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A deceptively simple cafe: Gathered
Designed by Ewert Leaf, this pared-back and striking cafe in Melbourne’s Footscray belies a host of logistical and functional solutions to manage its portside setting.
Commercial, Hospitality, InteriorsMemories of Mexico: Sisterhood
In Hobart’s Sandy Bay, Melbourne design studio Biasol has created a relaxed and charming interior for a wide range of diners.
Hospitality, InteriorsA hidden secret: Part Time Lover
This light, timber pavilion in Adelaide by Sans-Arc Studio houses an all-day diner. Surrounded by some of the city’s most significant buildings, Part Time Lover both acknowledges and resists its location.
Hospitality, InteriorsA public service: Rose Bay Hotel
Tasked with overhauling an iconic 1929 pub in Sydney, Richards Stanisich has combined rich textures and materials with a historical narrative to create an authentic pub experience.
Hospitality, InteriorsA study in yellow: McDonald’s in the Sky
Landini Associates’ design of McDonald’s In The Sky at Sydney International Airport combines familiarity with inventiveness to deliver a memorable customer experience.
Hospitality, Interiors‘Sophisticated treehouse’: Barangaroo House
Designed by Etic and H and E Architects, the interiors of Barangaroo House in Sydney aim to redefine Australian dining, offering three levels, each with its own personality and appeal.
Hospitality, InteriorsGrown-up playground: Vacation Cafe
Neighbouring the serious Ernst and Young tower in Melbourne’s CBD, Vacation Cafe designed by Therefore occupies the streetscape like a kid in a rainbow parachute jacket among a sea of suits. It exudes a relaxed playfulness laced with eighties childhood nostalgia.
Hospitality, InteriorsIntimate volume: Higher Ground
DesignOffice has teamed up with the owners of famed Melbourne cafes Top Paddock and The Kettle Black to turn a cavernous former power station into a refined and welcoming all-day dining venue in the CBD.
Hospitality, InteriorsMint condition: The Penny Drop
At the base of the new Australian Taxation Office building in Melbourne’s Box Hill, this new cafe by We Are Huntly plays on the concept of “penny dropping.”
Hospitality, InteriorsLights out: Second Home
Designed by Brahman Perera with Jason M. Jones, Second Home is an elegant and serene cafe located in an Alistair Knox-designed warehouse in Melbourne’s leafy outer suburbs.
Hospitality, InteriorsTamarama Kiosk
A pavilion by Lahznimmo Architects brings the glamour back to Tamarama beach in Sydney.
Hospitality, Landscape / urban, Public / culturalGordon Street Garage
A West Perth garage reinvented by Foolscap Studio becomes a casual eatery and bar with local soul.
Hospitality, InteriorsThird Wave Kiosk
Tony Hobba Architects’ beach kiosk at Torquay, Victoria.
HospitalityWilloughby Incinerator revived
The Willoughby Incinerator by Walter Burley Griffin and Eric Nicholls is adapated as an artist’s studio, gallery and café.
Hospitality, Public / cultural