The latest in interiors
"We’re facing a crisis. I call it ‘ecofatigue’. Many architects and designers feel sustainability is a bit of a fad, or a style. Almost constraining enough to rebel against." Steele Associates architect and founder, Oliver Steele, discusses the challenges and rewards of innovating sustainable home design.
MEZZANINE magazine takes a journey through the personal work of a select group of Australia’s leading interior and architecture photographers, to discover the works they create for the walls they inspire.
Expanding the Bond University's Gold Coast offering, the Abedian School of Architecture sits within the faculty of architecture and sustainable design, as co-editor of inside magazine Gillian Seriser finds, while Cook Robotham Architecture Bureau's (CRAB Studio) design works splendidly with Arata Isozaki's campus design of the '80s.
“Public art can bring back intimacy”, says artist Elliat Rich. A look at recent and upcoming projects across the country yields myriad works that interact with the environment and the public in subtle and multi-stranded ways, facilitating a creative connect between people and their surrounds.
"The perception of luxury has largely shifted, particularly in the Australian context." Carr Design Group's Rosie Morley discusses the contemporary shift in hotel design, and their current hotel project in Mornington Peninsula.
In line with the resurfacing of timber and other natural materials in interior and furniture design, leather is on its way back and not always as you would expect. Stephen Todd looks at the ways the material is being used in product and interior design for MEZZANINE magazine.
"In my opinion, Hay seems always to be creating a buzz, and this year at Milan was no different." Following his trip to Salone del Mobile, Canberra-based furniture designer Chris Hardy gives his insight on the stand-out exhibitions and highlights this year.
With open-plan living on the way out and our homes becoming hubs for multifunctional inter-generations, MEZZANINE magazine explores how the facilitation of privacy and social interaction inspires the decisions architects and designers make when forming the spaces we inhabit.
"I feel that we are in a very conservative cycle of design," says Trent Jansen. The acclaimed designer touched down in Milan as part of the exhibition New Craft, with his Briggs Family Tea Service design on display as part of XX1 Triennale International.
Manuelle Gautrand is a French architect who creates buildings and interiors that push the boundaries of style and innovation. Inside magazine chats to Gautrand about the highlights of her 25-year career, throughout which she has created countless projects that embrace people and places.
St.George’s Barangaroo branch has been awarded a 6 Star Green Star – Interiors rating, becoming the first bank branch and the first retail fit-out in Australia to achieve the impressive rating.
Spending three days exploring the depths of north-western Tasmania with Nathan Day, Western Australia’s first formally accredited furniture-maker, is as much an education in timber as it is an eye-opening experience.
The latest in architecture
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 […]
Architectural and interior design practice Bates Smart has appointed a dedicated advisory board as part of a strategic development plan. The advisory board comprises five prominent Australian business leaders with diverse experience spanning sectors including property, legal services, finance and corporate business management. The board members are: John O’Neill AO, chair of the advisory board and […]
Last week over 500 of the leading lights of the A&D community gathered to celebrate their peers at the 2018 Interior Design Awards. It was a night of celebration, laughter and some amazing food and drinks. Relive the night (or see what you missed out on!) by taking a look at some of the snaps […]
ADR speaks to Eugene Cheah, co-founder of Cheah Saw Architecture, to unpick the meaning of wellbeing in architecture and discuss the trends to look out for in 2019. ADR: Tell us about the ‘architecture of wellbeing’. What does this mean exactly and how are you putting this in to practice? Eugene Cheah: We believe architecture has a […]
The 2018 National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Architecture Commission by Melbourne architecture practice MUIR and landscape architecture studio OPENWORK has been unveiled at the NGV International. Titled Doubleground the installation, which is inspired by architectural elements of Sir Roy Grounds’ 1968 building, features tilted embankments and chasm-like passageways. Architect Amy Muir and landscape architect Mark Jacques […]
Montréal-based practice TBA/Thomas Balaban Architecte has turned an abandoned photography studio into a sleek veterinarian hospital, emergency clinic, and four residential units. Located in Montréal’s Mile End neighbourhood, the once dilapidated storefront space and dark basement have been transformed into a calming space for pets and their owners, which features a minimal palette and raw materials. Stone foundations, […]
Perched on a ridge overlooking Hepburn Springs, Victoria, Breakneck Gorge Oikos is a one bedroom retreat designed by Robert Nichol and Sons that takes advantage of the site’s 360-degree views. “The site is one of the most beautiful, spectacular, and highly visible in the area and as such, we knew our design had to respect and connect […]
The growing importance of embedding holistic sustainability in our public infrastructure has been illustrated by the Art Gallery of NSW, which has achieved a 6 Star Green Star Design review rating for its expansion, the Sydney Modern Project. This means the gallery is the first public art museum in the nation to achieve the Green […]
An ambitious urban infrastructure project in Auckland, New Zealand, known as The Waterview Connection, unconventionally puts people, not cars at the forefront of its design. Designed by New Zealand-based architects Warren and Mahoney, alongside Boffa Miskell and the Well Connected Alliance, the structures of the Waterview Connection are crafted to reflect the city’s distinct volcanic […]
After initially only needing a section of its roof restored, Williamstown Town Hall in Melbourne has recently undergone a large scale heritage refurbishment that has given it a new lease of life. Originally constructed in 1918, the 100-year-old building had reached the end of its technical life when Hobsons Bay City Council approached k20 Architecture. What began […]
Technē Architecture + Interior Design’s latest work with hospitality group Sand Hill Road brings to light the history and story behind St Kilda venue the Hotel Esplanade, known affectionately as The Espy. Since it was built in 1878, The Espy has lived through many incarnations: it’s been a jazz-era ballroom and was a rock and roll mainstay […]
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