The latest in interiors
LA and London-based Fettle design studio channels mid-century colours and an industrialist aesthetic in its latest hospitality project. Located in the Bavarian capital, a stone’s throw from the site of Oktoberfest, Aparthotel, Schwan Locke draws inspiration from the Deutscher Werkbund movement. Born out of a desire for greater efficiency in the crafts industry, better design for industry and a […]
YSG has infused a Sydney penthouse apartment with rich colour gradations that evoke a “material take on the Northern Lights”. Featuring the “trifecta hues” of musk, lilac and plum, Dreamweaver sits atop of Engelen Moore’s Altair apartments in Rushcutters Bay, overlooking the Sydney Harbour. Home to empty nesters, the apartment’s bold colour story acts, as […]
IDEA 2021 has a new sponsor in Australian furniture company, Harbour. The family-owned business will be sponsoring the Object Furniture and Lighting (Rising) category. Harbour creates furniture with unique design, incredible durability and a deep sense of culture derived from the harsh climates that Australians call home. In 1976, the Sydney-based Condos family set up shop as Tecno Furniture. […]
PJH Constructions has teamed up with ABI Interiors to deliver a crafty amalgamation of coastal and cottage in this Queensland home. In the blossoming surf town of Burleigh Heads, the Ohana Beach House offers a tranquil haven with stations of relaxation in every nook, ready to entertain. The dual level, open plan residence is a […]
White “fins” cast “dynamic patterns” of natural light across the surfaces of this new Brisbane coffee shop by Platform by Design Office. Industry Beans in Newstead is the latest project from Platform – a strategy-led design service launched by Melbourne’s Design Office, which focuses on the commercial sector. The new cafe is the third brick […]
Bright colours and polished timber dominate in Tribe Studio Architects’s reinterpretation of a classic Californian-style bungalow in Sydney’s inner west. Embracing the “eclectic and experimental”, the local studio sought to “channel the spirit” of the two-storey interwar house, which had undergone numerous renovations. “Originally built by the proprietor of a local lumber yard, the house […]
While most of us were baking sourdough and learning Spanish, Alexander & Co.’s pandemic project took the form of an elegant 3,229-square foot multi-functional house and workspace. Alexander House was constructed over nine months during the 2020 lockdowns. It responds to contemporary design questions of sustainability and work/life balance to become, surreptitiously, a symbol of the times. “If […]
From a new retrospective on Koichi Takada’s work to a behind-the-scenes tour of some of the world’s best home interiors to a peek into New Zealand’s modern indigenous style of architecture, books have been a source of constant company for us at ADR recently. Here are few of best new architecture and design books to […]
In this full-day Masterclass, industry icon Andrew Parr will share his process for delivering unique, award-winning residences based on the combination of a detailed client brief and deep appreciation of the energy of the built form and surrounding environment. The House Made Me Do It is an immersive workshop, allowing interior designers to physically experience […]
Brass accents dominate in Brighton Residence by Melbourne studio GOLDEN with impactful finishing touches from Pittella’s TURA Collection. Evoking both transcendent experience and familial comfort, GOLDEN’s latest project is a highly personalised “landmark home” ready to entertain. Pairing unconventional angles with a rounded form, the interior harnesses a “rich patine” of robust, organic surfaces and […]
Herman Miller has teamed up with 19 other US organisations to increase career opportunities for Black creatives in a new initiative. The Diversity in Design (DID) Collaborative was launched this month by the furniture company alongside brands like Adobe, 2×4, Dropbox, Levi Strauss & Co, COLLINS and Pentagram to acknowledge the critical role that diversity […]
IDEA 2021 has a new sponsor with Australian owned lighting supplier Bloomingdales Lighting. The luxury lighting and occasional furniture provider will be sponsoring the Residential (Interior Curation) award, formally known as Residential Decoration. Bloomingdales crafts bespoke lighting for both high-level residential and commercial hospitality projects, ranging from bespoke light fixtures and pendants, to hand crafted […]
Sustainable interior design is not a strategic business choice but rather an opportunity to find work in the world that responds to your “circle of concern,” says Melbourne interior designer Megan Norgate. Speaking to ADR recently, the founding director of BRAVE NEW ECO says sustainability in interior design has “definitely become a more mainstream consideration” […]
Thanks to everyone who entered IDEA 2021! We know it’s been a difficult few months, but to all the practices and studios who entered IDEA 2021, we wanted to say thanks! Read on to find out the next steps for this year’s awards. Entries have come in from all over the country and abroad with […]
PTID has unveiled its “flex-focussed” Flinders Street workhub with rich colour and design choices that “foster genuine curiosity and interest”. Drawing upon its experience of last year’s COVID-19 lockdown, the PTID WorkHub was designed to encourage its team, clients and industry partners to “connect physically and virtually. “PTID believe in creating spaces that positively shape […]
Adrenalin. Pumping music. Neon lights. Hard surfaces. A raging nightclub immediately springs to mind – this is the embodied experience of 1Rebel’s new gym designed by Foolscap Studio. What distinguishes UK-based 1Rebel’s (1R) first foray in Australia from typical gyms is its innovative approach to design, driven through strategic research into the psychological journey and […]
The latest in architecture
Bright colours and polished timber dominate in Tribe Studio Architects’s reinterpretation of a classic Californian-style bungalow in Sydney’s inner west. Embracing the “eclectic and experimental”, the local studio sought to “channel the spirit” of the two-storey interwar house, which had undergone numerous renovations. “Originally built by the proprietor of a local lumber yard, the house […]
Aboriginal Housing Victoria, ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects and Indigenous landscape designer Charles Solomon explain how they’re designing a paradigm shift for Indigenous social housing. Australia’s largest registered Aboriginal housing agency, Aboriginal Housing Victoria (AHV) has teamed up with ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects and Indigenous landscape designer Charles Solomon to transform ageing units on a 1000-square metre site in suburban […]
SJB has made a slew of new appointments in its architecture and planning studios in Melbourne, adding to its leadership team across the two fields. The appointments in the Melbourne architecture studio reflect the studio’s growth in mixed-use, commercial and residential sectors and a “drive towards sustainable design practices”. The architecture team welcomes new associate […]
Genesin Studio framed the “vast Australian expanse beyond the horizon” in earth-toned interiors tinged in juniper blue for South Australian distillery Never Never. The flagship distillery, bar and retail space designed on a “modest budget” opened in February 2020 within the pre-existing Chalk Hill wines, owned by sixth-generation vigneron Tom Harvey, in the McLaren Vale. […]
US design firm Knoll and furniture company Herman Miller have come together to “redefine modern design“ under the new name MillerKnoll. The rebrand comes just days after Herman Miller completed its acquisition of Knoll, founded in New York in 1938. The company, which has worked with architects like Sir David Adjaye, Frank Gehry and Tobia […]
David Chipperfield Architects and WilkinsonEyre were among the practices to pick up a prize at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)’s International Awards for Excellence this week. The pre-eminent international awards for architecture takes place every two years and recognises the most significant and inspirational projects around the world. No Australian practices or projects […]
Venice’s MAP studio has envisioned a geometric, kaleidoscopic “urban lighthouse” for Melbourne’s MPavilion 2021. The pavilion has been dubbed The Lightcatcher and will feature a reticular steel structure in galvanised and painted “tubular profiles”. Inside, mirror-finished panels will reflect the “lights, colours, activities and people” who use the space, while also providing shade. “[The structure] […]
From a new retrospective on Koichi Takada’s work to a behind-the-scenes tour of some of the world’s best home interiors to a peek into New Zealand’s modern indigenous style of architecture, books have been a source of constant company for us at ADR recently. Here are few of best new architecture and design books to […]
Intricate details and “sweeping curves” are at the heart of the country’s first purpose built LGBTIQ+ community hub from Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists. “This flagship project in St Kilda, Melbourne, is unlike any other in Australia – if not the world,” explains Hansen Yuncken, the commercial builders on the project. “With […]
Fender Katsalidis has become the country’s largest architecture practice to receive carbon neutral certification this week. Carbon neutral certification has been available to Australian businesses since 2010 and is issued by Climate Active – an ongoing partnership between the Australian government and businesses to drive voluntary climate action. The certification is awarded to those that […]
Hassell has teamed up Cranfield University for a study that could see teams of people not just surviving on the Moon, but thriving in as early as the next few decades. Part of two new research projects, supported by the European Space Agency’s Discovery & Preparation Programme, the masterplan builds upon exisiting space habitation programmes, […]
It’s hard to think of a better way to spend a few moments on a Monday than soothing the soul with some beautifully designed gardens. Across the globe, architects and designers are putting pen to paper to create what can be best described as spatial shorthands for sanctuary. From local parks to outdoor museums and city […]
Set in the heart of the cultural district around Paramount House, the new Surry Hills Hotel designed by Fox Johnston Architecture is set to provide “welcome green relief” to the dense urban context. The hotel will be located right on the south-east fringe of the Sydney CBD, providing clients with 121-rooms of contemporary design that […]
The Australian Institute of Architects has recognised the Sir John Monash Centre (SJMC) for its “exceptional dexterity” and skill. Located in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery in northern France, the SJMC symbolises the heritage of Franco-Australian relations during WWI. Designed by COX Architecture with Williams, Abrahams and Lampros, the project pays homage to Australia’s story on […]
Polished concrete with pops of neon combine and celebrate the traditional Asian tea ceremony and the European cuppa in Melbourne bubble tea shop Naröcha. Designed by Orlando Sanpo and opened earlier this month, Naröcha Werribee is the second storefront for the Japanese-inspired bubble tea chain started by 21-year-old Nicole Culham. Hand-whisked, Naröcha’s bubble teas celebrate […]
TheFulcrum.Agency calls for a radical incrementalist approach to Indigenous housing with its intimate project on Groote Eylandt, on the Groote Archipelago. Architecture is thought of as the slowest of creative pursuits. But TheFulcrum.Agency is advocating for it to become even slower when working for Indigenous communities. It’s a pace that the Fremantle-based practice set six […]
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