Table of contents for No. 113 in (inside) interior design review

More than three-quarters of the energy used by domestic appliances is consumed during use. With the Australian architecture and interior design industry increasingly conscious of the role it has to play in this country’s response to the climate emergency, it’s food for thought. And it’s something Miele has been actively addressing for more than two decades. In fact, in that period alone, Miele has achieved reductions averaging around 50 percent in the energy and water consumption of its appliances. And, in line with its motto ‘Immer besser’ (Forever better), the global company is doing this without sacrificing on performance. This drive for optimal consumption in tandem with optimal results isn’t new either. From day one, the core of Miele’s product philosophy has been to manufacture to the highest quality and…

SIGNATURE FLOORS VIVID 202 With 202 solid colours across six colour families, Vivid 202 by Signature offers the most extensive stocked colour offering in carpet tiles in Australia and New Zealand. This unprecedented range makes designing flooring as personal and individual as your fingerprint. Enjoy flexibility in your projects by mixing and matching between collections or streamline project delivery, as all Vivid 202 colours are ready to ship. Signature is also committed to closing the loop with a carpet tile recycling initiative in Australia. A GreenRate Level A certification by GreenTag and Declare labels for material transparency make Vivid 202 ideal for designing sustainable spaces. signaturefloors.com.au ILVE PROFESSIONAL PLUS FREESTANDING COOKERS ILVE’s new range is bespoke, precise and Professional… Plus. Handmade in Italy, the latest cookers from ILVE have been…

15 YOUNG STREET, SYDNEY RICHARDS STANISICH WITH SJB ARCHITECTS Felix Forest Part of AMP Capital’s Quay Quarter precinct in Sydney’s Circular Quay, each apartment in this boutique block offers a bespoke environment that foregrounds unique views, complemented by detailed joinery and material application. The interiors speak to the building’s form in cohesive creative conversation. 231 NAPIER STREET EDITION OFFICE FOR MILIEU Rory Gardiner The rhythm and rigour of this project echoes the patterns of the terraced row houses of this early manufacturing precinct of Melbourne. The metal work presents a contemporary dialogue of detail and craft to the street, each rhythmically stacked home opening out to the tree canopies and roofscapes of the neighbourhood. AVENUE ADDARC WITH STYLIST KARIN BOCHNIK Timothy Kaye project provides refi living a luxuriously appointed town…

35 COLLINS STREET GRIMSHAW Derek Swalwell The revisioning of 35 Collins Street retains the best aspects of the legacy scheme while providing strategic, considered interventions to ensure the iconic workplace remains a valued part of Melbourne’s commercial fabric. Emphasising volume, transparency, light and connection, it transforms the already premium space into a next-generation workplace. ANZ OPEN HOUSE FOOLSCAP STUDIO Willem-Dirk du Toit ANZ’s Open House invites the bank, its community of staff and clientele to collectively enjoy a set of exciting, inclusive amenities across Level 10 at its Collins Street headquarters in Melbourne. At the heart of this project, myriad communal zones convey brand values through a culture of hospitality, conviviality and connectivity. AFCA GRAY PUKSAND Shannon McGrath AFCA’s new Melbourne headquarters is an agile, modern workspace that places employees’…

ALIEN VASE THE DAILY RABBIT: DESIGN AND 3D PRINTING Lyn Wallis The Alien is a functional, watertight vase that’s three dimensional and printed with eco-friendly, PLA (polylactic acid) bioplastic. The undulating design maximises the light-reflecting properties of the silk-effect PLA and is printed on demand. The vase can be produced in a variety of colours and textures to create different visual effects. ARC BENCH SABU STUDIO Sabu Studio The basis of Arc bench was to incite interaction through both tactile and social engagement. It integrates a sense of dynamism through its shifting forms. Encouraging physical interactions, the design adapts and changes to repond to various social contexts and environments. CONNECTION = COMMUNITY DEAN NORTON WITH SARAH HOTCHIN Dean Norton A collaborative documentary/sculptural piece, this is a storytelling piece of shared…

AHW STUDIO INK INTERIOR ARCHITECTS Michael Wee This bespoke jewellery brand celebrates horology in Sydney: the art of making clocks and watches. It champions rich timber finishes, burnished metal and heavy texture for a sumptuous result. At the same time, the traditional jewellery store aesthetic is challenged through mood lighting, shadow play, intimacy and warmth. ASTRA WALKER CONCEPT SHOWROOM – NORTH ROCKS DREAMERS & SHAKERS David Chatfield This North Rocks showroom invites customers on a tangible brand experience. The main canvas is black and white, aligning with the existing warehouse and head office. The cool touch of an English brass gooseneck spout, the pop of red steel and the warmth of dappled sunlight engage the customers’ desires. ASTRID DISPENSARY ALTE. STUDIO Sherise Fleming This Melbourne project subverts clinical and cold…

BLAK BOX BVN Barton Taylor Blak Box is a temporary sound pavilion designed to share First People’s stories, first set up in Sydney. The purpose of the public art project is to connect visitors to concepts of Indigeneity through sound and form via a series of commissioned pieces comprising music, poetry and language. The intent is for Blak Box to travel throughout many Countries on this continent, reminding the visitor of the Country on which they stand by exposing the real ground below them and offering a direct physical connection. NGV TRIENNIAL 2020 OUTDOOR PAVILIONS BOARDGROVE ARCHITECTS Rory Gardiner This collection of pavilions was designed for the National Gallery of Victoria’s 2020 Triennial summer outdoor dining program, and operated in two states. Predominately they were used as picnic pavilions and,…

ARENT & PYKE Anson Smart Arent&Pyke is a Sydney-based design practice, formed by Juliette Arent and Sarah-Jane Pyke, encompassing interior architecture and design with a unique focus on the decorative arts. Since the formation of the practice in 2007, Arent&Pyke has fine-tuned its philosophy around what it means to make a space sing. FENDER KATSALIDIS Willem-Dirk du Toit Founded on the philosophy of innovation through collaboration, Fender Katsalidis has evolved from a Melbourne-centric architectural practice to a multidisciplinary international design firm, the work of which now influences built environment thinking across the globe. A specialist in multi-residential, cultural, commercial, aged care and hotel typologies, it delivers holistic solutions in architecture, master planning, urban design and interiors. FIONA LYNCH Sean Fennessy Founding the practice in 2013, Fiona Lynch’s painterly command of…

“I’m inspired by the simplicity and elegance of Christian Liaigre, Vincent Van Duysen and Joseph Dirand. I admire the craftsmanship and timelessness of their work.”DANIEL BODDAM ORIGIN STORY Both of my parents were in architecture. As a child we travelled regularly, and having a Venezuelan mother we would often visit relatives in Venezuela via New York and Miami. Each trip was centred on architecture. AESTHETIC A pursuit of simplicity, a singular belief that a sense of calm and well-being can be achieved through design. SECRET TO STAYING CREATIVE I used to have a much larger studio in Sydney, but, in 2017, I noticed all of my designs were being produced from home. I feel my most creative within an environment that offers a sense of tranquillity and freedom. MUSES? NATURE…

The past year for Luke Hayward has been a roller coaster of COVIDrelated innovation and opportunities. Despite the ongoing challenges, he has approached 2021 with resilience that was made all the sweeter when he won the inaugural Emerging Architect Prize from the Australian Institute of Architects’ International Chapter Architecture Awards. “Our life has been turned on its head in the last 18 months,” he says. “In November last year, we travelled to Australia with the plan of returning to Osaka in March. And now we’re stuck in Australia.” Currently located in Byron Bay, Hayward is pragmatic about his unanticipated living situation. “We’ve just been staying with my parents, and they’ve been very patient to have us a bit longer than everyone expected. It’s been a real challenge because last year…

THE FACTS PRACTICE ENOKI AND PROSKE ARCHITECTS PROJECT VIGNERON HOUSE LOCATION ADELAIDE HILLS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA/BUKATILA/ PERAMANGK PEOPLE “Their location was always a big part of the brief,” says Adelaide-based Enoki director Susanna Bilardo. “They live among their vineyard, so it had to be super hardy, but they also wanted a space that felt unique and was different to the everyday.” Essential to the brief was an avoidance of a ‘white house’. As such, Enoki used white sparingly, but focused on creating evocative and textural interiors through organic surfaces, and a balance of light and dark. Enoki designer Alex Moeck adds, “The clients always had an absolute love of materiality and putting together things that aren’t run of the mill.” With materiality the focus of the interior design, the architecture provides…

2021 sees the addition of a Community Services award to the IDEA program. The decision to introduce this particular category really stemmed from our experiences during the 2019/20 bushfires and first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic. We were looking for ways to lend a hand and do our bit to give back to the architects and designers around us. In our discussions within the industry, we were conscious of the powerful effect good design could have on communities and on people who may have never before experienced or even interacted with a space designed by an architect or interior designer. We also came across so many incredible examples of local practitioners working with community or not-for-profit groups, or on pro bono projects. This award is in celebration and recognition…

AJE HEADQUARTERS THOSE ARCHITECTS WITH STYLING BY JOSEPH GARDNER Felix Forest In this Sydney project unearthing the identity of the building is as pivotal as defining its existence as the headquarters of a contemporary Australian fashion house. Where transformation from dark and damp to light filled and breezy is paramount – it’s a project to exemplify the understated beauty of the Aje aesthetic. ALEXANDER HOUSE ALEXANDER &CO. WITH STYLING BY CLAIRE DELMAR Anson Smart Alexander House is the Sydney home of Alexander &CO. where the team works and meets with clients. It is an architectural showcase aiming to challenge preconceptions of home, land, family and work, and is a prototype for exploring sustainability, carbon sequestration and environmental innovation. BLACK AND WHITE WAITERS RICCI BLOCH ARCHITECTURE + INTERIORS Katherine Lu Black…

ARBOUR LINEAR PENDANT ROSS GARDAM Haydn Cattach Arbour is a continual timber light formed to unite space and celebrate the beauty of the natural. It’s created by the divergence of two curves that flow along and around the product. The body is machined from various timbers, allowing the more technical aspects of the light to be hidden internally. BREEZE COLLECTION ROSS GARDAM Haydn Cattach The Breeze collection explores the divergence of mass planner forms and the subtle light play produced between them. Balance between form and subtle light play on the angled surfaces to create beautiful gradients of shadows. Presented in a variety of finishes and sizes, the tables feature a repeated leg detail that continues throughout the collection. CANBERRA CENTRE MALL FURNITURE PINTO TUNCER Halit Bekkaya This project provides…

ALEXANDER HOUSE ALEXANDER & CO. WITH STYLIST CLAIRE DELMAR Anson Smart This Sydney workplace provided Alexander & CO. with the opportunity to create an environment that is healthier for its people and community by integrating key technologies, principles and innovations. This project will continue to challenge its team to achieve its goal of full circular economics by 2022. ANZ OPEN HOUSE FOOLSCAP STUDIO Willem-Dirk du Toit This Melbourne office features considerate and careful planning, procurement and construction, with sustainable initiatives that include fluorescent light tube recycling, paperless project delivery initiatives, metal recycling, the reuse of fixtures and fittings, the recycling of redundant IT products and batteries, the innovative reuse of demolished materials, the recycling of construction and operational waste, and the reuse of furniture. ATLASSIAN WORKPLACE PTW ARCHITECTS WITH EC3…

The IDEA Gold Medal is given in recognition of those practitioners who have made an influential and enduring contribution to Australian design culture over the course of a career. The 2020 winner, Meryl Hare of Hare + Klein, is the worthiest of winners. Born in South Africa and based in Sydney, Hare is an exemplary professional and leader in our design community. Her contribution, particularly to the design of residential spaces, has enhanced the lives of many and brings joy to those who live in her creations. She is a true inspiration to architects and interior designers everywhere.…

The first monograph on the Japan-born, Sydney-based architect Koichi Takada is a love letter to organic architecture, humanistic values and holistic design. Form follows nature in the projects that grace its pages – a smattering of the many Takada has completed to date, scattered across Australia, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East. Projects like the breathtaking and award-winning National Museum of Qatar in Doha with its undulating European oak walls modelled after the Dahl Al Misfir caves and Brisbane’s Urban Forest, which will feature the world’s tallest manmade waterfall cascading from its rooftop pool deck to dissipate, with a misting effect, on its podium’s green walls and ground level planting. Koichi Takada Architecture, Nature and Design features more than 200 pages of photographs, sketches and images of nature interwoven…

PROJECT COLLINGWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE MCCLUSKEY STUDIO WITH SJB PHOTOGRAPHER DEREK SWALWELL Evoking a sense of tranquillity in the cultural heart of Melbourne, Collingwood Medical is the debut commercial project by interior design practice, McCluskey Studio. Designed in collaboration with SJB, the space spans two levels and takes cues from the architectural form of the building in which it resides. As the lift doors open, green detailing weaves down from the building’s façade and bold green stairwell and into the green natural stone of the reception desk, delivering a sense of calm and relief. Soft green curved walls lead to treatment rooms, drawing the eye out and mimicking the industrial forms of the building and external architectural arches. Interiors seeks serenity while catering to the requirements of a medical facility and…

THE FACTS PRACTICE LUCHETTI KRELLE PROJECT OVOLO LOCATION SOUTH YARRA, VICTORIA/WOLWORUNG/ WURUNDJERI PEOPLE Designed in 2019 and constructed throughout 2020, “The original intent for a micro hotel of shared room-type accommodation quickly went out the window as we waved goodbye to backpackers,” says Luchetti Krelle (LK) principal Rachel Luchetti . Instead, LK recognised the cachet of South Yarra as far better suited to bespoke rooms catering to individual travellers with the ability to opt up for a suite or larger room. Effectively, what has been designed is a public and private world. In the public arena, a bar, restaurant, lounge bar and lobby engage a deep-seated sense of fun. Art is a driving force with the owner’s collection drawn on and expanded. The accommodation is also fun, but of a…

2 MANSARD LANE KATE ROACH ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN Dianna Snape This three-bedroom luxury apartment has a timeless appeal and offers a striking contemporary interior in a remarkable setting. Located in Collingwood’s landmark c1876 Yorkshire Brewery, this three-storey single residence features a white spiral staircase that commands attention. ART HOUSE K.P.D.O. Timothy Kaye Art house is a family home for an art collector. The existing home was an uninspiring 1980s addition to a Victorian villa. K.P.D.O.’s brief was to work within the original footprint to create a home to allow for large gatherings and space to display a growing art collection. ALBERT PARK RESIDENCE TRAVIS WALTON ARCHITECTURE WITH STYLIST KARIN BOCHNIK Elisa Watson Nestled in a row of three Victorian terraces, Albert Park residence is a minimalist home underpinned by purpose…

1R FOOLSCAP STUDIO Willem-Dirk Du Toit Exercise is more than just a physical journey; it’s a psychological one too. It’s a philosophy that UK-based fitness concept, 1Rebel, has used to disrupt the international fitness industry and speak to the heads and hearts of gym-goers. This is the concept’s first Australian destination, located in South Yarra, Melbourne. AURORA GEORGIE SHEPHERD INTERIOR DESIGN WITH BROWN FALCONER (BASE BUILDING ARCHITECT) Jack Fenby Set on the ground floor of a 150-year-old former tobacco factory in Adelaide, Aurora blurs the line between restaurant, gallery and performance space. Inspired by Aurora Australis and the colours of our vast Australian landscape, the interior fuses old and new by blending layers of the site’s past. 400 GRADI BRUNSWICK DEAN DYSON ARCHITECTS Timothy Kaye 400 Gradi is located in…

PM PRIVATE OFFICE, HONG KONG STUDIO LIU WITH CECILIE KOCH LARSEN Harold de Puymorin In a city densely populated with small environments, Studio Liu wanted to challenge the conventions of a tiny office space not only aesthetically, but in a way that addresses the trials of a global pandemic in Hong Kong. Hand gouged timber and exotic stones were mixed in with specialist Axolotl finishes and silk carpets to create an opulent interior for one-on-one meetings, while a feature fireplace promotes fireside discussions. All in all, the project is a luxuriously considered safe haven. RE-PLY, NEW YORK CITY, US BVN Ernest Romano re-ply is a social initiative set up by BVN’s NYC office. With a mission to up-cycle the plywood material used as barricades to protect businesses during COVID-19, the…

80 COLLINS FIONA LYNCH Sean Fennessy An assemblage of over-scaled timber vessels and totems within the North and South tower lobbies of Melbourne’s 80 Collins aligns art with purpose. Concierge services and seating are subtly concealed within the functional yet emotive installations, presenting an antithesis to the alienating formalities of workplace foyers. ACMI RENEWAL BKK ARCHITECTS WITH RAZORFISH Shannon McGrath This response was driven by a passion for Melbourne and a desire to better connect it with this incredibly significant cultural institution. To do so, the ACMI Renewal project seeks to realise LAB’s original vision for the Alfred Deakin Building light well as an extension of the city’s laneway network. ARTS PROJECT AUSTRALIA SIBLING ARCHITECTURE Christine Francis Sibling Architecture was delighted to be approached to assist in the upgrade of…

AHW STUDIO INK INTERIOR ARCHITECTS Michael Wee AHW Studio is a bespoke Sydney jewellery brand that celebrates horology – the art of making clocks and watches. Designers champion finishes such as rich timber, burnished metal and heavy texture for a sumptuous result. The palette nestles between bold and restrained with tones of grey, black and brown and a burnished brass sales counter the centrepiece of the store. ARCH AND SCALLOP HOUSE SPACE GRACE & STYLE Nikole Ramsay The intensity of materiality and colour together in one space is unique to this Jan Juc home and met the client brief, which was essentially to ‘design them something they’d never seen before!’ Designers expanded the expected use of the space and materials to imagine a playful family togetherness. ATOMIC BEER PROJECT YSG…