Read the books you’ve been meaning to read and tackle all the back burner jobs one at a time is the advice from interior designer Alexandra Donohoe Church. In another of our virtual fireside chats with Australian architects and designers about leadership in the time of COVID-19, the founder of Sydney’s Decus Interiors is the […]
Inspired by central Australian terrain and Indigenous culture, DesignInc uses landscape as an anchoring principal in its interior for the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Executive Workplace. Home to the Peter Mac and the University of Melbourne’s Health Services Research and Clinical Informatics Hub, the space brings together researchers and clinicians to connect, share insights and work. […]
IDEA 2020 has a new sponsor in American furniture company Herman Miller. The more than 100-year-old brand will be sponsoring the Workplace Under 1000sqm category. Herman Miller is credited with the invention of the office cubicle (originally known as the Action Office) in 1968 under then-director of research Robert Propst. Over the decades, it has worked with numerous […]
Inspired by neighbouring luxury fashion houses such as Bvlgari, Hermès and Balenciaga, Luxe Mall Amenities by Studio Tate located at Chadstone – The Fashion Capital, elevates the humble restroom experience to a sense of inspired occasion. Including lavish expanses of Norwegian rose marble, chrome metal detailing and fluted glass, the new conveniences are akin to […]
This aged care facility, located directly on the banks of the river Rhine in France, has been designed to encourage residents to interact with one another. Architect’s statement The building consists of 25 fifty-square-meter homes, a restaurant in three sections, a computer room, a hobby workshop, a vegetable garden and a petanque field. Everything is organised to […]
Architecture practice DesignInc Melbourne has appointed two new associates: Megan Morton and Simon McKeown. With over 50 years’ experience in the architecture and design industries between them, the pair will commence their roles this month as associates. Based in Melbourne, each brings a high level of technical rigour and design experience to the recently created positions. “I’m excited for the opportunity to […]
Renowned for her hospitality projects, Pascale Gomes-McNabb is also an expert designer of residential interiors. In this Sydney warehouse, Gomes-McNabb has created a beautifully resolved interior design that is both elegant and practical. Inner city living can sometimes present challenges. Generally, there are smaller interior spaces to inhabit and this requires the designer to work […]
Larki is a new software that provides exceptionally detailed three-dimensional files – point cloud surveys made up of millions of site data points, ensuring greater accuracy than via traditional two-dimensional surveys, writes Haley Hooper. TheLarki software was created with the intention of making architects’ lives easier. The start-up’s founder Simon Cookes (who is also an […]
According to software and information business solution company Deltek’s research, firms in the AEC (architecture, engineering and construction) sector have pinpointed their greatest management challenges as: client change requests accurate project timeline forecasting, and poorly defined scope. Added together, these challenges have resulted in a climate where two in three AEC firms are reporting up […]
Stukel Architecture has designed a Sydney penthouse for a couple from France and New York that features a number of bold and unexpected design choices. Having moved to Sydney suburb Surry Hills from New York City, the owners of this apartment approached Stukel Architecture with an interesting brief. “The clients were interested in transforming a […]
CHT Architects’ design for this residential aged care facility in Westmeadows, Victoria, was designed with high care and dementia care in mind. Architect’s statement The building itself is inviting and comforting. It is a secure and comfortable environment for residences. This design has a strong focus on the individual within a community that best suit residents […]
Architects EAT’s workplace design for K&K Industries in Cremorne, Melbourne responds to a brief of comfort, style and workplace flexibility. Lead architect Albert Mo takes AR through the design journey. How was Architects EAT chosen for the project? The client is a shopfitter that we have collaborated with on many past projects, and we are quite […]