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Henning Larsen designs Cockle Bay Park skyscraper on Sydney waterfront

March 18, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0
Cockle Bay Park by Henning Larsen for Sydney, Australia

Danish architecture firm Henning Larsen has designed a 183-metre-tall skyscraper as part of its development of Cockle Bay Park on the Sydney waterfront. The development will be built on two distinct scales: close to the waterfront, the low-rise “village scale” buildings  will house public and retail spaces alongside a public park. Above it, the “city scale” part

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Arches puncture floors and walls of Glebe House by Chenchow Little Architects

March 2, 2020 Amy Frearson 0
Glebe House by Chenchow Little Architects facade

Chenchow Little Architects has completed a house in the Glebe suburb of Sydney featuring upside-down arches in the walls and curved openings in the floors. Glebe House is designed to playfully reference its neighbour – a Victorian terrace with decorative arched windows. Instead of matching these arches, Chenchow Little Architects chose to use them in

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Kengo Kuma completes first building in Australia

January 28, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
The Exchange in Sydney by Kengo Kuma

Ribbons of wood wrap around The Exchange by Kengo Kuma, which has opened in Darling Square, Sydney, Australia. The photos captured by Martin Mischkulnig reveal the spiralling form of the six-storey civic centre, which is Japanese architect Kuma’s first building in Australia. Now open to the public, the building is wrapped in 20,000 metres of light-coloured

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Golden mesh shades a sports pavilion in Sydney

December 20, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Marsden Park Pavilion by CHROFI

Golden polycarbonate mesh stretches across the canopy of this pavilion in Marsden Park, Sydney, designed by architecture practice CHROFI . The Marsden Park Pavilion provides changing rooms, a small kiosk and public toilet facilities for the area. Gently curving around the edge of an oval-shaped sports field, the pavilion is raised atop a stepped concrete

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David Adjaye designs Sydney Plaza canopy to evoke Aboriginal paintings

December 12, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Sydney Plaza by Adjaye Associates and Daniel Boyd

David Adjaye has unveiled visuals of a multifunctional building and public square in Sydney that will be shaded by a perforated metal canopy, designed with Aboriginal artist David Boyd. The scheme, named Sydney Plaza, will be built by Adjaye Associates in the city’s central business district where the Circular Quay Tower by Foster + Partners

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Lot 1 Design creates calming green interior for Sydney restaurant

November 4, 2019 Ali Morris 0
Gumbuya Lot 1 Design

The colours and textures of a nearby nature reserve inform the interior of this Sydney cafe and restaurant designed by local studio Lot 1 Design. Located at the base of a multi-residential building in the Sydney suburb of Sutherland Shire, Gumbuya is a cafe by day and restaurant by night. Run by executive chef Noel

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Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture reveal visuals of Sydney airport

October 29, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Visuals of Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport by Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture in Australia

Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture have unveiled the design of an airport in Sydney that is modelled on traditional Australian architecture and natural landscapes. Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, named after a famous Australian pilot, has been designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture for a rural 1,780-hectare site in the city’s

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Mlkk Studio channels nostalgia inside Aesop store in Sydney

October 13, 2019 Semi Han 0
Aesop Bondi Signature Store by Mlkk Studio

A pinewood stud wall encloses this Aesop store in Sydney, which Mlkk Studio has furnished with domestic items to evoke 1960s Australian homes. Mlkk Studio has designed the Aesop store – which is just half-an-hour drive from Bondi beach – to reflect traditional domestic life and stir up a “sense of deja vu” amongst locals.

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Snøhetta designs Aesop store in Sydney to resemble coastal cliffs

September 27, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Aesop Pitt Street, Sydney, designed by Snøhetta

Granite covers almost every surface inside this Sydney Aesop store, which architecture firm Snøhetta has designed to look like a rocky coastline. Situated amongst the busy, shop-lined streets of Sydney’s central business district, Aesop Pitt Street has been designed by Snøhetta to “slow down the pace of passersby”. “We sought to create a space that,

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Sydney’s Chica Bonita restaurant evades “over-the-top” colours

September 26, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Chica Bonita by Studio Gram

Terracotta-coloured surfaces and step-like decor features appear inside this Mexican restaurant in Sydney, which Studio Gram has designed to steer away from cultural cliches. Serving up a mix of tacos and cocktails, Chica Bonita has been designed by Studio Gram to celebrate Mexican culture while avoiding the “over-the-top and over-saturated colour palette” that has become

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