The latest in interiors
As we well know, the kitchen is the heart of the home. Creating a beating heart that functions well within a small footprint presents a unique challenge for designers. As cities grow and apartment living increasingly becomes the norm, this challenge arises more and more frequently. Nexus Designs interior designer and director Sonia Simpfendorfer has […]
Genuine. Authentic. Innovative. Pioneering. Committed. Passionate. These are just some of the words that could be used to describe Sasha Titchkosky, co-founder of Sydney-based sustainable lighting and homeware company, Koskela. When Australian Design Review managing editor Jessica Agoston Cleary and Titchkosky meet virtually — both with cups of tea in hand and beloved dogs milling […]
Cera Stribley associate Manuela Millan will join Michael Alvisse, Graham Charbonneau, Brooke Lloyd, Melissa Bright and Davina Bester on the jury of the 2024 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). Entries to IDEA close 12 May. After more than seven years working as an interior designer – first at Elenberg Fraser, then Carr and now Cera […]
With sustainability goals, ongoing innovation and concrete achievements, MillerKnoll aims to lead by example in the furnishings industry, proving that business success and environmental stewardship can go hand in hand. Almost three years on from the merger of Herman Miller and Knoll, MillerKnoll is now a collective of dynamic brands that have shaped the world […]
Flack Studio and Volker Haug Studio have officially debuted their new lighting collaboration at Milan Design Week. Fellow Melbourne-based firms Flack Studio and Volker Haug Studio have revealed photos of their new lighting range, ‘Me & You’, which will be on exhibition at Milan Design Week. The co-designed collection was inspired by a long history […]
Continuing our kitchen trends series, Australian Design Review speaks to Stefanie Taylor, Smart Design Studio associate and team leader of interiors, about the elements and elegance of today’s pared-back kitchen. The architecture and interior design projects coming out of Smart Design Studio strike you with their pure modernism. The Sydney-based practice isn’t shy to declare […]
Given the idyllic setting and the relaxed lifestyle Queensland is renowned for, it’s not surprising that when Cromwell Property Group set about designing its global head office, it placed sustainability and beauty at the core. To realise their vision, they engaged leading architecture and design practice Gray Puksand, who are renowned for their ability to […]
Continuing Australian Design Review’s kitchen trends series, LINTEL Studio for Architecture founder Emiliano Miranda shares the trends clients are asking for and how his team maximises a small kitchen footprint. No longer relegated to a services wing alongside the laundry and bathroom, kitchens take pride of place in contemporary architectural homes, says Emiliano Miranda, architect […]
Human culture has always centred around gathering, sharing food and conversation. These activities form a part of our daily rituals, not just in the home but in all parts of society, including offices and workplace environments. Just as the residential kitchen has evolved to become a multi-purpose space, so too has the office kitchen. It’s […]
It has taken the better part of a month to find a time to sit down and talk to Melissa Leung, associate director and head of interior design at Fraser and Partners. This is not to say that she’s inaccessible, or too busy to talk to a writer about her experience as a female leader. […]
East Melbourne is a small, leafy suburb, located on the edge of the CBD. A stone’s throw from the famed MCG, Fitzroy Gardens and some of the best hospitality and dining experiences in the world, this quiet inner-city enclave is also home to cutting-edge hospitals and medical facilities. It’s no surprise then that world-leading fertility […]
Cox Architecture collaborated with art curators The Fin Collection to achieve the perfect balance of business, hospitality and adornment for the Sydney workplace-come-clubhouse of a global strategic advisory firm. “Coffee by day, martinis by night” – it’s a brief that reads more like it’s for a bar than an office. Nonetheless, it was a refrain […]
The latest in architecture
After almost five years with the Melbourne-based practice, Daniel Coomber has been elevated to director at Foreground Architecture (formerly FMSA Architecture). In a continuation of the studio’s rebrand last year, Coomber’s directorship marks a new chapter for the company, with the practice turning 50 this year. Described as a natural leader and respected member of […]
Located on a steeply sloping site along Ivanhoe’s iconic Boulevard, Ivanhoe Grammar School’s Sports and Aquatic Centre is a world-class sporting and education facility. Mclldowie Partners were given a complex brief to achieve within a sensitive residential and landscape context. Can an education facility remain practical while still being aesthetically interesting? According to McIldowie Partners, […]
Located in a small coastal town on Victoria’s east coast, Marlo Summer House is a renovation by Beauty Bloody Bonza of a modest beach cottage that has stayed within the family for generations. Abutting a coastal reserve, Marlo Summer House has uninterrupted views of the snowy river and surrounding wetlands. In keeping with the original […]
Marking its second edition of the exhibition, Melbourne Now is coming to The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia on 24 March 2023. Melbourne Now is all about showcasing the extraordinary work of more than 200 Victorian-based artists, designers, studios and firms whose practices contribute to the cultural landscape of Melbourne and Victoria. Displaying more than […]
The centrepiece of the Stage 2 Campbelltown Hospital redevelopment in South West Sydney by Billard Leece Partnership, utilises the latest thinking around healthcare and healing environments at an almost unmatched scale, resulting in the near doubling in size of the Campbelltown Hospital campus. Designed by BLP, Stage 2 is one of a kind when it […]
Marking Gardiner Architects’ first multi-residential endeavour, High Street Apartments is also the studio’s first significant exercise in cross-laminated timber (CLT) – a complex but fulfilling achievement. Founded over 30 years ago by director Paul Gardiner, the Melbourne-based eponymous studio first began discussions on High Street Apartments roughly nine years ago. The client owned an Art […]
Plus Architecture, an international architecture practice, has welcomed two major promotions in the studio’s Brisbane and Sydney studios. Set to play a leading role in the delivery of Plus Architecture’s growth in the Asia-Pacific region, Chrisney Formosa and Zach Kwong have been elevated to principal. Possessing more than 15 years of experience, Formosa has led […]
Demonstrating inventive, adaptive reuse of an existing warehouse shell, Bira Bira Early Learning Centre by R Architecture presents an exemplary learning environment for both children and staff. Bira Bira Early Learning Centre design outcome demonstrates how early learning educators and carers can be better supported in the workplace, with the strategic inclusion of areas that […]
Conrad Gargett and Wardle have delivered Australia’s first dedicated heart hospital and the only of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, setting a new international benchmark for cardiac hospital design. The $564 million state-of-the-art Victorian Heart Hospital, operated by Monash Health on the Monash University Clayton campus, is now complete and fully operational, providing a […]
Sydney WorldPride is kicking off an international celebration of LGBTQ+ culture, art, and community. The Architects Ball lived up to its name as guests celebrated diversity with glam and glitter. Architects with PRIDE launched its program of events with the Architects Ball at Pleasures Playhouse last Thursday. The Architects Ball was a night of glamour […]
Urban spaces can be hostile to women, girls and those outside the gender binary because of the people who dwell in them. It is people – often men – who perpetrate violence and harassment, and it’s important to recognise that active choice, rather than characterise the issue as some passive ‘violence against…’. But there are […]
Property development group Aqualand and multidisciplinary studio Woods Bagot have collaborated to design an elegantly-curved building that seeks to shake up the streetscape and city skyline. AURA by Aqualand located at 168 Walker Street is a mixed-use project set to deliver 386 luxury apartments above a retail and commercial precinct. The site’s extensive retail precinct […]
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