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Softness balanced with boldness in Technē’s lobby fitness fit-out
The very first SFIDI fitness and wellness centre is a cutting-edge interior architecture fit-out designed to add impactful new life to the lobby of Melbourne’s Rialto Towers.
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“It’s a privilege to be able to support”: OFFICE works with Victorian Aboriginal Health Service
The Melbourne-based, not-for-profit practice has designed a new fit-out and outdoor gathering space for the Victorian Aboriginal Healthcare Service.
Project
Found in translation
UNSW Health Translation Hub by Architectus, with ASPECT Studios and Yerrabingin, is a landmark building informed by the latest healthcare design principles.
Project
Light, space and amenity at the ‘People’s Hospital’
The new Footscray Hospital by COX Architecture and BLP has set the bar high for best practice health design.
News
The Mill: Where architecture meets athletic performance
Warren and Mahoney’s The Mill in Queenstown blends architecture, wellbeing and landscape, creating a transparent training facility.
Project
The calm space
Through expert architecture, EBD Architects has provided a human face to great design and created a project that enhances the lives of people and community.
News
BLP’s Tara Veldman wins inaugural Australian Health Design Council Gold Medal
The BLP Managing Director & Principal has been named recipient of the very first Australian Health Design Council (AHDC) Gold Medal Award.
Workplace
Adaptive reuse secures new life for Brisbane Therapy Centre
Jesse Lockhart-Krause, Director of Lockhart-Krause Architects, tells us about a storied building in Queensland that has now become a functional workplace for a therapy centre.
Events
All plus and no minus: Ian Briggs on the newly rebranded Plus Studio
Director Ian Briggs is one of the longest serving members of the Plus team and – with a milestone rebrand complete and a Sydney event just yesterday – he walks us through the state of play at the practice in 2025.
Project
Growing space: grovve by FARM and WY-TO reimagines youth wellness with design empathy
grovve sets a new benchmark in youth mental wellness design – an empathetic, biophilic sanctuary where mental wellbeing is nurtured through choice, comfort and co-creation.
Ideas
On healthcare and inclusion with BLP’s Tracy Lord
Healthcare design expert Tracy Lord joins us on the Stories Indesign podcast to discuss her varied inspiration and the need for nuance in her sector.
Project
Architectus’ Ruah Centre for Women and Children marks an Australian first
Architectus has delivered Perth’s new Ruah Centre for Women and Children (RCWC), the first purpose-built facility of its kind in Australia for women and children affected by family and domestic violence.
Ideas
Comment: Designing for community harmony in mixed-use urban renewal
“The primary objective is to mitigate noise at the source” – this comment piece by Daniele Albanese, Head of Acoustics APAC, Cundall delves into how this pre-emptive solution can be soundly integrated.
Ideas
BLP comment: Can gender separation support mental health recovery?
Tonya Hinde, BLP Principal, comments on the importance of gender separation in the context of mental health design.
Products
Wellness by design: floor coverings creating healthier indoor environments
Designing people-first buildings with flooring that contributes to achieving WELL features in the WELL Building Standard. Works with WELL is a new trademark created by the International WELL Building Institute for use by manufacturers to show when their products align with features in the WELL Building Standard.
Workplace
A modern beacon of health: Flinders Uni Health and Medical Research Building by Architectus
Atop a steep, sloped site at the base of Adelaide Hills, Architectus’ new Health and Medical Research Building (HMRB) stands as a gateway for Flinders University.
Ideas
Hassell and GBCA on social value in the built environment
Building on a recent research paper, Helen Bell and Dr Brett Pollard discuss how social value is defined, its potential pitfalls, and why it matters.
Workplace
Precision in practice: Adventist Medical Centre – CWB by Napp Studio & Architects
Adventist Medical Centre – CWB is a pilot project in which a curated medical interior enriches user experience while addressing operational imperatives with precision.
News
BLP marks $658m healthcare project milestone in Sydney
BLP announces the topping out of Health Infrastructure’s $658m Sydney Children’s Hospital Stage 1 and Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre building.
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Harmony and healing in mental health design with Hassell
Caring for our mental health is paramount these days and architecture and design can lead the way as Hassell shows in its latest project in Queensland.
Ideas
Comment: Gray Puksand’s predictions for Australian architecture in 2024
In this comment piece, Gray Puksand’s National Managing Partner, Nik Tabain, outlines some anticipated trends for this year.
Ideas
BLP’s Bettina Bartos on science, technology and healthcare design
To mark International Women’s Day 2024, we hear directly from the BLP Principal who has forged an impressive career designing in and around healthcare, science and technology.
Project
Total luxury at ACME’s newly opened Brisbane health club
Designed by ACME, Brisbane’s Total Fusion Platinum aims to set a new benchmark in luxury living and fitness facilities in Brisbane.
Events
BLP on the principles of design for non-binary youth
We republish a speech delivered by Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) Health Lead, Tracy Lord, at the 2023 UIA World Congress of Architects in Copenhagen.
Ideas
HDR outlines six megatrends for 2024
In a climate of innovation, HDR’s architecture practice has forecasted six trajectories of change that will have a transformative impact over the coming year and redefine city-shaping for the foreseeable future.
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TURNER’s award-winning worker housing
Sydney architecture firm TURNER received a Good Design Award for its Meridian Miranda project, focusing on design elements that cater to essential workers.
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narrm ngarrgu, a place of learning and celebration by Six Degrees Architects
A new community hub has opened in Melbourne – narrm ngarrgu celebrates and showcases the voice and presence of Kulin people.
Ideas
Rory Hunter: One man’s MODEL for build-to-rent
As he creates a template for the future, Rory Hunter envisages a type of build-to-rent that will deliver better lives for residents on every level.
Workplace
From tired office to luxury aged care: Adaptive reuse with Fender Katsalidis
The Alba is a transformative adaptive reuse project in Melbourne, transforming a dilapidated office building into a refined aged care residence.
Ideas
What can we learn from the ‘Blue Zones’ as we strive to live longer and age well?
A specialist in senior living, Dr YE Ng of Architectus Conrad Gargett draws on research into the ‘Blue Zones’ – regions worldwide where people have the longest lifespans – to offer insights into the key ingredients to create places for ageing well.
NSW
Tasman Gallery: A work of art on the art of work
In Byron Bay, a former storage shed has been transformed by a visionary architect who has created a place of sanctuary for both art and work.
Events
Kaunitz Yeung Architecture comment: Architecture and The Voice
On the eve of The Voice referendum, David Kaunitz comments on the power of listening and collaboration in Indigenous communities.
Ideas
Bates Smart comment: Can city-making inform hospital design?
From third spaces to connections with the urban realm, Alison Huynh shares her vision for healthy hospital design.
Articles
Technogym evolves an ecosystem of wellness: available anywhere, anytime
Industry specialists in providing personalised wellness experiences, Technogym continues to innovate and adapt. This new comprehensive health and fitness platform takes a holistic approach to individual fitness and empowers people to take control of their own wellbeing – at anytime, from anywhere.
NSW
Welcome to Hospital Street: BLP realises Campbelltown award-winning expansion
The $632 million Stage 2 Campbelltown Hospital Redevelopment in south-west Sydney realises the latest thinking around healthcare and healing environments. Campbelltown Hospital campus is almost doubled in size in Billard Leece Partnership’s (BLP) award-winning integrated design.
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The pursuit of anti-ageing and wellbeing, at Saint Haven
Gurner Group has just opened its first Australian Saint Haven private wellness club, boasting facilities, client services and an ethos that promotes wellness, anti-ageing and bio hacking. We took the private tour.
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Waterside Buddhist Shrine stretches around nature
This Buddhist temple by Beijing firm, Archstudio, is innately tied to the delicate and changeable nature of its natural surrounds. Its architecture even stretches between and around trees.
Events
Architectus and Conrad Gargett merger complete
Business operations at the two renowned design firms have officially merged. The news will mean that the newly merged practice will be one of Australia’s largest.
Ideas
Intersecting innovations: Accelerating advances in science through collaborative infrastructure
In this comment piece, Graeme Spencer, national director of science and education at HDR, discusses the state of scientific and technological innovation across the design industry.
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HUMANSA Hong Kong: A new way to health and wellbeing in the busy city
A new destination in Hong Kong provides all that is required to support health and wellbeing. PANORAMA Design Group has created a wonderful environment that is anything but ordinary.
Ideas
Monica Edwards comment: Seizing the aha! moment
In this article, SJB’s Monica Edwards writes on how straddling the role of educator and designer can help us pose the questions that really matter in learning environments, and in life.
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6 gyms that have had their own glow up
With 6 gyms that span from the corporate, to private, to the futuristic, working out has never felt so good.
Project
INDE.Awards 2022 winners announced!
The auditorium was full, the vibe electric and the winners truly outstanding last night at the INDE.Awards Gala. Scroll the Indo Pacific’s most outstanding projects and people, here.
Articles
Vida Glow’s sumptuous new home by Arent&Pyke
Vida Glow’s stunning new home base features bespoke rugs in a design that adds a sense of comfort and luxury to a place of work.
News
Australia’s first proton therapy unit for cancer treatment to be built
With the potential to save the lives of thousands, Australia’s first proton therapy unit, designed by Woods Bagot, starts construction in Adelaide next month.
Project
Doing it for the kids: Compass Immunology Clinic by whitewood
Compass Immunology Clinic is a unique concept clinic, one of the first in Australia, where children (and adults) can come for a holistic health approach to treating allergies.
People
Indesign Luminary: Jon Johannsen
Jon Johannsen’s career has been about buildings and their context. He is led by the conviction that liveable communities are diverse in their demographic engagement. This is his story.
News
Fresh off the press… Indesign #75 ‘Healthcare & Wellness’ out now!
The latest issue of Indesign magazine has hit newsstands, this time focusing on the growing sector of ‘Healthcare & Wellbeing’. Tying it all together is a regionality that we’re exploring in new ways.
Articles
The evolution of ‘modularity’: How commercial furniture systems are responding to new professional behaviours
According to Matt Newell of Business Interiors, “Too often, modularity is seen as a ‘piece of furniture’.” How is the commercial sector reimagining this?
Articles
How modularity is redefining today’s commercial environments and tomorrow’s healthy workforce
In this free whitepaper we explore how modular furniture addresses the modern workplace, today’s workforce and your next client’s balance sheet.
Ideas
Taking Care of Business: Ergonomics, Explained
Ergonomics has taken workplaces around the world by storm. Is it a mere fad, or actually an area worth investing in? We crunch the numbers to find out.
Articles
Learn from the best with Humanscale Consulting
Humanscale’s Ergonomic Consulting assists organisations with the development and implementation of cost-effective ergonomics programs. Here we discover their unique approach to improving wellbeing at work.
Articles
What’s the future of ergonomics? We ask the experts: Humanscale Ergonomic Consulting
As architecture and design becomes more attuned to the value of flexibility, ergonomics have come to the forefront of conversations about design. What does this mean for the ergonomics discipline moving forward?
Articles
Is there a ‘secret’ to sitting? Do you know the latest ergonomic innovations? We ask the experts: Humanscale
Thanks to advances in technology and new working behaviours taking place across the world, the discipline of ergonomics continues to evolve. Here we talk to the ergonomic experts at Humanscale Consulting to find out how improved ergonomics is creating a new culture of best practice.
Articles
How did we get here? A brief recent history of seating design
Ergonomics and product design – especially in the commercial sector – has always had a strong relationship, but how does ergonomics push the possibilities of design?
Articles
It’s the question on everyone’s lips: is carpet BAD for you?
Today we’re busting a few myths troubling the carpet industry and also telling you why they make for such great additions to your indoor spaces.
Articles
From A to Zgonic: designing for a healthy workplace
You’re an intelligent and efficient worker, so why should your task furniture be any different?
Articles
Sit Well, Work Well, Feel Well: Meet FERN!
Wellbeing has definitely taken over the working world – with many brands now investing millions into research and development to improve our overall health. One design in particular has really taken this a step further … meet FERN!
Ideas
The Unlikely, Inspiring and Curative Power of Design
The status of Australia’s healthcare sector is reaching crisis point. As the rate of critical illnesses in this country is higher than ever, what can A+D do to create a healthier tomorrow?
Workplace
How is design making us healthy?
Businesses are finally understanding how precious employees’ health is, and the design industry needs expert consultants to deliver projects that meet these expectations. Welnis shares its 10 key wellness elements for human-centric wellbeing in the built environment.