘Queen Bess Row’ terrace house in East Melbourne had been compromised after years of varied use and wear and tear. The Heritage listed building ‘Queen Bess Row’ was built in 1886 by renowned architects Tappin Gilbert and Dennehy, in the wealth of the gold rush. Designed with forethought for technological improvements such […]
In the Canadian town of Saint-Donat a traditional house has been given a new space: a white prism standing on a concrete pedestal, that has been designed to appear like a refined version of the existing building. Montreal-based ACDF designed the extension for the family, who were looking for a larger area for their numerous children to play […]
Miele has snapped up two awards at the 60th annual Good Design Awards at a ceremony held in Sydney last night. The Miele TwoInOne cooktop, which combines advanced induction cooking technology with an integrated downdraught extractor, and Miele Blizzard CX1, a hygienic bagless vacuum, were the two winning products from the brand, with the former impressing the […]
Following the success of its inaugural awards last year, commercial furniture brand Workspace has opened entries for the 2018 Workspace Awards. The awards are aimed at showcasing the design and construction talent of Australia and architects and designers from around Australia are invited to submit projects completed between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018. […]
Michael Seum has a passion for problem-solving. And it’s a passion that’s driving the future roadmap and design agenda for sanitary fittings manufacturer Grohe. As vice president of design, Seum is taking an innovation and benefit-driven approach to his creative process and ADR recently caught up with him to talk about design thinking, ground-breaking products and how […]
Translucent concrete forms the facade of the new Capital Bank building in Amman, Jordan, with the silhouettes of the people in the building projected through the panels like a shadow theatre. The new Capital Bank VIP branch is located in an elegant residential area of the Jordanian capital Amman. Creating a ’boutique bank’ experience for VIP […]
Arts South Australia has revealed the six concept designs devised for a new landmark cultural destination, Adelaide Contemporary, which is intended to revitalise the former Royal Adelaide Hospital site. The gallery will be situated on Adelaide’s North Terrace boulevard and will combine exhibition, research and education spaces with a public sculpture park and community meeting place. […]
Located in an area of significant heritage in Northcote, Melbourne, the Light Box house was once a dilapidated Californian bungalow. Californian bungalows aren’t famously considered remarkable individually; however, the home plays a greater role as a collective in the consistent design of the area, making the modesty of the streetfront restoration integral to the success of […]
In the lead up to IDEA 2018, ADR is running a series of Q&As and profiles with this year’s esteemed jury. In the fifth instalment we catch up with the co-founder of Folk Architects, Christie Petsinis, who talks through designing for changing cities and a user-centric approach to projects. Entries into IDEA 2018 close on Wednesday 16 May at 5pm. Get […]
Architectural Review (AR) caught up with Taylor + Hinds to get the inside scoop on the practice’s design of krakani lumi: a unique camp located in Tasmania. AR: How did the project krakani lumi come to you and how did it evolve? Taylor + Hinds: Our involvement in krakani lumi (‘place of rest’) began in early […]
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