Timber interior
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News • Specification • 12 Sep 2023
10 libraries featuring warm wood interiors
Traditionally, a library is often remembered as a place of quiet study, filled with hushed tones and old-fashioned librarians. However, today’s libraries will typically offer an array of community-centered, cultural, social, and inclusive activities and facilities, programmed within open and contemporary spaces. More and more, today’s school, university, public, and community libraries are mixing quiet areas that encourage educational pursuits with those that embrace recreation.
One material that is increasingly used in modern-day library interiors is wood. An exceptionally versatile building material, wood is hard-wearing and offers structural rigidity, especially when using engineered timber. Wood is a sustainable and renewab... More
News • News • 10 Apr 2023
George Street Plaza & Community Centre by Adjaye Associates honours Sydney’s Aboriginal heritage
Adjaye Associates, in collaboration with local contemporary artist Daniel Boyd, unveil the George Street Plaza and Community building that draws inspiration from Sydney’s lost history.
Trevor Mein
The design seeks to unravel, layer, and commemorate the Eora origins of coastal Sydney through a hybrid mutation derived from the evolution of human settlements and the interaction between the settlers and indigenous communities.
Trevor Mein
Adjaye Associates
The project’s highlight is the perforated canopy visualised by Daniel Boyd, an aboriginal descent of Kudjla/ Gangulu. It connects the community building to the plaza with a unique amalgamation of solids and voids, resulting in the play of light... More
Project • By Cera Stribley • Private Houses
Parkside Beach House
Taking inspiration from the iconic Mornington bathing boxes, Parkside Beach House features concrete bricks and timber batten cladding throughout. The property is ideal for multi-family use and balances open and spacious communal areas with the privacy of secluded retreats.
This holiday home is designed to accommodate multiple families and guests simultaneously, creating the need for both insulated, private spheres as well as functional and welcoming communal areas. With apartment-like spaces, private entry points and a kitchenette independent of the main living/kitchen area, Parkside fits this brief perfectly.
With the dramatic juxtaposition of the timber batten cladding and block work of the carport area, the exterior of the... More