Supawood acoustic and solid panels used extensively in an award winning...
The Mabel Fidler Building at Ravenswood School for Girls, Gordon NSW by BVN Architects has been awarded the Sir John Sulman Medal for Public Architecture. This most prestigious award includes the...
View ArticleSTRATA LEVY TRAPS
Flash can drain your Cash . . . Often an overlooked cost of owning an apartment is strata levies, which fluctuate depending on the sophistication of the building’s services and facilities. Even a...
View ArticleFlat-packed housing that is both adaptable and sustainable. I think I hear...
In a world increasingly challenged by both man-made and natural disasters, Grid has been designed as a sustainable housing prototype. Src: archilovers Photo’s:© Brett Boardman It can be configured to...
View ArticleSupawood’s Supaslat Maxi achieves unexpected acoustic benefits in the refit...
The Duke of Gloucester, a prominent historic landmark hotel in Randwick, recently decided to renovate their upstairs Bistro and Dining area and discovered unexpected acoustic benefits. The DOG...
View ArticleSpace – why is it that we don’t all use it more effectively?
Do we all need a house with five bedrooms, three bathrooms, three sitting rooms, plus various other spaces that on plan looked so luscious, but in reality are never used? The simple answer is no. No...
View ArticleShortlisted projects give public spaces personality
Five projects have been shortlisted for the new City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Prize, established to recognise design excellence in the public domain across central Sydney. Lord Mayor Clover Moore said...
View ArticleSCEEP – Sydney’s new Convention, Exhibition and Entertainment Precinct
Our Darling – The makeover edition “ Ken Maher, HASSELL design leader on the project: The re-making of Darling Harbour is a rare opportunity to design a significant new quarter within the central city-...
View ArticleSupawood’s Supaslat Maxi combines aesthetics with acoustic performance and...
Does your design call for a heavy beam look but you need to address noise reverberation? The Supaslat Maxi beam system now has a new acoustic option, Supawood’s Supabab black acoustic backing. This...
View ArticleTHAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR . . .
Good sport Lindsay buys a second apartment at Sydney Olympic Park for his guests. Successful businessman Lindsay Carrucan is a believer in the witticism “too much sport is never enough”, so he bought...
View ArticleThe Cosgriff House by Christopher Polly Architects
This is the Cosgriff House located in Annandale, Sydney. It just one of those classically cool residential projects. An addition to the existing brick home, the new back to the house was designed by...
View ArticleThe Cowshed House by Carter Williamson Architects
The Cowshed House, located in Glebe, Sydney is a wonderful example of Australian Architecture. Designed by Sydney based firm Carter Williamson Architects, the use of corrugated sheets of metal, rich...
View ArticlePorter House by DNA Architects
Modern, Metal and Marvelous! Porter is the handy work of Sydney based firm DNA Architects. A great example of how traditionally commercial materials such as metal cladding can be used in residential...
View ArticleThe Dr Chau Chak Wing Building is the first building in Australia designed by...
At the heart of UTS’s $1 Billion City Campus Master Plan is the development of the Dr Chau Chak Wing, named after the Australian-Chinese business leader and philanthropist who donated $20 million to...
View ArticleCottege Point House by Richard Cole Architecture
Location, location, location, mixed with some amazing design, makes for a masterpiece. This is The Cottage Point House by Richard Cole Architecture. The house is located in Ku-ring-gai National Park,...
View ArticleDulwich Hill Residence by Davis Architects
The Dulwich Hill Residence by Davis Architects shows us that sustainable design can be easily implemented into all projects through thoughtful design solutions. The design uses a north facing...
View ArticleBreezway – Altair Louvres are a ray of sunshine in Anderson Architecture’s...
Anderson Architecture has done a wonderful job designing the extension for this residence in Mosman, New South Wales. The project involved opening up the existing rear half of the house to better...
View ArticleMLC Campus Ground Floor Redevelopment by DesignInc
Although this project was completed by DesignInc in 2009, four years on, the redevelopment of MLC in Sydney remains a great example of the effusiveness of a good renovation. Zinc cladding, and open...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday: Macleay Street by Daniel Boddam
Beautiful Potts Point refurbishment by Daniel Boddam [Images: Daniel Boddam]
View ArticleThe Serpentine by Turner Architects
This is The Serpentine House by Turner Architects. The project is located in Bilgola, NSW and presents an amazing use of timber, line and level. The structure steps down into the sloping site creating...
View ArticleReece launches Laufen Saphirkeramik™
Reece launches Laufen’s revolutionary sapphire-like ceramic, Saphirkeramik, at Sydney Indesign 2013. Reece is excited to share the very first glimpse of SaphirKeramik by Laufen, a revolutionary...
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