The latest in interiors
Tucked between two buildings in the emerging western corridor between Sydney Harbour and the CBD, this boutique hotel focuses on the internal experience. Design inspiration for the eight-story high West Hotel comes from the pattern of the building’s façade as well as the ‘mini-rainforested’ courtyard atrium, which occupies the entire ground floor. Designed by Woods […]
More than 2000 exhibitors from over 165 countries are about to descend on the global capital of design, Milan, with a dizzying array of must-see exhibitions and events, setting the impossible task of seeing it all. Whether you’re making the journey to Milan or watching the news from home, ADR has rounded up the top five […]
Nestled in the verdant Yarra Valley for over thirty years, LVMH’s Domaine Chandon has been brought up to date by Foolscap Studio. The brief to the Melbourne-based practice was to overhaul the site and create a new brand immersion across bar, dining, tasting and retail spaces. Foolscap looked to the surrounding landscape for inspiration and […]
In the lead up to IDEA 2018 ADR is running a series of interviews with the esteemed jury panel and this week it’s the turn of Hamish Guthrie, co-director of Hecker Guthrie. We caught up with the interior designer to find out why in a competitive industry it’s important to stay focussed on your own practice. You can enter […]
Singapore’s Changi Airport and Moment Factory have collaborated on two media feature walls designed to entertain passengers as they navigate the airport’s interior. Boasting optical illusions and cinematic storytelling, the media walls aim to transform the least-liked travel moments into a journey of discovery. When passing through security screening, travellers walk by an immersive media […]
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 […]
There’s not much to dislike about an Airbnb office. Whether it’s the California office that features an LA dive bar filled with vintage items from the 1980s or in Tokyo where there’s a meditation area, complete with tatami mats and phone booths reminiscent of a tea-house, each of the company’s 22 offices aim to reflect […]
In the lead up to IDEA 2018 ADR is running a series of interviews with the esteemed jury panel, kicking off with Kirsten Stanisich, director of SJB Interiors. We caught up with the architect-turned-interior designer to find out what inspires and informs her interiors style as well as what she will be looking for as an IDEA […]
It’s a new way to work out and go clubbing… at the same time. So what is this place? inside co-editor Jan Henderson sees Ascot Vale in a different light, albeit a dim one inside a gym with attitude, and discovers getting fit can be so much more than working up a sweat. They say […]
The Shaw Contract Design Awards recognise the creative vision of the architects and designers who inspire new ways of living, working, learning and healing. The Awards place a spotlight on a diverse range of talents from across the globe, celebrating design in action and purposefully rewarding the innovative and truly inspiring work being done by […]
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 […]
The latest in architecture
As the buildings in our cities become ever brighter thanks to the lights of digital media, Niels Wouters academic specialist, Microsoft Research Centre for Social Natural User Interfaces, University of Melbourne, says that councils need to set out specific guidelines on design and decision criteria to promote long-term sustainability and acceptance. Looking over the Melbourne skyline […]
Federation Square in Melbourne has been listed on the Victorian state heritage register just 17 years after its completion. The push for heritage status was provoked by the now-abandoned Apple store proposal for the city-centre site. Heritage considerations will now guide this important public space, widely known as Fed Square, as it evolves now and […]
Woods Bagot has designed Adelaide’s first micro-hotel to align with the new population of ‘creative thinkers’ being attracted to the city’s tech business hub, Lot Fourteen, located across the road. The 15-storey hotel located on the corner of Frome Street will feature 253 “high quality yet small” rooms designed for short-stay visitors and young tourists. […]
Melbourne-based BAR Studio’s design for the luxury hotel was inspired by the warmth of alpine lodges, Japanese craftsmanship and the welcoming nature of a mountain village. Located on the northeastern side of Mount Niseko Annupuri, the Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono has a strong connection to nature, with the design responding to the landscape by terracing around the natural […]
Lyons has designed a new hospital in Melbourne’s west, which is a lesson in salutogenic hospital design. Located within the Sunshine Hospital campus, the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital has been designed to reduce stress and enhance the experience of patients and families. The nine-storey design accommodates wide-ranging facilities including a birthing floor comprising 20 […]
Tel Aviv-based company, Vertical Field, is launching “the largest ever research study” on the impact smart living walls have on health and the environment in urban areas. Vertical Field, which provides smart living walls and vertical fields for leading companies like Facebook and Apple, has partnered with professor Itamar Lensky and colleagues from Bar-Ilan University […]
Oli Mould, lecturer in Human Geography, at London’s Royal Holloway University, says it is time to ignore city rankings because they do more harm than good. At last count, there were over 500 rankings that pit cities around the world against each other: from the most intricately measured quality of life indices, to infographics of […]
Designed by Ben Callery Architects, Elemental house is a low impact, off-grid retreat on an exposed ridgeline in High Camp, an hour north of Melbourne. Architect’s statement In a compact 10m x 10m footprint, this house has one bedroom, one bathroom and one living room. But while it shuns some of the excesses of modern […]
Woods Bagot has promoted Rhonda Mitchell and Jason Fraser to principal, with regional executive chair Kate Frear congratulating the pair on their ability to “seek out challenges, connection and choice”. Based in Melbourne and Sydney respectively, Mitchell and Fraser found architecture in different ways. After graduating with a fine arts degree, Fraser found himself “at odds […]
Architecture and design practice Architectus has completed the design of Stage 1 of Canberra’s new Light Rail network, Canberra Metro, which makes direct reference to the form of the Brindabella mountain range that is the backdrop to the city. Responding to the context and climate of Canberra, Architectus has created a “high quality, attractive and comfortable transport experience” […]
Is Australia spoilt for choice when it comes to having the most progressive workplaces in the world? According to Hassell’s Domino Risch and Anthony Dickens, compelling evidence points to the level of innovation in Australian workplaces as being higher, on average, than anywhere else. It’s something we should be proud of, particularly when talking about […]
Sydney-based professional photographer, Gavin Jowitt, was named Australian Commercial Photographer of the Year at the 2019 Australian Professional Photography Awards (APPA) this week. Organised by the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP), APPA is the most prestigious competition for professional photographers. This year saw 1647 entries judged over three days with the results announced at a […]
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