Prue Miller . Articles How technology is changing the face and soul of hospitality Atmosphere, ambience, character, charm - all are qualities that each and every restaurant, bar, hotel lobby and yes, even coffee shop seek to create. The certain something that reaches their clientele, encourages them to stay a little bit longer, and open their wallets a little wider. Water and bathrooms: A bad mix for multi-res developments Never have bathrooms been more scrutinised than they are now. Once the smallest room in the house, they are now palaces of design with enormous expectations placed upon them. Those expectations and demands are multiplied exponentially when the bathroom is replicated repeatedly, such as for multi-residential projects. School landscapes echo contemporary design changes Looking purely at the historical evolution of the Australia’s residential outside spaces, things have changed mightily in a just a few decades. Learning the lessons of fire-resistant design Even though it is now six years old, the dramatic, energetic and cantilevered form of the Mabel Fidler building at the prestigious all-girls Ravenswood School in Sydney is still a show stopper. Thanks to the translucent quality of the walls – created using a polycarbonate exterior cladding – the building literally glows day and night. Play to work: leisure in office design Business is, by definition, geared towards profit. So how then to justify spending money on employee’s leisure zones?
