Two-thirds of the way down Bourke Street, in the pulsing professional services and finance heart of Melbourne’s central business district, you’ll find a robust brutalist office tower. Amid a sea of concrete, glass and steel towers that reach skyward like exalted totems of commerce, 500 Bourke Street stands out for two reasons. Firstly, it is […]
Herman Miller‘s latest design, Bay Work Pod, is an ergonomic and aesthetically appealing new workspace solution that addresses the drawbacks of open floorplans and hybrid work schedules. A clear and present tension exists in the workplaces of today: the opportunity for collaboration versus the opportunity for interruption brought by open-plan office models. As problem solvers, […]
A grove of mature native trees determined the plan of a new community hall for Randwick Council in Sydney’s eastern suburbs by Sam Crawford Architects (SCA). According to director Sam Crawford, the site of the new Matraville Youth and Community Hall contained 18 mature native trees – a mix of banksia, paperbark, blackbutt and casuarina. […]
DKO’s design team has given a psychedelic nod to 1990s Tokyo at Tombo Den, the latest venture from Lucas Restaurants. The Japanese restaurant on Chapel Street in Windsor, Melbourne, takes its cues from many sources – from brutalism to illegal gambling dens – funnelling them into one sleek design story. The Lucas Restaurants experience Lucas […]
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