"From the dark bark of tall, strong green trees to the silvery snow gums and to the burnt ghost sticks from the 2007 bushfire, it is a narrative of the surrounding environment." MEZZANINE takes a look at the Astra Lodge in Victoria's Falls Creek, a recently upgraded ski lodge that takes design cues from its graceful surrounds.
Responsible for illuminating some of Melbourne’s shining lights in hospitality design, Ben Russell of BREC sheds some light on the process of powering up a project in the latest issue of MEZZANINE.
A research project by Bates Smart has examined the tech industry, which culminated in a white paper: ‘The Technology Workplace’. The paper shows how tech companies are flipping the traditional office model due to their unique way of working. Kellie Payne, Bates Smart associate director, discusses the findings of the paper with inside co-editor Gillian Serisier.
"Our design approach is very much driven by the emotional sensibility and function of spaces - these are the qualities which stay with you, make the place work and keep customers returning." Mark Simpson and Damien Mulvihill of DesignOffice discuss their work on Higher Ground, the new CBD café from the team behind Kettle Black and Top Paddock.
The Immersery: Festival Kitchen, Bar and Raingarden is a most ambitious temporary space and will bring this year's Melbourne Food and Wine Festival’s water theme alive.
The first article from one of our newly appointed contributing online editorial assistants, a reflective piece on the experimental graduate program in Queensland.
If you want to be a ‘global architect’, to chase award-winning projects and work side by side with inspiring people, you have to be proactive and flexible. Opportunity exists everywhere and once you know what you want, you can and should choose your seat. Authors: Philippa Weston and Bronwyn Marshall
Kent Larson, director of the MIT Media Lab’s Changing Places group, will be in Australia to discuss how his team is finding better ways for people to live in the ever-expanding cities around the world.
Photos show how extensively Mayor Bloomberg updated New York City's built environment.