Tag: Victoria
Hotel Vera by Pitch Architecture
A grand 19th century mansion in Ballarat Central with a storied past has been sensitively adapted into boutique accommodation.
Jan Juc House by Eldridge Anderson Architects
Evolving and refining the forms of our coastal towns’ once-ubiquitous housing stock, this new residence celebrates an enduring affection for the unassuming beach shack.
Studio Amaro by Bergman and Co.
A newly opened Italian venue in Melbourne’s Windsor radiates a friendly and cosy ambience, as well as conjures feelings of nostalgia.
Victoria’s Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery to be redeveloped
Swan Hill Rural City Council has announced the redevelopment of the Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery will soon begin.
Sibling Architecture awarded more than $180,000 for design research
Creative Victoria has awarded Sibling Architecture a grant of $189,680 to undertake research on the design of sensorial sensitive environments, a subject on which the firm has devoted years of passionate investigation.
Southbank set to get greener following park announcement
A new park near the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Southbank has been announced.
Institute welcomes new gas ban policy for Victorian homes
The Australian Institute of Architects has welcomed the Victorian Government’s new policy to ban gas connections in new homes.
Social housing sites identified for inner-Melbourne
The state government has announced two sites for building new social and affordable housing as part of its $5.3 billion Big Housing Build program.
Poetry off the highway: Jock Comini Reserve Amenities
An amenities block in rural Victoria by Kerstin Thompson Architects addresses complex issues of social and cultural equity.
Funding boon for school building, housing in Victorian budget
The Victorian government is spending big on school buildings, social housing, cultural facilities, health and transport infrastructure in its 2020/21 budget.
‘Monumental injection’ of social housing in Victoria
The Victorian government announced it will allocate $5.3 billion to deliver more than 12,000 new homes to boost the state’s supply of social housing.
Complex relationships: Geelong Arts Centre
In the second stage of the rejuvenation of Geelong Arts Centre (formerly Geelong Performing Arts Centre), Hassell has inserted into the site a hovering form that incorporates not only large foyers and studios but also ancillary spaces that speak to the institution’s desire for greater accessibility and inclusivity.
Gillies Hall on the Mornington Peninsula
This Passive House-certified design rethinks the traditional student housing typology and creates a hilltop “village.”
$6.85 billion worth of projects cancelled or on hold
An Association of Consulting Architects survey finds 80 percent of practices have had projects cancelled or put on hold.
Studio Hollenstein appointed to design a ‘library of the future’
The City of Ballarat has appointed Sydney’s Studio Hollenstein to design the $2.5 million transformation of its library.
‘An iconic building’ proposed for regional Victorian town
Kosloff Architecture has designed multi-storey, highly transparent learning facility for the south-west Victorian town of Warrnambool.
Victorian Premier’s Design Awards open for entries
The Victorian government has opened entries for the 2020 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards, calling for “ground-breaking” projects that can touch people’s lives.
Gray Puksand designs high school with ‘neighbourhood’ feel for Shepparton
A new school in the regional Victorian city of Shepparton will house students from all four of the city’s existing high schools.
Terroir’s locomotive-inspired design for Puffing Billy visitor centre takes shape
Early works have begun for a $20 million visitor centre designed by Terroir for Victoria’s heritage Puffing Billy Railway.
Cox’s CLT design selected for Geelong civic precinct
Cox Architecture’s design was chosen over proposals from Fender Katsalidis and Grimshaw with Chandler Architecture.
