The latest in interiors
ADR takes a look at the role of woodwork in the marriage of traditional and contemporary Japanese design.
This beautiful property sits perfectly in the picturesque environs of country Victoria. The interior of the historic homestead has been recently refurbished and is complete in every sense of the word.
Melbourne's recently opened Belleville melds cocktail bar sophistication with the street-inspired aesthetic of its sister bars Section 8 and Ferdydurke.
Jean-Pierre Biasol, of emerging architecture and design practice, Biasol Design Studio, speaks to ADR about the European design approach, Australia's booming hospitality scene, and the exciting projects Biasol is working on locally and abroad.
The Great Indoors and Designworks have released photos of the alternative direction they have created for the fast food giant.
Fonda Mexican’s latest opening in Hawthorn’s Glenferrie Road precinct is a visual feast of fun.
East Elevation's fresh interior design was driven largely by a chef and a business owner, with not a designer in sight.
March Studio has once again made a memorable contribution to Melbourne’s eclectic bustle of restaurants and bars with their design of the enigmatic Lucy Liu.
The left-field design by Folk Architects addresses the potential to improve wasteful processes behind the current pop-up trend.
From old-school romantic to cutting-edge modern interiors, ADR plays cupid with our top places for you and your design-savvy Valentine to enjoy this weekend.
A fresh take on a luxe café interior by Kestie Lane and Hana Hakim of Studio You Me evokes both modern and timeless design.
The idea of flexibility has been addressed via the design’s use of a flower-petal shape, enabling a varied and unrestrained use of the home’s many spaces.
The latest in architecture
Coffs Harbour City Council is calling on the local community to give feedback on three separate designs for its new Cultural and Civic Space, which have been devised by Designinc and Lacoste + Stevenson, FJMT and Dominic Finlay Jones Architects. The new complex will be built on the site of 23-31 Gordon Street and will include […]
Construction is now complete on South Melbourne Primary School, Victoria’s first high-rise state school, with over 160 students now settled in for term one. The Hayball-designed project – and recipient of the 2016 World Architecture Festival Awards Future Project of the Year award – offers a contemporary building with modern teaching principles at the core […]
Adding space and amenity to a single-fronted victorian on small block with heritage guidelines, presented a number of challenges for Dan Webster Architecture. To stay within council confines, Dan Webster says he started with the basic form of the addition to ensure there was no shadowing to the southern neighbour. “Being in an area where […]
The winning design for a new History and Interpretation Centre has been unveiled by the Hon. Elise Archer MP at the Cascades Female Factory Historic Site in South Hobart. The architectural design competition launched in March last year called for a design that would celebrate the significance and heritage values of the World Heritage-listed Cascades […]
Being true to the authenticity of place is the driving force behind . Located on a street of lovely workers’ cottages in Wilston, Brisbane, Wrightson Stewart’s Wilston project is very much at home and a continuation of the neighbouring aesthetic. To some extent, this sentence is at odds with the radical nature of the expansion, but […]
When Westfield commissioned Australian artist Jade Oakley to produce ambient art pieces for their central escalator cladding and a multi-storey lift well at Westfield Parramatta she was instantly inspired by the indigenous plants of the area. “I was amazed to find Lake Parramatta, tucked in behind a busy road, with some really beautiful original forest around it, […]
As technology continues its relentless disruption of our day-to-day lives, forward-thinking designers and developers are responding in creative new ways. The University of Newcastle’s NeW Space development, which was designed by Lyons Architecture in collaboration with local practice EJE Architecture, is a case in point. The nine-story vertical campus in the heart of Newcastle eschews […]
In an age when social media emphasises image – which in turn encourages consumption, size and excess – the Lean-2 house by Ben Callery Architects celebrates modesty of scale, quality of space, and simplicity of materials. We all know the classic Australian lean-to: three walls and a single pitched roof abutting a taller existing building as […]
In accordance with the old adage about necessity being the mother of invention, the range of HOOD lighting solutions, which is manufactured and marketed by Atelje Lyktan, was devised in response to a very particular problem. When Swedish design studio Form Us With Love moved to a new workspace it soon became apparent that the […]
Heading to Mount Martha on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, inside co-editor Jan Henderson discovers a unique house designed by Bird de la Coeur Architects that is particular in every aspect. As a home by the sea, Mount Martha house redefines the idea of a beach residence where architecture and design are the protagonists. For some people […]
inside co-editor Jan Henderson visits two projects in Melbourne designed by peckvonhartel that embrace the working life through outstanding amenity for inner city workers and late night revellers alike. It’s all about multifaceted design for today, keeping the future in mind and achieving resolution in comfort and with style. “The times they are a-changin’,” so […]
It’s unusual that the impetus for a home design is to accommodate a Land Cruiser, but for this travelling couple it was the main requirement of their brief. The property, which fronts on to a busy road in Randwick, near Centennial Park, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, was an old house in ageing condition. The owners […]
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