Gold Coast
Project
An Italian sea urchin finds Gold Coast hospitality
Bar Ricci by Studio Kennon brings a touch of Milanese restaurant style to the Gold Coast, inspired by the meaning of ‘ricci’ in Italian.
People
The Photographers: Tanika Blair on light, styling and slowing down
Gold Coast-based photographer Tanika Blair brings an interior design eye to her work, capturing architecture through light, feeling and a strong sense of story.
Workplace
Appointments across five studios in the Plus pipeline
Plus Studio has made four internal promotions and one strategic appointment across its Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Perth and Melbourne studios.
Project
Mondrian Gold Coast: barefoot luxury comes ashore
At Burleigh Heads, Mondrian Gold Coast translates Ian Schrager’s hospitality philosophy into a distinctly coastal architectural experience.
Events
Reframing the vertical: Lessons from Miami, Doha and the Gold Coast
Following the World Architecture Festival (WAF) towards the end of 2025, Plus Studio Director Michael McShanag reflects on high-rise living from Miami to the Gold Coast.
Project
Norte rejects coastal cliché to win Best Restaurant Design
J.AR OFFICE’s Norté in Mermaid Beach wins Best Restaurant Design 2025 for its moody, modernist take on coastal dining.
Project
Shed your skin: The Warehouses’ metamorphosis by J.AR Office
J.AR Office has redesigned the traditional warehouse typology into a contemporary precinct.
Ideas
Plus Architecture comment: What’s next on the Queensland hospitality frontier?
Kate Ockwell, interior design associate at Plus Architecture, comments on the four ideas hoteliers, restaurateurs and their interior designers should be considering when designing their spaces.
News
The pared back luxury of Eden Health Retreat
Collectivus creates an immersive wellness escape at Eden Health Retreat with luxury cabins that celebrate a natural material palette and spectacular views.
Project
This Koichi Takada apartment references its namesake through fluid, organic form
Referencing both its pine tree namesake and the local surf culture, Koichi Takada Architect’s Norfolk is a 9 level apartment on the Burleigh Heads waterfront.
Project
HOTA Gallery makes its mark on the Gold Coast
The Gold Coast’s new HOTA Gallery engages with the post-modern city in a casual surfside manner, coming to life through an organic, Voronoi concept.