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Hoggs & Lamb recreates features of ancient Babylon in Sydney restaurant

September 7, 2019 Semi Han 0
Babylon restaurant and bar by Hoggs & Lamb

Recessed arches, free-standing stone plinths and hanging rooftop plants are designed to recall the ancient ruins of Babylon inside a restaurant and bar in Sydney. The restaurant, which takes its name from the city of Babylon, is located on the rooftop floor of Westfield shopping centre. Hogg & Lamb designed it with numerous arches and niches from travertine and natural

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Studio Jackson Scott minimises waste in construction of OCM House in Sydney

August 22, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
Exterior of OCM House by Studio Jackson Scott

The size of a standard fibre-cement panel defined the proportions of this simple house in Sydney, designed by Studio Jackson Scott. Locally based architect Scott Jackson designed the single-storey OCM House to minimise waste. The building has a simple, rectilinear floor plan, with both the length and width designed to suit the dimensions of the cladding material. But

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Luigi Rosselli Architects adds twisting stair to Sydney’s Peppertree Villa

July 22, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Peppertree Villa by Luigi Rosselli Architects

A dramatic twisting staircase and a spacious conservatory are some of the striking features that Luigi Rosselli Architects has added to this 1920s Sydney home. The house is located in Sydney’s affluent Bellevue Hill neighbourhood and takes its name from a 100-year-old pepper tree that extends up over its roof. Originally built in the 1920s,

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Soaring brick archways define Sydney’s Rail Operations Centre

June 29, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Sydney's Rail Operations Centre by Smart Design Studio and Jacobs.

Architecture practice Smart Design Studio and Jacobs have used red brick arches on a “heroic scale” to create the Rail Operations Centre in Sydney, Australia. Nicknamed Red Roc, Smart Design Studio and Jacobs referenced historic train stations for the centre, where all the systems for running and monitoring Sydney’s rail network are housed under one roof. “By

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Traditional Islamic architecture informs ornamental concrete vaulting in Punchbowl Mosque

June 26, 2019 Semi Han 0
Punchbowl Mosque by Candalepas Associates

Local architecture studio Candalepas Associates has completed a mosque with a decorative concrete-vaulted roof in Sydney, Australia. Located in the suburb of Punchbowl, the religious building provides space for 300 men and women worshippers to congregate. It distinguishes a central worship space with a concrete honeycomb structure, which takes visual cues from the aesthetics of

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Ian Moore Architects converts Sydney warehouse into light-filled home and laboratory

June 15, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Redfern Warehouse by Ian Moor Architects

Ian Moore Architects has converted an old industrial building in Sydney to create Redfern Warehouse, combining a four bedroom house, an equine genetics laboratory and a garage for classic cars. The brick exterior of the two-storey converted warehouse, located in the suburb of Redfern, remains largely untouched. But its interior has been expanded and reconfigured.

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A Contemporary Concrete Extension Provided More Living Space For This Home

May 29, 2019 Erin 0

Photography by Willem Rethmeier   MCK Architecture & Interiors have completed a modern rear extension on a federation-esq home in Sydney, Australia.   Photography by Willem Rethmeier From the entryway of the house, there’s a hallway that has bedrooms and bathrooms that are positioned of it. The master suite has a custom designed ensuite walk-through […]

Perfect Storm apartment in Sydney features moody grey interiors

May 5, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Perfect Storm apartment by Killing Matt Woods

Concrete-like surfaces help Australian design studio Killing Matt Woods foster a dark and brooding atmosphere inside this Sydney apartment. The Perfect Storm apartment, named in reference to its bunker-like appearance, is designed by local studio Killing Matt Woods to be an “intimate yet utilitarian environment”. Located in the suburb of Camperdown, the 73 square-metre apartment

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Brick archways topped by rounded glass tower at Arc by Koichi Takada Architects

March 18, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Arc by Koichi Takada Architects

Koichi Takada Architects has designed a podium fronted with brick archways as the base of the glass and steel Arc tower in Sydney, Australia. The mixed-use scheme for developer Crown Group is in a historic area of Sydney’s central business district. Local firm Koichi Takada Architects combined old and new styles with a robust, arched brick

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Volvo creates Living Seawall to combat pollution and promote biodiversity

January 31, 2019 Gunseli Yalcinkaya 0
Living Seawall by Volvo

Volvo has installed an environmentally-friendly seawall along the coast of Sydney’s harbour that aims to improve biodiversity and water quality in the area. The Volvo Living Seawall consists of 50 hexagonal tiles with small corners and recesses that are designed to imitate the root structure of native mangrove trees – a popular habitat for marine

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