Author: Online Editor
In the Melbourne suburb of Alphington sits Benjaminā€™s Kitchen, with a soft, pastel palette making all the right waves. Annie Reid tucks in.
Across feature walls and inventive exteriors ā€“ why is brick booming? ADR speaks to Brett Ward about the evolution and resurgence of the humble brick, as Brickworks rolls out three new showrooms across Australia.
Travis Walton Architecture's brief for the Vicland Property Group office was to 'blur the distinction between business and pleasure'. The space does just that, with the piĆØce de rĆ©sistance a rooftop pavilion complete with a full-service bar. Don Draper of Mad Men would be most impressed.
"What we would hate is for the public to just think we were trying to make a building look like Beyonce," says lead architect Jansen Aui, revealing Elenberg Fraser's thoroughly detailed interpretation of the muse with lead interior designer Emma Phythian.
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