Payne Designs' fitout of the Caporn Young Fremantle office has created a low-cost workplace that exudes a sense of fun and complements its portside location.
East is the new place to eat delicious Chinese food and listen to cool music, but it was the fabulous interior by Hecker Guthrie that caught the eye of (inside) co-editor Jan Henderson when she visited this Melbourne eatery.
While the ubiquitous white palette shows little sign of abating, there’s plenty on offer from kitchen and bathroom designers and brands that subtly twist the tradition and riff with materiality to enable creative inspiration and artistic expression.
The heritage listed Paramount Pictures building in Sydney’s Surry Hills is now home to a suite of bespoke offices, designed by partners Boris and Naomi Tosic, in conjunction with Woods Bagot.
Mythologised and loved, the iconic Hydro Majestic sits firmly in the collective memory of holidaying pleasure. (inside) magazine co-editor Gillian Serisier looks at its refit by CRD design studio.
Nothing accrues a beautiful patina in the way a timber surface can. While the warmth, durability and availability that has made timber such a popular construction material persist, advances in materials technology have seen some savvy suppliers exploring new ways of using timber in contemporary interiors.
Julius Pizzeria is a rare example of pared-back design, shifting the experience of diners to the sensory.
Jan Henderson, co-editor of (inside) magazine, chats with Dr Markus Miele and Dr Reinhard Zinkann, the current proprietors of Miele, to learn more about them and their iconic brand.
Williams Burton Leopardi (WBL) is an Adelaide-based design studio with a vision to make spaces meaningful and personal to the people who inhabit them.
Travis Walton Architecture has created more than a retail space or ‘grab-and-go’ juicer; the Greene St Juice Co. project has become a local icon, with a devout following.
Situated in Sydney’s beachside suburb Tamarama, this home by Decus Interiors is a symbol of contemporary luxury design.
Fresh from its win at the 2015 Houses Awards last week within the House Alteration and Addition over 200 m2 category, we look at Tower House by Andrew Maynard Architects, described by the practice as a 'village'.
Designed for a semi-retired couple and occasionally their adult children, this house has been a labour of love for the owner who built it over five years to a high level of detail. EHDO’s response to the site was met by its challenges: a sewer easement dividing the site and long elevations facing east/west. Design […]
Woods Bagot has designed the newly opened riverside pier as part of the Rockhampton Riverside Precinct, a project to revitalise the riverside district of the rural Queensland city. The practice chose materials that nod to the community’s historical past of gold, silver and copper mining and to signify a new age of economic and cultural growth after the […]
Located at the site of the former Paramount Pictures Studio, the Paramount House hotel embraces the historical significance of the site and its surrounding context. Designed by Melbourne-based Breathe Architects the hotel occupies a three-storey 1930s brick corner warehouse amid a suite of heritage and inter-war buildings in Sydney’s Surry Hills. The idea behind the design […]
Little Brick Studio has designed two dwellings on the Mornington Peninsula: a family home for the client’s specific needs, and a secondary dwelling for future sale. The studio was approached by the client, who was also the builder, to design a high-quality dual occupancy site with free rein over the design. The client also had […]
A new pavilion designed by Make has been unveiled as part of the City of London Corporation’s transformation of a former gyratory into a public space. The former complex roundabout, with its series of pedestrian subways, has been the subject of intense development for over six years to reroute roads, block off unsafe subways and […]
One of the main aims of architecture is to bring people together – to frame and contain a space where human connections can flourish. Four Periscopes, commissioned by MAAS (Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences) and created by TRIAS, highlights the importance of communicating within our ‘commons’. It encourages visitors to reflect – quite literally […]
Open House Melbourne is set to return this month, allowing architecture enthusiasts a peek inside some of the city’s most notable homes and buildings. Ahead of the event, ADR speaks to Open House founder and Bates Smart studio director Tim Leslie to find out his top picks. Open House Melbourne has been growing in size each […]
Sydney Contemporary has announced that three leading artists, Callum Morton, Mel O’Callaghan and Cameron Robbins will each create a large-scale installation that will sit throughout Barangaroo’s financial, retail and dining precinct in the lead-up to and during the fair. Returning for its fourth edition, and now an annual event occurring every September, Sydney Contemporary 2018 […]
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has launched its inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) following a year of collaborative work by AILA’s Connection to Country Committee. The Reflect RAP aims to facilitate the development of a deeper level of respect from its members and staff for Traditional Custodians and their relationship with the landscape. It […]
Tucked behind a weatherboard house in Melbourne’s north-east suburb of Ivanhoe sits a two-storey modular extension for a growing family. In need of extra space for their family, the clients decided to employ a modular solution and extend their home rather than move. The extension is open, filled with natural light and compliments its leafy suburban […]
Designed by McGann Architects, this contemporary family home in Melbourne is characterised by clean lines that reference modernist design. The brief was to provide a warm, practical family home, which is suited to entertaining all year round. To fulfil this, the architects chose a spark white render on the facade of the house, which is contrasted […]
Melbourne is to get its first ever timber commercial building, situated at the Docklands urban renewal precinct. A planning permit has been approved for the 8,000sqm office building, called Woodwork, which consists of a ground floor lobby retail with four large upper levels that can be interlinked to create functional and open plan spaces. It […]
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