Interview: Jeremy Bull of Alexander &CO.Jeremy Bull of Alexander &CO believes that “At the centre of design, is humanity. I think design fails when it forgets this fact, we are not only in pursuit of some design mythology, we are commissioned by real people within a context,...
Morningside Tavern in Auckland by Material Creative.An old curtain factory, the original building that houses Morningside Tavern in Auckland, consisted of a corrugated shed atop a concrete slab, so Material Creative set about transforming it into an approachable, locals-friendly hub wrapped...
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...
Blacksmith Provedore in Lake Mulwala, NSW by The Stella Collective.The Stella Collective was inspired by nostalgic reflections of Aussie summers in the late ‘60s and ‘70s for Blacksmith Provedore in Lake Mulwala, NSW, a destination known as a resort town away from the ‘big smoke’, synonymous with...
Shinbashi Yakiniku Restaurant in Carlton, Melbourne by Pierce Widera.An illuminated white bar with gridded timber slats suspended above forms the focal point of Shinbashi Yakiniku restaurant in Melbourne’s Carlton. Pierce Widera use a glass brick wall to act as a divider between two large banquet tables,...
Chica Bonita in Sydney’s CBD by Studio Gram.Already operating a local institution by the beach in Manly, Chica Bonita have opened a second Mexican restaurant located in the Sydney CBD, designed by Studio Gram. The seamless interior belies the fact that the designers were working on...
Babylon Restaurant in Westfield, Sydney by Hogg & Lamb.At 1200sqm with a casual 800-person capacity, Babylon restaurant and bar certainly made an entrance to Sydney’s CBD. Set on the rooftop level of Westfield, the sprawling establishment by Queensland-based Hogg & Lamb recalls grand notions...
Pink Mama Restaurant in Moscow, Russia by Crosby Studios.Pink Mama restaurant is located in an ex-Soviet building in the historically symbolic heart of Stalinist Russia, in an area surrounded by government agencies and minutes from the Moscow White House. Aware that political references would...
PNY Burger Restaurant in Paris by Bernard Dubois.Belgian architect Bernard Dubois revisits the classic booth design for PNY burger restaurant in Paris, using a series of timber-panelled partitions to create an infinity perspective in the long and narrow space. Timber-panelled...
