The latest in interiors
It would seem that our famous café culture has given us an edge in this year’s Café category. Five of the nine shortlisted Café entries are Australian, with the dramatic, moody Lune by Studio Esteta and the airy Kitty Burns by Biasol Design Studio neatly demonstrating the breadth of our local aesthetic.
Subtropical architecture is challenged with the balancing act of two contrasting ideas: an openness to the setting and protection from it. MEZZANINE explores projects that embrace their surroundings with both sensibility and open arms, including a 4x4m fold-up shack.
Gone from whoa to global superstar in 14 years, HAY is a brand that now boasts a presence in most capital cities, as well as flagship stores across a number of regions, including Australia. Key to HAY’s success is a dual strategy of perpetual evolution coupled with timeless foundations, as inside finds out.
The latest London hotel from the burgeoning portfolio of Firmdale Hotels is open for business and creating waves in the design world. inside co-editor Jan Henderson visits Ham Yard Hotel and discovers why designer Kit Kemp is talk of the town.
Tapping into a network of skilled designers and makers can bring a level of authenticity to every touchpoint of a hospitality project, as MEZZANINE discovers in Bondi’s new take on the traditional coffee shop.
At the forefront of many of Australia’s iconic restaurants, Pascale Gomes-McNabb (PGMD) is a force to be reckoned with in the world of hospitality design. She talks with inside about carving a career as an innovator, complimenting food with design, and opening her own restaurant alongside her partner.
"You have to use fun," says Piero Lissoni. ADR speaks to Lema's prolific artistic director about design cultures, his longstanding relationship with Lema, and his secret to producing work that is both modern and timeless, on his recent visit to Australia as a guest of Rogerseller.
"'Home' in the true sense should be warm hearted… A place of refuge. A place of intimacy, domesticity, meaning and freedom." Sarah-Jane Pyke discusses the two points of inspiration behind the Alex Hotel's design: the concept of the hotel as home, and a curious character named Alex...
Korban/Flaubert is a Sydney-based duo - metal specialist Janos Korban and architect Stefanie Flaubert - a creative pair with a fascination for producing objects from natural materials. ADR speaks with the design duo about their inspiration, design process, and the nuances of working with metal.
As we prepare to close IDEA entries for 2016, ADR takes a look back at the Hospitality winners of years gone by. Featuring projects by Breathe Architecture, DesignOffice, and Acme&Co, IDEA presents Australia's most inspiring venues in which to share a meal and a drink (or two).
From homes to hospitality, the way an interior shapes our experience is remarkable. When the experience is fleeting, as with theatre, dance, opera and performance, the designer’s role is sharply honed. Our performing art institutions deliver impact, ambiance, and story telling, and inside magazine celebrates the talent behind them.
Australian designers and architects know about workplace design. We lead the world with innovation and creativity that has become our own. The new Melbourne AGL office space designed by HASSELL is yet another workplace that perfectly fits the form and function bill, but offers so much more in substance and quality, as inside magazine finds out.
The latest in architecture
Want to take away all the headaches of reactive maintenance and upgrades for automatic doors and ensure compliance to relevant standards? Sign up for a service agreement from the get-go, advises Craig Wood. Architecture is so much more than specifying the prettiest or latest products, handing your list over to the builder and then washing […]
Over four days in October, Shaw Contract invited a group of influential designers from Australia and New Zealand to experience the energy and excitement of Shanghai, as well as Shaw Contract’s extensive global presence in the APAC region. The action-packed trip included time at Shaw Contract’s LEED Silver Certified Nantong manufacturing facility as well as […]
WALA has designed the interior of Melbourne patisserie T by Luxbite where creative use of small spaces permeates through the design. The shop’s 19sqm ground floor corner location along Flinders Lane required a stronger emphasis on shop-front prominence and the need to maximise the use of all available internal space. The owners required five separate purpose-built fridges […]
i2C Architects is set to expand up the country’s east coast, after announcing its amalgamation with Brisbane-based TRG Queensland. Currently located in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth, the architecture and design firm’s merger with TRG Queensland will see it offer a robust skill set and expanded client database, with full coverage across Australia. It is expected that […]
C.Kairouz Architects has designed a home in Melbourne’s Northcote that balances the dynamic of old and new both visually and functionally, alluding to a home of two halves. The main challenge set by the owner was to transform the dilapidated-yet-characterful art deco house and create a modern family home with a ‘wow factor’, large enough […]
SITE Architecture Studio’s design for the redevelopment of Hale Junior School in Perth aims to realise its vision of ‘Prepare, Teach and Connect’. Following an extensive master planning process, it was clear the original 1960’s school buildings needed to be rebuilt to meet the vision and future needs of the school. A new pre-primary facility […]
Crone Architects has expanded its Melbourne team with the appointment of Nick Williams to principal of Design. In his new role, Williams will lead the design process, from feasibility through town planning, design and delivery through to construction. His experience in complex mixed-use, commercial, retail and hospitality development will strategically strengthen Crone’s Melbourne team. Greg Crone […]
Architecture practice CHROFI has designed a public building for the city of Maitland to revitalise the central business precinct and extend it beyond the main street to the river. In recent years, rural Maitland’s town centre had turned its back on the river, disconnecting it from its main commercial and community activities. A series of […]
London-based Gianni Botsford Architects has designed an unusual dwelling featuring a copper-roofed pavilion and subterranean swimming pool. Accessed through a narrow passage alongside an 1840s townhouse, the project involved the demolition of a 1960s bungalow and its replacement with a largely subterranean house, including a swimming pool. Externally, the most visible component of the house is its […]
Airbnb wants to improve the way homes are designed, built and shared and will begin testing its own prototype homes from next year. It has already disrupted the travel industry and now Airbnb is turning its attention to the architecture industry with the launch of Backyard, an initiative to prototype new ways of designing homes. Backyard […]
Australian-owned and operated timber supplier Porta has released a new exterior timber cladding solution called Endure, created by combining durable Porta Cumaru hardwood with an engineered design. The new product has evolved from the research and development by Prof. Perry Forsythe, Professor of Construction Management, at the Faculty of Design Architecture and Building at University of Technology […]
Sitting at the end of a row of similar late 19th century terraces, this small Victorian terrace has been extended on a tight budget by Field Office Architecture. Located in Clifton Hill, the house was fortunate enough to sit on a block that had double-width proportions to the back due to a small electrical substation next […]
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