The latest in interiors
The Passive House concept – an internationally recognised, performance-based energy standard in construction – found its way to Manhattan, New York City in the shape of a brownstone revival. Renovated by Baxt Ingui Architects, the project consisted of restoring the Renaissance Revival style front façade, originally built in 1888-89 by Thom & Wilson, by bringing […]
At fast growing technology start-up Slack, each of its international offices are housed in former industrial buildings with designs that honour the property’s legacy, renew its productivity, and reflect the San Francisco-based company’s values. For its newest location in Toronto, Canada, communications app Slack sought to create an imaginative space that reflected its company culture […]
Anchored on the edge of the Jardin Public in the centre of Bordeaux, France, this four-floor mansion from 1850 has a strong heritage context, which raised the challenge of creating a new living environment for today, without distorting what was already there. The renovation involved a complete refurbishing of the interior, which has been designed to […]
Interior design studio Tom Mark Henry has created a rich and colourful office space to inspire the team at global digital marketing agency MullenLowe Profero. MullenLowe Profero’s new workplace is located in a late-1930s building on Cleveland Street in Surry Hills, Sydney. The building has undergone a process of adaptive reuse with its original timber-paneled windows, exposed brick […]
There’s a well-kept secret in this lakeside Canadian home. Nestled deep within the heart of the house is a long indoor pool, accessed by crossing a Paleolithic mosaic that adorns the walls of the shower. L’Accostée House is located in the Adstock area of Québec, on the shores of Lac St-François. The clients have lived on […]
Despite creating a wonderful folio of custom furniture pieces, the bespoke road is one B.E Architecture design director Broderick Ely walks with caution. The imposing dining table that sits in the kitchen of the St Vincent Place residence looks decades old. Crafted from two huge slabs of an elm tree that have been cut down […]
Located in the foothills of Lecco, Italy near the shores of Lake Como, this subtle yet contemporary architectural restoration reinterprets the character of local 1970’s residential buildings. The building landscape in the area is clearly marked by 1970s residential construction methodologies and architect Francesca Perani, working with Bloomscape Architecture, wanted to restore and remodel the […]
When Coastal Neurosurgery in Gosford, NSW turned to Ricci Bloch Architecture + Interiors to overhaul the design of its practice, ergonomic considerations were custom tailored into a contemporary aesthetic. There is a serene beauty to these rooms that hides an enormous amount of task-specific thought. From a client flow and internal referral perspective, the entire layout has […]
While most clothing retailers are more likely to place the fruits of their labour front and centre, this Sydney-based clothing brand is bucking the trend by opening up its working studio, mess and all. With over 35 years’ experience, George Marbo is a master craftsman. His namesake label Marbo Shirt offers men a bespoke tailoring […]
A new pharmacy has sprung up in Brooklyn, New York that blends its online and physical worlds through playful visual cues and ease of use. Medly Pharmacy is a neighbourhood pharmacy that wants to override the often impersonal experience that people have when they visit a pharmacy. Owners Marg and Sahaj Patel wanted to create […]
Sydney-based design practice Tom Mark Henry has won Emerging Interior Practice of the Year at the WIN 2017 Awards hosted by World Interior News. The awards draw submissions from practices around the world and this year’s finalists for emerging interior practice included studios in Taiwan, Hong Kong, England, Austria, Italy and Australia. “It is a […]
On 18 February one of the greats of Australian design passed away quietly in Melbourne. Janne Faulkner, AM was a dynamic and visionary designer who led the vanguard of change to modern interior design in our country. Faulkner was born in Tasmania in 1933 and, although she received no formal training in design, was led […]
The latest in architecture
While drawn to architecture and design from childhood, Duncan Betts spent most of his twenties as an elite cricketer. The commonalities between sport and architecture are surprisingly more extensive than people may expect, he says. Duncan Betts is currently a principal at Rothelowman Brisbane, but architecture has never been his only love, and the lessons […]
No other architectural style elicits emotional reactions like Brutalism. Think monolithic concrete buildings composed of blunt rectangular forms, devoid of colour, decoration or symbolism, with cavernous interiors that complement the exterior’s hulking, inhuman scale. Frequently described as dehumanising, depressing and oppressive, Brutalist buildings feature prominently in “world’s ugliest buildings lists”. Despite this unpopularity, architects, preservationists […]
The latest ADR breakfast event – Education Design for Primary and Secondary Schools – has sold out. ADR is looking forward to welcoming you at Prahran High School next week when the savviest design brains in the education space will talk about the state of play and the future trends for those looking to work in […]
The association between human health, well-being and the natural environment is well established through empirical research. In the context of architecture, the implications for best practice are clear- championing more nature-based design through inclusion of biophilia is important for living, working and learning environments, says Alan J Duffy, principal at Architectus. What is biophilia and […]
“We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work and relate to one another. In its scale, scope and complexity, the transformation will be unlike anything humankind has experienced before.” — Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum We live in a time of great promise and great […]
Civilization: The Way We Live Now opens at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia today, an international photography exhibition featuring over 100 contemporary photographers from Australia and across the globe. The exhibition features over 200 original photographs from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. Presented in collaboration with the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, […]
Technē Architecture + Interior Design has announced the promotion of architect Sam Sempill to Associate. Sempill has worked at Technē for the past 16 months and has 15 years’ industry experience under her belt. Her project work has spanned a variety of sectors including hospitality, residential, commercial and education. “Sam is a great asset to […]
The prototype affordable homes built by Kanye West’s architecture firm Yeezy Home have been torn down due to a failure to comply with building codes. First announced in July, the Star Wars-inspired prefabricated housing structures were built on the grounds of West’s home in Calabasas, California. The homes took inspiration from the planet Tatooine, the home of Luke and […]
Designed by Luke Fry Architecture and Interior Design, this contemporary new home celebrates raw concrete and exposed brick, which is then layered with Japanese charred timber battens. With subtle references to Palm Springs mid-century modernism and contemporary pavilion structures, this Torquay beach house challenges the idea of a coastal home. Designed for a retired couple, […]
In the second episode of ADR’s The Business of Architecture and Design podcast, London based architect Ken Shuttleworth discusses the important roles that the finance, PR and HR teams play in an architecture practice and how his practice is trying to solve the gender pay gap. After launching our podcast series last week with part […]
The Association of Consulting Architects Australia (ACA) has brought back its National Salary Survey for 2019 and is this year opening it up to non-ACA members to gather more valuable and meaningful results. Independent and anonymous, the ACA National Salary Survey generates valuable data about remuneration and employment trends. The survey acts as a resource for […]
The design for theoretical and experimental physics research at University of Oxford achieved planning consent on one of the most sensitive sites in Oxford. Designed by Hawkins\Brown, the university’s vision was for a collaborative working environment that would sit alongside cutting edge laboratories. Architect’s statement The site allotted for the new building presented a number […]
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