Hatch Student Accommodation in Cork, Ireland by Kingston Lafferty Design.Student accommodation has never been terribly inspiring, bringing to mind visions of rows of dorm beds and dismal communal areas. That all changed the minute Kington Lafferty Design got stuck into Hatch, a new student accommodation brand...
Storybook House in Melbourne by Folk Architects.Folk Architects' design approach for Storybook House was to pack as much as possible into a small footprint, with no single plane or surface underutilised. For example, the balustrade to the upper level doubles as a built-in desk and...
LAX Bar in Vienna by Four Artists from Austria & Germany.Taking over the former record store Schallplatten Brigitte, one of the first in Vienna dating back to 1959, LAX Bar is an homage to Adolf Loos' famed 'American Bar' conceived by four Austrian and German artists. Beyond a preserved...
PEU à PEU Sports Store in Hangzhou, China by Sò Studio.An operational installation is the framework of PEU à PEU sports store in Hangzhou, devised to imitate human stretching and movements with the order of a machine. The installation comprises a detachable assembled system of metal racks...
MD Apartment in Ahmedabad, India by Saransh.Conscious of creating a space that is at once minimal and tactile, Saransh chose materials based on how well they will age for MD Apartment in Ahmedabad, India. Straying from generic âperfectedâ urban homes, the architects made a...
Transurban Melbourne HQ by HASSELL.Infrastructure company Transurban has a new Melbourne HQ by HASSELL, designed as an urban workplace that reflects the fabric of the modern cities the company services. The office merges technology, nature, and community, emulating the...
Aesop Opens Sydney Store by Snøhetta.The newly opened Aesop Pitt Street, set on a pedestrian mall in central Sydney, is the skincare companyâs largest retail space to date and Norway-based firm Snøhettaâs first Australian store design. Bringing the magnitude and...
Albert Park Residence in Melbourne by Robson Rak.Formerly a weatherboard cottage with stables to the rear, Robson Rak created a single, generous contemporary home with the addition of a modern architectural insertion for Albert Park Residence in Melbourne. Creating a cohesive internal...
Blacksmith Provedore in Lake Mulwala, NSW by The Stella Collective.The Stella Collective was inspired by nostalgic reflections of Aussie summers in the late â60s and â70s for Blacksmith Provedore in Lake Mulwala, NSW, a destination known as a resort town away from the âbig smokeâ, synonymous with...