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Sustainable hospital design based on “the power of nature”

design approach. Landscaped courtyards provide amenity for staff and patients, while secluded gardens for cancer patients provide space for quiet reflection. An extensive green roof on the mental health precinct provides patients on upper levels with a...

Project | 27/05/2024

From the ashes: Hamilton Design’s bushfire regeneration house inspired by Johnson’s Glasshouse

Victoria’s Building Design of the Year in 2011), but was “toned down to some extent to make it more liveable.” The Neilina project is Hamilton’s answer to requests for a home similar to the architect’s Callignee 2 project (which...

Project | 27/05/2024

Capturing water from construction to completion: Forest Lodge ECO House by Code Green case study

cooling,” Knierim notes. The green roof also plays a role in the water management design for Forest Lodge ECO House, not just for insulation and aesthetic benefits, but also to minimise the additional loading on the local storm water system; essentially...

Project | 27/05/2024

Indooroopilly Residence | Refresh*Design

The Indooroopilly residence is a contemporary home located on an inner-city suburban block with prospect onto a golf course. From the architect: The Indooroopilly residence is a contemporary home located on an inner-city suburban block with...

Project | 27/05/2024

Child care centre designed from kid’s perspective but uses grown up materials

and values of the Mother Duck chain and adapted them into an ‘Aussie backyard’ concept. They extended the learning spaces out from the lounge into the covered deck and backyard, thereby allowing caring surveillance from anywhere on site...

Project | 27/05/2024

Spyglasses Residence | Design+Architecture

Set amongst a picturesque location on Queensland’s Capricorn Coast, Design+Architecture's Spyglasses Residence is the embodiment of a luxurious multigenerational dwelling. Set amongst a picturesque location on Queensland’s Capricorn Coast, the...

Project | 27/05/2024

Port of Echuca Discovery Centre guides visitors on fluid journey from present to past

centrepiece building; a starting point for visitors to explore the broader Port site. Echuca Wharf is located on the Murray River, and served over 200 riverboats from 1865 until the 1920s. The paddle steamers plying its waters helped to drive...

Project | 27/05/2024

Victoria on the River

the terraced seating providing places for the public to sit and enjoy the river from different vantage points. Full size models of the terraces, steps and seats were fabricated to refine the ergonomics of these elements. Although the design of the...

Project | 27/05/2024

Port of Melbourne Townhouses | Pitch Architecture & Design

The Port Melbourne Townhouses comprises of 6 size family-sized townhouses with shared parking on the basement level. From the architect: The Port Melbourne Townhouses comprises of 6 size family-sized townhouses with shared parking on the...

Project | 27/05/2024

Elegant multi-residential design on Melbourne's fringe

city fringe in the form of 15 generously-sized townhouses. The industrial nature of the architecture is integrated and juxtaposed with fine design elements carried seamlessly through the interiors. Warm tones, earthy materials and a play in...

Project | 27/05/2024

Barossa Valley Estate Cellar Door | DesignInc

Twenty years on, the bones of the pavilion-style building were strong, with its stone spine wall, framed views of the Barossa ranges to the south-east and Marananga village to the north. From the architect: Designlnc Director, Richard Stafford...

Project | 27/05/2024

Designing a simple timber home on a modest budget

This project is a simple timber home designed for a client on a budget who was looking for a place to settle down and raise a future family. This project is a simple timber home designed for a client on a budget who was looking for a place to...

Project | 27/05/2024

Belgravia | MHN Design Union

interpreted site limitations as incentives for architectural imagination. Located on a compressed, narrow site between two large, side-oriented, multi-unit apartment blocks, we were challenged from the very beginning of the project to design a context...

Project | 27/05/2024

Saltwater Community Centre by Croxon Ramsay Architects wins 2016 Sustainability Awards - Public Building prize

field of eight finalists. Scroll to the bottom to see comments from our jury on this industry leading office design. In August, Wyndham City marked the official opening of its new community centre in Point Cook, a $7.3 million project Council...

Project | 27/05/2024

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Sustainable hospital design based on “the power of nature”

From the ashes: Hamilton Design’s bushfire regeneration house inspired by Johnson’s Glasshouse

Bowl roof on Toorak mansion made from over 1,800 zinc panels

Wilson’s Cottage: designing a dwelling on a World Heritage site

Project Phillip Island: designing for a coastal location

Hightail Bar: designing a vibrant ‘watering hole’ for after-work drinks

The house on Pittwater

Bendigo Law Courts | Wardle

Capturing water from construction to completion: Forest Lodge ECO House by Code Green case study

Indooroopilly Residence | Refresh*Design

Child care centre designed from kid’s perspective but uses grown up materials

Spyglasses Residence | Design+Architecture

Port of Echuca Discovery Centre guides visitors on fluid journey from present to past

Victoria on the River

Port of Melbourne Townhouses | Pitch Architecture & Design

Elegant multi-residential design on Melbourne's fringe

Barossa Valley Estate Cellar Door | DesignInc

Designing a simple timber home on a modest budget

Belgravia | MHN Design Union

Saltwater Community Centre by Croxon Ramsay Architects wins 2016 Sustainability Awards - Public Building prize