Tag: Retail

Coco and Lola boutique by Esoteriko

Pink fantasy: Coco and Lola boutique

A new retail concept for a fashion boutique is filled with light and imbued with the brand’s “pink-new.”

Sunbury South shopping centre by OMA.

OMA designs another outer Melbourne shopping precinct

The Australian office of OMA has designed its second mixed-use hub for outer-Melbourne, unveiling plans for a $100 million precinct in Sunbury South.

75-85 James Street by Richards and Spence.

Richards and Spence’s latest James St proposal

75-85 James Street will “mediate the scale of building between the commercial heart of Fortitude Valley and New Farm residential.”

Highpoint Urban Village concept image.

Thirty-year plan to transform Melbourne’s Highpoint and surrounds

The owners of Highpoint Shopping Centre have released a 30-year development plan for the surrounding precinct that would also include residential and commercial uses, community facilities and green open spaces.

In keeping with the Incu visual language, materials such as timber, brick and terracotta allow the clothing to be drawn to the foreground.
Projects | David Welsh | 2 Jun 2021

‘A better way’: Incu HQ and Outlet

Tasked with creating a retail space, head office and warehouse for contemporary fashion brand Incu, Akin Atelier has transformed an old mechanic’s workshop in Sydney into a space that embodies fashion, design and expert workmanship.

Adelaide Central Market Arcade redevelopment by Woods Bagot.

Adelaide Central Market Arcade redevelopment approved

The $400 million redevelopment of Adelaide’s Central Market Arcade has been approved by a South Australian assessment panel.

82-84 Dixon Street, Haymarket tower by PTW Architects.

PTW designs tower in Sydney’s Chinatown

PTW Architects has designed a 17-storey tower for Sydney’s Haymarket, by Chinatown, that will house 336 student rooms along with a range of retail spaces.

The upper level of the bridge has been converted into green space, with snaking beds of plants. Fixed binoculars give visitors the opportunity to look out onto busy Lonsdale Street.
Projects | Marcus Baumgart | 10 Dec 2019

Pattern is king: Melbourne Central Arcade

Melbourne architecture practice Kennedy Nolan has revitalized the public arcades of Melbourne Central, strengthening the centre’s character and heightening the user experience.

Adelaide's Central Market Arcade redevelopment designed by Woods Bagot.

Adelaide’s Central Market Arcade to be reborn in $400m redevelopment

In a plan designed by Woods Bagot, a number of historic arches in Adelaide that were lost for decades will be reinstated in a $400 million redevelopment of the city’s Central Market Arcade.

Valley Metro by Architectus.

Architectus to transform Fortitude Valley mall

Brisbane City Council has approved a proposal, designed by Architectus, for the refurbishment of a mall that sits atop an underground railway station in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.

1888 Certified butchery by Tom Mark Henry.
Talks | 25 Sep 2018

Artichoke Night School

Explore the importance of relevant retail design in this speaker program presented by Artichoke magazine.

Asian Grocery by T A Square.
Awards | 24 Aug 2018

2018 Eat Drink Design Awards shortlist: Best Retail Design

Eight retail projects are shortlisted in the 2018 Eat Drink Design Awards.

Regular ribs and strips of honey-coloured timber are key to the character of the project and a nod to the Queensland tradition of timber construction.
Projects | Leonie Matthews | 30 May 2018

Theatrical and meticulous: The Kitchens

This new market hall, designed by ACME, Landini Associates and The Buchan Group, is a theatrical and meticulously crafted insertion in the Robina Town Centre redevelopment and a crucial contribution to an enriched urban space.

Dahua 1935 by Woods Bagot.

Rags to revelry: Woods Bagot to lead rebirth of former Chinese textile mill

Woods Bagot has been appointed to transform an 82-year-old former textile mill in the China into a retail and entertainment centre.

Indicative design of the Burwood Bricks rooftop farm and restaurant.

“World’s most sustainable” shopping centre to feature 2,000-square-metre rooftop farm

Sustainable designer Joost Bakker says an urban farm atop a new shopping centre in suburban Melbourne will “truly support a sustainable world.”

The proposed Apple Federations Square store by Foster and Partners.
Industry News | Linda Cheng | 9 Feb 2018

Victorian Greens, City of Melbourne urge radical rethink of Apple Fed Square

The Victorian Greens has told the state government to “go back to the drawing board” and City of Melbourne will lobby for a “significant redesign” of the Apple store at Federation Square.

The proposed Apple Federations Square store by Foster and Partners.
Discussion | Vanessa Bird | 30 Jan 2018

Vanessa Bird: Federation Square needs a masterplan

Vanessa Bird, president of the Victorian chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, argues that a detailed masterplan is sorely needed to ensure proposed changes to Melbourne’s Federation Square are successful.

The proposed Apple Federations Square store by Foster and Partners.
Industry News | Linda Cheng | 22 Dec 2017

Questions left unanswered: Apple’s stake on Federation Square causes concern, sparks petitions

The Australian Institute of Architects has expressed concern at the Victorian government’s “lack of due process” following its decision to allow Apple to construct its flagship store at Federation Square.

The proposed Apple Federations Square store by Foster and Partners.
Discussion | Donald Bates | 21 Dec 2017

Donald Bates: Why I support an Apple flagship store at Federation Square

Donald Bates, whose practice Lab Architecture Studio originally designed Federation Square, explains his reasons for supporting the Victorian government’s decision to demolish part of the square to make way for an Apple retail outlet.

The proposed Apple Federations Square store by Foster and Partners.
Industry News | Linda Cheng | 20 Dec 2017

Fed Square building to be razed for Apple store by Foster and Partners

Apple, Federation Square and the Victorian government have jointly announced that a building in the iconic, publicly owned precinct will be demolished to make way for a new flagship store.

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