The latest in interiors
Warm white walls and pale timber floors serve as the background to a vast collection of art in this Melbourne renovation by K.P.D.O. The studio, which is led by 2016 IDEA Gold Medallist Kerry Phelan and Stephen Javens, were approached by a client looking transform an “uninspiring 1980s addition” to a Victorian villa. “The project […]
There are only four days left to get your entry in to IDEA 2021. To help you prepare your entry and submit it before midnight AEST on 25 June, we’ve put together answers to some key questions: 1. What is IDEA? The Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) is Australia’s oldest independent architecture and interior design […]
Cultivated has just been announced as the newest sponsor of IDEA 2021, placing its support behind one of the program’s most sought-after prizes – the Sustainability Award. Established in 2013, but officially launched at Melbourne Design Week this year, Cultivated is Cult’s in-house sustainability program. The leading Australian design destination, which offers premium furniture, lighting and […]
Sue Carr has been awarded an Order of Australia in recognition of her service to “interior design, education, and women in business” in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. The Order of Australia recognises Australians who have displayed outstanding service or exceptional achievement in the community, acting as an opportunity to celebrate professional excellence. The […]
Focused on “fusing old and new”, studiofour has expanded a Federation-era family home with the addition of a dramatic black zinc-clad extension. Located in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern East, Central Park Residence presents an unchanged face to the streetscape of similarly built Federation homes. It’s only until you step to the back of the […]
JDA Co. has “perched” a new bar onto the rooftop of one of Stanley Street’s Heritage-listed shops in the Brisbane inner-city suburb of Woolloongabba. An addition to the modern French restaurant that occupies the shop beneath it, the newly opened Le Bon Bar was designed under stringent local Heritage restrictions. “We designed the structure to […]
Entries for IDEA 2021 close in five days! To help you prepare your entry and submit it before midnight AEST this Friday 11 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 3 questions: What were the aims of […]
Sustainability is “not something you attach to the building, it’s something that is embedded in its DNA” says inaugural IDEA Sustainability judge Bonnie Herring of Breathe Architecture. Director and sustainability lead at the Melbourne practice, Herring will be overseeing IDEA’s Sustainability Award, judging and selecting the winner from the projects entered in the 2021 program. […]
Splinter Society Architecture has screened its latest collection of Melbourne apartments in a bronze mesh designed to capture the “euphoric afternoon light”. Nicknamed the Auburn Apartments after the “bronze veil” that mimics nearby trees, the project in Hawthorn is a collection of individual homes that share a facade. “Both natural and lustrous, the facade is […]
There are just 10 days left to get your project in front of some of Australia’s best architects and interior designers by entering IDEA 2021. IDEA stands apart for its emphasis on Australian design and Australian designers. It’s the country’s oldest independent architecture and interior design awards and distinguishes itself for its national focus. For established […]
A lot has been made of the myth making around Florence Broadhurst, so much so in fact, that the first half of the fabulous book, Florence Broadhurst by Helen O’Neil, feels like a tattletale outing. Following recent news that NSW Police is launching a review into Broadhurst’s 1977 murder, Gillian Serisier delves into the world […]
Architect Murray Barker and artist Esther Stewart designed a soft green kitchen that references the 1961 original featured in their walk-up Brunswick apartment. Faced with a space that was “too confined” and “disconnected” from the living room, Barker and Stewart reconfigured the layout of the kitchen in their 65-square metre two-bedroom apartment in a recent […]
The latest in architecture
Landscape architecture and urban design practice ASPECT Studios has appointed Nancy Fox to its board as a non-executive director. Fox is the practice’s third recent female high-level appointee, joining Melbourne director Kirsten Bauer and Chief Operating Officer Tamsin McLean. Serving for more than 15 years on ASX-listed and unlisted boards, and with more than a […]
For more than 35 years, Deltek has been committed to supporting the architecture industry. Throughout this time, it has been Deltek’s mission to deliver industry-specific solutions to help architecture practices connect and automate their project lifecycle by empowering them to nurture client relationships, proactively manage projects and improve financial performance. Deltek Vantagepoint is a fully […]
Speculative architect Liam Young may not have a magic bullet for climate change, but he’s proving it can be done in his provocative short film, Planet City. “This isn’t another negative story about how we’re all going to die from climate change,” Liam Young says, as his Uber navigates traffic one summer evening in Los […]
ArchiTeam has launched its 2021 Awards with the promise that categories will be “more accessible and winnable”. Now in its 14th year, the awards program open exclusively to ArchiTeam members has modified its two residential categories to better reflect the diversity of Australian homes. In 2021, the Residential New category will be broken up into […]
What better way to kill time during lockdown than to inject some of Australia’s outstanding residences into your daily dullness? From coastal to farmland, these magnificent properties are dotted across the country and the creative masterminds responsible deserve an applause. So kick back and come along as Australian Design Review takes you on a (virtual) […]
Sydney’s busiest transit hub, Wynyard Station, has been transformed into a “sweeping new front door for commuters” as the revitalisation project led by Make Architects with Architectus as executive architect comes to a close. The newly unveiled entrance on George Street is part of a much wider civic design project dubbed Wynyard Place. With practical […]
A parliamentary committee has commenced an inquiry into housing affordability and supply in Australia, with a focus on how restrictive planning and zoning measures have affected housing supply. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue announced last week that it was calling for submissions about how limitations on land and restrictive planning […]
Looking to make your next career move? Work with us at Australian Design Review. We have an exciting new role for a journalist at our Melbourne office! The role: This is an exciting new role that provides an excellent opportunity for an ambitious journalist to join our Melbourne office on a Six Month Fixed Term […]
The 25-metre-high Marsk Tower designed by BIG in Hjemsted, Denmark, was officially opened last week, after first visualisations were revealed by the practice earlier in the year. Translated as Marsh Tower and named in honour of its surroundings, the Corten steel structure spirals upwards from the Wadden Sea National Park as an observational lookout point […]
A nine-metre porcelain bar destined to be “stamped with red wine rings and drippings of olive oil” is at the centre of a new fit-out by global design label Buchan in Melbourne. Made from Calacatta-style porcelain, the piece, which runs down the right-hand side of the narrow Bar Alba in Kew, is fashioned after “nonna’s […]
Chrisney Formosa can see the future. It is bright and innovative, like the apartments she loves to design. Speaking with ADR recently, the associate and lead designer at Plus Architecture Brisbane describes her aim to shift perceptions and practices of Australian apartment architecture. Formosa envisages a housing market that thrives on smart, bespoke and considered apartment design. Recent years have seen setbacks in the industry. Cracked […]
Sydney’s Atlassian Central is the first Australian project to win a major prize in the Holcim Awards, taking home bronze for what is set to be the world’s tallest timber tower. The Holcim Awards were launched in 2005 to showcase the important role of architecture, engineering, urban planning and the building industry in achieving a […]
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