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Australian architect Cameron Lyon passes away

January 15, 2018 India Block 0

Cameron Lyon, a director of influential Australian firm Lyons and a pioneer of “people-friendly courthouses”, has died. Lyon passed away on 13 January 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. He leaves behind a legacy of projects that include the Perth County Court, the Parramatta Trial Court in Sydney and the Broadmeadows Children’s Court. The dean and staff of the University of Melbourne

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Outrage over plans for Apple store in Melbourne’s publicly owned Federation Square

January 4, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

Melbourne residents are protesting the arrival of Apple’s first southern-hemisphere flagship in Federation Square, and criticising the Victorian government for pushing through the commercial development without consultation. The two-storey Apple store designed by Foster + Partners will replace an existing three-storey building in Federation Square, a publicly owned plaza set on the bank of the Yarra River in the

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Foomann Architects exposes timber framework in Melbourne bungalow renovation

December 29, 2017 Gunseli Yalcinkaya 0

Foomann Architects has renovated a single-storey house in Melbourne, exposing wooden beams that span the entirety of the property. A couple asked the studio to refurbish the building to accommodate their three young children, as well as frequent visits from grandparents. Maximising the house’s sustainability outcomes and keeping the carbon footprint to a minimum was also a priority. Foomann Architects kept the

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Foomann Architects exposes timber framework in Melbourne bungalow renovation

December 29, 2017 Gunseli Yalcinkaya 0

Foomann Architects has renovated a single-storey house in Melbourne, exposing wooden beams that span the entirety of the property. A couple asked the studio to refurbish the building to accommodate their three young children, as well as frequent visits from grandparents. Maximising the house’s sustainability outcomes and keeping the carbon footprint to a minimum was also a priority. Foomann Architects kept the

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Foomann Architects renovates Melbourne bungalow with exposed timber framework

December 29, 2017 Gunseli Yalcinkaya 0

This single-storey house in Melbourne has been renovated by local studio Foomann Architects to include exposed wooden beams that span the entirety of the property. A couple asked the studio to refurbish the building to accommodate their three young children, as well as frequent visits from grandparents. Maximising the house’s sustainability outcomes and keeping the carbon footprint to

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Foomann Architects renovates Melbourne bungalow with exposed timber framework

December 29, 2017 Gunseli Yalcinkaya 0

This single-storey house in Melbourne has been renovated by local studio Foomann Architects to include exposed wooden beams that span the entirety of the property. A couple asked the studio to refurbish the building to accommodate their three young children, as well as frequent visits from grandparents. Maximising the house’s sustainability outcomes and keeping the carbon footprint to

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Garage House by Foomann Architects can be used for car parking or adaptable accommodation

December 26, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Corrugated-metal cladding contrasts with an angled white-painted brick wall at this robust and economical house in Melbourne, which features a ground-floor living area that can be used alternatively as a garage. Local studio Foomann Architects designed the house for clients who purchased a site occupied at its opposite end by another property in which they

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SJB Architects Design A Small House In A Small Town In Australia

December 11, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Nicole England   Architecture firm SJB have designed the renovation of a small pavilion style house that draws inspiration from Japanese architecture and natural materials.   The home, located in the Australian seaside town of Rye, is set up for indoor/outdoor living. At the front of the house, steps lead up to a […]

SJB Architects Design A Small House In A Small Town In Australia

December 11, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Nicole England   Architecture firm SJB have designed the renovation of a small pavilion style house that draws inspiration from Japanese architecture and natural materials.   The home, located in the Australian seaside town of Rye, is set up for indoor/outdoor living. At the front of the house, steps lead up to a […]

Core Collective designs Sunnybanks House to withstand wild weather in rural Tasmania

December 11, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture practice Core Collective has completed a house in Tasmania featuring a robust material palette of concrete, steel, masonry and timber that complements its rural seaside setting. Core Collective, which is based in the Australian island state’s capital Hobart, designed Sunnybanks House for a retired couple who left Sydney to enjoy a rural lifestyle in

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