Productivity and efficiency are simple to measure, but in today’s economy, businesses can’t survive without constant innovation and a focus on creativity. Sarah Kay of Woods Bagot looks at how designers can develop inspiring environments and provide tools to foster creativity.
ADR contributor Rhys Duncan explores the way shows such as The Block and House Rules augment the reality of the design process, and how this impacts on the profession.
Winner of the 2015 Robin Dods Award at this year’s Queensland Architecture Awards is the Planchonella House by Jesse Bennett Architect.
Arent&Pyke discuss their Potts Point pied-Ć -terre, an indulgent home resplendent with colour, texture, detail and form.
Is there a consistent connection between the silently beautiful but bold Nordic architectural design gestures, and the way in which the mind can be freed to creatively innovate? ADR contributor Bronwyn Marshall unpacks the enduring appeal of Nordic design.
Always moving forward and never resting on its laurels, Technē Architecture + Design has made a name for itself designing beautiful projects that showcase the practice’s talent, imagination and integrity.
As a relatively new design studio, Melbourne-based company Adele Bates Design has developed a varied portfolio, covering projects that range from multi residential, workspace, single residential and even branding. We speak with director Adele Bates about how her passion for all things design has steered her boutique full-service company to success.
Biasol Design Studio, a small local practice, was recently shortlisted in the international Restaurant and Bar Design awards for their convivial Holborn Grind project in London.
A global shift in how the workplace functions is being driven by an emergent workforce that demands flexibility, comfort and embedded technology.
Melbourne's Bridport Terrace by Matt Gibson Architecture + Design is an urban escape, one which provides its client with a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of inner city life.
Playfully combining a stylised African safari aesthetic with the concept of 'glamping' (glamorous camping), owners Dean and Jeanelle Mariani and Studio Equator have created a vibrant hospitality experience.
The Sydney-based design studio has had a busy 2015, taking on a number of commercial and residential projects within its first year of practice.
Madeleine Blanchfield Architects aimed to modernise the existing duplex and transform it into a home suitable for a young family, which was open to the garden, full of light and tied back to the existing character of the building.
MJR TOM is a space for patrons to enjoy a street dining experience from morning to night in one of Melbourne’s most vibrant and culturally diverse districts.
Though her high profile collaborators include Hecker Guthrie and Anthropologie, Sibella Court continues to polarise the design community. The stylist, blogger, author and interiors specialist speaks to Gillian Serisier about her multifaceted career.
The Archie Rose Distillery opened in Rosebery in February, bringing Sydney-based design practice Acme&Co into the limelight.
A constant favourite with film directors and production teams, Herman Miller pieces can be found in many popular film and TV franchises, from James Bond to Mad Men series.
As Schiavello's principal of people and culture consulting, Malkoski has gained an insight into the art of improving office functionality, reshaping work environments to promote comfort and productivity.
The elaborate heritage building is now home to an exemplary commercial workspace, recently restored and redeveloped by architects Johnson Pilton Walker (JPW) as Macquarie Group’s new global headquarters.
A streamlined aesthetic, inventive materiality and rich layers of meaning characterise this orthopaedic surgeon’s practice by fmd architects, writes Peter Davies.
Sydney-based design firm Alexander & Co worked closely with well-known chef Sean Connolly to create a space that transports clientele from a heritage-listed Adelaide railway station to 1920s New York.
Behind Adriano Zumbo’s plush new South Yarra high tea salon is Studio Tate, an emerging design practice with momentum. Principal interior architect Alex Hopkins gives us the scoop on working with Zumbo and their ambitions for the future.
Creating the perfect backdrop to explore design options, IF Architecture puts Australian design and materiality into play for Jardan’s new Melbourne showroom.