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Matt Gibson adds sculptural extension to Victorian Melbourne home

April 15, 2023 Betty Owoo 0

Australian studio Matt Gibson Architecture + Design has transformed a Victorian home in Melbourne’s suburbs with a faceted extension clad in black metal. Located in the suburb of South Yarra, the house on St Martins Lane has been expanded with a three-storey rear extension to better accommodate the needs of the family living there. The

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SSdH tucks Melbourne warehouse apartment into former chocolate factory

April 5, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

Local studio SSdH has designed a split-level, mezzanine-style apartment characterised by eclectic furniture, which is housed within an old chocolate factory in Melbourne. Kerr is a warehouse apartment in Melbourne’s Fitzroy suburb, located in a building that was once home to the historic MacRoberton’s Chocolate Factory before being converted into residential units in the late

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Office Alex Nicholls creates multi-generational Melbourne apartment with its own spa

April 3, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Architecture studio Office Alex Nicholls has fused two penthouse apartments in Melbourne into one large flexible home, converting their basement parking spots into a private spa and pool. Adaptability was key to the home in Melbourne’s Elsternwick suburb, which needed to provide enough space for a multi-generational family as well as accommodating visiting relatives in guest

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Lendlease’s mass-timber tower was shipped from Austria to Australia

March 20, 2023 James Parkes 0

As we continue our Timber Revolution series, we look at Australia’s first mass-timber high-rise apartment building, which was built from cross-laminated timber grown in Austria. Built in 2012, the 10-storey Forté block was the world’s tallest timber residential building – measuring 32 metres tall – when it was completed. The building was made from 759

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Tadao Ando chosen to design MPavilion 2023 in Melbourne

March 15, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando has been named the designer of this year’s MPavilion, which will be his first project in Australia. The annual architecture commission, which is chosen by the Naomi Milgrom Foundation, will see Ando design a pavilion for the Queen Victoria Gardens in Melbourne’s Southbank Arts Precinct. Japan-based Ando will be

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FGR Architects hides Melbourne house behind high concrete walls

January 26, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Austere concrete walls create labyrinthine paths and pockets of greenery around this home in Melbourne, Australia, which was designed by local practice FGR Architects. Named The Courtyard Residence after the large garden space and swimming pool at its centre, FGR Architects organised the five-bedroom home as a “layering” of spaces, creating a buffer between the

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All(zone) unveils bright orange fabric MPavilion in Melbourne

December 8, 2022 Christina Yao 0

This year’s MPavilion designed by Bangkok-based studio All(zone) has opened to the public in the Queen Victoria Gardens, Melbourne. Topped with a bright orange canopy, the pavilion was designed to celebrate outdoor life in the city of Melbourne, while mimicking the feeling of being underneath a tree. Commissioned annually by charity The Naomi Milgrom Foundation, the ninth edition was designed by

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Temple of Boom brings the Parthenon to Melbourne’s NGV

November 25, 2022 Amy Frearson 0

Melbourne-based architects Adam Newman and Kelvin Tsang have created a scaled-down version of Greece’s famous Parthenon temple, which is covered in colourful and perspective-bending murals. Built at a third of the scale of the original temple, Temple of Boom has been installed in the garden of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) in Melbourne for

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Studio Tate creates “textural earthiness” for Relinque wellness spa

November 24, 2022 Christina Yao 0

Melbourne-based Studio Tate has used raw and tactile materials to create “a soothing urban oasis” for the Relinque spa in Melbourne. Located in north east Melbourne, the 800 square-metre space includes a day-spa, spinal clinic, pilates and yoga studios. Local practice Studio Tate was informed by nearby parklands and waterways to create “a soothing urban oasis”. “It was

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Brave New Eco applies cosy colours and materials to Melbourne “forever home”

November 15, 2022 Natasha Levy 0

Timber, terracotta and rich jewel tones feature throughout this home in Melbourne that Australian studio Brave New Eco has designed for a family of five. Occupied by a couple and their three teenage children, West Bend House sits on a leafy plot overlooking the greenery-lined banks of Melbourne’s Merri Creek. The building itself was designed

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