Tonight, at the 2019 IDEA Gala Party, one practice will take home the coveted Designer of the Year award. Here’s an overview of the six finalists along with ADR’s favourite project from each. Kennedy Nolan The work of Kennedy Nolan has always existed in a symbiotic relationship with its architectural context, simultaneously referencing and informing it. Drawing on […]
"We love the way the fluted glass screens twinkle like a jewel box, inviting you to enter with the promise of something precious within!" Rachel Luchetti of Luchetti Krelle discusses the studio's latest hospitality fitout – Mode Kitchen & Bar, a lush venue inspired by the refined glamour of 1920s grand hotels.
"'Home' in the true sense should be warm hearted… A place of refuge. A place of intimacy, domesticity, meaning and freedom." Sarah-Jane Pyke discusses the two points of inspiration behind the Alex Hotel's design: the concept of the hotel as home, and a curious character named Alex...
Bates Smart sought to establish a luxe opulence within the hotel, taking inspiration from the glamorised golden age of travel in the 1950s and 60s.