The latest in interiors
Drawing Room Architecture has restored a worn and tired house that had good bones back to its form glory. This 1920’s Dandenong Range home had been renovated in the 1970s and after years of being a holiday home was bought by a new family with young children as their family home. It had great bones but was […]
Pascale Gomes-McNabb is a talented designer who excels with every project. Primarily known for her hospitality projects such as The Stokehouse, Penfolds Magill Estate Restaurant, Bentley Restaurant and Bar, Monopole, Yellow, Cirrus (to name but a few) and lately Jackalope, working with Carr Design and Fabio Ongarato Design, her talent and expertise is much sought […]
In the lead up to the highly anticipated IDEA Gala party in November, ADR shines a light on the projects that could bring home a trophy. Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages by Plus Architecture is shortlisted in the Workplace Over 1000sqm Category of the 2018 IDEA Awards. The winners will be announced at the […]
Fretard Design was commissioned to produce Australia’s first Tealive store, introducing the successful Malaysian bubble tea company to Melbourne’s CBD. The practice has presented a colourful tea stop in the city’s largest transit hub, Southern Cross Station, and the project is a visually stimulating space of vibrant purples and yellow that attracts customers and energises […]
Reflecting the entrepreneurial design firm’s hands-on approach to achieving best practice, Ewert Leaf secured, designed and moved into its dream office space over the course of four months. Located on the corner of Stead Street and Palmerston Crescent in leafy South Melbourne, the four-storey office enjoys panoramic views of Melbourne’s ever-changing cityscape with abundant natural […]
Western Sydney University’s new Liverpool campus is a 10-storey vertical building designed to deliver the high-quality educational opportunities to one of Sydney’s emerging central business districts. In line with the University’s ‘Western Growth’ initiative, the new campus supports the fastest growing area in the Sydney region by providing opportunities for local enterprise and institutions to […]
In the heart of Collingwood, one of Melbourne’s quintessential creative hubs, sits a new design institute, LCI Melbourne. The campus forms part of the global education network LCI Education, which is committed to providing high quality, creative education in a collaborative environment with close connections to industry. The new campus was designed by Melbourne-based architecture […]
In the lead up to the highly anticipated IDEA Gala party in November, ADR shines a light on the projects that could bring home a trophy. Aje Perth by We Are Triibe is shortlisted in the Retail Category of the 2018 IDEA Awards. The winners will be announced at the exclusive IDEA Gala party on […]
As the demand for childcare centres in inner-city areas increases, operators are looking to architects to create a point of difference while overcoming space constraints. One example is the recently completed 114-child, high-rise Skyplay North Perth School of Early Learning. The family-owned operator employed the services of Tom Godden Architects and Matthew Crawford Architects who […]
Working in conjunction with architects and interior designers Workroom, Developer Bear Agushi has created a stunning home for his family in the charming Melbourne suburb of Armadale. The house unfolds dramatically from the street; an imposing 3-storey box cantilevered over glass rooms and embedded in sunken gardens. It’s an exotic experience to enter the home […]
Emerging architectural practice Tecture’s Concrete Conceal house is a finely resolved success for client and architect, and a triumph of beautiful design. As a new build, Concrete Conceal house is a glorious modern interpretation of a family home that marries functionality and form with a pared back aesthetic to achieve a stunning result. The project […]
Richmond’s Veneziano Coffee Roasters has opened its Melbourne flagship showing the full ‘bean to cup’ process to customers while challenging the regular setup of cafes. Designed by Technē Architecture + Interior design, Veneziano Coffee Roasters in Melbourne offers much more than a standard café. In an industrial Richmond building, Veneziano encompasses a café within a […]
The latest in architecture
Featuring the work of more than 100 photographers, Civilization: The Way We Live Now explores representations of life in cities and how the built environment both shapes and reflects the urban experience. On at the NGV’s Ian Potter Centre until 2 February, the exhibition of more than 200 photographs reflects the ways in which photographers can […]
The first shortlisted homes in the running for the RIBA House of the Year 2019 were unveiled over the weekend. The homes were featured on the Channel 4 program Grand Designs as part of a four-week special that ends on 13 November with the announcement of this year’s winner. The Royal Institute of Architects’s House of the Year is awarded […]
The New York-designer kicked up quite a fuss when he predicted that 90 percent of architects would be out of a job in a series of Instagram posts. Speaking to his more than 66,000 followers recently, Errazuriz says architects can’t compete with artificial intelligence (AI), no matter how good they are. “When you happen to be […]
Following its successful 2018 Australian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, Baracco+Wright applies its thoughtful style to transforming a car park into a deconstructed garden in Melbourne’s Chinatown. ADR caught up with Louise Wright to talk about the unique project and why it’s important for architects to always consider what came before. Hi Louise, welcome to ADR! Can you tell us […]
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell says there’s been an overwhelming public response to the Insolvency Practices Inquiry since it was launched two weeks ago. “My office has already received 113 survey responses and a number of submissions in relation to this inquiry and we expect that number to grow,” Carnell […]
Randstad’s 2019 Women in Construction report reveals more than a third (37 percent) of female workers in the field have experienced inappropriate behaviour. New research from global HR services and recruitment company, Randstad, has revealed new details exposing the issues preventing women nationwide from entering or remaining in the construction and engineering sectors – from gender […]
Ahead of an appearance at the Business of Architecture and Design conference in Sydney on 11 November, Chris Bosse of LAVA speaks to Australian Design Review editor Elisa Scarton about managing a team across continents, dealing with industry disruptors and why architects love competitions. You’re based in Sydney, but your fellow directors are based in Berlin and Stuttgart. How […]
From multi-storey ultra modern homes to remote desert clinics, the impressive shortlist for this year’s ArchiTeam Awards has been released! The ArchiTeam Awards are an opportunity for some of the country’s smaller practices to showcase their designs to the industry and the curious general public, with many of the projects coming from practices that are often overlooked […]
Melbourne’s Flack Studio will be the first to showcase its style on the 26th floor of a Melbourne office block in a unique project that will see a complete refresh of art, furniture and plant life every six to 12 months. Property group Time & Place took a different approach in redesigning their head office on 35 Collins […]
A calming palette that maximises light and features natural tones with soft furnishings defines the Melbourne City Mission Frontyard Youth Refuge that Fender Katsalidis headed pro-bono in an initiative to tackles youth homelessness. Located on King Street in Melbourne, the Frontyard project is a world-first, combining crisis accommodation with the organisation’s 24-hour-a-day operations and support […]
In anticipation of IDEA 2019, we’re taking a look at some of this year’s shortlisted entries. This week we investigate Studio Hollenstein’s entry in the public spaces category. As part of Australia’s largest urban renewal precinct, Studio Hollenstein (in collaboration with Stewart Architecture) took a holistic approach in designing the Green Square Library and Plaza. […]
The renowned Danish architecture firm behind VIA 57 West building in New York, the Serpentine Gallery in London and the Shanghai Expo Danish Pavilion has applied its ever-evolving style to Italian mineral brand San Pellegrino’s newest factory. The design of the so-called ‘Future Factory’ was developed to embrace and enhance the architecture of the existing structure, while […]
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