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Andrew Burges’ Sydney house pairs pale brickwork with blackened wood

August 6, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Pale brickwork lines the living areas of this Sydney house by local studio Andrew Burges Architects, while the bedrooms are located in blackened wood volumes on top. Andrew Burges Architects designed the two-storey Brick House for a family in the capital’s north Bondi neighbourhood. Pale clay brick walls make up the ground floor of the residence, which

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Zen Architects Transformed A 1960’s Warehouse Into A Family Home

July 31, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Emma Cross   Zen Architects have transformed a 1960’s warehouse in Melbourne, Australia, into a comfortable and energy efficient family home that re-uses the existing building as much as possible.   Throughout the home, original elements like the light fittings, sprinkler pipes, doors, cladding and roof sheeting have all been kept and help to create […]

Sydney’s Sirius building saved from demolition in “triumph for brutalism”

July 25, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

One of Sydney’s only examples of brutalist architecture has been given a second chance, after a court ruled against the government decision not to heritage list it. The Sirius apartment block in The Rocks was facing demolition following the New South Wales government’s rejection of a recommendation to list the building as a valuable piece of architectural heritage. But

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Woven metal-mesh curtain wraps Melbourne house extension designed by Matt Gibson

July 20, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Australian architect Matt Gibson and his studio have renovated and extended a traditional villa in Melbourne, adding deep verandahs that can be protected from harsh sunlight using woven steel-mesh curtains. Matt Gibson Architecture + Design was tasked with upgrading the property in the Australian city’s Barrington heritage area, in order to create more liveable spaces with a better connection

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Moreing Road Residence by Mountford Architects

July 18, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Stephen Nicholls Photography   Mountford Architects have designed this contemporary home in a suburb of Perth, Australia, whose design was inspired by a home commissioned in the early 1950s by the actor Gary Cooper, that was built in the Hollywood Hills by LA architect A.Quincy Jones.   Photography by Stephen Nicholls Photography As a result, […]

This former “workers cottage” was transformed into an updated livable space

July 6, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Peter Bennetts   A for Architecture have recently completed the transformation of a inner-city weatherboard workers cottage in Melbourne, Australia, into a home for a growing young family.   At the front of the small cottage, two bedrooms were kept, however at the rear of the cottage, the space was extended and opened […]

The Stella Collective creates Sydney office that resembles luxury penthouse

July 5, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Melbourne interior design studio The Stella Collective has designed this Sydney office interior to resemble a luxury penthouse or boutique hotel rather than a corporate workspace. Designed for property investment firm Memocorp, the 1,000-square-metre office is located on the top floor of the the 42-storey 259 George St office tower in Sydney’s financial district. The interior

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The Contemporary Renovation Of A 100 Year-Old Home In Australia

June 30, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Dion Robeson   Janik Dalecki of Australian architecture firm Dalecki Design, has recently completed the renovation of a 100 year-old heritage listed home that included updating the facade as well as adding a modern extension.   Photography by Dion Robeson The owners of the home wanted the home transformed into an entertainers dream that would […]

OMA designs adaptable amphitheatre for fourth MPavilion in Melbourne

June 19, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

OMA founder Rem Koolhaas and colleague David Gianotten have unveiled plans to create a reconfigurable amphitheatre topped by a translucent, floating roof for this year’s MPavilion in Melbourne. The two architects plan to create a “theatre for ideas” in Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens for the fourth edition of MPavilion, an annual commission billed as Australia’s answer to London’s Serpentine

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Luxury materials bring hotel feel to headquarters of PDG property developers

June 16, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

Studio Tate has revamped the 17th floor of an unusual hexagonal building to create lavish offices for PDG, a property development firm based in Melbourne. The studio was given the task of turning the six-sided space – which was previously occupied by the Australian airline Ansett – into an inviting headquarters that would encourage communication

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