The latest in interiors
We chat with managing director Kristina Hetherington about the role of design in a constantly evolving industry and the present and future of the company.
Hugg’s fit-out is an example of TANDEM’s creative and co-operative approach to design work and client collaboration.
The Fat Duck arrived in Melbourne amid a blaze of publicity and the promise of a never to be repeated dining experience. Now at the end of its 6-month stint, Sandra Tan explores how the restaurant's interiors set the scene to create the magic.
Lovers of food and architecture, rejoice! Andrew McConnell, of Melbourne restaurant Cutler & Co, has joined forces with the Robin Boyd Foundation to host dining experiences at Walsh Street House.
Though set in a commercial office tower in the heart of Brisbane, WMK Architecture's fitout of the TooBirds Bistro and Bar provides a warm and inviting atmosphere against a busy corporate setting.
With sophisticated, brooding interiors by Megan Hounslow and Melanie Beynon of Meme, The Wolf Upstairs private event space offers a place to enjoy the trappings of the past in the present.
Once the hotel of choice for debutantes, the sailing elite and travelling socialites, the InterContinental Double Bay had faded. Bates Smart’s refit reinstates luxury to both the hotel and Double Bay with a fitout that suits locals and visitors alike.
In the Melbourne suburb of Alphington sits Benjamin’s Kitchen, with a soft, pastel palette making all the right waves. Annie Reid tucks in.
Travis Walton Architecture's brief for the Vicland Property Group office was to 'blur the distinction between business and pleasure'. The space does just that, with the pièce de résistance a rooftop pavilion complete with a full-service bar. Don Draper of Mad Men would be most impressed.
"What we would hate is for the public to just think we were trying to make a building look like Beyonce," says lead architect Jansen Aui, revealing Elenberg Fraser's thoroughly detailed interpretation of the muse with lead interior designer Emma Phythian.
Stuart Deacon, Associate Director at Brisbane's Cromwell Property Group, discusses their redesigned space by nettletontribe, and its positive impact on the company's working culture.
"When you’re about to kick the bucket, you don’t want to look back and remember an endless sea of beige", says designer Jonathan Adler of his colourful, eclectic style.
The latest in architecture
Australia’s diverse population and architects’ increasing work in different countries suggest that speaking different languages is a career boost. But practices looking to their bilingual staff overseas need them to also have design skills and be steeped in the firm’s culture. How important is it for architects to speak a language other than English when […]
In Skeletons, we take a look at the origins of notable and iconic structures and how they’ve withstood the ravages of time to now stand testament to the timelessness of good design. Built in 1958, ICI House (currently known as Orica House) is regarded as one of Australia’s first skyscrapers. The building sits just outside the well-known […]
Eschewing the traditional design of an early childhood education institution, BeneBaby International Daycare in Shenzhen comprises a series of open and flexible space planning to create a “village-themed” environment, to help and encourage preschool children to adapt to unfamiliar social environments. The centre is located in the Nanshan Houhai District of Shenzhen city, surrounded by high-end […]
Apple has revealed its latest store in the ‘Vegas of China’, Macau, with a design that aims to offer “a calm complement to the buzz and excitement” of the city. The design is the result of a close collaboration between the design team at Apple led by chief design officer, Sir Jonathan Ive and Angela Ahrendts, […]
Part of a brand new building with no history, Studio Ole has designed a venue that embraces art and design, with an edgy, yet friendly, neighbourhood vibe. Located in Windsor, Melbourne, Tipico is described by its young Italian owners Andrea da Como and Marco Scalisi as “untypical, yet typical”. The newly opened restaurant, designed by Stephanie Korolija […]
The unique exterior of the Aperture apartments, designed by architect Arno Matis, is inspired by stacked timber and responds to the play of light, creating a unique and subtly changing look depending on the season, time of day and weather. The façade openings are programmed to provide passive shading and act like an aperture: allowing each […]
On a wooded lot on the shore of Canada’s Charlebois Lake, the clients wanted to build a contemporary house that was open to nature. An L shape plan was chosen by architects Paul Bernier Architecte for the house, with one wing reserved for the day spaces (kitchen, dining room, living room) and the other the more private […]
The recently completed $400m expansion of the Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC) by Woods Bagot saw the practice realise the client’s vision, which was “to be inspired by and be inspiration for South Australia”. The brief for the project, which is an entrant in the 2018 Shaw Contract Design Awards, was to provide three venues that […]
Barcelona-based Estudio Carme Pinós has revealed a design inspired by origami for its MPavilion 2018, which will be located at Queen Victoria Gardens in Melbourne. The design comprises two surfaces of timber latticework that intersect with each other to form the roof. The floating planes rest at angles on elevated points, while the roof both allows sunlight and […]
The Robin Boyd Foundation for Design has gathered together eleven leading architects to form the inaugural Boyd Circle to educate the public on why design matters. The Boyd Circle will curate a bold new program of talks, open days and interactive events that promote inclusive discussion and active public participation in design. It aims to […]
In Skeletons, AR looks at notable and iconic buildings when they were still just a twinkle in their creator’s eye. The impressive Lotus Centre was completed in 2013 in the centre of Wujin, a rapidly growing city in the southern district of Changzhou in China. With a population of 13 million, it is striving to […]
Six Degrees has re-designed the Melbourne headquarters of supplement company Swisse Vitamins to improve the environment quality and work setting for staff and visitors. Hemmed in on both sides, the site’s previous incarnation was stagnant and devoid of natural light and outlook, says design architect Mark Healy. “Our concept was to cut out the core […]
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