The latest in interiors
Madeleine Blanchfield Architects aimed to modernise the existing duplex and transform it into a home suitable for a young family, which was open to the garden, full of light and tied back to the existing character of the building.
MJR TOM is a space for patrons to enjoy a street dining experience from morning to night in one of Melbourne’s most vibrant and culturally diverse districts.
Though her high profile collaborators include Hecker Guthrie and Anthropologie, Sibella Court continues to polarise the design community. The stylist, blogger, author and interiors specialist speaks to Gillian Serisier about her multifaceted career.
The Archie Rose Distillery opened in Rosebery in February, bringing Sydney-based design practice Acme&Co into the limelight.
A constant favourite with film directors and production teams, Herman Miller pieces can be found in many popular film and TV franchises, from James Bond to Mad Men series.
As Schiavello's principal of people and culture consulting, Malkoski has gained an insight into the art of improving office functionality, reshaping work environments to promote comfort and productivity.
The elaborate heritage building is now home to an exemplary commercial workspace, recently restored and redeveloped by architects Johnson Pilton Walker (JPW) as Macquarie Group’s new global headquarters.
A streamlined aesthetic, inventive materiality and rich layers of meaning characterise this orthopaedic surgeon’s practice by fmd architects, writes Peter Davies.
Sydney-based design firm Alexander & Co worked closely with well-known chef Sean Connolly to create a space that transports clientele from a heritage-listed Adelaide railway station to 1920s New York.
Behind Adriano Zumbo’s plush new South Yarra high tea salon is Studio Tate, an emerging design practice with momentum. Principal interior architect Alex Hopkins gives us the scoop on working with Zumbo and their ambitions for the future.
Creating the perfect backdrop to explore design options, IF Architecture puts Australian design and materiality into play for Jardan’s new Melbourne showroom.
As one icon of Melbourne vanishes in flames, another is born. Pascale Gomes-McNabb resourcefully reinvent Stokehouse's Sydney iteration, imbued with an intimate, nuanced elegance.
Media Merchants recently collaborated with Bullock De Barbera Architects to create a new Brisbane office, closely reflecting their young, dynamic and creative culture.
Sydney-based architecture and design practice Bijl Architecture has recently taken part in improving a community outreach initiative based in Redfern, Sydney.
Why not ditch the cab and take a speedboat to dinner? A new underwater event space at the Per Aquum Niyama resort in the Maldives, lies six meters below the surface of the Indian Ocean.
Axolotl have been involved with IDEA over the past five years, producing sculptural awards to grace the homes and offices of Australia’s leading interior designers and architects.
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The latest in architecture
Three Western Australian architectural firms – Taylor Robinson, Chaney Architecture and Broderick Architects – will join forces next week, forming an innovative new firm that will respond to the changing architecture industry in the region. From Monday 9 April the trio will be known as Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick and will offer clients a breadth […]
Perched on a crest at the tip of the Mornington Peninsula, this Portsea residence features a frameless wall that allows you to look through from one end to the other and absorb the views. Designed by FGR Architects the house takes advantage of the surrounding land typology, which allows for a six-metre cantilever before gently […]
From arguments with builders to timber factories burning down (yes, that really happened!) the real life of a design studio isn’t as glamorous as you might believe. ADR editor Natalie Mortimer recently hosted a panel at the Design Co-op during Melbourne Design Week and spoke to Michael Artemenko of Figr Architecture, Mairead Murphy of Maike […]
Female employees at Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), which is the UK’s third-biggest architecture practice, earn 19.6 percent less than men, according to newly released gender pay gap figures. The London-based studio calculated the figures by comparing the median hourly pay rate of the firm’s staff salaries. When it comes to the difference in bonuses, that […]
Timber may have had a bit of a hard-knock time in the design space for a while there, but in 2018 it’s back and more popular than ever. AR looks into this feel good, beating-the-odds resurgence tale. From houses to ships, furniture to floors, timber has been used in the construction industry – and thus […]
Recently appointed as a director of Technē Architecture + Interior Design, Steve McKeag joins founders Justin Northrop and Nick Travers as the third director of the practice, which has recently completed a swathe of iconic projects including Garden State Hotel, Rooftop Bar and Cinema, and Brunetti Flinders Lane. Here he is in conversation with ADR. Can you […]
The Office of the Government Architect (OGA) has joined the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage from the Department of Finance, to create a closer working relationship across the state’s design projects. The Government Architect provides leadership and independent advice to State Government to improve the design of public buildings and spaces, including the Better […]
When Jos Tan Architects was approached with a brief to create a new kitchen and dining area for a compact brick house, they had to take a creative approach to fit within budget. The Melbourne home is one of a pair, built side-by-side c.1930 and the owner, a keen cook wanted to create a new […]
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma’s ‘vertical urban forest’ design has been named the winner in a competition to design Crown Group’s new tower in Sydney. Kuma, who designed the 2020 Olympic Stadium Tokyo and the V&A museum in Dundee, Scotland, worked in partnership with Australian architecture firm Koichi Takada Architects on the design of the tower, which […]
If your only response to the words ‘sliding doors’ is ‘isn’t that a movie with Gwyneth Paltrow and John Hannah?’ you’re genuinely missing out. There is much more to this particular portal than its association with an implausible romantic comedy starring the creator of Goop. When do you think the first sliding door was constructed? […]
Originally designed and used as a milk bar, the background of this residence adds to the charm as the site has undergone multiple renovations over its history. Propped among neighbouring trees, one of the primary design aspects was to capture a sense of movement throughout the home. By opening up the first floor level and […]
Recently appointed as president of the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, Amy Muir’s illustrious career has seen her win numerous accolades including the the Australian Institute of Architects 2016 National Emerging Architect Prize. ADR caught up with Muir to learn about her new role as president, her childhood spent around the docks […]
Located on a prominent corner in the Melbourne suburb of Balaclava, this project involved the re-configuration and extension of an Edwardian weatherboard house for an evolving young family. The unusual house is experienced ‘in the round’ and the design leverages the opportunities of its multiple frontages to animate and engage with the streetscape, through the use […]
A creative approach to material choice can bring the aesthetics, form and sustainability of a house to life in amazing ways, write Polly Bastow and Tony Stuart of Form Architecture Furniture. When designing and constructing your house it pays to think deeply about the actual building fabric. What are you going to make the building […]
Homebuyers will soon be able to experience walking around their new property before it’s even been built thanks to a new virtual reality experience. Residential land developer Villawood Properties has created the world’s first virtual reality (VR) display village, replicating its vision for its Rathdowne community in Melbourne’s Wollert suburb. Using an Oculus Rift headset […]
Residents within Melbourne’s South Yarra will soon have access to an open-air public workspace and a three-level co-working space, as Yarra One apartments announces a first-of-its-kind, residential co-working space within Australia. Designed by Fender Katsalidis Architects the open-air public workspace will be located on level one and will be equipped with laptop and phone charging […]
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