The latest in interiors
2020 was not just the start of a new decade. It was also a year unlike any other. With that in mind, ADR editor Elisa Scarton looks back at the Aussie homes that made an impact in this ‘new normal’. GB House, Sydney – Renato d’Ettorre Excavating below the driveway and garage, Renato d’Ettorre Architects […]
Spowers has developed a carefully curated aged care residence that uses apricot and espresso carpet tiles from Shaw Contract to foster a “calming, uplifting and comfortable” setting for seniors. Japara ‘The Regent’ Aged Care Facility in Mount Waverley, Victoria was recently named a winner in the 2020 Shaw Contract Design Awards. With outdoor spaces overlooking the […]
The winners of the inaugural Fivex Art Prize – Australia’s first award focused on billboard art – have now been revealed. Out of a prestigious group of six shortlisted artists, Catherine Clover and Daniel Kotsimbos, who are both Melbourne-based, will share the $30,000 prize, taking home $15,000 each. The results were announced by Lord Mayor Sally Capp, […]
With little more than two months until the IDEA 2020 winners are announced, we’re talking trends with a few of our favourite industry leaders. This week, it’s office furniture with Krost. Originally manufacturers of steel products, Krost has been operating in Australia since 1989. The original Krost logo was a knight clad in indestructible armour. […]
With Christmas just around the corner, we’ve compiled a last minute Christmas gift guide for architects and designers. It includes one very festive cocktail set, the obligatory desk accessory and tongue-in-cheek plate collection from a young ceramic artist. Hare + Klein Interior by Meryl Hare Hare + Klein Interior is a visual reminder of how our […]
With little more than two months until the IDEA 2020 winners are announced, we’re talking trends with a few of our favourite industry leaders. This week, it’s bathrooms with Laufen. For more than 125 years, the LAUFEN brand has been using the oldest malleable material known to man to make innovative bathroom products in state-of-the-art […]
Tickets for the Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) are on sale now. Join the best of Australia’s design talent for a night to remember! Buy your tickets here now. The winners of IDEA 2020 will be announced at The Timber Yard in Melbourne on 19 February 2021. If you attended last year’s gala, you’ll be familiar with […]
It’s December already! We’re kicking off our review of 2020 with a look at the year’s best interviews with Australian designers and architects. “We’re here to live, not to defy death. Our architecture should do the same” – Koichi Takada A chance virtual encounter with Koichi Takada in the middle of Melbourne’s second lockdown turned into an […]
In the lead up to the 2020 IDEA Gala, ADR catches up with Zenith to talk trends and sustainability in furniture design for 2021. If there’s one IDEA category that always fills me with excitement, it’s the Object, Furniture and Lighting (Rising). My love of emerging designers is well documented and this category never disappoints. […]
Tickets for the IDEA Gala go on sale Friday 9 December 2020. Save the date and join us we celebrate the best in Australian architecture and design! Now in its 18th year, IDEA is a forum for celebrating incredible local design and the practitioners who push the envelope with every project. But it’s also a […]
Core Collective Architects has designed an environmentally-conscious women’s clinic, specifying a selection of GECA Cradle to Cradle certified carpet from Shaw Contract. A multi-disciplinary healthcare for women at all stages of life, Eternal Women’s Health in Hobart was recently named a winner in the 2020 Shaw Contract Design Awards. Located a short distance from the […]
Pastel blue tiles, terrazzo tables and salmon seats create “an insertion of playfulness” within a late 19th-century building in this gelato shop designed by Ewert Leaf. Located in South Melbourne, the brief for Little Sky Gelateria was “a fanciful retail space”, showcasing the art of gelato production. “Through their love of gelato, the clients aspired […]
Established in late 2017 by founder Anna Trefely, Esoteriko Interior Architecture is a flourishing emerging studio located in Sydney. Perfectly balanced between residential and commercial projects, at its core Esoteriko embraces trust, honesty, respect and collaboration. Known for delivering a highly considered response to clients and site, Esoteriko creates versatile interiors with an emphasis on […]
INK Interior Architects fitted out AHW Studio’s Sydney store in aged brass and black Paperock board to reflect the “tactility” of the family-owned brand’s jewellery. The studio’s material choice embodies the brand’s ethos, which celebrates “the beauty of imperfections” when sourcing vintage watches from all over the world and repurposing them into rings, pendant necklaces […]
atelier Luke creates a shaded journey through Japanese and Australian design vernaculars in the studio’s second Kyoto row house renovation. In his slim but enormously influential 1933 book on the Japanese aesthetic In Praise of Shadows, Junichiro Tanizaki warns against the “evils of excessive illumination”. “We find beauty not in the thing itself, but in […]
An “unstructured” inner courtyard and decorative steel mesh facade covered in foliage are among the features Carr has included in this mixed use building that offers residents a strong connection to nature. Designed by the Melbourne practice together with 360 Degrees Landscape Architects for developers Supalai PCL and Gersh Investment Partners Ltd, Brunswick Yard draws […]
The latest in architecture
Located within the University of Sydney’s health precinct, the Susan Wakil Health Building serves as a new model for health facilities, consolidating education and practice. The 21,500 m2 building brings together the University of Sydney’s Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, the Central Clinical School of the Sydney Medical School and the Sydney School […]
Hassell is facilitating three activities across 2021 to gauge community opinion on the design of the beloved Melbourne cultural precinct. Last year, The Abbotsford Convent Foundation secured Commonwealth funding support to update their Master Plan, appointing Hassell as the lead consultant. The firm’s ambition is to create a holistic vision for the Convent, addressing gaps […]
IDEA 2021 will open for entries on 26 February with the discounted early-entry period running until 5 May. Enter your project or studio from next week on and sign up to the IDEA newsletter to receive more information! Now in its 19 year, IDEA is Australia’s oldest architecture and interior design awards and has become a benchmark […]
The third biennial ArchiTeam conference, this year named Trajectories, will be held virtually on Friday 21 May 2021. Trajectories will be a packed virtual conference where Australian and international speakers will share their vision for the future of architecture in this moment of reckoning. Against the backdrop of a precarious and uncertain world, it feels […]
To celebrate the release of the new portable &Tradition Flowerpot Portable Table Lamp by Verner Panton, ADR has teamed up with Cult for a very special giveaway. In 1968, Danish designer Verner Panton penned a vividly coloured lamp that embodied the experimental attitude of its creator. Now, more than five decades later, fellow design brand […]
Woods Bagot’s $95 million refurbishment of Sydney’s 32-storey landmark will usher in the most significant improvements to the hotel in over 30 years. Set within the restored 1851 Treasury Building, the InterContinental Sydney is a tapestry of heritage interventions: Georgian elevations, neoclassical architecture and 19th century fittings. This multi-layered building fabric required a “forensic design […]
ACMI in Melbourne’s Federation Square has reopened to the public after a $40 million renewal project. The ACMI team wanted the redevelopment to be an experience-led architectural transformation, appointing Melbourne-based BKK Architects to work in parallel with exhibition and experience designers Publicis Sapient The blended approach created a clear remit for both organisations whilst at […]
Much-loved Australian distillery, Four Pillars in the Yarra Valley, has begun a $6 million, 12-month redevelopment led by Breathe Architecture. The new home for Four Pillars will be directly adjacent to its current home in Healesville and will incorporate new hospitality, production, bottling and an events space. All of this will be encased in a […]
RMIT University researchers have developed a plan to implement cigarette butt recycling into bricks at an industrial scale. The study builds on RMIT research from 2016 that showed that fired-clay bricks with 1% recycled cigarette butt content are as strong as normal bricks and use less energy to produce. The researchers found that if 2.5% […]
Koichi Takada Architects has been named Best Overall Winner at New York’s inaugural Architizer A+Firm Awards 2021 in the Medium Firm category. Architizer has the announced the winners of the 1st Annual Architizer A+Firm Awards, which celebrates the firms that have responded in dynamic ways to evolving global challenges. Koichi Takada Architects’ winning submission detailed […]
Melbourne interior design and architecture practice Mim Design has announced the appointment of Luca Vezzosi to the newly created position of director of architecture. The newly created position solidifies the firm’s holistic approach to design and supports its commitment to the seamless integration of architecture and interior design. Italian-born Luca joins Mim Design following five […]
Fentress Architects has announced the winners of the 2020 Fentress Global Challenge which asked architecture students to envision airport mobility in the year 2100. The Fentress Global Challenge is an annual international student design competition launched in 2011 by US-based Fentress Architects to encourage innovative design in public architecture. The 2020 competition asked participants to […]
The Aboriginal connection to Country, place and kin is at the core of Diller Scofido + Renfro and Woods Bagot’s updated design for the Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre (AACC) in Adelaide. To be built on Kaurna land as part of Adelaide’s Lot Fourteen global innovation precinct, the newly released AACC reference design reveals the […]
On until 18 April 2021 in Melbourne, the NGV Triennial features the work of more than 100 artists and designers from 32 countries, including two young artists using waste materials to explore more sustainable forms of architecture and design. Syrian born artist Talin Hazbar brings Accretions 2020 – five calcium carbonate structures literally grown in […]
The $400 million Central Market Arcade Redevelopment has been approved by South Australia’s State Commission Assessment Panel. Designed by Woods Bagot, the redevelopment enhances Adelaide’s much-loved Central Market as well as adding more than 8,000 square meters of retail, food and educational settings and three new towers to the neighbouring Market Square. Market Square is […]
The Victorian Government and the NGV have launched a design competition to select an Australian architectural team to design Australia’s largest contemporary art and design gallery, NGV Contemporary. Located at 77 Southbank Boulevard in the heart of the Melbourne Arts Precinct, the new gallery will be dedicated to showcasing contemporary art, design, fashion and architecture […]
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