The latest in interiors
In celebration of 2022 IDEA, ADR is taking a sneak peek into the people behind the design magic, with Bates Smart director Brenton Smith now taking centre stage. As a Designer of the Year finalist, Bates Smart has one project shortlisted in Residential Multi and Hospitality, with two more in Workplace Over 1000sqm. Winners are set to […]
Working on a new retail space at the Sydney Opera House was a privilege and a challenge for Five Foot One Design. The client-focused Australian interior design agency is the author of the new retail space set within the walls of the iconic Sydney Opera House. The retail space, finalised on 1 December 2021, has […]
In celebration of 2022 IDEA, ADR is taking a sneak peek into the people behind the design magic, with Dan Cox from Hassell kicking us off. As a Designer of the Year finalist, Hassell has four projects shortlisted in the Workplace Over 1000sqm category, and one each in Hospitality, Sustainability and Retail. Winners are set to be […]
Architect, interior designer, author and plant curator, Jason Chongue is guided by the philosophy to ‘elevate what it means to be a gardener’. Owner of The Plant Society, a nursery/social network, Chongue combines his nose for business with his green thumb to tap into the burgeoning market of plant styling and curation. For Chongue, gardening […]
For today’s lookbook, ADR reflects upon the most beautiful and daring bathroom vanities in Australian households. This selection is from our IDEA 2022 finalists and illustrates the untapped power of bathroom vanities as an adventurous and colourful aspect of interior design. Moor Street residence, Flack Studio The Moor Street residence is a contemporary reimagining of Memphis design. The inclusion […]
For our latest lookbook, ADR is exploring eight interior and outdoor spaces that demonstrate the enduring popularity and warmth of timber. This selection is from our IDEA 2022 finalists and displays the confident and cohesive use of wood as a dominant material. Courtyard house, Ha Architecture with Kihara Landscapes and styling by Jess Kneebone Situated in the inner eastern […]
Restrained but inviting, Lune Armadale is “all about showcasing the art of croissant making,” says Ewert Leaf senior interior designer Tess Carpenter. Completed in late July, Lune Armadale is the pastry company’s third iteration in Melbourne, joining stores in Fitzroy and the CBD. The specialist croissant company engaged Melbourne-based multidisciplinary architecture and design firm Ewert […]
Architecture and interior design practice Bates Smart combines Art Deco style with contemporary workplace needs in Hub Wynyard. Bates Smart joined forces with privately-owned flexible workspace operator Hub Australia to refurbish two levels of the recently-completed Brookfield Place. As one of Australia’s premier precincts located in the heart of Sydney’s CBD, the workspace features 4,000 […]
Today is the day! The last of the IDEA 2022 shortlisted projects are set to be revealed, and we could not be more excited about the shortlist for our Designer of the Year and Emerging Designer of the Year. All shortlisted practices are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the IDEA website where you […]
The final week of the IDEA 2022 shortlist reveal continues with our other two Residential categories: Residential Multi and Residential – Interior Curation, and Community Services. All shortlisted projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the IDEA website where you can find more images and information about each project. Previously we shared the […]
The second week of the IDEA 2022 shortlist reveal begins with the Colour and Hospitality categories. All shortlisted projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the IDEA website where you can find more images and information about each project. Previously we shared the shortlisted projects in our biggest and most highly anticipated category – […]
The September/October issue of inside magazine is on newsstands now and includes all the projects shortlisted for IDEA 2022. We’re over halfway through 2022 and this issue of inside is all about joy. There really is no more eloquent way to put it. The designs featured are vibrant, their designers sparkling. This issue begins with an exploration the […]
The IDEA 2022 shortlist reveal continues today with the Sustainability category. All shortlisted projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the IDEA website where you can find more images and information about each project. We’ll be announcing all the projects shortlisted in the different categories over the next few weeks. Previously we shared […]
The IDEA 2022 shortlist reveal continues today with the Retail and Workplace categories. All shortlisted projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the IDEA website where you can find more images and information about each project. We’ll be announcing all the projects shortlisted in the different categories over the next few weeks. Yesterday […]
The IDEA 2022 Object – Furniture and Lighting categories have been announced today with 28 professional and 10 rising projects shortlisted. All shortlisted projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the IDEA website where you can find more images and information about each project. We’ll be announcing all the projects shortlisted in the […]
The IDEA 2022 Institutional, Public Space and Event shortlists are in! All shortlisted projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the IDEA website where you can find more images and information about each project. We’ll be announcing all the projects shortlisted in the different categories over the next few weeks. Yesterday we shared […]
The latest in architecture
Drawing upon the site’s architectural period and surrounding bushland, Wahroonga House by Sydney-based design studio Tom Mark Henry is an example of mid-century modern design. Wahroonga House is balanced by a laid-back sense of sophistication that evokes a strong connection to the nearby mid-century Rose Seidler House designed by the late renowned architect Harry Seidler. […]
Melmo: Modernist Architecture in Melbourne is a new release book written by Robin Grow with contributions by Simon Reeves. This is a modest look at a topic that has been widely discussed in a variety of books over the past few years, but the author’s passion for this post-war period of architecture stands out. This […]
Italian architecture practice ELASTICOFarm has hidden a message in the concrete panels that wrap around the National Institute of Nuclear Physics in Turin, Italy. Only visible under certain conditions of air humidity, the feature is being described by the studio as “an experiment on the skin of a building created for experimentation”. The new complex […]
With Melbourne being one of the world’s most locked-down city, MPavilion 2021 is determined to have its biggest season yet. More than 150 days of free events filled with talks, workshops, performances, family-friendly experiences, community projects and installations are slated for the annual architecture and design festival. With a vast array of events scheduled for February and March, […]
From urban forests to a cascading glass gallery extension, here are ten Australian architecture projects set to be completed in the new year! Sydney Modern Art Gallery, Sydney, SANAA Pritzker Prize-winning architecture studio SANAA unveiled its design for an extension to the Art Gallery of New South Wales in October 2020. Designed to contrast the gallery’s existing […]
Sydney architecture practice Fox Johnston has announced its rebranding as Studio Johnston, marking a new chapter for the team. Fox Johnston was co-founded by Emili Fox and Conrad Johnston nearly two decades ago and has earned a reputation for its liveable and enduring work embodied with functionality. To find out more about the move, as […]
Led by Woods Bagot, The Continental Sorrento is set to be an “extraordinary first-of-its-kind” goody bag of vibrant hospitality and luxury accommodation for locals and tourists to enjoy. Set to reopen early this year, the project brings the world’s largest luxury hotel brand – InterContinental Hotels & Resorts – to Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. The long-awaited […]
Melbourne Design Week 2022 will encourage participants to think beyond the aesthetics of design and explore its impact on people and planet. Scheduled for 17-27 March 2022, the annual event features an array of exhibitions, talks, films, tours and workshops arranged around two ‘pillars’. The first – civic good – looks past the individual to […]
Pop Architecture’s brief for South Yarra house specified a reverence for the period features, but also a revitalisation to the space in terms of its engagement with light and texture. In other words, the preservation of the original character with an injection of contemporary lightness and ease. The clients had carefully considered their brief and […]
As we get closer to the 2021 IDEA Awards gala in Sydney, ADR is shining a light on the next generation of emerging designers. Today, it’s the turn of Perth-based multi-disciplinary design studio State of Kin. As an Emerging Designer of the Year finalist, State of Kin has two projects shortlisted in the Hospitality category […]
As one of the country’s few female-led practices, Pop Architecture in Melbourne isn’t fixed on gender, but on the absence of ego. “We were both in quite different places when we decided to start; it wasn’t particularly conscious or planned,” says co-founder and director Katherine Sainsbery. “I’d left Wood Marsh earlier that year and had […]
JDA Co. architects has delivered a Brisbane family their dream home that observes and respects its river views and steeply sloping site. Located in Highgate Hill, the home is split over two storeys with a generous communal space including the kitchen, dining area and a master bedroom in the upper level. A large open-plan living […]
Melbourne’s Heide Museum of Modern Art has been transported back to 1968 for a new exhibition celebrating the institution’s 40th anniversary. Dubbed Heide II: House of Light, the installation resets the interiors as they were when art patrons John and Sunday Reed called the spaces home. Using photographs by Wolfgang Sievers, guest curator Svetlana Matovski […]
Tickets for the Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2021 are on sale now. Join the best of Australia’s design talent for a night to remember! This year’s tickets are $220 (includes GST and Eventbrite charges). Buy yours now. The winners of IDEA 2021 will be announced at the new Winx Stand at Royal Randwick in Sydney […]
After an extensive refurbishment, the Pumphouse Sydney bar and restaurant has reopened its doors to show off its incredible facelift by Luchetti Krelle. Located at the heart of Darling Square and first built in 1891, Pumphouse Sydney is of the city’s first microbreweries. The sophisticated new space boasts an industrial design with high-end finishes from […]
For the past two years, the workplace has been rattled, revolutionised and redesigned like never before. With this in mind, ADR is taking a look back at 10 workplaces that approached the pandemic as the opportunity to finally shake things up. 35 Collins Street, Melbourne – Grimshaw The revisioning of 35 Collins Street retains the […]
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