On a wooded lot on the shore of Canada’s Charlebois Lake, the clients wanted to build a contemporary house that was open to nature. An L shape plan was chosen by architects Paul Bernier Architecte for the house, with one wing reserved for the day spaces (kitchen, dining room, living room) and the other the more private […]
Brisbane will welcome 600 leading minds in global design research after winning hosting rights for the Design Research Society (DRS) Conference 2020. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said the competitive bid, led by the Brisbane Convention Bureau in partnership with Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art, will see the biennial international conference return to Australia in […]
Before launching Ensemble, an innovative monolithic acoustical plasterboard ceiling system, KNAUF conducted background research into the needs of Australian architects and interior designers and their clients. What KNAUF found was that today’s clients are asking for a smooth finish with either no joints or few joints. Acoustic ceiling systems should have a flat monolithic finish […]
“I think often we look at sustainability in a simplistic way. For me, it’s about designing objects that have a long life. I design things based on their situation and best fit for that scenario rather than chasing a trend or style where the object might be out of vogue in 12 months’ time. I’m […]