Willow Urban Retreat in Melbourne by Meme Design.There are few things as beautiful in architecture as the simplicity of design expressed with pared-back materials, in a space exceptionally well planned. If you’re looking for an example, Willow Urban Retreat, designed by Melbourne-based...
‘Highroad’ Cafe in Canberra by Foolscap Studio.Like the bush surrounding our nation’s capital, raw and natural elements – like Highroad's charred timber communal table – sit happily next to refined details, such as period cornices and stately wood panelling, and custom...
Interview: Felicity Slattery & Sarah Cosentino of Studio Esteta.Today we celebrate the work of two cool chicks in Australian Architecture & Interiors - Felicity Slattery and Sarah Cosentino of Studio Esteta. Hooray! We've previously featured two fantastic projects by the dynamic duo, so I thought it...
Bricks Decoded: The Return of Glass Blocks.Go on. Admit it. The thought of glass blocks probably makes you shudder. Unless you fall into the 5%* category of new generation designers who have already embraced the potential of this highly misunderstood and marginalised building...
Craig Tan Architects & Brand Works Bring HWKR to Life in Melbourne’s CBD.Torn from the pages of the real deal in Singapore and Malaysia, HWKR in Melbourne’s CBD is a futuristic and fresh hawker-hall concept, pieced together by Craig Tan Architects and Brand Works....
Cookers Cafe in Moscow by VETER DESIGN.Cookers Gourmet Café by Moscow-based bureau Veter Design and Architecture, probably wouldn’t look out of place on Flinders Lane, but all the while it is still rooted in its Russian...
Marble-Made Tent in the Galaxy: Romola Restaurant in Madrid by Andres Jaque.Bursting from the former garage space of a 40s-era Luis Gutiérrez Soto building in Madrird, Romola Restaurant immediately reminds me of the jade powder room in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz. Its futurist...
Bentwood Cafe in Fitzroy, Melbourne by Ritz&Ghougassian.Ritz&Ghougassian have shared with us their latest hospitality project, Bentwood café, set within the old Thonet showroom at 237 Napier Street in Melbourne’s Fitzroy. Bentwood café’s interior pays homage to the old custodians of...
The Budapest Cafe in Chengdu, China By Biasol.Filmmaker Wes Anderson’s distinctive visual style provided the inspiration for The Budapest Café in Chengdu, China, designed by Melbourne studio...
