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Wabi-sabi philosophy guides design of accessible coastal home in Australia

July 5, 2023 Katie Last 0

Australian studio Dane Taylor Design has completed Butterfly House, an accessible coastal home in New South Wales that is informed by Japanese aesthetics. Designed to support its owner who lives with multiple sclerosis, the house in Austinmer comprises a series of accessible and adaptable spaces. Each one is finished with a warm material palette and

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Neil Architecture shelters rural “sanctuary” in Australia with rammed-earth wall

June 19, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Local studio Neil Architecture has wrapped a courtyard home named Casa di Campo in Australia in a four-metre-high, rammed-earth wall. Located near Melbourne in the city of Werribee South, the house is surrounded by a large expanse of farmland that is also owned and worked by the client. Tasked with creating a “work and home life balance”, between

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YSG draws on beach clubs of Ibiza and Cancun for redesign of Sydney coastal home

June 14, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Australian interiors studio YSG has updated a holiday home in Sydney’s Palm Beach suburb, layering it with a maximalist mix of colours, patterns and textures. The 400-square-metre house belongs to a young family who wanted a place to escape during the holidays while still providing space for remote working. The home’s original furnishings were included

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India Mahdavi creates colourful scenography for Pierre Bonnard exhibition in Melbourne

June 10, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Iraninan-French architect India Mahdavi has designed an exhibition to present works by French painter Pierre Bonnard at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne. Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi presents more than 100 works by the famed 20th-century artist who is celebrated for applying an iridescent palette. The scenography design by Mahdavi, also known for

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Capella hotel takes over former government building in Sydney

June 4, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Architecture firm Make and interior design practice BAR Studio have converted Sydney’s heritage-listed Department of Education building into the latest outpost from Capella Hotels. The adaptive reuse project involved adding a modern extension with curved glass corners to the building’s roof, set back from its sandstone facade to respect the original Edwardian Baroque architecture. With

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A Curved Corner Softens The Space Inside This Home Extension

May 25, 2023 Erin 0

Australian architecture firm Bryant Alsop has shared photos of a home remodel they completed for a run-down home in Victoria, that includes a new contemporary addition with a curved wall. From the front of the home, there’s a glimpse of the new addition that’s located at the rear of the home. The addition has been […]

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Tadao Ando unveils design for 2023 MPavilion

May 11, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

Geometric concrete forms and a reflective pool will define the 10th MPavilion in Australia, which is being designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando. MPavilion 10, which is Japanese architect Ando’s first project in Australia, will occupy a site in Queen Victoria Gardens in the centre of Melbourne. It has been designed as a

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Daniel Boddam converts Sydney warehouse into calm and plant-filled office

May 11, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Local firm Daniel Boddam Studio has transformed a warehouse in Australia into a workplace for landscape design practice Wyer & Co, bringing nature into the space by using greenery and natural materials. “I saw the project as an extension of Wyer & Co’s desire to bring in nature,” said Daniel Boddam, founder of Daniel Boddam Studio.

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Gridded facade of Perth apartment block “presents a rhythm in the streetscape”

May 5, 2023 Katie Last 0

A strong grid formation defines the structure of 835 High Street, a concrete apartment block that Australian architecture studio Carr has added to a busy street in Perth. Comprising 26 residences as well as ground-floor retail spaces, the apartment block is spread across five levels and features a gridded concrete facade designed to evoke a

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