PROJECT M&C SAATCHIPRACTICE WOODS BAGOT Woods Bagot’s overhaul of an interwar-era building in Sydney sees character, rather than perfection, as crucial to the future workplace. Located in the historic former Transport House, M&C Saatchi has planted d

PROJECT BARBARA HEPWORTH: IN EQUILIBRIUMPRACTICE STUDIO BRIGHT A far cry from a standard white-walled exhibition space, Barbara Hepworth: In Equilibrium evokes rich textures and colours intended to evoke sensory qualities and complement artwork mater

PROJECT SPEARGRASS HOUSEPRACTICE ARENT&PYKE WITH SUMICH CHAPLIN ARCHITECTS Settled upon a raised plateau outside Queenstown, New Zealand, Speargrass House blends robust elegance with refined practicality. The project was a collaboration between Arent

PROJECT UP THERE STOREPRACTICE KENNEDY NOLAN As a part of the major refresh of the Up There brand, Kennedy Nolan designed a new flagship store on Flinders Lane in the Melbourne CBD. The cult sneaker and streetwear emporium is designed to be memorable

PROJECT LOTHIAN STREET LIGHTING - FOR KERSTIN THOMPSON ARCHITECTSPRACTICE EDWARD LINACRE STUDIOS / KERSTIN THOMPSON ARCHITECTS Edward Linacre Studio was engaged by Kerstin Thompson Architects to develop a range of lighting fixtures for their prospect

PROJECT HOME AND AWAYPRACTICE YSG STUDIO Grounded by hybridised Spanish Mission and Moroccan riad elements with flashes of Egyptian splendour, Home and Away offers a ‘nurturing sanctuary’-like appeal and an element of fictional flair. A sociable Palm

PROJECT SOMERS HOUSE PRACTICE KENNEDY NOLAN Somers House replaced a building that was the repository of good memories, but was also damp, poorly organised and at the end of its useful life. The new, unmistakably Australian coastal house in the Victor

A dam Goodrum sits at his desk, in his Waterloo design studio in Sydney’s inner East, surrounded by design objects and points of inspiration. Colours pop to the left of his head in the form of an Alexander Calder print. “One of my heroes,” he enthuse

PROJECT BRIDGE 17 PRACTICE SMART DESIGN STUDIO Bridge is a sculptural, bespoke and structurally innovative workplace designed by Smart Design Studio that is nestled within a refurbished existing addition atop a Heritage-listed sandstone building in S

Built in the 1860s with a stunning rendered façade, Victorian Georgian columns and ornate detailing, then remodelled with Art Deco curves in the 1940s and given a boxy fitout in the s – although still lovely – there was no sense of continuation of ar

PROJECT WEEROONA HOUSEPRACTICE NEIL ARCHITECTURE AND SIMONE HAAG Weeroona House in Hawthorn, Melbourne, is a collaboration between Neil Architecture and designer Simone Haag. This modern adaptation of the original house embraces and celebrates charac

Crafted Hardwoods champions a highly sustainable and mindful approach towards producing regenerative hardwood timber for the commercial and residential construction market. Crafted Hardwoods responds to a conundrum – how do we combat climate change w

This meticulously designed, adaptive and future-proof building is also the 3 IDEA winner for Community Services. Bates Smart associate director and proud project lead for the Refugee Resource Hub, Terry Mason says it was an illuminating encounter on

PROJECT BENDIGO LAW COURTSPRACTICE WARDLE This year’s sustainability winner, Bendigo Law Courts in Bendigo, Victoria, was designed by Wardle Studio. The project was undertaken via strong partnerships with Djaara (Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corp

In the heart of Sydney’s vibrant Surry Hills, nestled within a petite -square metre footprint, and a total internal area of square metres, stands 19 Waterloo. The house exudes whimsical Wes Anderson-esque vibes, boasting a façade adorned with recycle

PROJECT GARDEN TOWER HOUSEPRACTICE STUDIO BRIGHT The design behind Garden Tower House was akin to a gymnastic exercise, as the process involved ensuring that a family home with all the amenities of a suburban block would neatly fit into a small site

Interior designers and architects understand intimately how a space can impact human psychology. That desire to learn why entering a room or building has the capacity to move them is perhaps why many are drawn to design in the first place. Colour, te

PROJECT OCEAN COSMETICS PRACTICENICKOLAS GURTLER OFFICE It isn’t often that one can describe a medical clinic as aesthetically pleasing, but that is exactly what Nickolas Gurtler Office has achieved with Ocean Cosmetics. Located in the beachside loca

Conceived as a collaboration between Akin Atelier, a Sydney-based architecture and multidisciplinary design firm, and pioneering surfboard and product designer, Hayden Cox, best known as the founder of Haydenshapes – The Gallery Shop is a jaw-droppin

PROJECT BLACK DIAMOND PRACTICE YSG STUDIO This home embraces colour to create the feel of a boutique hotel while still maintaining lavish yet tranquil tones that are rich in substance. Faced with a three-storey home, blanketed within oppressive grey