Solid surface applications seem to be limited only by the creativity of the designer or architect, giving designers of all disciplines a new way to approach traditional material concerns.
Amid the bustle of the office, there are still times when peace and quiet is called for - especially as we ease back into work in 2016. Luckily, all it takes is some clever thinking around privacy and screening to create a mini hub for creativity and concentration.
Maison&Objet have presented Melbourne design collective Lab De Stu with the Rising Talent Award, with the group set to exhibit at the Singapore fair in March 2016.
Sharnie Shield looks at modern approaches to traditional weaving practices, creating an exciting new array of visual dynamics in the art and design world.
Designing every object in a room is something of a dream for most designers. For Daniel To and Emma Aiston this recently became a reality for Room, part of the 2015 Rigg Design Prize finalist exhibition at Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria.
Tasteful, controlled, and just a little bit arty, Concrete House serves as a remarkable reflection of the client’s requirements and lifestyle, while exuding Matt Gibson Architecture + Design’s trademark style.
Melbourne based design firm DSID has brought the interior of an East St Kilda home to its full potential through a design which balances practicality with high-end boutique style.
Positing the home as a portrait, Tribe Studio’s self-described “highly considered, yet madcap casual” renovation of a 1930s apartment, tasks design with shaping the accoutrement of life, as (inside) co-editor Gillian Serisier discovers.
Quirky Danish furniture house HAY will open a flagship store in Sydney next week, establishing a bricks and mortar frontage for its particular brand of contemporary Scandinavian design.
In February 2016, Niche Media will publish the first ever Global Architecture and Design Forecast for Australia. From an extraordinary research base looking at social, economic, population and planning data, the Forecast will delve deep and point the way to how we plan, design, build and supply in the coming years.
Just in time for Christmas but perhaps a little big as a stocking filler, the new range of carpets from Moooi has arrived at Space.
ITN Architects has created a wonderland of colour, form and function in the renovation of the Lido Cinemas complex. The out of the box design has reinvigorated a Heritage building and provided a new destination for the movie going public that has more than the locals talking.
Working in conjunction with architects and interior designers Workroom, Developer Bear Agushi has created a stunning home for his family in the charming Melbourne suburb of Armadale. The house unfolds dramatically from the street; an imposing 3-storey box cantilevered over glass rooms and embedded in sunken gardens. It’s an exotic experience to enter the home […]
Emerging architectural practice Tecture’s Concrete Conceal house is a finely resolved success for client and architect, and a triumph of beautiful design. As a new build, Concrete Conceal house is a glorious modern interpretation of a family home that marries functionality and form with a pared back aesthetic to achieve a stunning result. The project […]
A new transit oriented development (TOD) is set to transform Ferny Grove—the site of an existing end-of-route train station. Upon completion, the development will comprise a major retail centre spanning more than 6000-square metres, 64 residential apartments, and more than 2200 car parks. The project—an initiative of the Queensland Government Department of Transport and Main […]
Richmond’s Veneziano Coffee Roasters has opened its Melbourne flagship showing the full ‘bean to cup’ process to customers while challenging the regular setup of cafes. Designed by Technē Architecture + Interior design, Veneziano Coffee Roasters in Melbourne offers much more than a standard café. In an industrial Richmond building, Veneziano encompasses a café within a […]
Softening an industrial interior aesthetic, while working within strictly defined brand constraints, provided a challenge for the design team charged with remodelling global sports brand Nike’s Sydney office. Melbourne-based practice Project 12 Architecture was part of a successful joint venture team comissioned to remodel Nike’s Sydney office. The 580-square metre office accommodates approximately 20 employees […]
In the lead up to the highly anticipated IDEA Gala party in November, ADR shines a light on the projects that could bring home a trophy. Manteau by Studio Tate is shortlisted in the Residential Multi Category of the 2018 IDEA Awards. The winners will be announced at the exclusive IDEA Gala party on 23 November at […]
Jackson Teece has designed an independent senior’s living apartment building containing approximately 2700m3 of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT). Aveo Bella Vista is a 10-storey residential apartment building that was originally conceived as a conventional build. However, Aveo was guided by Sydney-based Jackson Teece and builder Strongbuild to incorporate CLT into the design. “What sets this project […]
Long-time Aesop collaborator Kian Yam has redesigned the skincare brand’s Chadstone store with a design tethered to natural forms and geology. Occupying a corner site in the shopping centre, the store’s entrance is flanked by monolithic discarded fragments of Basalt recovered from a quarry in Castlemaine, a few hours from Melbourne. Inside, the space is […]
Architecture practice CHA:COL has transformed a former garment manufacturing warehouse in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake into a light, bright creative video studio for Roger TV. The existing shell had “significant shortcomings” in building, life safety and zoning requirements and the clients additionally needed the design team to work with a multitude of agencies in bringing up the warehouse […]
In the lead up to the highly anticipated IDEA Gala party in November, ADR shines a light on the projects that could bring home a trophy. Ten Minutes by Tractor by Cox Architecture is shortlisted in the Hospitality Category of the 2018 IDEA Awards. The winners will be announced at the exclusive IDEA Gala party on 23 […]
Los Angeles-based Sparano + Mooney Architecture has designed a house in Utah, US, that was inspired by the petrified wood on site, a material that over time has transformed from wood into stone. The owner’s previous 105-year-old farmhouse, located on a site that included a small forest of spruce and cottonwood trees close to 80 […]
Architecture is an industry at a crossroads with rapid technological advancements. Consumers now expect buildings to do more than ever including providing climate control, and increased access to natural light and ventilation. The heightened expectations and advancements in technology have pushed us into the realm of increased architectural experimentation. This experimentation is resulting in integrating […]
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