Vivarium House by Architecture Architecture.With an emphasis on reduced environmental impact and maintaining its characteristic street front, this revitalised Thornbury cottage by Architecture Architecture reconnects to its surroundings—a home amongst flourishing greenery, forever...
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, Hawke’s Brewing Co’s first flagship venue seeks to recreate that quintessential 1980s-pub experience complete with a very...
A Concrete Canvas for Contemporary Art: Oever Gallery in Ostend by 5AM Studio.At Oever Gallery in Ostend, the material mix of raw concrete, rough stucco, polished mirror, brushed aluminium and high-gloss bold display objects offer contrast and guidance in a subtle way. Designed by 5AM Studio, the interior has...
Terrace House 1 by Dreamer.Driven by the desire for connectedness to family, this two-story rear addition in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Ascot Vale is a magnet for family events with a green roof that provides native habitat for insects and...
The Romance of Old Libraries: Common Reader Bookstore by Atelier Tao+C.Taking inspiration from Virginia Woolf's book by the same name, Atelier tao+c has designed an independent bookstore in Hangzhou, China, dubbed Common Reader. The cinematic interior recalls the traditional reading experience and the romance...
Murray Barker & Esther Stewart’s Brunswick Apartment.Australian architect Murray Barker and artist Esther Stewart have collaborated on a functional and flexible renovation of a two-bedroom 60s apartment in Brunswick. By reworking the home’s original foundations through a contemporary lens,...
Holiland Lab Bakery in Nanjing by Sò Studio.Sò Studio have devised an experimental bakery and retailer interior for Holiland Lab in Nanjing that is unlike anything they have collaborated on before. Like stumbling into a laboratory, the futuristic design transports patrons to a...
Duality as Unity: ODE Dermatology in Fitzroy by Foolscap Studio.Traditional dermatology can feel rather clinical. For this new independent clinic in Melbourne, Foolscap Studio reimagined the interior as a luxurious, hotel-inspired wellness experience. Soft furnishings and sheer drapery, polished...
The House of Remembrance in Singapore by Neri&Hu.Neri&Hu constructed a new house in place of a family home for three adult siblings with a memorial courtyard for their late mother. Centrally located, the garden symbolically defines the heart of the home as an ever-palpable void,...
