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Maitland Riverlink: reviving the heart of a country town

The space acts as a kind of ‘public living room’ for the community, reactivating an unused part of town and drawing locals back to the river that is a fundamental part of Maitland’s heritage. From the architect: Work has now been completed...

Project | 30/05/2024

The Link Walkway

were the Design Architects responsible for the project, whilst Cera Stribley were engaged as Delivery Architects. Make Architects’ design team fostered close collaboration to bring crafted, specialist materials from Europe and used...

Project | 30/05/2024

Riverview House | Studio Ilk Architecture + Interiors

A place for everything and the provision to conceal the ordinary items of daily life to give a sense of calm and space, to provide the feeling of being in a holiday home. From the architect: ‘De-clutter my life!’ was the overriding...

Project | 30/05/2024

Heritage house blurs the boundary between old and new

The owners of this Edwardian house were looking for a renovation and extension that would blend seamlessly with the original house. From the architect: Our clients bought a lovely old Edwardian house built in the mid-to-late 1800s. The...

Project | 30/05/2024

A Danish-style renovation of a 1970s Melbourne home

ensured that Hygge (a Danish word for cosiness) was at the core of its design. On arrival, the entry is defined by an oversized eave that works with the horizontality of the facade and ensures cohesiveness with the home's architectural form. It...

Project | 30/05/2024

The winning modesty of Auchenflower House

. Specifically, the architects focused on the immediate suburban context of Auchenflower, and the local characterisations of corner dwellings. In the words of the Houses Awards jury: “The architectural language is derived from a celebration of the...

Project | 30/05/2024

Shambles Brewery | Room11 Architects

eclectic palette. In an effort to turn hops, malt, yeast and water into the ideal drop, most of the expenditure was dedicated to the brewing process. With little coinage left in the pocket for the design of the brewery, Shambles turned to Room11, who were...

Project | 30/05/2024

15,000 pieces to the SAHMRI puzzle

– found a key balance between the two cornerstones of architecture: form and function. Using the software, the triangle sunshade forms were reduced from 300 variations to just 20 across all 15,000 panels – fewer styles allow for necessary diversity...

Project | 30/05/2024

Sound Stage 6 | Grimshaw

The Grimshaw-designed Sound Stage 6 shapes up as a drawcard for international film and garden productions to make their way to the garden city’s Docklands Studios precinct. The Grimshaw-designed Sound Stage 6 shapes up as a drawcard for...

Project | 30/05/2024

Two Rock House: A home with more than one meaning

. Take Two Rock House in South Australia, for example. The Wolf Architects-designed house sits between two rocky formations on a hilltop site. The dwelling is also home to two ‘rock stars’. As the architects describe, “[Two Rock] is a...

Project | 30/05/2024

St Catherine's College Indigenous Student Accommodation

The building is purposefully planned for St Catherine’s Dandjoo Darbalung program, which in Nyungar means ‘mixing together’ and which aims to provides equity of access for Indigenous students. From? the architects: Wilson Architects...

Project | 30/05/2024

Simpson Construction Co Offices by Atelier Wagner Architects

median strips populated with workers’ vehicles. It was into this environment that the new work place was inserted, one which is to give office workers relief from their paperwork and calculators, provide seminar and training space for...

Project | 30/05/2024

Waverley Christian College Primary Wing | William Ross Architects

its predecessor, in order to maximise external space for students. The ground floor’s footprint recesses inwards to provide canopy cover from the elements while increasing outdoor area. The ground floor houses the reception and...

Project | 30/05/2024

Macquarie University’s Mitchell Building | NBRS

The Faculty of Science and Engineering’s Mitchell Building now has been transformed into a sustainable workspace for the next generation of academics. Known as E7A or the Faculty of Science and Engineering’s, it is one of Macquarie...

Project | 30/05/2024

Mount Martha's Courtside House | Tom Robertson Architects

A home that was designed for a family of three as a coastal holiday home where they can escape the city, relax and entertain friends. From the architect: A home that was designed for a family of three as a coastal holiday home where they can...

Project | 30/05/2024

LA Cool | Carter Williamson Architects

. Harnessing the first rate views of the Northern Beaches coastline, Carter Williamson have expanded on their initial creation to create an exterior space that furthers its original intentions. The outdoor addition provides facility and amenity for all year...

Project | 30/05/2024

Esplanade House 2 | Lachlan Shepherd Architects

Esplanade House 2 allocates space to flourish for its occupants across three levels. The levels are compartmentalised into three distinct zones, each carrying out its purpose with conviction. Designed by Lachlan Shepherd Architects, Esplanade House...

Project | 30/05/2024

Prepare to be floored: Swan Hill Rehabilitation Centre by dwp|suters

District Health, engaged dwp|suters to design a building that would provide a navigational circuit for patients in completing their treatments. The facility also had to be able to respond to changing future needs, with structures and service expandable both...

Project | 30/05/2024

UK Stonehenge Exhibition + Visitor Centre by Denton Corker Marshall wins 2014 AIA International Architecture Award

remaining out of sight from it. “The architectural composition is centred on a pair of single-storey pods, one timber and the other glass. These pods shelter beneath a sweeping canopy roof supported by slender angled stick columns, its edges...

Project | 30/05/2024

Recycled Garage in Sydney proves no project is too small

architects and designers. Small alterations and additions have paid the rent and put food on the table for new architects since the very conception of the profession, and they’ve often marked the beginning of illustrious careers. They also nearly...

Project | 30/05/2024

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