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The Camper store in Sao Paulo, Brazil has the same design principles, which create an engaging environment by integrating dense layers of coloured fabric strips through the spatial footprint of the ceiling.
Representing a new breed of inner city developments, Paramount House has emerged as one of Sydney’s most authentic and highly adaptable mix-use projects.
The project celebrates the traditions of the school and civic library through a series of key ideas, or ‘chapters’, that have been translated into architectural interventions.
The design of this project was focused on the principles of sustainable development such as the use of wood panels, using rigid hemp insulation, orientation and aperture for optimal solar comfort.
The project involved creation of a new studio and gallery space with flexibility to house different workplace arrangements from permanent subtenant to a series of hot desks for short stay freelancers.
Born in Oviedo, Spa in in 1961 Patricia Urquiola is an architect , a student of Achille Castiglioni and an exceptional designer. When recently in Sydney to celebrate Space’s 20th birthday and the launch of the new range for Kartell, she spoke with Gillian Serisier.
Things like cabinets, kitchen apparatus and storage areas are traditionally placed on top and around the bench, but the new range assimilates these objects and structures into newly assigned spaces or 'islands'.
When beauty and sophistication come together in a project the designer has achieved the brief. Miriam Fanning and Lauren Foy of Mim Design have done just this with a perfect marriage of style, substance and complexity in their design for the Little Group offices.
This year's show will present a select range of the latest high-end designs in interiors and soft furnishings and also feature an International Industry Seminar Series with local and international experts.
As fans of simple beer establishments with a slight industrial feel, the clients wanted to bring a well-worn and character-filled design aesthetic to their new office premises.
Designer Jan Habraken's Chairgenics project revolves around ‘breeding’ the ideal chair by applying the principles of genetic engineering to design inanimate objects.
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The future of housing construction is here, in the form of new building product, MaxiWall, which provides a superior home living experience at a competitive cost. MaxiWall is a unique, Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) brand that is wholly owned and exclusively distributed nationwide in Australia by Big River Group. The national launch follows Big River […]
First constructed in 1228, and located at the foot of the Rialto Bridge across from the fish market, the Fondaco dei Tedeschi is one of Venice’s largest and most recognisable buildings. It was used as a trading post for German merchants, a customs house under Napoleon and a post office under Mussolini. Depicted by Canaletto […]
A selection of projects by small, medium and emerging practices have been announced as finalists in the 2017 ArchiTeam Awards. The program showcases 25 projects across four categories with winners to be announced on Wednesday 15 November. Making up the four categories is residential work with both new builds and renovations, commercial projects, and a […]
SCHIN Architects has refurbished a once ominous library, bringing it up to speed with the latest technology and ensuring engagement with the student community along the way. This project recently took out the People’s Choice in Shaw Contract’s Global Design Awards, a program that received a staggering 12,751 total votes. When explaining the brief for […]
Winners of the Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Awards have been revealed with a wide array of regional work being recognised.
Every week in our Q&ADR column, ADR interviews an architect, designer, object maker or industry person about who they are beyond the work – their life, inspiration, challenges and aspirations. This week we meet Rosa Coy and George Yiontis, partners in life and work behind Melbourne practice Coy + Yiontis Architects. They tell us about formative years […]
Garden wall house is a new three-bedroom home designed by Sarah Kahn Architect that has been inserted on a large block in Carlton North. Surrounded by an existing garage and studio, as well as laneways and a double-storey Heritage terrace house, the new dwelling needed to carefully consider its placement. The site where the new […]
Who do you choose to take the shots of a recently finished project, and what are the essential elements to get right? AR talks to four top photographers.
Packed onto a tight 270-square metre infill site, Terence Yong of Terence Yong Architecture has designed three townhouses that maximize liveability.
Towill Design Group is leading the movement for healthy, low-impact educational architecture, with a new school connecting the natural environment.
Ethical developer Small Giants Developments has teamed up with acclaimed Tasmanian practice Core Collective Architects to create The Commons Hobart.
Ella Cole surveys three studios that are letting nature take over, with the results benefitting the biodiversity of our cities and humans who live in them.
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