The latest in interiors
The physical result of design talent, solid collaboration and a touch of kismet, the Shadow house is a successful project in all senses – achieving beauty, preservation of Heritage, and resulting in a home that moulds snugly to the clients' lives.
Seeing inside a creative’s studio is like getting the chance to lift the lid on the whole creative process. ADR takes a look at seven such projects.
Technology is rapidly changing the workplace, Marnie Hammond discusses ways design is keeping abreast.
In suburban Melbourne, one of the world's best restaurants has emerged from an interior renovation, and inside co-editor Jan Henderson experiences the splendid result.
"When I was a year into the course I had a ‘duh’ moment, realising that of course I was destined for interior architecture… I was the daughter of a builder!" This week we meet Nicole Pollak, co-owner and managing director of Siren Design. Pollak discusses what it takes to be a director, her love for MONA and how she finally realised her passion...when it was under her nose all along.
Flexible design is not necessarily new, but the different ways in which flexibility can be integrated can still present some surprising solutions.
Woods Bagot has transformed the iconic Palace Hotel into its new Perth Studio, delivering an agile workplace for the 70-person strong team. Positioned on the corner of St Georges Terrace and William Street in the Perth CBD, the new studio fitout enables a highly flexible work environment which supports new modes of work, with wireless mobile technology and no allocated seating for staff, offering freedom of movement and choice.
The annual Dulux Colour Forecast has been released with 2018 homing in on the concept of ‘Balance’. The collection of four colour palettes has been carefully considered and pulled together by creative director Bree Leech and Dulux’s colour planning and communications manager Andrea Lucena-Orr. Each palette within the forecast comes back to the overarching theme […]
Extraordinarily grand, yet entirely a home, there is a sublime kind of majesty to the simplicity of this SJB interior. Yet, of course, this is an illusion of scale materiality and an almost fetishist approach to detail. There is also a familiarity of personality rarely explored with such care.
Luchetti Krelle this week delivered Longrain Tokyo, a warm and earthy interior on the 39th floor of a skyscraper in Ebisu, Tokyo. Floating high above the skyline, with a panoramic city view below, the layout gives subtle nods to its founding Surry Hills warehouse, while also paying respect to Japanese symbols and craftsmanship. To discuss […]
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.
The latest in architecture
Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid, Stanton Williams and David Chipperfield Architects are among 17 UK-based architecture firms that have banded together to release an open letter affirming their commitment to addressing climate change. The letter highlights the “twin crises” of climate breakdown and biodiversity loss and points out that buildings and construction play a major part, […]
Landini Associates has designed a Times Square-located flagship store for McDonald’s, which is an evolution of the practice’s global format for McDonald’s, Project Ray, named after the brand’s founder Ray Kroc. Built over three floors, the new store replaces the original restaurant that opened in 1984, located on the corner of 45th and Broadway in New […]
The 2019/2020 Hays Salary Guide has been released, revealing salary and recruitment trends in Australia and New Zealand across multiple industries. Simon Bristow, regional director of Hays Architecture, says that the report implies both positives and negatives for the profession, but that the long-term prospects for the industry are good. The report is based on […]
London-based architecture practice Alma-nac has designed an apartment block in the city’s south that avoids a traditional central corridor arrangement to make the most of natural light. Architects statment Paxton House is an innovative housing solution on a complex site, for Joseph Homes in Croydon, South London. Forty-three dwellings and a series of shared spaces […]
Before work began, this Victorian-era house in Albert Park, Victoria, had closed-off, compartmentalized rooms with a tacked on, lean-to extension resulting in a lack of light, ventilation and outdoor connection. Modscape set about transforming it into a light-filled, airy space with generous proportions. Architects statement Inspired by our client’s brief for a minimalist, tranquil residence […]
Henrik Schoenefeldt, senior lecturer (US: Associate Professor) in sustainable architecture, University of Kent, takes a look at the impact glass skyscrapers have had on the environment. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has declared that skyscrapers made of glass and steel “have no place in our city or our Earth anymore”. He argued that their […]
Recently appointed Australian Institute of Architects CEO Julia Cambage is no stranger to what she sees as some commonly-faced challenges for small businesses. With extensive commercial experience derived from managing multimillion-dollar contracts at the helm of Australia’s largest private procurement company to managing the world’s oldest youth mentoring program, Cambage is keen to position the Institute […]
Fender Katsalidis has designed a new $5 million cultural and entertainment district for the centre of Hobart, named ‘In the Hanging Garden’. The first stage of the cultural precinct, which is set to open the first week of June, will surround the Odeon Theatre and extend access through adjoining properties fronting Liverpool Street, Watchorn Street and Murray Street. […]
This coffee-come-cocktail bar in the heart of south-east London’s Deptford was inspired by the site’s original stone flooring. Drawing on the flooring, EBBA Architects decided to use a raw and earthy colour palette for the venue, named Stockton. Instead of simple painted walls, a rough plasterwork was explored to line the walls; a technique that dates […]
Rather than seeing them as a waste of time and resources that rarely pay dividends, you could regard competitions as a way to grow your practice’s reputation and experience. They have much more to offer in the way of rewards than simply prizes for winning them. You are participating in one of the many open […]
Artist Angelica Mesiti’s installation for the Australian Pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia has been widely praised, recognised in many ‘best of’ lists published around the world. It is also notable for another reason: Mesiti’s work with curator Juliana Engberg is one of a number of strong collaborations between […]
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 […]
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