The latest in interiors
The café takes full advantage of 'leftover' space in the city, unfolding between the emergency exit from the Bennett Lane Jazz Club and a two-decade-old unused shop front window.
McDonald’s and KFC have borrowed design cues from Australia’s hipster hospitality scene in an attempt to tap into a growing market of discerning consumers.
This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the design partnership between luxury Italian furniture label Cappellini and Tokyo-based studio Nendo.
Bespoke wallpaper, catwalk ready prints, custom-designed upholstery fabric – it’s all in a day’s work for Surface by Belinda Christie. Adrienne Hughes interviews the Australian designer for (inside).
The innovative new Melbourne retail space gives community-minded spenders an opportunity to put their money behind socially and ecologically sustainable initiatives.
With an eclectic fitout developed by architect Phillip Schemnitz, the appropriately vertiginous space works hard.
As many of us return to work this week, it’s an appropriate time of year to examine a realm often woefully lacking in design inspiration for the average desk-bound employee: the workplace interior.
F2 Architecture’s work resulted in a masterfully resolved project, with mirrored surfaces articulating the opulent glamour of the interior space.
Included in Melbourne Now, Australian-born furniture designer Jarrod Lim is making inroads in both the European and Asian markets. Co-editor Gillian Serisier caught up with Lim at SingaPlural.
The kitchen Mecca, EuroCucina, was back in full force for its turn this year as part of 2014’s Milan Furniture Fair. Annie Reid reports.
Acknowledging architectural and social history to imbue a classic Santa Monica Queen Anne with the nous of high art takes the multidisciplinary skill of California-based practice Rios Clementi Hale Studios.
Smart Design Studio’s ability to infuse a one-time nightspot with light-filled daytime aspirations reveals a particular elegance of touch.
The latest in architecture
It’s easy to speak about architecture in terms of trends and design commonalities, but Karen McCartney, author of the recently published book, Twenty-One Australian Architects: Breaking New Ground, is on the hunt for diversity in design. When searching for standout architectural projects, Karen McCartney has a keen eye for inventiveness. It’s a quality that’s evident […]
Three Western Australian architectural firms – Taylor Robinson, Chaney Architecture and Broderick Architects – will join forces next week, forming an innovative new firm that will respond to the changing architecture industry in the region. From Monday 9 April the trio will be known as Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick and will offer clients a breadth […]
Perched on a crest at the tip of the Mornington Peninsula, this Portsea residence features a frameless wall that allows you to look through from one end to the other and absorb the views. Designed by FGR Architects the house takes advantage of the surrounding land typology, which allows for a six-metre cantilever before gently […]
From arguments with builders to timber factories burning down (yes, that really happened!) the real life of a design studio isn’t as glamorous as you might believe. ADR editor Natalie Mortimer recently hosted a panel at the Design Co-op during Melbourne Design Week and spoke to Michael Artemenko of Figr Architecture, Mairead Murphy of Maike […]
Female employees at Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), which is the UK’s third-biggest architecture practice, earn 19.6 percent less than men, according to newly released gender pay gap figures. The London-based studio calculated the figures by comparing the median hourly pay rate of the firm’s staff salaries. When it comes to the difference in bonuses, that […]
Timber may have had a bit of a hard-knock time in the design space for a while there, but in 2018 it’s back and more popular than ever. AR looks into this feel good, beating-the-odds resurgence tale. From houses to ships, furniture to floors, timber has been used in the construction industry – and thus […]
Recently appointed as a director of Technē Architecture + Interior Design, Steve McKeag joins founders Justin Northrop and Nick Travers as the third director of the practice, which has recently completed a swathe of iconic projects including Garden State Hotel, Rooftop Bar and Cinema, and Brunetti Flinders Lane. Here he is in conversation with ADR. Can you […]
The Office of the Government Architect (OGA) has joined the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage from the Department of Finance, to create a closer working relationship across the state’s design projects. The Government Architect provides leadership and independent advice to State Government to improve the design of public buildings and spaces, including the Better […]
When Jos Tan Architects was approached with a brief to create a new kitchen and dining area for a compact brick house, they had to take a creative approach to fit within budget. The Melbourne home is one of a pair, built side-by-side c.1930 and the owner, a keen cook wanted to create a new […]
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma’s ‘vertical urban forest’ design has been named the winner in a competition to design Crown Group’s new tower in Sydney. Kuma, who designed the 2020 Olympic Stadium Tokyo and the V&A museum in Dundee, Scotland, worked in partnership with Australian architecture firm Koichi Takada Architects on the design of the tower, which […]
If your only response to the words ‘sliding doors’ is ‘isn’t that a movie with Gwyneth Paltrow and John Hannah?’ you’re genuinely missing out. There is much more to this particular portal than its association with an implausible romantic comedy starring the creator of Goop. When do you think the first sliding door was constructed? […]
Originally designed and used as a milk bar, the background of this residence adds to the charm as the site has undergone multiple renovations over its history. Propped among neighbouring trees, one of the primary design aspects was to capture a sense of movement throughout the home. By opening up the first floor level and […]
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