The latest in interiors
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.
Cai Guo-Qiang's current exhibition, Falling Back to Earth, is an immersive experiential delight that coddles the audience just long enough for the artist’s concerns to slip into the collective psyche.
One of ADR's new online contributing editors reviews the Biennale of Sydney, an event that has evolved into one of Australia’s biggest and most popular contemporary art festivals.
The latest in architecture
Looking for something to do this weekend? Open House Brisbane is on and there are plenty of architectural gems open to visit. Here are ADR's top picks.
The 2017 MPavilion is the fourth annual installment of the summer space and program, this year designed by Rem Koolhaus and David Gianotten of OMA.
Rothelowman has overhauled a landmark hotel, which is located on the boundary of the iconic MCG sporting stadium in central Melbourne. The renovation has been completed just in time for the AFL Grand Final. The former Hilton on the Park has been rebadged as Pullman Melbourne on the Park along with a multi-million dollar overhaul. […]
Named Fjärilen, which is Swedish for ‘butterfly’, is a newly constructed apartment complex in Uppsala (Sweden) designed by Belatchew Arkitekter.
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 […]
To be multidisciplined or specialise? It’s a debate that often comes up for many businesses, and particularly so for architecture and design practices.
Recently, industry leaders from Australia’s built environment came together at the prefabAUS 2017 conference to discuss the role prefabrication should play in the future of architectural design and construction. Convened by prefabAUS, the peak body for Australia’s prefabricated building industry, the 2017 conference brought together industry heavyweights to discuss far-reaching trends affecting the built environment […]
Woods Bagot's design for a cylindrical-shaped tower in Brisbane is set to provide the largest communal space for a development of its size in Australia.
Aleesha Callahan talks with Raymond Cheah, director of development company UEM Sunrise, to discuss Zaha Hadid Architects' (ZHA) Mayfair tower.
Thomas Bailey discusses Room 11’s first foray into public architecture, a ribbon of colour that runs along a Tasmanian foreshore, aptly named GASP!.
What’s the one thing that every single person touches every single day, without giving it a moment’s thought? It’s time designers gave greater consideration to door handles and furniture when specifying on projects. Everyone knows what door handles are, but what about door furniture? Simply put, it’s a catch-all expression referring to any fixtures and […]
DKO has released designs for one of the first projects to take shape at YarraBend in Melbourne. YarraBend is a 16.5-hectare development in Melbourne’s inner suburbs. YarraBend gained attention in June 2016 when it was announced that it would be one of the first battery-powered green precincts, incorporating Tesla’s Powerwall technology. In December several prominent […]
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