Updates

The Chris Steele Scott Pavilion

8 Apr, 2016

The Chris Steele Scott Pavilion sits modestly by the lake in the Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens, 20 minutes’ drive out of Adelaide, South Australia. The project was initiated by the community based Mount Lofty Botanic Garden Support Group. Such a shelter had been envisaged in master-plans for the Garden, but…

Light Work x 2

6 Apr, 2016

A joint project between two Brisbane practices has resulted in a sweet office fit-out with carefully considered design. Lachlan Neilsen from Neilsen Workshop and Morgan Jenkins from Morgan Jenkins Architecture are not only mates but have similar ideas about their work. They collaborated on the design for this North Lakes office warehouse fit-out and built it….

Jewell Station upgrade gets green light from Council

4 Apr, 2016

An exciting new stage in the transformation of Jewell Station in Brunswick has been reached, after Moreland City Council approved plans submitted by VicTrack’s development partner Neometro to redevelop the station precinct. The planning permit means that Neometro can begin marketing and pre-sales of the apartments that are set to…

UNStudio to transform former bank into mixed-use development

1 Apr, 2016

UNStudio has just won a competition to design a new mixed-use development proposed for the former Deutsche Bank site in Frankfurt. Launched in November 2015 by Groß & Partner Grundstücksentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, the owners of the site, the competition sought the best idea to revitalise the financial district and act as an ‘urban…

Cutting-edge design for Parramatta Square.

31 Mar, 2016

An impressive glass construction, designed to achieve at least a 5- Star Green Star rating and featuring a wave-shaped façade of crystalline blocks, has been selected as the winning design for Parramatta Square’s landmark civic and community building. The design has been endorsed by Parramatta City Council after a jury…

ArchiBlox pop-up in Federation Square

30 Mar, 2016

Designed and constructed within just 10 weeks, ArchiBlox’s House of Häagen-Dazs – a pop-up ice-cream shop installed in Melbourne’s Federation Square – has just under two weeks to go before it is relocated to The Rocks Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney. Known for their innovative carbon positive houses, which saw them…

What Goes Around

24 Mar, 2016

Designed by the architects at the Encore Heureux agency in Paris, The Circular Pavilion was recently set up on the esplanade at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal as part of the COP21 exhibition in Paris. The idea for the project was one of “circular economy”, where one person’s waste is another’s resource. The facade was made from 180 wooden…

40 years 40 designers

23 Mar, 2016

In 1976 Gary Cleveland presented a vision: ‘to establish in the minds of a large proportion of the world’s population that the word ‘Tasmania’ is synonymous with good design and reliable craftsmanship’. Forty years on, Design Tasmania remains committed to that vision by supporting, promoting and guiding designers and master…

People first on Green Square’s new streets

21 Mar, 2016

Tree-lined boulevards, extra-wide footpaths and elegant bronze street furniture will transform the heart of Green Square into a people-friendly destination. Under new plans released by the City of Sydney for the network of streets in the Green Square town centre, walkers and bike riders will be prioritised with pedestrian-only zones,…

The Axis House wins big at Newcastle Architecture Awards

18 Mar, 2016

The 2016 winners of the Australian Institute of Architects’ Newcastle Architecture Awards have been revealed at a special ceremony at the Merewether Surfhouse on Thursday 17 March. Sixteen projects from across the region received honours on the night with The Axis House by Jonathan Dawes in conjunction with EJE Architecture…