Triumph over obstacle: Silver Street House
The unusual obstacle of an underground sewer line bisecting this South Fremantle block has led to a nuanced architectural treatment and a house brimming with moments of unexpected delight.
Spatial drama: The University of Melbourne Engineering Building
Working within the University of Melbourne’s original 1930s engineering workshop, Designinc has opened up the student spaces to put engineering on display.
Body confident: Life Ready
In the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, Russell and George has designed a physiotherapy studio that challenges the idea of cold medical spaces and aims to speed up the rehabilitation process through colour.
Polished jewel: Curtin Connect
With a university population of more than 58,000 students, Perth’s Curtin University engaged Geyer to overhaul its student services interface, restoring a campus jewel in the process.
Victorian Auditor-General’s Office
Baumgart Clark Architects has created an office environment in Melbourne that exudes gravitas and dignity, but also prioritizes wireless and paperless technology.
News
Gray Puksand’s vertical school in Prahran completed
Designed by Gray Puksand, Prahran High School is one of Victoria’s – and Australia’s – first vertical schools.
Tzannes, Blight Rayner win competition for Parramatta engineering campus
A team comprising Tzannes and Blight Rayner Architecture has won a design excellence competition for a vertical campus for two Sydney universities in Parramatta.
Hassell’s 30-storey tower on Perth’s Elizabeth Quay approved
Perth’s Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (MRA) has approved a development application for a 30-storey office tower for Perth’s Elizabeth Quay designed by Hassell.
Hames Sharley’s $235m Subiaco Pavilion Markets redevelopment proposal endorsed by council
A proposal for the redevelopment of Subiaco’s former Pavilion Markets, which includes a 24-storey mixed-use tower, has been endorsed by council.
Projects
Triumph over obstacle: Silver Street House
The unusual obstacle of an underground sewer line bisecting this South Fremantle block has led to a nuanced architectural treatment and a house brimming with moments of unexpected delight.
Commanding bunker: Light Vault
Located on an exposed corner in Melbourne’s Brighton, this uncompromising new house by Chamberlain Architects was conceived as a “concrete bunker,” with luxurious, private space washed in light by multiple skylights.
Reviews
Four Robin Boyd houses revisited
To mark the centenary of Boyd’s birth, ArchitectureAU looks back at his most enduring legacy, residential architecture, through four of his houses.
Architecture for rent
From modernist masterpieces to contemporary compact living, ArchitectureAU rounds up five award-winning and exemplary homes for the holidays.
Awards
Winners revealed: 2018 Eat Drink Design Awards
The winners of the 2018 Eat Drink Design Awards were announced at a ceremony in Melbourne on 13 November.
People
Vale Geoffrey Pie, 1938–2018
Don Watson remembers the life and work of Queensland architect Geoffrey Pie, who passed away on New Year’s Eve.
Mel Bright of Make Architecture
Make Architecture skilfully balances the public life of the city and the private domain in its growing suite of carefully considered, highly crafted residential projects.
Alison Brooks talks architecture’s ‘role in making people feel valued’
Alison Brooks, principal and creative director of Alison Brooks Architects, sat down with Donald Bates to discuss her career beginnings, philosophy, and her award-winning projects.
Entrepreneurial and inventive: Alana Cooke
Emerging designer Alana Cooke enjoys designing within small spaces and prides herself on forming genuine friendships through her work.
Discourse
Cladding fire risks have been known for years. Lives depend on acting now
While property sector seems to be offering its version of “thoughts and prayers” following the Neo200 fire the we have known of the risk for years and the problem can be rectified.
- Selling Sirius would be a ‘grave mistake’
- Buildings produce 25% of Australia’s emissions. What will it take to make them ‘green’ – and who’ll pay?
- There are lessons to be drawn from the cracks that appeared in Sydney’s Opal Tower
- Hands off Anzac Hall
- Sydney Opera House: Celebrating and protecting an Australian icon
Practice
Gender equity needed ‘in every nook and cranny of architecture,’ census analysis shows
In 2012, Parlour published its first and devastating statistical portrayal of the loss of women from the architecture profession and their sparseness at senior levels. What progress has been made since then?
Products
Pebble collection by Bjarke Ingels Group
Danish bathroom ware manufacturer D Line has collaborated with Bjarke Ingels Group to create a new contemporary series characterised by playful, elliptical shapes and tactile materiality.
Zintl aluminium cladding by HVG Facades
The high-performance cladding is available in a range of interlocking weatherboard profiles suitable for a wide variety of project types.
Lee Broom designs maze-like ‘pleasure garden’ for Space Furniture
Leading British designer Lee Broom will present an immersive exhibition for Space Furniture to accompany the release of a new and a series of design talks in Australia and Singapore.
Maison&Objet Designer of the Year 2019: Sebastian Herkner
Driven and passionate, Maison&Objet’s 2019 Designer of the Year Sebastian Herkner creates pieces that aren’t necessarily what’s expected, giving his work a playful edge.
The world
Extreme Conservation: Antarctic Huts
Bill McKay discovers the historic huts left behind from previous Antarctic explorers’ efforts to reach the South Pole.
Politics and brutalism in Brazil
Marnie Morieson visits some of São Paulo’s best-known examples of radical brutalism and ruminates on the role architecture can play in fostering a fairer, more equal society.
The streets of San Francisco
In this postcard from San Francisco, Sydney architect Virginia Waller reflects on the “heroic modernism” of the city’s striking cathedral, the towering Transamerica pyramid and a famous gift store designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Illegally demolished Richard Neutra house ordered to be rebuilt
The owner of a Richard Neutra-designed house in San Fransisco, which was illegally demolished, has been ordered to reconstruct an exact replica.