The latest in interiors
Australian icon Florence Broadhurst led a colourful life, leaving a legacy of equally bold prints to her name. To win a copy of 'Florence Broadhurst: Her Secret & Extraordinary Lives', simply answer the question at the end of this article!
March Studio's Rodney Eggleston reveals the meticulous design process behind Nishi's striking interiors, in an interview for ADR's Intergrain Timber Vision award series.
Protectionist may have won the Melbourne Cup but the Lexus Design Pavilion took the spoils as the most exclusive marquee on-track during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
The rewarding Burst Open exhibition demonstrates techniques shaping contemporary architecture and design in the digital age, with experimental works exploring intellectual property, open source design and 3D printing.
ADR delves into the origins of a fashion stalwart in Melbourne's uber cool inner city, speaking to Ryan Russell of Russell & George about his influential, award-winning retail design at Left.
Melbourne-based creative practice, Mim Design Studio, sustainable designer Joost Bakker, award-winning head chef of Attica, Ben Shewry, restaurateur Neil Perry and landscape designer, Jamie Durie collaborate for the Lexus Design Pavilion at Melbourne Cup Carnival 2014. The Birdcage at Flemington Racecourse is an exclusive event, requiring exceptional design. MIM Design and Joost talk to ADR.
Saying farewell to cookie cutter layouts and shonky developers, SJB is setting a new standard in multi-res with surprising results from developers and clients alike.
Named for both a primary artwork and a return to Marion Borgelt’s exploration of red and black that marked her work of a decade ago, the exhibition is far from restricted.
With a shift to apartment living, a new aesthetic of style and substance is permeating our cities. And more than evolving a style, the new approach to apartment living is evolving taste, as Kathy McKinnon discovers.
In Beverly Hills, architect Linda Brettler strips away a Spanish Revival house’s polyglot renovations. More private moments of splendour are encountered in the bathrooms, where extensive tiling pays homage to Los Angeles' erstwhile status as the centre of American pottery.
Offsetting the slim geometry of a Birchgrove terrace with the vertical heft and elegance of a curving stairwell, TFAD has created a home for the ages.
Taking a fresh look at the environment surrounding this lovely old Queenslander, Owen and Vokes and Peters have breathed fresh life and purpose into this family home. This project featured in (inside) Interior Design Review issue 82.
The latest in architecture
On a tree-lined street in Melbourne’s bayside suburb of Elwood, Star Architecture’s Elwood House effortlessly mixes the old with the new. On a street populated predominantly with red-brick Californian bungalows and terracotta tiled roofs, the renovation comprises a mix of contemporary and heritage buildings within a council Heritage overlay. Prior to its transformation, Elwood House […]
Polly Harbison is a Sydney-based architect who specialises in coastal residences. Here she shares some of her experiences and recommendations for the best materials to use when building in this environment. ADR: How long have you been working in the design of coastal properties? Polly Harbison: For a long time because I was originally working […]
After several years of first creating and then operating Hotel Hotel and hatted Monster kitchen and bar, artisan-focused property developer and creative production house Molonglo Group has sold the hotel and Monster businesses to Ovolo Hotels. The private sale between Molonglo Group and Ovolo Hotels includes the businesses, operations and the staff that work and […]
Youth homelessness prevention organisation Kids Under Cover has released the first images of the five cubbies competing for the title of Australia’s best cubby. The cubbies will be auctioned as part of the annual Cubby House Challenge at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show in March 2018. Five creative cubby houses are now being built […]
Small houses are increasingly popular in Australia, as land in our urban centres becomes scarcer and more expensive. We talk to Catherine Foster, author of the recently published book, Small House Living Australia, which celebrates some of our country’s tiniest new homes, to find out how we can do more with less. Australian Design Review: […]
Perth architect Meaghan White takes five with Australian Design Review to share five things of significance to her life and work. Designer/architect/artist who inspires your work I like architects and artists that have a sense of fun with their work. Locally, we have some amazing emerging female talent. Artist and illustrator Sarah McCloskey, aka sarsar, […]
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. The Eiffel Tower was built between 1887 and 1889 in Paris. Named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, it was originally built for the 1899 World’s […]
With its Curtain House project, Apparte Studio transformed a cramped, dark and damp Victorian cottage into a light-filled, flowing and uplifting home, which still references some original features of the house. The project is unique in that the architect was also its builder and joiner, which provided the opportunity to test out ambitious ideas and […]
After moving back to Melbourne from Singapore – where she’s been based for the last 10 years – we catch up with HASSELL principal of interior design Natalie Louey to find out how the country girl from Warrnambool has built a globetrotting career in interior design that, among other things, has involved designing a penthouse apartment […]
The Amado house was designed by multi award-winning Melbourne firm Make Architecture for a culturally blended family returning to Australia after many years living in Japan. Given that the clients are half Japanese, half Australian, part of the brief was to find an architectural language that reflected and celebrated these cultural differences. Melissa Bright, principal […]
Architecture is an industry that, like many others, is at a crossroads with rapid technological advancements. Consumers now expect buildings to do more than ever including providing climate control, and increased access to natural light and ventilation. These heightened expectations and advancements in technology have pushed us into the realm of increased architectural experimentation. This […]
Architects Glenn Murcutt and Wendy Lewin are designing a tough new building for a nationally and internationally significant cultural tourism project that is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of treasures from Australia’s opal fields. Planned for a 3.1-hectare site on the famous 3 Mile opal field at Lightning Ridge, the new Australian Opal […]
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