Technē Architecture + Interior Design has launched the Technē Artist-in-residence Program and is inviting submissions from upcoming artists and product designers to collaborate in its studio for 2020. Not the usual office, the Technē studio contains a workshop designed to let the team get creative away from their desks. It’s this space that they are […]
Having worked on two large Melbourne venues The Espy and Garden State Hotel, Nick Travers, director at Technē Architecture + Interior Design, tells ADR how to design multi-faceted, layered spaces at scale. The secret of a successful large hospitality venue is making it feel intimate. While a typical bar and restaurant project might be anywhere […]
Technē Architecture + Interior Design’s latest work with hospitality group Sand Hill Road brings to light the history and story behind St Kilda venue the Hotel Esplanade, known affectionately as The Espy. Since it was built in 1878, The Espy has lived through many incarnations: it’s been a jazz-era ballroom and was a rock and roll mainstay […]
It goes without saying that the workplace, and the workforce, has changed dramatically over the last 15 years. Cubicles and bland strip lighting have been replaced by comfy armchairs and break out spaces, with staff more likely to show up in jeans and runners than a suit and tie. And as we see these changes […]