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Jackson Clements Burrows designs mass-timber student accommodation in Melbourne

October 17, 2021 Jon Astbury 0
The facade has a multicoloured look

Australian studio Jackson Clements Burrows has completed a mass-timber student accommodation scheme at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Victoria, which has been shortlisted in the housing category of Dezeen Awards 2021. Two sweeping arcs providing accommodation for 642 students hug a central courtyard on the 18,000-square-metre site, which is the first to complete in a

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Matt Gibson transforms Melbourne home with courtyards and glazed bridge

October 7, 2021 Jon Astbury 0
Brick surrounds the exterior of the building

Australian practice Matt Gibson Architecture + Design has restored and extended a historic home in the suburbs of Melbourne, which has been shortlisted in the residential rebirth category of Dezeen Awards 2021. Located in the South Fitzroy Heritage Precinct, the home’s historic Victorian frontage was retained, while its rear has been completely transformed. The local

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Deakin Law School by Woods Bagot features zinc cladding and fluted concrete towers

October 4, 2021 James Parkes 0

Architecture practice Woods Bagot has completed a university building for Deakin Law School in Melbourne comprising a zinc-clad volume and a fluted concrete tower. The Deakin Law School is a new campus building for Deakin University, which has campuses in Geelong, Melbourne and Warrnambool. The building is comprises a trio of stacked zinc-clad volumes, used

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Foomann adds health and fitness spaces to Melbourne home

October 4, 2021 Amy Frearson 0
Exterior of Broadway project by Foomann

By removing an old garage, architecture studio Foomann has made room for a gym, a swimming pool and a campervan in the garden of a home in suburban Melbourne. The project, called Broadway, creates a new two-storey building in the garden of the Edwardian property, which is located in Elwood. The clients, a couple with two young

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Steam-bent timber tunnels through Melbourne showroom by Woods Bagot

October 4, 2021 Ali Morris 0
Sculptform Showroom by Woods Bagot

Architecture studio Woods Bagot has used sculptural timber battens to create pathways through this immersive showroom space in Melbourne, designed for local cladding manufacturer Sculptform. The mixed-use space is located at the ground level of a tower in central Melbourne, where it serves as a “billboard to the street” and shows off the brand’s manufacturing

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Austin Maynard Architects completes Terracotta House in Melbourne

July 7, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0
The home has two volumes which are adjoined

Terracotta tiles and reclaimed bricks clad the walls and roofs of this house in an inner suburb of Melbourne, which Austin Maynard Architects designed for a keen gardener. The owner of Terracotta House approached Austin Maynard Architects to help her create independent homes on a shared lot for herself and her son’s family. Located in

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Studio Four opens up “dark and compartmentalised” 1970s residence in Melbourne

June 27, 2021 Ali Morris 0
Cunningham Street residence by Studio Four

A series of portal openings improve connections between rooms and bring extra light into this 1970s residence in Melbourne renovated by Australian practice Studio Four. Studio Four aimed to renovate the home, which was designed by Australian architect Wayne Gillespie in 1972, to improve the internal plan and bring it up to date for contemporary living. “While

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Studio Edwards conceals “jewel-like” eyewear store behind perforated aluminium facade

June 25, 2021 Ali Morris 0
Vision Studio interior by Studio Edwards

Cool-toned industrial materials such as aluminium and concrete are paired with marble surfaces and translucent pastel shelving in this eyewear store in Melbourne, Australia. Designed by local firm Studio Edwards, the first flagship store by optometrist Vision Studio is housed in a shopping centre in the city’s Glen Waverley suburb. Half of the store’s 3.6-metre-high perforated

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Southern hemisphere’s tallest residential skyscraper punctuated by cantilevered golden star

May 4, 2021 James Parkes 0
Tallest residential tower in the Southern Hemisphere by Fender Katsalidis

Architecture studio Fender Katsalidis has completed the Australia 108 skyscraper in Melbourne, which at 319 metres tall is the tallest residential building in the southern hemisphere. The 100-storey skyscraper was designed to become a landmark on the city’s skyline with a golden star dubbed the Starburst breaking its clean lines. “The completion of Australia 108 marks an incredible

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Cloud Architecture Studio designs “up to five bedroom” house for a family with changing needs

April 25, 2021 Amy Frearson 0
Fleming Park House by Cloud Architecture Studio

Fleming Park House is a home in Melbourne designed to have enough room for a family of seven, but to also feel cosy when the children have moved out. Locally based office Cloud Architecture Studio designed the two-storey, 189-square-metre residence, bringing as much flexibility to the layout as possible. The clients are a couple with five teenage

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