The Contemporary Renovation Of A 100 Year-Old Home In Australia

June 30, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Dion Robeson   Janik Dalecki of Australian architecture firm Dalecki Design, has recently completed the renovation of a 100 year-old heritage listed home that included updating the facade as well as adding a modern extension.   Photography by Dion Robeson The owners of the home wanted the home transformed into an entertainers dream that would […]

OMA designs adaptable amphitheatre for fourth MPavilion in Melbourne

June 19, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

OMA founder Rem Koolhaas and colleague David Gianotten have unveiled plans to create a reconfigurable amphitheatre topped by a translucent, floating roof for this year’s MPavilion in Melbourne. The two architects plan to create a “theatre for ideas” in Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens for the fourth edition of MPavilion, an annual commission billed as Australia’s answer to London’s Serpentine

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Luxury materials bring hotel feel to headquarters of PDG property developers

June 16, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

Studio Tate has revamped the 17th floor of an unusual hexagonal building to create lavish offices for PDG, a property development firm based in Melbourne. The studio was given the task of turning the six-sided space – which was previously occupied by the Australian airline Ansett – into an inviting headquarters that would encourage communication

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Andrew Maynard drenches home and studio in natural light to help combat mental health issues

June 15, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

In a bid to improve his mental health and vitamin D levels, architect Andrew Maynard has renovated his Melbourne home and studio to make it so brightly lit that he has to wear sunglasses inside. Maynard, the co-founder of Melboure-based Austin Maynard Architects, was prompted to improve his access to vitamin D after his doctor suggested that a lack of natural light was probably

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Andrew Maynard drenches home and studio in natural light to help combat mental health issues

June 15, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

In a bid to improve his mental health and vitamin D levels, architect Andrew Maynard has renovated his Melbourne home and studio to make it so brightly lit that he has to wear sunglasses inside. Maynard, the co-founder of Melboure-based Austin Maynard Architects, was prompted to improve his access to vitamin D after his doctor suggested that a lack of natural light was probably

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Andrew Maynard drenches home and studio in natural light to help combat mental health issues

June 15, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

In a bid to improve his mental health and vitamin D levels, architect Andrew Maynard has renovated his Melbourne home and studio to make it so brightly lit that he has to wear sunglasses inside. Maynard, the co-founder of Melboure-based Austin Maynard Architects, was prompted to improve his access to vitamin D after his doctor suggested that a lack of natural light was probably

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Rammed Earth And Timber Feature Throughout This Australian House

June 13, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Shannon McGrath   Robson Rak Architects and Interior Designers have recently completed the Layer House, a home in Victoria, Australia, built using rammed earth and timber.   Photography by Shannon McGrath Local materials and techniques were used when building the home, with the sand component of the rammed earth being locally sourced and built by […]

Rammed Earth And Timber Feature Throughout This Australian House

June 13, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Shannon McGrath   Robson Rak Architects and Interior Designers have recently completed the Layer House, a home in Victoria, Australia, built using rammed earth and timber.   Photography by Shannon McGrath Local materials and techniques were used when building the home, with the sand component of the rammed earth being locally sourced and built by […]

May + Russell’s Australian archive building features three-dimensional concrete facades

June 3, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Slanted panels of precast concrete are positioned to catch the dawn and dusk sunlight that falls on the facades of this archival facility near the Australian capital, Canberra. Local studio May + Russell designed the National Archives Preservation Facility to house over 15 million of Australia’s paper and audiovisual records, as well as a digital

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