A 19th Century Pub Transformed into Seven Layers of Atmosphere.Eleisha Gray's creative direction of The Waterside Hotel is rooted in production design thinking—atmosphere and sequence first, materials second. At Past/Port restaurant, colour became a shared language between Executive Chef Sarah...
Bar Monte Newstead is Studio Plenty’s Moody Ode to Post-War Italian CafĂ© Culture.Bar Monte Newstead by Studio Plenty is a moody, laneway-set Italian venue in Brisbane's inner suburb of Newstead. Drawing from post-war Italian cafĂ© culture and the geometric clarity of Italian Rationalism, the studio has layered spotted...
An Immersive Gallery Space Transforming Surface Selection into Discovery and Reflection.Caesarstone's new Wingfield flagship is less showroom, more gallery. Designed by Studio Massive with placemaking by Studio Latitude, the 215sqm space invites architects, designers and consumers to explore Advanced Mineral and Porcelain...
A Lounge-like Jewellery Concept Store Where Fine Pieces are Served Like Drinks.For this concept jewellery store in Manly, Coffeyhallett looked to the neighbourhood bar as a spatial model. It's retail that doesn't feel like retail. A central bar, rich two-tone joinery, vintage lighting, and jewellery presented through...
Check In to The Lobby, Ellison Studios’ Hotel-Inspired Showroom on Chapel Street.Ellison Studios transforms Prahran's 1914 Conways Buildings into The Lobby—part showroom, part social space, all atmosphere. The space brings together the brand's growing collection, curated artworks by Hake House, and a selection of...
Inside IF Architecture’s Compact Collingwood Studio Where Every Detail Does Double Duty.In Collingwood, IF Architecture has transformed a compact 100 square metre space into their studio that doubles as a design incubator. Bold colour, galvanised steel, and inventive spatial strategies define a workplace where nothing is...
A Victorian Terrace Recalibrated for a Slower Way of Living by Manifold.Manifold's considered reworking of a late-Victorian South Yarra terrace is stripped back to its essentials and rebuilt around daily life. Previous renovations had fragmented the interior; here, cohesion is restored through subtle...
Nostalgia, Materiality, and Melbourne Collide Inside Hannah St Hotel.Designed by Flack Studio, the 188-room Southbank property draws on French and Italian modernism, 1950s curves, and Deco-era Tokyo—layered with bespoke joinery, deep navy bathrooms, blush carpets, and corridors painted red. The exterior,...
A Retail Interior of Quiet Authority in Melbourne’s Armadale.Working with the building's existing industrial bones—original brickwork, timber roof trusses, and restored skylights—AP Design House has delivered a retail interior grounded in material honesty. Aged leather sofas, vintage lighting,...
