The latest in interiors
Evoking a journey of renewal, Roji is a boutique salon by Craig Tan Architects that integrates into Hotel Hotel at the NewActon Nishi Development, Canberra.
"We're all paying for poor design. We know how to improve it but we don’t implement it." Ergonomics expert Alan Hedge discusses ergonomics in the workplace.
“Abernethy brings a unique perspective to our architecture community. She has been making beautiful, resolved work in Australia from her home base in Lugano, Switzerland for the last 10 years. She has to be more than just a clever designer to deliver this quality result; collaboration and negotiation are no doubt her strengths. It will […]
ADR chats to McDonough, founder of cradle-to-cradle, over the phone from the US to find out about some of his latest endeavours, including a newly rereleased carpet collection with Shaw Contract.
"The palette, along with the curves of the space – banquette seating, curved booth seats and floor to ceiling glass walls – is my favourite element of the project." Amy Mcleod of TomMarkHenry and Lauren Cohen from Altis Architecture discuss their newly-opened 'social space', Made by the Hill, located in Western Sydney.
Two hundred and fifty-three Australian projects have been shortlisted across 15 categories and two special categories in the 2017 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). The high calibre awards program is now in its 15th year and has continued to grow in scale with 2017 seeing a record number of entries. A sold out event at […]
The owners of the four North Bondi dwellings in a then single-storey townhouse development grouped together intending to alter and extend the existing building.
Gray Puksand has designed a 207-place childcare centre for Goodstart Early Learning in Adelaide Street, Brisbane. In this unique CBD location, Gray Puksand’s team has achieved outstanding results within difficult parameters. Goodstart, as an experienced childcare provider, had a long list of requirements for their latest centre. When the opportunity arose to secure an entire […]
How is hotel design changing in the age of Airbnb? Kirsty Sier looks at hoteliers who offer individual and exciting experiences rather than a simple place to crash, including a hotel made up of pimped-out caravans on a rooftop, and Jackalope – an "avant-garde brand" on the Mornington Peninsula which features a winery as part of its offering.
An office fitout designed with around the theme of 17th century pirate John Bridgeman features unique features including an invisible door that takes guests from reception to back of house with the push of a hidden button.
The old bones of an inner-city warehouse in Perth have been both cherished and reformed into a modern workspace for, and by, a group of graduates of architecture, interior design, building, and project management. State of Kin has focused on the layering of spaces and materiality when creating its new office, while being mindful of […]
inside co-editor Jan Henderson visits the home of leading Spanish designer Sara Folch, a home the encapsulates the sophistication of European style with a dash of Spanish sensibility.
The latest in architecture
In the latest issue of AR, we ask a panel of experts their response to the following question: do complaints against architects fall on deaf ears, and has your firm put a process in place to deal with them? Tracy Hall, marketing director, GoDaddy Australia and New Zealand In an increasingly digitised world, complaints against […]
In its recent 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11)[1], The World Health Organisation recognised the serious effects of burnout, defining it as a syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. The condition is characterised by feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion, increased mental distance from one’s job, or […]
WeWork is expanding its external interior design offering and has created a new space for US-based health insurance start-up Oscar. Although famous for its co-working spaces, WeWork has been steadily growing its offering in recent years and is now starting to take its design capabilities into companies outside of its own premises. Oscar is one […]
The Orygen and OYH Parkville building designed by Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) has won the top prize for Best Mental Health Design at the 2019 European Healthcare Design Awards ceremony in London. Orygen and OYH Parkville is a youth mental health facility championing inclusive and universal design. They are separately funded organisations but work side by […]
Western Sydney Airport has announced the five shortlisted architectural teams that will participate in its competition to design a passenger terminal. Over 40 teams expressed their interest in designing the terminal for Sydney’s second airport, which includes a plaza, a public transport interchange and the integrated international and domestic passenger terminal. The shortlisted teams are as follows: […]
Located in the heart of TriBeCa, 60 White Street by Bostudio Architecture boasts eight residential lofts that fuse high-end design with sustainability and energy efficiency. Architect’s statement With careful selection of materials and inspired interior design, all the charm, character and history of a landmark edifice are preserved and celebrated, while creating the perfect modern loft […]
While modern in its design, Elwood House by Woods Bagot with Hecker Guthrie, is still very much part of its historic neighbourhood. Architect’s statement Situated on the corner of Ormond Road and Pine Avenue, the design for Elwood House draws on the character of its immediate context to influence the built form, transforming the typically low-scale […]
Winter Architecture’s intriguing business model makes it stand out as a likely way of the future. Winter Architecture was established less than three years ago, but the architects involved all have solid experience working for larger firms before that, and the practice has already won or been shortlisted for a number of high-profile prizes, including […]
Australian expatriates Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg – who have led a movement of architect-designed social housing and community-focused projects in the United States – have been honoured by the Australian Institute of Architects. Announced today at the Australian Institute of Architects’ National Conference, the directors of Los Angeles-based Koning Eizenberg were lauded for their service […]
The 2019 AILA Queensland Landscape Architecture Awards were announced at a gala ceremony on 20 June at the Calile Hotel in Fortitude Valley in Brisbane. The awards program was celebrating its fifth year running the competition, with this year’s entry number reaching 62 over the 13 categories, which included tourism, infrastructure, cultural heritage, play spaces and […]
The relationship we have today with our workplaces is dramatically different to how it was 10 years ago. Indeed, the entire idea of work has changed fundamentality and as a result workspaces need to adapt to reflect that. That was the focus of a talk at Denfair today in Melbourne, which also explored how office […]
Located on “perhaps the most constricted site with which any of the design teams have had to deal,” designing the four-storey Prahran high school was not without its challenges. The school, which will house 650 students, is one of a crop of vertical schools in Melbourne and with an extremely limited amount of land, required […]
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