AUSTRALIA

Mirrored ceilings reflect surroundings along walkway installed at Australian university campus

September 28, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Australian firm Wilson Architects has added a meandering covered walkway to the campus of James Cook University in Townsville, which incorporates a polished aluminium soffit to reflect views of the landscape. The Verandah Walk was designed by Wilson Architects as a new circulation route that traverses the campus on the outskirts of the coastal city

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Zaha Hadid Architects reveals plans for second Melbourne tower

September 26, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its designs for a 64-metre apartment block in Melbourne, which will feature facades covered in angular balconies and a roof topped by a pair of swimming pools.  The 19-storey tower named The Mayfair will be located on St Kilda Road, which links the district of St Kilda with the central business district

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Clare Cousins Architects creates first carbon-positive home in Australia’s Victoria

September 10, 2017 Ali Morris 0

This timber-clad residence designed by Australian firms Clare Cousins Architects and The Sociable Weaver is the first home in the Australian state of Victoria to achieve a “10 Star” energy rating. Boasting a carbon-positive accreditation, the Cape Paterson-based 10 Star Home has been constructed using zero waste and building biology philosophies to earn it a 10 Star energy rating, after which it

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Woods Bagot combines brick and board-marked concrete throughout Elwood House apartments

September 9, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

This low-lying brick-and-concrete apartment complex was designed by architecture firm Woods Bagot to reflect the scale and materiality of the surrounding buildings in a Melbourne suburb. Elwood House is situated on the site of a former Retired Service League community hall in Elwood, an inner suburb located around eight kilometres south of Melbourne’s central business

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Woods Bagot combines brick and board-marked concrete throughout Elwood House apartments

September 9, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

This low-lying brick-and-concrete apartment complex was designed by architecture firm Woods Bagot to reflect the scale and materiality of the surrounding buildings in a Melbourne suburb. Elwood House is situated on the site of a former Retired Service League community hall in Elwood, an inner suburb located around eight kilometres south of Melbourne’s central business

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Residents of Sydney high-rise estate use lights to protest against gentrification

September 8, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Night after night, the windows of the tower blocks that make up the Waterloo Estate in Sydney have been gradually lit up in different colours as part of a public art project that aims to make the community more visible. Triggered by the NSW state government’s plans to redevelop the area, the #WeLiveHere2017 project has been gaining

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This New Apartment Building In Australia Features An Exterior Of Porthole Windows

September 6, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Peter Bennetts   BKK Architects have recently completed the Cirqua Apartments in Ivanhoe, a residential neighborhood just outside of Melbourne, Australia.   The apartment building features large porthole windows that face the street, and an exterior of weathered brick and standing seam metal. Photography by Peter Bennetts Inside the building’s entrance are wooden slats that […]

This New Apartment Building In Australia Features An Exterior Of Porthole Windows

September 6, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Peter Bennetts   BKK Architects have recently completed the Cirqua Apartments in Ivanhoe, a residential neighborhood just outside of Melbourne, Australia.   The apartment building features large porthole windows that face the street, and an exterior of weathered brick and standing seam metal. Photography by Peter Bennetts Inside the building’s entrance are wooden slats that […]

Extremely pointed garden room features a treehouse-like design and a climbing wall

September 4, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

A climbing wall, a study and a bedroom are all contained within this Brisbane house extension, designed by Phorm Architecture + Design to be reminiscent of a treehouse. Described by the studio as a “detached residential extension”, the Taringa Treehouse is built under the shelter of a tree, in the backyard of a property in the Queensland city. The tree is one of a row

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Extremely pointed garden room features a treehouse-like design and a climbing wall

September 4, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

A climbing wall, a study and a bedroom are all contained within this Brisbane house extension, designed by Phorm Architecture + Design to be reminiscent of a treehouse. Described by the studio as a “detached residential extension”, the Taringa Treehouse is built under the shelter of a tree, in the backyard of a property in the Queensland city. The tree is one of a row

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