The latest in interiors
Taylor brings 18 years of professional design experience to the Melbourne team, joining the specialised interiors firm at a time of growth in the Asia Pacific region.
Filled with a bright, youthful palette, bold lighting, and hints of the iconic arcade game era, the Swanston Street store's retro-pop fit-out exudes 8bit's playful character, and makes for a joyful place to chow down on a burger and fries.
IDEA’s Object award has now been segmented into two categories - Professional and Rising.
Melbourne's laneways have been a hotspot for the latest bars and restaurants for over a decade, but it’s the business community that is now discovering the benefits of becoming a part of this vibrant community.
With teams across the globe collaborating in the virtual realm as much as in the flesh, the shared office has evolved to become slicker as it cements itself in mainstream consciousness.
Internationally renowned British designer, Tom Dixon, has recently designed Interchange (interchange.io), a purpose-built co-working space in Camden, London – three shiny glass and metal buildings and over 7803 square metres (84,000 square feet) of co-working and office space to rent.
Designed by by Amber Road, the Cronulla Residence's beauty lies in its absence of complication. As unpretentious and simple as possible, the design tenet of wabi-sabi, which champions the simple, slow and uncluttered, is realised in this home.
In the four-metre wide space that was once the opening of a bleak alleyway, now stands a quaint and inviting cabin-like structure. A peaked roof reaches up, and while it is nowhere as high as the buildings that press against either side of it, this little venue is far from shadowed by its surrounds.
Strong concepts and influences drawn from Italian 1950s design, film and architecture were incorporated in the planning and fitout to create an Italian-themed restaurant and whiskey bar located in Jakarta, Indonesia.
In collaboration with architect Allistar Cox and builder Ian Provan, Christian McCabe and David Verheul are the duo behind Melbourne’s newest restaurant and wine bar. This diverse team share their different perspectives on bringing Embla together for Mezzanine: Summer.
"With the hero the tree structure, the Payce project successfully challenges the retail marketplace experience with a strong commitment to social and environmental sustainability," said Sue Fenton of the East Village project by Payce with Koichi Takada Architects and Turner.
In the basement of Space Furniture, Pop Down Bar’s role was to host several temporary events for a range of clients. The result was an immersive basement chamber delineated by a perimeter screen of American ash and golden fabric, tactfully illuminated to create an environment full of wonder.
The latest in architecture
inside co-editor Gillian Serisier takes a look at the sublime exploration of modernism that hallmarks Smart Design Studio’s latest apartment. The stark simplicity of Manly apartment, is, as we have come to expect of Smart Design Studio, a sleight of hand that belies the layers of detail and thinking that make this practice’s work so […]
Designed for an older couple who travel frequently, this coastal home by Coy Yiontis accommodates visiting grandchildren and family as well as being a private, easily maintained haven between adventures. The building form was driven by site conditions and the need for accessibility; the resulting dynamic façade and dramatic internal volumes belie its liveability. Screening […]
Australian Design Review (ADR) has today launched a teaser trailer for upcoming series The Toorak Project. Set to appear on the website in 2019 and 2020, The Toorak Project is a series of videos detailing the concept to completion of a remarkable SJB-designed ‘mega house’ in the Melbourne suburb of Toorak. Commisioned by an international client […]
A blend of technology and business smarts can help to prepare your practice to thrive in the “disruptive economy”. Industry leaders suggest that new technologies – which streamline practice processes and provide better oversight of financial reporting – can help architecture firms position themselves for future success in a constantly-changing operating environment. Recent Deltek research […]
There are many reasons we need our doors to close firmly and securely behind us – safety and the prevention of heat loss among them. Above all, however, it’s a matter of security. But how do you know when to specify a door closer and which is the correct one to choose? Malcolm McKenzie reports. […]
Architect Adam Kane discusses Hardwood House, a home with a double function that was inspired by European chalets. Hardwood house was designed with intended use as both dwelling and overnight high-end accommodation in regional Daylesford, Victoria. With this setting in mind, the intention was to create a contemporary home that referenced the warm, textured timber […]
Coconut wood, bamboo and the spectacular natural scenery of the Maldives was the inspiration behind the new Mövenpick Resort Kuredhivaru. Designed by Poland-based MOTIV, the architecture practice has designed a hotel that weaves into the uninhabited Kuredhivaru island environment, blurring the boundaries between design, Maldivian heritage and nature. “We wanted to make sure we did not damage the island or […]
As bombs rained down on architect Marwa Al-Sabouni’s home city of Homs, Syria, she made the difficult decision of staying in the city throughout the civil war. ADR chats to Al-Sabouni about how she believes the architecture in Homs helped facilitate conflict and the role architecture can now play in creating peace and identity. When […]
What can build reputation, help to confirm your creative approach, add to a stockpile of history, joy and opportunity, and make hard work truly worthwhile? In a word, winning! Here, AR speaks with small and medium-sized firms that have either won a design competition for a high-profile, imaginative commission or received an award for an […]
Sibling Architecture has teamed up with RMIT Design Hub to present New Agency: Owning Your Future, a live research project and exhibition focused on the link between ageing and the design of our future homes. Taking place 29 August to 22 September, the exhibition, curated and designed by Sibling Architecture, will transform the Design Hub into a […]
The 2018 Think Brick Award winners have been announced, with BVN, John Wardle Architects, Kerstin Thompson Architects, Ola Studio, RITZ&GHOUGASSIAN, Raffaello Rosselli With Luigi Rosselli Architects and HONED ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN all taking out prizes. From hundreds of entrants, this year’s category winners were awarded the top honours based on the imaginative, creative and innovative ways in which they used clay brick, […]
Moshe Safdie is undoubtedly a starchitect of the 20th and 21st centuries, who appears not to have fallen for his own hype. At almost 80, he claims not to entirely understand the tricky process of winning projects. Marian Edmunds asks, ‘what can we learn from the Israeli-Canadian architect?’ Sometimes people seek you because of your […]
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