Reigniting Character: Murray Residence in Elsternwick by Pasquale Cook.Pasquale Cook has reinvented this family home in Melbourne’s Elsternwick. Untouched since the 1990’s, the studio drew on an imaginative selection of materials, and introduced details that complement the beauty and personality of the...
A Portal Above Chinatown: The Sky Continues Beneath our Feet by Michaela Gleave.Just under our noses, or actually above our beloved Chinese Noodle House in the middle of Sydney’s Chinatown is Passage, a 24/7 art gallery dedicated to installation art. Their latest commission by internationally acclaimed Australian...
A Tactile Haven: Black Diamond by YSG Studio.Step inside the heady world of Black Diamond. Nestled in Sydney's picturesque suburb of Mosman, this three-storey family home has undergone a remarkable transformation by YSG Studio. The once grey and sombre abode is now anything but....
In a World of Its Own: Her Melbourne by Dion Hall.It's hard to walk past Her Melbourne without stopping in for a drink. Glowing from the sidewalk behind a fluted glass front with apricot awnings above, the exterior echoes the French boulevards the Bistro is modelled on. The restaurant and...
Quiet Power: Merricks Farmhouse in Victoria by Michael Lumby with Nielsen Jenkins.While architecture is often known to disrupt the landscape, delicate planning and bold moves can introduce a sense of nuance and layer of poetics. In the case of Merricks Farmhouse by Michael Lumby and Nielsen Jenkins, the determination of...
A Home of Civic Proportions: Gottlieb House by Wood Marsh.A home of civic proportions completed in 1990, this Melbourne residence is one that can only be produced by an architecture firm that holds Wood Marsh’s extensive experience in public work. Gottlieb House doesn’t stand as an obvious...
Alchemy of Styles: KODA Cutters Hair Salon by Arent&Pyke.Both nostalgic and futuristic, KODA Cutters, a blazingly bold hair salon perched on the upper mezzanine level of Sydney’s heritage-listed Queen Victoria Building, is a majestic work of sculpted fiction. Designed by Arent&Pyke, the...
Furniture & Product Designer Tom Fereday on Creating a Body of Work that Grows & Lasts a Lifetime.A unique figure in today’s design landscape with his star on the rise, Tom Fereday develops furniture and objects through a process of inquiry and collaboration. Fascinated by the tension that lies between natural materials and...
Bringing Dark into Limelight: Shadow House by Grotto Studio.Wrapped in a charcoal-like charred jarrah timber, the Shadow House’s dark and moody addition by Grotto Studio gracefully recedes into the background, allowing the original 1900s cottage to maintain its prominence and heritage within the...
