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Project • By StudioMODA. • Private Houses
Wallabies Watch
Wallabies Watch whispers its presence, a subtle surrender to the landscape's embrace. The project's reductive approach creates a serene and tranquil atmosphere, allowing nature to take center stage. The exterior's dark, moody presence synchronizes with the shadows of the trees, while the interior's neutral backdrop emphasizes the lightness of being. The result is a symphony of contrasts, where the made and found converge in harmony. Wallabies Watch is a fleeting testament to the beauty of restraint, a haven for those seeking refuge from the tangible world. By stripping away the unnecessary, the project reveals its beauty, beckoning occupants to surrender to the tranquillity of the surroundings.
Still Studio
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Project • By NU architecture & design • Housing
Atelier 32-34
Once a late 19th‑century Masonic Hall and Lodge, the site has been reimagined into seven contemporary dwellings through adaptive reuse. The intent was never to erase history but to work within its walls, preserving structure, materials, and craftsmanship while introducing new layers for modern living.
Just 3,5km from Melbourne’s CBD, 32–34 Maribyrnong Road offered a rare opportunity to create homes within a heritage landmark without silencing its voice.
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Heritage and Ceremony
Completed in 1887 by local architect J.C.M. Cowan, the Moonee Ponds Masonic Hall embodied Tuscan‑Classical Revival architecture. Its façade, framed by four pilasters and Masonic emblems, spoke of ceremony and symbolism. Inside, t... More
Project • By Woods Bagot • Offices
Melbourne HQ Office
A humanised, deeply tactile and immersive workspace, part office and part museum.
Woods Bagot exchanges the sobriety of the conventional corporate fit-out for an expressive, textured and surprising interior space driven by meaningful narrative, sculptural elements, and moments of wonder.
Sharyn Cairns
For Rio Tinto’s new Melbourne headquarters, the client sought a humanised, deeply tactile and immersive workspace, part office and part museum. With narrative and user experience driving the design response, the space becomes a living canvas for the company’s values, its stories and its connection to place.
“We did a deep dive into the way they work, the materials they mined, and how all those metals and minerals are... More
Project • By Woods Bagot • Offices
NAB Wynyard Place
Designed for superior air quality and natural light, Wynyard Place provides a rare parkside address.
NAB has continued their workplace evolution in its occupation of Wynyard Place.
The project links the two key buildings on the site, being the heritage Shell House with the new centre core Wynyard Place, providing them with a unique workplace proposition.
Trevor Mein
Trevor Mein
Trevor Mein
Trevor Mein
Trevor Mein
Trevor Mein
The bank has utilised this unique site to continue exploring its vision for connection to community and customers, with the bank occupying the lower floors of the building and creating a highly visible, connected stair in the space between the buildings.
The workplace proposition is sim... More
CR Powered by Epiroc
Operating from two distinct locations had created significant barriers for mining equipment innovator CR Powered by Epiroc, resulting in disconnected teams and limited opportunities for collaborative innovation. The geographical separation not only affected operational efficiency but also weakened the cultural bonds that are essential to the company's Swedish identity and values.
Scott Burrows
The relocation to Cannon Hill in Brisbane presented a unique opportunity to address these challenges through thoughtful workplace design. By embracing Scandinavian principles—particularly the concept of Fika, where colleagues gather over coffee to strengthen relationships—the project aimed to create a space that would actively suppor... More
Project • By Mitchell & Eades • Bars
Marmelo
We celebrate the rich tapestry of history that defines Russell House, intertwining the low-fi Victorian charm of its early days as a botanic pharmacy with the dynamic energy of the early 20th-century as Melbourne’s first broadcasting studio.
Anson smart
Anson smart
In the spirit of Portuguese styling, we honour the natural and tactile qualities of local materials—clay, water, and cobblestones—embracing the beauty found in imperfection. This philosophy informs every aspect of the design, where texture and authenticity play pivotal roles.
Anson smart
Marmelo is a blend of natural light and generous visibility sitting harmonious within the Architectural canvas. The front bar serves as a communal gathering spa... More
Project • By Vanessa Wegner Architect • Private Houses
Epping Generations House
Located in Sydney’s North West, Epping Generations House, designed by Vanessa Wegner Architect, stands as a testament to the future of multigenerational living; artfully balancing the needs of two families across three generations while bringing gentle density into the area. It is a functional and warm home and an important model for both supporting our ageing population and providing an innovative response to tackle Australia's housing crisis. Replacing a dilapidated 1950s bungalow, Vanessa Wegner’s thoughtfully planned architecture presents as a singular, cohesive residence yet is deeply personal to each of the families.
© Tom Ferguson
The genesis of Epping Generations House arose from the desire of the younger fami... More
News • News • 15 Apr 2022
25 best architecture firms in Melbourne
Melbourne, the capital of the state of Victoria and Australia’s most populous city after Sydney, is a dynamic urban center with a rich assortment of design and architecture firms. The practices based here are regional and international in nature, producing forward-thinking housing, high-rise and commercial projects. The city itself is characterized by a range of iconic and prototypical projects completed since Melbourne’s founding as a European settlement in the mid 19th century. The 25 firms presented here have been chosen for their roles in forging Melbourne’s architecture scene today.
Geelong Arts Centre by Hassell - © Rory Gardiner
1. HasellHassell is a leading international design practice wit... More
Project • By Sean Godsell Architects • Private Houses
Carter Tucker House
A three level 12m x 6m box was embedded into the side of a sand dune. The house has three rooms. The lower ground floor is for guests and the single space can be divided by a sliding wall into two rooms if so required. Similarly the single space on the middle level can also be divided to separate the owner’s bedroom from a small sitting area. The top floor is for living and eating and takes advantage of views across a rural landscape. The top floor is also a daylight photographic studio.
Earl Carter
In the Kew house two semiotic devices were employed (the divided plan - east and the kitchen table - west) to illustrate the principal architectural proposition of the building ie the east/west hybrid. My interest in this idea stems... More
Product • By ILANEL Design Studio • Atlas
Atlas
A hand-blown glass sphere illuminates a beautiful ambient glow, whilst surrounded by metallic rings signifying the axis between heavens and earth apart. This sculptural piece comes in flatpack. The rings can be positioned in a configuration of your choice. More
Product • By ILANEL Design Studio • Saturn
Saturn
Saturn is inspired by the planet of the same name with its surrounding rings. It is handmade with FSC solid timber, carefully selected by its characteristic wood grain. This cosmic pendant features a central faceted acrylic ring, through which a ring of light is projected onto its surrounding, and casts a spotlight below. Also available as a table lamp. More
Project • By Fender Katsalidis • Apartments
Paragon
Australia’s first elevated indoor forest completes at Fender Katsalidis-designed tower
A Fender Katsalidis-designed $200 million residential tower in Melbourne’s CBD, Paragon, has completed featuring Australia's first elevated indoor forest in a high-rise. The 48-level tower by developer Beulah features a three-level ‘urban forest’ containing a selection of mature trees, leafy canopies, climbing gardens and grassy spaces, complete with refined terrazzo pavers and outdoor seating zones. Paragon’s design also meets post-pandemic living needs through its low density, with a maximum of six residences per level, access to nature within the building and two levels of amenity.
Paragon encompasses a heritage fa&ccedi... More
Project • By Christopher Polly Architect • Private Houses
National House
National House is a new modestly sized two-storey skinny house for a young family of four. The design makes geometric and elemental references to the neighbouring development of its immediate context while also alluding to the formal qualities of various compact housing types in Japanese, Dutch and Belgian inner urban neighbourhoods. A second two-storey structure at the rear of the site provides a garage and a flexible artist’s studio on the upper level which outwardly reflects the predominant design language of the house.
The house accommodates ground floor wet area facilities with kitchen, dining and living areas directly connected to a rear landscaped garden, while a front room can be flexibly used as an office, guest bedr... More
News • News • 21 Jan 2021
Ciasa Le Fiun employs form and materials to integrate with South Tyrol building traditions
Standing alone on a south-facing slope, Ciasa Le Fiun might initially appear as a gabled agricultural building or mountain home. It is however a commercial construction that employs form and materials to integrate with South Tyrol building traditions.
Gustav Willeit
In the tradition of the 'Viles' (hamlets) that surround, the building features an elongated front gable with a roof ridge parallel to the slope. The resulting form references a traditional farm building.
Gustav Willeit
Further to this, the wood frame construction of the upper floors sits on a plaster plinth of solid construction. Both the exterior plastering and the concrete used for the interior floors were handmade, thus lending a unique materiality.&nb... More
News • News • 18 Nov 2020
Perforated façade of infill house enlivens an urban Sydney street
Designed by Atelier DAU, this unique architectural infill on an inner-city site in Sydney, Australia presents an ever-changing façade thanks to custom perforated bronze screens. Called the Chimney House, the changing nature of the exterior is on full display to the street, an urban area which until recently had one of the highest crime rates in the country.
Tom Ferguson
In addition to a rear expansion and overall renovation of the existing terrace home, the infill at this property comprises a new single garage with a self-contained apartment above.
Tom Ferguson
Part artwork and part sculpture, the perforated metal screening allows natural light to enter the infill, whilst maintaining the privacy of the occupants.&nb... More