Australian Design Review speaks with HDR design principal Simon Fleet, reflecting on the formative experiences that shaped his early career – including working on Adelaide’s landmark airport redevelopment while still in his 20s. Now a 30UNDER30 shortlist judge, Fleet discusses what the next generation of architects and designers bring to the industry, as well as […]
ARCH, Ashford Lamaya Architects, Hames Sharley and Studio BE are all behind the design of Charles Darwin University (CDU)’s new $30.8 million health teaching and training facility. Located at CDU’s Casuarina campus in Darwin, the 3684-square metre, three-storey facility gathers high-tech teaching spaces, laboratories and research infrastructure under one roof. The centre features a simulated […]
The Reset Room Design Guide assists architects, designers and others to create spaces that support neurodivergent people. Reset rooms – or sensory rooms, as they’re sometimes known – describe any space that enables the user to self-regulate or ‘reset’ their nervous system through the provision of sensory input, the reduction of sensory input, or a […]
A three-storey single residence bordering Adelaide City parklands traverses its planning overlays with stealthy “snail”-like geometry. Despite taking colour cues from its leafy context, Treehouse stands out on its street corner in the affluent suburb of North Adelaide, flanked by a medley of heritage frontages. The material and colour palette takes inspiration from nearby parklands. […]
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