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SANAA designs Sydney Modern to be “harmonious with its surroundings”

November 29, 2022 Christina Yao 0

Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning studio SANAA has extended the Art Gallery of New South Wales with a series of pavilions that step down towards Sydney Harbour. Set to open to the public on 3 December, Sydney Modern is designed to contrast with the existing art gallery’s 19th-century neo-classical architecture, with the two buildings connected by a

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Alexander & Co maintains residential feel inside self-designed Sydney office

November 14, 2022 Natasha Levy 0

Australian architecture practice Alexander & Co has created its own office inside a Victorian-era property in Sydney. Situated a stone’s throw from Bondi Beach, Alexander House acts as a “design laboratory” where Alexander & Co’s team can meet, collaborate and find space to work independently. The homely office occupies a semi-detached property that dates back to the

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Dezeen Debate features Sam Crawford Architects’ “broken” eel-shaped bridge in Sydney

November 3, 2022 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features Sam Crawford Architects’ Bara Bridge in Sydney’s Centennial Park. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Sam Crawford Architects has created a curving bridge in Sydney inspired by the bara, or long-finned eel. The studio replicated the shimmering appearance of eels by covering the sides of the bridge

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Atelier Andy Carson finishes coastal home in Sydney with stone and bronze

November 1, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

A curved bronze facade sits atop a sandstone podium at this home renovation in Sydney, Australia, designed by local architecture studio Atelier Andy Carson. Called Matopos, the home designed for the gallerist Judith Neilson involved a complete overhaul of an existing structure on the 178-square-metre corner plot, which overlooks a beach in the Sydney suburb of

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Sam Crawford Architects models Bara Bridge on curving shape of eels

October 28, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

Fins of anodised aluminium fan outwards towards the water at this bridge in Sydney’s Centennial Park, designed by local practice Sam Crawford Architects to evoke the shimmering appearance of eels. Called Bara Bridge, the structure is informed by the curved shape and migration patterns of the “bara”, or long-finned eel, which play an important part

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Sydney Opera House concert hall reopens after extensive renovation

September 2, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

The concert hall at the iconic Sydney Opera House in Australia has reopened following the long-awaited renovation of its dated acoustics, functionality and accessibility. Carried out by a team led by Australian studio ARM Architecture and engineering firm Arup, the revamp was the final stage of a wider overhaul of the entire building. The project

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Dezeen Debate newsletter features a “fantastic treehouse” in the bush of Sydney’s Palm Beach

August 25, 2022 Rupert Bickersteth 0

Treehouse-style Balmy Palmy House in Sydney by CplusC Architectural Workshop

The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a house on stilts in Palm Beach, Sydney, and PETA’s claim that architects are responsible for billions of bird deaths. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! Australian studio CplusC Architectural Workshop has elevated a house on posts above a sloping site in Sydney’s Palm Beach suburb to create the feeling of

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Flack Studio designs Ace Hotel Sydney as a “deep homage” to Australia

June 20, 2022 Ali Morris 0

Lobby of Ace Hotel Sydney with multicoloured counter by Flack Studio

References to the landscape and industrial heritage of Australia are woven into the Ace Hotel’s new outpost in Sydney, with interiors designed by local practice Flack Studio. Situated in the city’s historic Tyne House factory in Surry Hills, the 257-room Ace Hotel Sydney marks the American hotel group’s first location in the southern hemisphere. On

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Luchetti Krelle creates eclectic bar Jane inside former butcher shop

June 13, 2022 Natasha Levy 0

Counter of Jane bar in Surry Hills, Sydney designed by Luchetti Krelle

Seventies decor, French bistros and indigenous flowers are some of the references design studio Luchetti Krelle has mixed inside this bar in Sydney, Australia, which occupies a converted butcher. Serving local wines and small plates, Jane is meant to be the more casual counterpart to Arthur – a nearby restaurant offering only five-course tasting menus.

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YSG designs playful Sydney penthouse for empty nesters

June 3, 2022 Natasha Levy 0

Kitchen interior of Dream Weaver penthouse designed by YSG with blue stone counter

Australian studio YSG has added quirky fixtures and furnishings to this penthouse in Sydney’s Darlinghurst neighbourhood to suit the owners’ new post-lockdown design tastes. Drawing on references from tiled Spanish tapas bars to the colour palette of surrealist artworks, YSG gutted the apartment’s formerly “sober” interior to make way for a bolder fit-out. The owners’

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