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Set with the task of redefining bridal retail, Adam Kane Architects has created a new, contemporary boutique for Mariana Hardwick in South Melbourne, Victoria. The new showroom was required to be both elegant and refined, and the concept also sought to reimagine the luxury shopping experience. It was imperative the design of the new store […]
Handpicked Wines Cellar Door is an urban cellar door combining an engaging retail offer with cellar door tastings, a wine bar and an experiential wine room for functions and tutorials. Architect’s statement The Handpicked Wines Cellar Door in Sydney’s Chippendale precinct is the first physical presence for the Australian winemaker. The brief called for a […]
Founded in 2015 by flooring expert Xander Okhuizen, Modieus’ ability to create almost any carpet design is putting it weaves ahead of its competitors. After spending 25 years working for a range of companies in the commercial flooring world, Okhuizen decided to strike out on his own and open up B2B flooring company Modieus (which […]
Bates Smart has delivered the latest fit-out for coworking operator Hub, which is located in the iconic ICI House in Melbourne, the first skyscraper to be built in Australia and originally designed by Bates Smart + McCutcheon in 1958. The country’s largest privately-owned coworking operator engaged Bates Smart to design Hub Parliament Station with a strong […]
In the second of a four-part series highlighting interior designers, design media and the furniture designers and makers who have all played a role in positioning Australian furniture on the global stage, inside co-editor Gillian Serisier takes a look at the identity being etched by some of our finest furniture designers. When it comes to an […]
HUT has designed a luxury boutique in London’s Soho for Mr NICE, a cannabis lifestyle brand that sells accessories from around the world. The aim was to create a design that showcases the product whilst uplifting the public’s perception of cannabis and CBD Oil. In keeping with the organic nature of CBD oil, products are displayed on natural […]
For shoe brand Camper’s Rockefeller Center location, just across the street from Radio City Music Hall, interior designer Jonathan Olivares takes inspiration from the store’s historic surroundings. In a nod to the iconic signs of Radio City Music Hall, designed by Edward Durell Stone and Donald Deskey, the store’s interior is painted with an aluminium-based […]
Melbourne-based design practice Archier has designed a new showroom for Australian bathroom manufacturer Caroma that is a step away from the traditional showroom set up. The brief for the showroom and office space for Caroma in Sydney, called Caroma on Collins, was to make physical the values and history of Caroma. Contained within that simple brief […]
inside co-editor Jan Henderson knocks on the door of Bianca Hung’s charming home and is given the guided tour of an interior that is refined and perfect for a life filled with design. inside: How long have you lived here and what drew you to the property? Bianca Hung: I have been here for 12 […]
Australian design is once again taking to the global stage with seven Aussie projects taking out Category Awards in the 2019 Shaw Contract Design Awards. This year’s awards saw over 700 total entries submitted from around the world. Overall, 36 Category Winners were selected by a panel of international judges drawn from across the industry, […]
Inspired by the Art Deco movement, the Archie table collection, designed by Nicholls Design and distributed through Zenith, is made from timber harvested with cultural sensitivity and by environmentally friendly practices. Just as the rings, marks and patterns on a tree tell a story, so too does the timber used in the Archie table collection, […]
Zaha Hadid Design – the furniture and product arm of Zaha Hadid Architects – made its Australian debut at Denfair last week, where ADR sat down with co-director Maha Kutay. Famous for her radical deconstructivist designs, Zaha Hadid’s work is unmistakable. Buildings like the Riverside Museum in Glasgow and the Guangzhou Opera House are characterised […]
The 2019 AILA Queensland Landscape Architecture Awards were announced at a gala ceremony on 20 June at the Calile Hotel in Fortitude Valley in Brisbane. The awards program was celebrating its fifth year running the competition, with this year’s entry number reaching 62 over the 13 categories, which included tourism, infrastructure, cultural heritage, play spaces and […]
Christopher Elliot Design has designed a new trade showroom for EST Lighting Showroom inspired by the way light interacts with curved surfaces. Offering a curated mix of both architectural and decorative lighting products EST Lighting wanted to open a ‘destination’ showroom, featuring a central workstation where it could present products and workshop plans with clients, who […]
Melbourne-based interdisciplinary design firm ODO has been appointed to design the interiors of Australia’s first 1 Hotel. Situated on the northern bank of the Yarra River, 1 Hotel Melbourne will form part of Seafarers, a $450 million mixed-use project by Riverlee that will transform the forgotten site into a lively precinct. The nature-inspired and sustainably-designed […]
Fieldwork has honoured a former brothel’s colourful past through a residential restoration in Melbourne’s Fitzroy. The architecture practice was approached by client Paul Ghaie, co-founder of wine and craft beer store Blackhearts & Sparrows, who was keen to celebrate the space’s sordid history, rather than erase it. The brief was to design a beautiful and practical […]
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Melbourne practice Jolson chose to be “inspired” rather than to “rehabilitate” Robin Boyd’s 1955 vision for landscape-embracing Richardson House. Designed by Boyd between 1953 and 1955, when the architect was in partnership with Grounds and Romberg, the Heritage-listed Richardson House embraced the limitations of the site, using them as “the catalyst for an extraordinary design […]
MPavilion ends on 22 March. The last few weeks will feature plenty of talks, workshops and installations as organisers team up with Melbourne Design Week to explore Australia’s identity through design. We trawled through the March program to bring you the best architecture and interior design events scheduled under Glenn Murcutt’s iconic pavilion in Melbourne’s […]
Australian Design Review sits down with one-half of the Beeline Design team, erstwhile fashion designer Lucy Grant, to hear the studio’s story and find out about its very first collaboration with Zenith Interiors – the rural Australia-inspired Ridge Collection. ADR: You started Beeline with Adam Brislin in 2010, how did you meet and why did you […]
Creating moments of delight in design comes through “thoughtful, considered, original, creative” work and not from producing Instagram-perfect buildings, says Woods Bagot’s Perth studio chair Kukame McPierzie. “A simple example is you design a house for someone and you have a great view, so someone comes out of their bedroom in the morning and they […]
SAV Architecture + Design chose local red laterite stones to mimic the intense Goan sun in this West Indian holiday home. Working within a tightly constrained site with little views, the architects focused on creating an “inward looking house that draws the elements of nature towards itself.” The exposed amber brick wall forms the central […]
Architects and building designers will have the chance to design the future look of Melbourne’s apartments in the $500,000 state government-funded Future Homes competition. Registration of interests are now open online, with stage one of the competition opening on 12 March 2020. The competition is only open to practicing architects or building designers registered in […]
One of the world’s largest architecture and interior design awards judged by the public, the 2020 ArchDaily Building of the Year awards celebrated projects from big names like Kengo Kuma and BIG to a more unexpected 12 square metre Ecuadorian hut called Parasite House. The winners were announced online yesterday, after 20 days of voting […]
Architectus principal Mark Talbot says the industry shouldn’t focus on creating “photo-worthy fitouts that demonstrate prowess in taste and modern design”. Speaking to ADR following his move to Architectus’ interior architecture sector, Talbot has 28 years of experience across the architecture, interior architecture and industrial design disciplines, and says a designer’s focus should always be […]
Architects will join academics and campaigners to consider how the industry should respond to the climate emergency at two Architects Declare events next week. The first meeting is in Sydney on 18 February 2020 at the Hassell Studio, and will feature a talk by outgoing International Living Futures Institute CEO Amanda Sturgeon. The organisation is behind […]
In the era of branding, it’s unusual to hear anyone in the industry define itself as the opposite, but that’s what Sydney architecture, urban and integrated design studio Tzannes does. Fresh from winning the Overall prize at IDEA 2019 and just missing out on top crown at the World Architecture Festival, Alec Tzannes’ eponymous practice […]
Conceived as a contemporary building set within a historic and iconic 19th-century cultivated landscape, Trinity College’s newest residential accommodation will officially open to 100 students next week. The $28 million project is a joint one between Hayball and Openwork Landscape and sits within the University of Melbourne’s Parkville Campus. Hayball described the thought process behind […]
IDEA 2020 is set to open on 27 February, with the discounted early bird entry running until 27 March. Keep reading to find out the key dates for this year’s interior design excellence awards. This year marks our 18th anniversary, making IDEA one of Australia’s oldest and best loved awards programs, celebrating achievements in design […]
Communities in Australia and California share connected experiences as they face climate-related threats, especially fire. But how much have we really learned about designing places that will serve us well during times of disaster? Californian RCH Studio’s director Greg Kochanowski and Hassell’s San Francisco principal Richard Mullane discuss how the global design community can support disaster […]
Negotiating human resources during the lean times is an ongoing challenge for many practices. This is where a few practised strategies can help. By its very nature, the architecture and design industry experiences periods of feast and famine. It is an industry filled with creativity, imagination and hard work, but it is also one that […]
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