Nine Yards Café & Restaurant in Melbourne by Golden.Golden has reimagined a former stable in South Melbourne into a destination eatery with warmth and sophistication, referencing iconic colours and materiality that encourage a subliminal journey through Australia’s highlands, lowlands and...
Brighton Residence II in Melbourne by Tecture & Studio Tate.Having identified Melbourne’s bayside aesthetic as largely traditional and conservative, Tecture imagined a bold and textured external structure for Brighton Residence II brought to life with timber, brick and glass, designed in...
Bleached Gothic by Australian Photographer Petrina Hicks.Living up to her reputation for enigmatic and multi-layered images, Petrina Hicks’ surreal compositions are seen together for the first time in Bleached Gothic, on show at NGV. Each work is diverse in their conveyance of the inherent...
Palazzo Marcello at Whitlam Place, Melbourne by Freadman White with Marcello Donati of Anon Studio.Set atop the multi-storey apartment development Whitlam Place in Melbourne’s Fitzroy by Freadman White with Marcello Donati of Anon Studio, the two-bedroom penthouse, Palazzo Marcello, has a striking spatial energy. The centrally located...
Interview: Aaron Roberts & Kim Bridgland of Edition Office.Aaron Roberts and Kim Bridgland forged a shared perspective on social issues and interests as pertaining to the architecture industry, first as Masters students and later as co-workers. Realising their aligned intentions led the pair to...
St Vincents Place Residence in Melbourne by B.E Architecture.Previously home to nuns, squatters and former landowners, there wasn’t much left of this Victorian Dame by the time Melbourne-based practice B.E Architecture, got their hands on it. Their job was to use architectural reconstruction...
Marquise Flagship in Malvern, Melbourne by Doherty Design Studio.Conceived as an inner sanctum with elements of play and nostalgia, the new Marquise baby store by Doherty Design Studio feels equally immersive and calm. Champagne-hued powder coated fittings, rotating fixtures and custom cabinetry...
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...
In Conversation with Michael Karakolis from Fibonacci Stone.Michael Karakolis is founder & director of Fibonacci Stone, Australia's leading terrazzo supplier. An extremely passionate and dedicated human being, this guy is literally obsessed, and we mean freaking OBSESSED with terrazzo. We thought...
