Tag: Hospitality

Modl Office converts a heritage-listed tenancy into a clean and contemporary operational space.
Projects | Shanley Heffernan | 13 Dec 2022

Lovabowl by Modl Office

A new açai bowl flagship in Fitzroy North, designed by Modl Office, is a minimalist and futuristic bar whose reflective stainless steel interiors mimic the sheen and patina of the skin of an açai berry.

Like a hidden speakeasy, discovered by an after-hours crowd, Jayda by Studio Y evokes the aged-grandeur of Alkira House.
Projects | Shanley Heffernan | 28 Nov 2022

Jayda by Studio Y

Jayda by Studio Y is a “seductive” ground floor bar emitting a red neon glow from 1930s Art Deco building on Melbourne’s Bond Street.

The bar is evocative of a handsome 1920s Chicago-style bar.
Projects | Isla Sutherland | 16 Nov 2022

66 King Street by Cox Architecture and H and E Architects

Cox Architecture and H and E Architects have revived a Sydney art deco building at 66 King Street with three transformed hospitality venues.

The hero of the space is the island bench, made from galvanised steel sheeting.
Projects | Shanley Heffernan | 16 Nov 2022

Kōri Ice Cream by Architects EAT

Kori Ice Cream weaves together elements of the kawaii and hyperpop movements, creating a bold and radical design identity that reflects the store’s Japanese flavours with a contemporary twist.

Luchetti Krelle created an “amorphsc island banquette”, with crazy  quartzite pavers under a canopy of latticed bamboo.

A moment in the Mediterranean: Woolly Bay Hotel

Luchetti Krelle has undertaken an extensive revitalisation of a heritage corner pub in Sydney’s Woolloomooloo, so that it now resembles a Grecian beach club.

In Surry Hills, Gilda’s is a Basque-inspired wine bar named after the eponymous1946 film starring Rita Hayworth.
Projects | Jude Ellison | 2 Nov 2022

Glamorously garbed: Gilda’s by Atoma

Chef Lennox Hastie approached Atoma with a one-of-a-kind brief: design an interior for new bar Gilda’s, inspired by Rita Hayworth’s character in the 1946 film of the same name.

Tillermans by Hogg and Lamb is a relaxed waterfront restaurant that is inviting, sophisticated, and distinctly Australian.
Projects | Jude Ellison | 2 Nov 2022

Queensland quintessence: Tillerman by Hogg and Lamb

New Brisbane restaurant Tillerman boasts an inviting, sophisticated interior, designed by Hogg and Lamb, with distinctly Australian flavours.

Chevron tiled floor anchors the historic space in a contemporary context surrounded with flourishes of rich greenery.
Projects | Isla Sutherland | 19 Oct 2022

‘Heritage meets modern’: Intercontinental Sydney

The Intercontinental Sydney has unveiled a $120-million makeover of its home inside the 171-year-old heritage-listed Treasury building.

Befitting of its name, the 108-seater space is organised around an open kitchen and wood-fired hearth.
Projects | Isla Sutherland | 19 Oct 2022

Playing with fire: Kiln

Rooftop restaurant Kiln is the cherry on top of Sydney’s Ace Hotel, a much-anticipated transformation of a historic former Tyne House brick factory in Surry Hills.

The architects reinvigorated the club and resort destination with a “sleek, modern edge”, lifting the design calibre of the dining and recreation spaces.
Projects | Isla Sutherland | 5 Oct 2022

A sleek, modern edge: Healesville Country Club and Resort

Techne Architecture and Interior Design recently completed a refurbishment of the RACV Healesville Country Club and Resort.

Pronto is a bustling, light-filled corner store in Melbourne’s inner-east.
Projects | Isla Sutherland | 5 Oct 2022

Italian sensibility: Pronto by Via Porta

Pronto – a descendent of Mont Albert’s Via Porta Eatery Deli - is a bustling, light-filled corner store in Melbourne’s inner-east.

Blond timber-framed bi-folding doors open the space to the public domain, creating a porous site, much like the piazza.
Projects | Isla Sutherland | 30 Sep 2022

A creamy reverie: Ovo Gelato

Ovo gelateria and dessert bar creates handcrafted gelato in a Georgie Shepherd-designed shopfront in Newton, Adelaide.

The art of patisserie has been referenced in the considered details that nod to the craft of french baking.
Projects | Isla Sutherland | 21 Sep 2022

A sweet retreat: Laurent Bakery Como

Melbourne-based design practice Golden collaborated with Laurent Bakery to rejuvenate its oldest store in Como, South Yarra.

The Common is intended to reflect the "casual charm" of Queensland beachside living.
Projects | Isla Sutherland | 21 Sep 2022

Casual charm: The Common

Inside Brisbane Airport’s domestic terminal, a new cafe and restaurant designed by Sullivan Skinner evokes the “casual charm” of Queensland beachside living.

The Sushi Room engages with the performance of food preparation.
Projects | Isla Sutherland | 19 Sep 2022

Culinary theatre: Sushi Room

Drama and elevation were the key objectives on the designers’ minds when creating the Calile Hotel’s newest restaurant, the Sushi Room.

A Tasmanian blackwood island bar stands out against the checkered Italian tumbled marble tiled flooring.
Projects | Isla Sutherland | 7 Sep 2022

Full-bodied warmth: Mount Pleasant Wines

Luchetti Krelle has revived the essence of the 100-year-old winery in the New South Wales Hunter Valley that reflects the spirit of a historic Australian homestead through a contemporary lens.

At the far end of level ten, the ceiling is higher and fully glazed, like a greenhouse.
Projects | Thomas Daniell | 27 Jul 2022

Witty elegance: The Upper

In Tokyo, Sydney studio Luchetti Krelle has created two distinguishable yet highly compatible dining retreats, channelling mid-century Italian modernism and Art Deco decadence.

Bar Lourinhã at NGV in the Garden Restaurant, NGV International for The Picasso Century from 10 June – 9 October.
Projects | Isla Sutherland | 29 Jun 2022

Art and tapas: Bar Lourinhã pop-up at the NGV

The temporary restaurant takes it cues from the parent venue in Little Collins Street: an Iberian-Mediterranean inspired restaurant by chefs Matt McConnell and Jo Gamvros.

Upstairs is packed with nostalgic charm and familiarity.
Projects | Isla Sutherland | 20 May 2022

A new old-world trattoria: Rocco’s Bologna Discoteca

Studio Co & Co has created a modern resurrection of outmoded Italian iconography, combining mid-century charm and contemporary freshness.

Flack Studio based its palette on the yellow ochre, raw umber, burnt sienna and moss green of the Australian landscape.
Projects | Isla Sutherland | 18 May 2022

Legacy of brick: Ace Hotel

Flack Studio-designed Ace Hotel Sydney has opened its ground floor restaurant and lobby bar in an earthy space that channels the colours of the burnt Australian landscape.

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