Taking full advantage of the penthouse position overlooking Bondi Beach, the Pacific Lighthouse apartment by SJB, Koichi Takada and PTW posits 'barefoot glamorous' as a perfect inner city back mode.
Greg Natale's new space is a symphony of black, white and grey – print, pattern and panache as Sarah Hetherington discovers for inside magazine's twentieth anniversary issue.
Pokémon Go has become one of the largest mobile games in the world with users spending more time on it than social media. Using a similar Augmented Reality technology, Luxmy Furniture has developed innovative mobile application Testfit.
Tucked under a winter embrace, take a sonorous sojourn into the elements. Through the slipstream of mirrored surfaces, and autumnal colourings, a playful carousel of industrial design emerges from the sketch books of our modern-day artisans.
Nothing says Australia quite like the eponymous beach house. Yet for years the interior language of these cherished abodes has stagnated at the height of Baby Boomer chic circa 1960. Gillian Serisier looks at a wonderfully contemporary iteration for inside magazine.
Designed by HASSELL, this London global headquarters for a large mining and resources company exudes luxury with its contemporary sophisticated interior, as Jan Henderson discovers for inside.
MEZZANINE speaks to Alex Lake of Therefore Studio about the process behind the practice’s recent Elwood House. The studio provides a guided tour of the furniture, fittings and objects both specified and styled.
Airbnb’s particular brand of home-inspired style - which takes cues from actual Airbnb listings - has become a signature feature of its offices worldwide. Airbnb’s in-house Environments team, led by Aaron Taylor Harvey and Rachael Yu, have collaborated with local architects and designers for the company's new offices in London, Sao Paolo and Singapore.
The Ranley Grove House by Paul Owen and Steve Hunt of Owen Architecture is a wonderful, intimate expression of domestic life. inside delves into its interior, revealing a home that celebrates the ceremony of family ritual and brings a sense of delight to those who live within.
With icons like Tom Dixon and Danish brand Hay now in collaboration with the Swedish furniture giant, why is IKEA still such a dirty word in design circles?
"From the dark bark of tall, strong green trees to the silvery snow gums and to the burnt ghost sticks from the 2007 bushfire, it is a narrative of the surrounding environment." MEZZANINE takes a look at the Astra Lodge in Victoria's Falls Creek, a recently upgraded ski lodge that takes design cues from its graceful surrounds.
Responsible for illuminating some of Melbourne’s shining lights in hospitality design, Ben Russell of BREC sheds some light on the process of powering up a project in the latest issue of MEZZANINE.
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 […]
Melbourne design firm Ewert Leaf has transformed a historic former horse training facility into a multi-faceted hospitality space. The owners of St Andrews Beach Brewery, which is set on a sprawling 38-hectare property in the Mornington Peninsula region, briefed Ewert Leaf to design a space that gives back to the local community and honours its heritage […]
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