The latest in interiors
Melbourne's Bridport Terrace by Matt Gibson Architecture + Design is an urban escape, one which provides its client with a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of inner city life.
Playfully combining a stylised African safari aesthetic with the concept of 'glamping' (glamorous camping), owners Dean and Jeanelle Mariani and Studio Equator have created a vibrant hospitality experience.
The Sydney-based design studio has had a busy 2015, taking on a number of commercial and residential projects within its first year of practice.
Madeleine Blanchfield Architects aimed to modernise the existing duplex and transform it into a home suitable for a young family, which was open to the garden, full of light and tied back to the existing character of the building.
MJR TOM is a space for patrons to enjoy a street dining experience from morning to night in one of Melbourne’s most vibrant and culturally diverse districts.
Though her high profile collaborators include Hecker Guthrie and Anthropologie, Sibella Court continues to polarise the design community. The stylist, blogger, author and interiors specialist speaks to Gillian Serisier about her multifaceted career.
The Archie Rose Distillery opened in Rosebery in February, bringing Sydney-based design practice Acme&Co into the limelight.
A constant favourite with film directors and production teams, Herman Miller pieces can be found in many popular film and TV franchises, from James Bond to Mad Men series.
As Schiavello's principal of people and culture consulting, Malkoski has gained an insight into the art of improving office functionality, reshaping work environments to promote comfort and productivity.
The elaborate heritage building is now home to an exemplary commercial workspace, recently restored and redeveloped by architects Johnson Pilton Walker (JPW) as Macquarie Group’s new global headquarters.
A streamlined aesthetic, inventive materiality and rich layers of meaning characterise this orthopaedic surgeon’s practice by fmd architects, writes Peter Davies.
Sydney-based design firm Alexander & Co worked closely with well-known chef Sean Connolly to create a space that transports clientele from a heritage-listed Adelaide railway station to 1920s New York.
The latest in architecture
Situated in the back streets of Fitzroy, Melbourne, the renovation and extension of this double story terrace house and old stable building is a homage to its location. Designed by Austin Maynard Architects the house, built in 1850, and its garden were initially separate lots that were recently consolidated onto a single site. The clients wanted the architects […]
If two heads are better than one, then surely three heads are unstoppable, right? AR talks to one third of swiftly rising studio TRIAS, Jennifer McMaster, about the ins and outs of creating and running a successful emerging practice. Much like the city in which it is based, Sydney architectural studio TRIAS is a melting pot of […]
The residential work of Brisbane architects, Jade Myers and William Ellyett of practice Myers Ellyett, is intrinsically linked to its place, to vernacular building, a subtropical climate and a suburban context. Their latest project, Morningside residence, delves deeply into the opportunities of a typical Brisbane suburban site, exploring ways to order new rooms extending into […]
Woods Bagot and US design firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro have been announced as the winning design team for the Adelaide Contemporary International Design Competition. The winning team impressed the judges with a concept that includes a gallery, a performance lab, a dramatic ‘Super Lobby’, floating top-floor sky galleries and a suspended rooftop garden. The […]
It seems Kanye’s West architecture career has kicked off in the shape of a low-income housing scheme, made of prefabricated concrete. The American rapper first announced his architectural ambitions last month when he revealed that he would be opening up a new arm of his fashion label Yeezy named Yeezy Home. He wrote on Twitter […]
The new RACT Freycinet Lodge Coastal Pavilions offer an immersive accommodation experience within the coastal bush of the Freycinet National Park on Tasmania’s East Coast. Designed by Liminal Studio, the Waterfront Pavilions take their cues from nature. The form of the buildings is representative of the coastal granite rock’s ‘smooth, rounded and beautiful forms’ on […]
Melbourne will soon be home to Australia’s largest contemporary art gallery in a redevelopment the government is calling a “once-in-a-generation transformation”. The transformation is part of a redevelopment of Southbank, the city’s arts precinct, with the new NGV Contemporary forming the centrepiece. NGVC will be a standalone gallery with a focus on contemporary art and design. Once […]
Designed by DKO, this boutique-sized apartment block in Melbourne’s Collingwood has a unique aesthetic that both complements and contributes to its setting. There are few suburbs in Melbourne that have arguably as strong of a personality or local street culture as Collingwood and it was with this in mind that DKO approached the design of […]
Today it’s common to see people who never spend more than a couple of years in the same job. And then there are people like Elizabeth Carpenter. The fjmt principal has been with the practice for nearly 25 years and isn’t looking to move on anytime soon. Elizabeth Carpenter joined Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) when it […]
The Vatican City is for the first time presenting at the Venice Architecture Biennale with an exhibition that calls in to question the design of the chapel in the 21st century. Curated by Francesco Dal Co, the Vatican’s aptly named Vatican Chapels exhibition takes the form of ten temporary chapels, each designed by a different architect, including […]
Finland’s capital city Helsinki is getting a new central library, one that promises “to set the trend for the libraries of the future”. Designed by ALA Architects together with the residents of Helsinki, the 10,000-square-metre building showcases Finnish wood construction and modern architecture. In addition to traditional library services, Oodi will offer workshops with 3D printers and sewing machines, […]
While architects and designers are great at communicating with builders, partners, homeowners and clients, the same can’t always be said when it comes to communicating with the media and the broader public. ADR chats to Genevieve Brannigan, director of creative communications agency Communications Collective, which works with a number of practices as well as the Australian Institute […]
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