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Following a design pilgrimage through Copenhagen, Stockholm and Finland, FK’s Nicky Drobis reflects on 3daysofdesign, the work of Aino and Alvar Aalto, and why great design begins and ends with people.
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.
With a plethora of talks, installations, exhibitions and happenings responding to this year’s theme (Design The World You Want), the eleven-day festival was the largest to date and arguably the most accomplished since inception.
Designed by FK alongside One Design Office, 1 Hotel & Homes Melbourne at Seafarers is part of Riverlee’s long-game regeneration of North Wharf and finds its footing in reuse, restraint and a refusal to start from scratch.
FK’s Nicky Drobis takes us through a recent poll of 1,000 office workers across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane that suggests a preference for reuse – despite an ‘awareness gap’.
Sofitel Sydney Wentworth gets a facelift, under the deft hand of FK.
The first quarter of 2025 heralded a period of growth and transformation in architecture and design, with practices broadening their influence, experiencing leadership shifts and inaugurating new operations – here’s what you need to know.
From grand corporate settings and extensive adaptive reuse to smaller boutique projects, here are a selection of workplace projects that caught our eye in 2024.
The $160 million transformation of 500 Bourke Street in Melbourne’s CBD has revitalised a 1970s Brutalist icon, originally designed by Godfrey & Spowers.
Seafarers’ intricate façade, designed by FK, is set to leave a lasting legacy on Melbourne’s urban fabric.
Angela Biddle, Principal and interior designer at multi-disciplinary international design firm FK, comments on how hotel design is evolving.
