The latest in interiors
We talk to Marcy Ewing, the global studio design director at Shaw Contract, to find out what it takes to design for such a niche field – carpet.
"I think the best architecture comes from restrictions of some sort." Brad Swartz discusses how he cleverly packs a lot into small spaces – from a home for his parents, to one for himself – for MEZZANINE.
Extrapolating the idea of sustainability to basically mean ‘no more new s**t’, Matt Woods has a design stratagem like no other. Here, he shares with us 5 of his favourite things.
ADR speaks to Sarah Smith, who started her career designing prisons and has since moved on to work at Hayball in the education sector. She discusses the transition from designing correctional centres to designing schools, how the layout of schools is changing, and her favourite space in Australia – by Johnson Pilton Walker.
Fusing an Italian feel with the requirements of a contemporary Aussie hospitality joint, BrandWorks has created an ambient and practical space at Cucina on Hay in Perth.
Miriam Fanning is one of Australia's leading designers, with the Midas touch when it comes to making each and every project a winner. inside co-editor Jan Henderson rings the bell of Fanning's very own private door and finds out about the space Fanning calls home.
This issue of inside includes a review of Melbourne Design Week, a look at the British Rising Talents at MAISON&OBJET Paris and a profile on Koichi Takada.
Winners included North Bondi Amenities by Sam Crawford Architects with Lymesmith, Coppin Street Apartments by MUSK Architecture Studio, and Financial Services by Futurespace.
The Lumiere Penthouse project by David Selden Architect is a sprawling and luxurious execution across three floors. ADR chats to the architect to learn a bit more about the project.
Two years on from the highly regarded Ansarada office in Sydney, Those Architects is once again breaking rules with its fabulous interior for Ansarada Chicago.
A breath of fresh air and a Bondi Beach vibe have swept DWA Media's new North Sydney office, designed by RGB Services and furnished by Krost.
New kid on Melbourne's Albert Road block, The Crux & Co., has been created by the aptly named Architects EAT, and what a feast is in store for lovers of design and patisseries alike.
The latest in architecture
The CEO of Queensland aged care facility NewDirection Care Bellmere, Natasha Chadwick, has been named Australian Business Woman of the Year 2019 for pioneering a new approach to aged care. As founder and CEO Chadwick has spent the past seven years shaking up the aged care sector by creating a world-class ‘micro-town’ residential community for the elderly […]
Covering current thinking, technology, the rejection of institutionalised homogenous design and the move towards an individually focused approach, ADR’s Aged Care Design Trend Report is a must-read for all designers and architects. Launched at a breakfast panel event last week, the report provides a deep dive into the aged care design landscape now and in the […]
Visit MSDx for a glimpse of future innovations in the built environment. The Melbourne School of Design, as the graduate school of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne, is tasked with guiding and activating future generations of built environment professionals. It provides an educational platform for young minds who […]
ADR yesterday hosted a lively breakfast event where a panel of experts took a deep dive into our latest trend report on aged care design. Moderated by PTID senior associate Ben Lornie, the panel featured Tieran Kimber, group director – seniors living at ThomsonAdsett, Alex Hopkins, principal designer at Studio Tate and Sharon Sullivan, clinical/health planner […]
Projects stall, prized associates land jobs overseas, the economy in your specialist field tanks and off-the-plan apartments go way, way off. How do architectural practices plan for – and cope with – the business of staying in business? “I’m not sure that you can succeed as an architect if you don’t have a good dose […]
The Fantauzzo, Brisbane’s new $100 million flagship Art Series Hotel created by SJB, has been designed to integrate with its natural and built environment. Part of a plan to reactivate the historic Howard Smith Wharves precinct, the six-storey, 166 room hotel sits beneath Story Bridge. Nestled against a rocky cliff face behind heritage buildings along the […]
Hospitality specialist Technē Architecture + Interior Design has been appointed to undertake its first commercial tower project, further signalling the convergence of hospitality and office spaces. Technē, the practice behind The Espy’s revitalisation, launched a workplace division within the practice last year. “Following on from the creation of our own new workplace, we are looking forward to seeing our office designs come […]
Harbord Diggers Club, a 90-year-old destination located on the headland at Freshwater Beach north of Sydney, has been reborn by Fender Katsalidis. The completed first stage of the $200 million project now encompasses a new Ocean Terrace, bars, lounges, restaurants, a bistro, café and kitchens and more, with a cave concept at the core of […]
There are awards programs for practically every imaginable aspect of the field of architecture and the built environment. Appropriately this includes one devoted to that most humble, yet integral, elements of our world – the brick. Each year, the prestigious Horbury Hunt Commercial (HHC) Award celebrates innovation and craftsmanship in commercial brickwork. The category is […]
inside speaks to the founders of ethical rug company Armadillo & Co about its inception, its ethos and its change in direction. Sally Pottharst, from Zimbabwe, studied as an accountant before immigrating to Australia where she became a charted accountant and enjoyed a career with KPMG before shifting focus to her family’s floor covering company […]
Chadstone Shopping Centre development has won an International Council of Shopping Centers VIVA (Vision, Innovation, Value, Achievement) award for design and development excellence. The shopping centre picked up the award for Stage 40 of its development, which was designed by architecture firms Buchan and CallisonRTKL. The pair have collaborated on the design for Chadstone Shopping Centre across several decades […]
One year on from an electrical fire that ravaged La Mama Theatre, the Melbourne institution has revealed the design of its rebuild, which architect Meg White says will retain the original spirit of the building. The non-profit theatre, which was established in 1967 and designed by Carlton architect George S. Clarke, burnt down on 19 May 2018 after […]
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