We all leave things to the last minute, right? This is why the IDEA 2022 entry deadline has been extended to 17 June. That gives you an extra week to get your entry in! IDEA entries were due to close tomorrow, but we’ve spoken to a lot of architects and interior designers who just need a little […]
With the brief to create a “resort-like escape” that referenced the lustre of South Sea Pearls, Autore Moda by Alex Morrison Interiors is a curvaceous banquette of textured pink hues. Located in Doubly Bay, the Autore Moda Flagship is a luxury boutique pearl jewellery retail space. Designed to replicate the luminescent and minimal nature of pearls, […]
Entries for IDEA 2022 close end of this week! To help you prepare your entry and submit it before midnight AEST this Friday 10 June, here are some tips. Entry requirements: To enter IDEA, you’ll need 10 images, a specs sheet, project plans and the answers to the following three questions: What were the aims of the project? […]
With almost two decades of interior design and property styling in her repertoire, Cooper Robinson founder and director Megan Robinson has seen her fair share of homes. Then, she noticed a gap in the furniture market. Two years later and Cachet by Cooper Robinson was launched. The Melbourne-based luxury designer brand produces small-batch luxury furniture […]
A community hospital in Bangladesh, a pedestrian bridge in Denmark and a visitors centre in Berlin have been shortlisted by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for its 2021 International Prize. Awarded every two years, the prize extends the British body’s focus beyond UK borders to recognise a new building that exemplifies “design excellence” and “architectural ambition”, […]
Designing across Australia and Japan, architect Luke Hayward is an example of transcultural design dexterity. Co-founder of his studio atelier Luke, with his partner interior designer Junko Nakatsuka, Hayward speaks to ADR about his design philosophy and career journey. The past year for Luke Hayward has been a roller coaster of COVID-related innovation and opportunities. […]
Capturing the expansive views, Vigneron house, with interiors by Enoki and architecture by Proske Architects, is a holistically site-specific home immersed within the clients’ vineyard. “Their location was always a big part of the brief,” Adelaide-based Enoki director Susanna Bilardo tells ADR recently. “They live among their vineyard, so it had to be super hardy, […]
Fender Katsalidis celebrates the elevation of 11 team members to associate positions this month as the Australian practice continues to grow its project portfolio. Founded on the philosophy of innovation through collaboration, Fender Katsalidis has evolved from a Melbourne-centric studio to a multi-disciplinary international design firm. The recent promotions include architects and interior designers, as […]
Global architecture firm OMA has opened its first Australian outpost in the Brisbane and Sydney. The new base will join OMA’s four other studios in Doha, New York, Hong Kong and the flagship Rotterdam office in The Netherlands. The announcement follows the completion of WA Museum Boola Bardip, in which OMA teamed up with Hassell […]
Described as a “love letter” to Melbourne as it emerged from COVID-19 lockdowns, Sarah & Sebastian Armadale is the latest retail offering from Russell & George. Dominated by a palette of black in varying sheens and intensity, the store has been shortlisted for IDEA 2021, in both the Retail and Sustainability categories. Winners are set […]
The Sydney director at CplusC Architectural Workshop takes us inside his Darlington home, which he describes as a “direct response to the climate emergency facing our country and our planet”. How long have you lived here and what drew you to the property? We’ve been living here now for two years. We purchased the home […]
The Shaw Contract Design Awards winners for 2021 have been announced with Woods Bagot taking home a prize for ABN Group’s new office in Perth. With more than 700 entries from 37 countries, this year’s competition was judged by a global group of esteemed jurors, who, for the second time, met virtually to select the […]