Babylon Restaurant in Westfield, Sydney by Hogg & Lamb.At 1200sqm with a casual 800-person capacity, Babylon restaurant and bar certainly made an entrance to Sydney’s CBD. Set on the rooftop level of Westfield, the sprawling establishment by Queensland-based Hogg & Lamb recalls grand notions...
Built with Brickworks: Sydney Rail Operations Centre by Jacobs & Smart Design Studio.The Rail Operations Centre for Sydney Trains by Smart Design Studio and Jacobs is a vast award-winning structure. Red brick facades from Bowral bricks define the building with two arched openings spanning forty and forty-five metres...
Havas HQ in The Rocks, Sydney by Hammond Studio.Global communications company Havas Group have relocated their Sydney office to the former Bushells Tea Building in the historic 'The Rocks' heritage precinct. Tea shoots remain throughout the levels, spanning through the floors and...
Bischoff Residence in Vaucluse, Sydney by Tom Mark Henry & Un-Fold Architecture.Material choices and structural statements exemplify an effective unison of form and function throughout this Vaucluse family home by Sydney-based Tom Mark Henry in collaboration with un-fold architecture. Parquetry floors are the most...
Bricks Decoded: Bangin’ Brick Retail Interiors.In today’s retail climate, physical stores are increasingly recognizing architectural and design merit as a drawcard for potential customers. In this bangin' retail interiors roundup, bricks are heroed in a myriad of materials, shapes...
Peppertree Villa in Bellevue Hill, Sydney by Luigi Rosselli Architects & Alwill Interiors.I am forever in awe of projects that manage to masterfully blend contemporary references with existing heritage elements, creating an aesthetic that effortlessly straddles both, yet ultimately feels neither one or the other. Enter...
A Gentleman’s Residence in the Sky: Sydney Apartment by Amber Road.For Amber Road, form and function went hand-in-hand in designing this Sydney penthouse, with multi-functionality essential in maximizing storage capacity in the 80sqm interior. The designers created a richly layered interior that spoke for...
Laycock Road House in Sydney by Telly Theodore Allied Office.Telly Theodore worked across everything from foundations to art selection in renovating this once modest 1920’s heritage home in Sydney’s Penshurst. An 8.5m backyard excavation made way for a grand new extension with 4.7m high...
The University of NSW Bookshop, Sydney by SJB.The University of New South Wales has a new bookshop designed by SJB, and it’s basically the McNally Jackson of uni bookstores. Distilling qualities from some of the best-loved bookstores across the world, SJB revitalized the...
