Author: Online Editor
As of Q2 2016, The Shard, in London, credited as the tallest building in Europe, will be the home of one of the worldā€™s fastest growing luxury fashion retailers, Matches Fashion. Tasked with creating the ultimate urban and design-led office space that complemented the brands fashion prowess was JEB Europe, leaders in innovative office spaces and designers of office partition systems.
Bistrot Gavroche in Kensington Street Chippendale, from the menu through to the interior, is unmistakably French. Itā€™s not trying to be one step removed from its namesake, itā€™s right on top. Brought together by Design Portfolio, the Parisian Bistro is in what was once a Sydney rum factory.
"Our design approach is very much driven by the emotional sensibility and function of spaces - these are the qualities which stay with you, make the place work and keep customers returning." Mark Simpson and Damien Mulvihill of DesignOffice discuss their work on Higher Ground, the new CBD cafƩ from the team behind Kettle Black and Top Paddock.
The winners of the Victorian Chapter of the AIA Awards have been announced, with ARM Architecture taking out four awards - including a sixth Victorian Medal - for the Geelong Library & Heritage Centre. "It has elevated the role of public architecture for both Geelong and the wider regional community," Hamish Lyon, Chair of Juries said.
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