The Upper in Tokyo by Luchetti Krelle.Luchetti Krelle channels a little bit of everything in The Upper, a double-billed restaurant destination held within the newly completed Marunouchi Terrace Tower of Tokyoâs downtown business district. Saturated colours mingle with...
Australiana Personified: The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre Opens in Marrickville.Unearthing a time capsule of carefully curated Australiana, The Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre, Hawkeâs Brewing Coâs first flagship venue seeks to recreate that quintessential 1980s-pub experience complete with a very...
The Melbourne Designer & Bespoke Furniture Maker Everyone Needs On Speed Dial.With a Master of Architecture under his belt, Melbourne designer and furniture maker Josh Carmodyâs success stems from his broad design experience and hands-on approach. When we first met him in 2010âour first interview ever!âhe was...
Dream Weaver: A Spanish-style Casita in Darlinghurst by YSG Studio.Perhaps it was the pandemic-induced isolation, or their newly minted status as empty nesters, but when one Sydney couple acquired a penthouse overlooking Rushcutters Bay, they were mainly enthusiastic about one thingâdialling up the...
A Modish B&B in Red Hill by Tom Robertson Architects & Simone Haag.The very mention of a bed-and-breakfast can conjure up visions of chintzy chairs and lace curtains and fluffy three-egg omelettes that taste like Sunday morning. Bassano is none of thatâexcept for the omelettes, which they will happily...
Open Flame Dining: ArkhĂŠ Adelaide by Studio Gram.Adelaide's latest bar and dining room, ArkhĂŠ, responds to the ritual of cooking over the fire through the ephemeral nature of time and decay. Studio Gram utilised time-worn objects and natural materials to create a wonderful sense of...
Always by Kennedy Nolan.The inimitable Melbourne architecture practice, Kennedy Nolan, knows a thing or two about designing domestic spaces. Their latest project is a weekender in Flinders with intense interior materiality punctuated by the vast coastal...
A Slow Reveal: Signature Floorsâ New Melbourne Showroom by HASSELL.For architects and designers, entering Signature Floors' new Melbourne CBD showroom is more akin to a gallery/hotel lobby. Designed by Hassell, what was previously a 275-square-metre shell, is now a functional âwork of...
Opposites Attract: Above The Clouds Store by Pattern Studio.For Sydney fashion retailer Above The Clouds, Pattern Studio deftly translate the brandâs charm and uniqueness into a spatial experience. The interior unfolds as a celebration of dualitiesâseemingly disparate concepts co-exist...
