The latest in interiors
More than 80 years after friends Bill O’Brien and Henry Norville joined names and forces to start Breville Radio, and now more than 50 years since Breville created the iconic sandwich press, arnoldlane has created an office befitting this icon of Australian design and manufacturing.
Designed by futurespace, REA Group's new headquarters demonstrates an innovative and agile working environment, delivering a neighbourhood-based office malleable to the needs of both individuals and teams.
Abey Australia has teamed up with ROTHELOWMAN to reveal a luxurious showroom, engaging visitors with a visually captivating space that perfectly represents Abey’s selection of designer kitchen and bathroom products.
Whiting Architects' The Strand, shortlisted in IDEA 2015, is made up of two identical apartments, each of which is beautifully functional and provides a breathtaking view of the Williamstown Harbour.
This week, (inside) co-editor Jan Henderson met Pernette Perriand-Barsac and Jacques Barsac at the CULT Melbourne showroom. The pair are in Australia to represent the legacy of Pernette’s mother, the iconic Charlotte Perriand, through an exhibition initiated by Cassina.
Gray Puksand's City West Water, shortlisted in this year's Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), is a stylish and functional workspace that reflects the connectedness of the client's community.
Australian LED technology company Brightgreen introduces the latest addition to its range of premium Tru-Colour interior lights.
Mim Design is behind a new, cutting-edge Melbourne showroom for leading kitchen appliance distributor MultyFlex.
Brad Swartz's Darlinghurst Apartment, only 27-square-metres in size, demonstrates that chic inner city living can be affordable. Shortlisted in the 2015 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), this modern project maximises every inch to full effect.
Geyer's Westpac Melbourne office, shortlisted in this year's Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), is an agile human-centred space that provides employees with the freedom of choice to engage in a variety of different settings.
With a cool contemporary fit out by Technē, there is not a crystal chandelier or red lantern in sight. Lee Ho Fook’s second incarnation is smart, chic and ready to take your order.
The Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) has now unveiled its shortlist online. The shortlist issue of (inside) magazine is on sale in newsagents and through Google Play and Zinio. Congratulations to all the shortlisted practices and designers.
The latest in architecture
Design company Technē Architecture + Interior Design has joined forces with Grazia & Co to launch a new furniture range, The Collaborative Collection, marking Technē’s first foray into furniture design. The Melbourne-based firms have produced the Technē Shelves, a durable yet refined selection of shelving products, including a tall shelving unit, medium-sized sideboard and side […]
Design isn’t just about the plans you draw up for the buildings you create. Design thinking should be an integral part of your business model too. Design thinking is the antithesis of resting on your laurels, of reusing past methods and approaches or rehashing ideas. It is about finding the client’s specific problems and then […]
ADR has teamed up with Zenith to offer our readers the chance to win one of seven Buzzilight pendants designed by Buzzispace. To enter the competition we are asking A+D professionals to take a photograph (you can use your phone) of their favourite piece of architecture or interior design and upload it to Instagram using #giveawayadr. […]
There’s been a huge amount of research into the effect of green spaces on our health, with many scientists agreeing that they can aid with healing. ADR speaks to Brent Hardcastle, associate, Wilson Architects about how to incorporate landscape into design to promote health and wellbeing. What are the main challenges health centres face when […]
Benjamin Jay Shand holds a Masters of Architecture from The University of Sydney and practices as an architect and artist. He produces a blog (@designtel) and writes on design. Structures so unabashedly of another age often elicit fanfare akin to that of a cult film and this holds true for Sirius, […]
A new community centre designed for the remote Nunavik Inuit communities in Canada has an intriguing shape that was inspired by the silhouette of an iceberg. Despite living in extremely isolated communities, Nunavik’s Inuit do not hesitate travelling long distances to visit each other or to attend an important cultural event. Originally planned as a […]
SP Studio has designed a high-end interior for Headricks Lane restaurant and bar in Rockhampton, which has been sympathetically inserted into a state listed heritage building. The building had suffered decades of alterations and decline. The raw space had limited natural light and the existing heritage material, while striking, was dark, explains Scott Petherick, director at SP Studio. “The […]
Located on the edge of the Dee Why town centre, Northern Beaches, the new PCYC Community Centre provides an entertainment hub for the peninsula’s youngest residents. AR chats to Elizabeth Carpenter, principal, fjmt about the project. PCYC is conceived as a cloud-like form settling on a pedestal that emerges from the ground. The counterpoint achieved by […]
This issue AR asks a panel of experts from Sydney’s forthcoming AU Smart Skyscrapers Summit (26 and 27 June) their response to the following question: how will an increasing number of tall buildings affect the fabric of society in Australia? Domino Risch, principal, Hassell For some, the thought of living in an urban metropolis that […]
Does Australia need a more trusted Heritage process? Shaun Carter, principal architect, Carter Williamson Architects, investigates. Let’s put this into context: at state level, Heritage classification is a high threshold. Heritage can’t, and shouldn’t ever be a flippant exercise that registers buildings without deep thought and consideration. Cities will need to grow and change over time. […]
Creating special places in spectacular landscapes is something Tasmanians have a knack for. And for visitors to the award-winning Pumphouse Point – a hotel like no other in the centre of one of the world’s most pristine natural environments – the experience is a truly remarkable one. What these visitors may not notice, however, is […]
Despite only having a limited budget to work with, Canadian practice Michael Green Architecture (MGA) has designed a “thoughtful and elegant” home for The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. The Dock Building, located on Jericho Beach in Vancouver, serves a large marina of sailboats. The facility provides bathrooms and showers, offices for the Harbour Master, instruction space […]
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