The latest in interiors
ADR takes a look back at three of the previous winners from the Interior Design Excellence Awards Emerging Designer category to see where they are now.
The sights and sounds of Milan can be overwhelming, but in amongst the noise was a stand with elegant and eye-catching product. ADR editor Aleesha Callahan chatted to the founder of LA-based lighting and furniture brand Atelier de Troupe, Gabriel Abrahams, to find out about the mid-century influences and how it all got started with Ace Hotels.
Bates Smart undertook the large-scale commercial project for the Salvation Army under its pro bono program, recognising the not-for-profit's contribution.
Bold colour blocking combines with natural timbers, patterned flooring and the greenery of a central void to reflect the PEXA brand at its futuristic workplace in Collins Square, Melbourne.
Bringing elegance to Western Sydney University (WSU), The Chancellery is most assuredly a very beautiful space. It is also highly functional and able to answer myriad WSU requisites in terms of sustainability and end user needs.
ADR talks to Sharyn Lowe – managing director of Flaunt Media and Marketing. Lowe manages the PR for many clients in the art, architecture and design sphere, and discusses her love of design, how architects and designers can market themselves better, and who she has her money on as the next big thing in Australian design.
Italian creative Martina Mondadori, together with Airbnb, presented a new kind of experience at this year’s Milan design week, claiming that the Salone del Mobile has increasingly become more international. Titled Passeggiata, the interactive installation brought together a selection of objets and curiosities all carefully displayed in a private home, built in the 15th century. […]
Our Australian In Stock program has been expanded to offer one of the largest choices of commercial modular flooring designs that are suitable for workplace, education, health, and aged care projects. Encompassing over 250,000m2 of carpet tile and resilient flooring options, this new stocked range includes a wide variety of styles and colours that can […]
“Currently all the indoor play experiences for kids are pretty feral. Everyone’s on red cordial, running around, there is screaming and lots of noise. They’re high octane. Manic is probably a good word for it. So the client had this idea for creating a new kind of experience that would be different. Pretty much the antithesis of the current model.”
KPDO's Melbourne penthouse is such a construction: a beautiful, lofty, exploration of colour shifting through space. It belongs to an art collector who wanted his home to be as remarkable as the objects he collects and not a passive gallery-esque expanse of white.
"The space references what is inherently Melbourne – laneways, graffiti, cafes and raw environments." A display suite in Melbourne, designed byTechnē, is demonstrating how the city’s culture can be adapted to the design of its commercial offices.
Pervading Amber Road's Inside-Out house is a design maturity born of rhythm and layered nuance, Gillian Serisier writes about Sydney-practice.
The latest in architecture
Architecture and design firm ThomsonAdsett has been named Architecture Firm of the Year at Ageing Asia’s 7th APAC Eldercare Innovation Awards. The firm, which picked up the accolade last week at an awards event held in Singapore, wasn’t the only Australian firm to be recognised; KPA Architects won Residential Aged Care Project of the Year for Koh […]
In one of those crushing blows designed to disappoint 99 percent of AR’s readership, I’m here to tell you that despite what you’ve learned at the movies or from reading books, there is really no such thing as a skeleton key. Yes, there are keys that have been filed or cut so that they can […]
RMIT is pushing the boundaries in Australian design education by offering a new program, a reflective industry practice PhD in Interior Design. Understanding the importance of interior design and the designer, this program gives substance and standing to the profession and allows talented designers to explore, interpret and experience their craft. inside speaks to Associate […]
World-renowned architect I. M. Pei has passed away at the age of 102 according to The New York Times. The Chinese-American architect was best known for designing the glass pyramid at the Louvre in Paris as well as the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington. He received the Pritzker Prize in 1983 with […]
Clarke Hopkins Clarke has designed a new facility for BaptCare located in Lalor, Victoria, which avoids the standard pathway for modern seniors living. Architect’s statement Baptcare sought to create a more intergenerational and active offering; one that would give residents stronger connections to the surrounding community, provide a wider range of living choices and allow them […]
This aged care facility, located directly on the banks of the river Rhine in France, has been designed to encourage residents to interact with one another. Architect’s statement The building consists of 25 fifty-square-meter homes, a restaurant in three sections, a computer room, a hobby workshop, a vegetable garden and a petanque field. Everything is organised to […]
Architecture practice DesignInc Melbourne has appointed two new associates: Megan Morton and Simon McKeown. With over 50 years’ experience in the architecture and design industries between them, the pair will commence their roles this month as associates. Based in Melbourne, each brings a high level of technical rigour and design experience to the recently created positions. “I’m excited for the opportunity to […]
Renowned for her hospitality projects, Pascale Gomes-McNabb is also an expert designer of residential interiors. In this Sydney warehouse, Gomes-McNabb has created a beautifully resolved interior design that is both elegant and practical. Inner city living can sometimes present challenges. Generally, there are smaller interior spaces to inhabit and this requires the designer to work […]
Larki is a new software that provides exceptionally detailed three-dimensional files – point cloud surveys made up of millions of site data points, ensuring greater accuracy than via traditional two-dimensional surveys, writes Haley Hooper. TheLarki software was created with the intention of making architects’ lives easier. The start-up’s founder Simon Cookes (who is also an […]
According to software and information business solution company Deltek’s research, firms in the AEC (architecture, engineering and construction) sector have pinpointed their greatest management challenges as: client change requests accurate project timeline forecasting, and poorly defined scope. Added together, these challenges have resulted in a climate where two in three AEC firms are reporting up […]
Stukel Architecture has designed a Sydney penthouse for a couple from France and New York that features a number of bold and unexpected design choices. Having moved to Sydney suburb Surry Hills from New York City, the owners of this apartment approached Stukel Architecture with an interesting brief. “The clients were interested in transforming a […]
CHT Architects’ design for this residential aged care facility in Westmeadows, Victoria, was designed with high care and dementia care in mind. Architect’s statement The building itself is inviting and comforting. It is a secure and comfortable environment for residences. This design has a strong focus on the individual within a community that best suit residents […]
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