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“Renewable real estate”: Wrapping up Melbourne Design Week with FK

“Renewable real estate”: Wrapping up Melbourne Design Week with FK

FK hosted a standout Melbourne Design Week event with a panel on adaptive reuse and renewable real estate at 500 Bourke, featuring previous contributor Nicky Drobis and our editor as moderator.

HOME Parramatta and the question of renting well

HOME Parramatta and the question of renting well

As build-to-rent gains ground in Australia, HOME Parramatta asks what architecture can offer beyond supply: stability, shared amenity and a less provisional model of rental living.

A new hotel opens on Melbourne’s Western edge — with a bar to match

A new hotel opens on Melbourne’s Western edge — with a bar to match

With design by SORA and LiFE, the opening of Mercure Melbourne La Trobe Street introduces a 195-room hotel to the CBD, alongside Foundry Bar and Kitchen — a rooftop-adjacent venue designed to draw both guests and locals.

Civic activation at 55 Collins Street

Civic activation at 55 Collins Street

Grimshaw has completed a revitalisation of Collins Place, adding new layers to an already historically and architecturally rich site in Melbourne’s CBD.

Foolscap Studio’s (Roman) Forum

Foolscap Studio’s (Roman) Forum

In Cremorne, Foolscap Studio has completed Forum – a co-working space that finds inspiration in some Classical archetypes.

Touring One Sydney Harbour with the Renzo Piano Building Workshop team

Touring One Sydney Harbour with the Renzo Piano Building Workshop team

With the trio of buildings at One Sydney Harbour in full operation, our editor joined the visiting Renzo Piano Building Workshop team for a site visit.

Classroom-meets-workplace at DesignInc’s new UNSW CBD campus

Classroom-meets-workplace at DesignInc’s new UNSW CBD campus

This clever conversion of a commercial building to a university campus is setting a new benchmark in rethinking vacant city sites.

More than just a transitional space: Perth’s Palace Tower receives the Woods Bagot treatment

More than just a transitional space: Perth’s Palace Tower receives the Woods Bagot treatment

Woods Bagot has completed a lobby refurbishment inspired by the historic architecture of the Palace Hotel.

Finding Brisbane’s 2032 sweet spot

Finding Brisbane’s 2032 sweet spot

With experience in the 2012 London and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, WilkinsonEyre is proposing a bold new vision to kickstart Brisbane 2032.

The keys to Carr’s workplace fit-out

The keys to Carr’s workplace fit-out

From building selection to amenities, circulation and materiality, Carr’s fit-out for law firm Russell Kennedy is a comprehensive piece of workplace design.

Stylish accommodation refurbishment in the financial heart of Sydney

Stylish accommodation refurbishment in the financial heart of Sydney

Landing in the city’s financial district for the first time, The Sebel Sydney Martin Place has had its modern interiors completed by Stack Studio.

Award-winning Olderfleet: “A place where brilliant minds thrive”

Award-winning Olderfleet: “A place where brilliant minds thrive”

This collaborative project — designed by Grimshaw alongside Carr as collaborating interior designers, Mirvac, Suntan REIT and anchor tenant Deloitte — is winning awards left, right and centre. Welcome to the cutting-edge workplace.