Atrium

Workplace
Per atria ad astra
In the very heart of Sydney’s CBD, 1 Elizabeth is a vast civic-scale project that integrates workplace design, transport infrastructure, event spaces, and hospitality around some dramatic void spaces.

Project
Halls of power
Open, light-filled and speaking directly to contemporary Australian culture, the new Bates Smart-designed Australian Embassy in Washington DC is positioning Australia at the forefront of contemporary design.

Project
Theatre of arches
Neri&Hu’s design for the Cultural Arena at New Bund 31 Performing Arts Center makes a strong impression through differentiated spaces.

Ideas
AD-APT: Deep floorplates and adaptive reuse with Woods Bagot
Matt Stephenson, Principal at Woods Bagot New York, discusses a number of adaptive reuse approaches for deep floorplates.

Project
Taigu Design, shaping the future of education in China
Taigu Design and CEIBS Shenzhen Campus have collaborated to design the first business school in China, signifying a shift in the region’s educational framework.

Project
BENLAI Flagship is big, beautiful and open for business
The design of BENLAI Flagship store in Guangzhou by AIM Architecture is large, impressive and puts the local fashion house on the map in more ways than one.

Workplace
The theatre that became an office at Watt St Commercial
CKDS has created distinctive new office space in Newcastle’s CBD following the adaptive reuse of what was previously a theatre.

Project
Sustainable edification: India’s first net-positive building
Leading the way in design, Edifice Consultants has conceived and realised India’s first net-positive building and, in doing so, has created a template for the here and now.

Project
Moving between tradition and modernity at Chennai’s Boat Club Apartments
SJK Architects is an award-winning practice based in Mumbai. For this project, however, the focus is in Chennai, where Boat Club Apartments combine a sense of communal living with privacy and independence.

Articles
Beauty, energy and aesthetic balance: Cattelan Italia’s 2022 collection preview
The 2022 collection by Cattelan Italia creates harmonious living spaces that balance calming design and audacious details.