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Hospitality

A rollicking good story with Richards Stanisich and Royal Oak Floors

A rollicking good story with Richards Stanisich and Royal Oak Floors

Jonathan Richards and Kirsten Stanisich discussed practice, design process and the business of running a studio at a live audience event hosted by Royal Oak Floors in Sydney.

Indesign x Wilkhahn: Melbourne, where are you working?

Indesign x Wilkhahn: Melbourne, where are you working?

Our latest collaboration saw a range of designers come together at Wilkhahn’s Melbourne showroom for a discussion on the workplace dynamics specific to the Victorian capital.

Per atria ad astra

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.

An Italian sea urchin finds Gold Coast hospitality

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.

INDE.Awards Gala marks ten years with truly regional scope

INDE.Awards Gala marks ten years with truly regional scope

At a packed awards night in Melbourne, the design community from all corners of the Asia-Pacific region came together to celebrate an incredible range of winners.

Reconnecting retail with the city

Reconnecting retail with the city

Suzhou MixC World draws on the city’s historic streets and gardens to create a retail precinct that feels less like a shopping centre and more like an extension of the public realm.

Workplace designed as an urban sanctuary

Workplace designed as an urban sanctuary

Bean Buro discusses the design of Palatino Hospitality’s Hong Kong workplace, where biophilic design, warm materiality and hospitality principles combine to create a calm retreat within the city.

O’Connell’s Hotel reborn

O’Connell’s Hotel reborn

Fiona Drago Architect refreshes one of Melbourne’s best-known hotels, balancing heritage character with a more open and contemporary hospitality experience.

The next phase of Passivhaus in Australia

The next phase of Passivhaus in Australia

Returning to Melbourne this month, Australia’s official Passivhaus conference THRIVE turns its attention to the commercial case for high-performance building.

The moment is NAU, in Copenhagen

The moment is NAU, in Copenhagen

Founded by Richard Munao in 2017, NAU’s presentation at 3daysofdesign builds on decades of groundwork by Cult and marks a confident moment for Australian design overseas.

A new front door for paediatric care at Westmead

A new front door for paediatric care at Westmead

Designed by Billard Leece Partnership, the Wattle Building brings expanded clinical services together with a more legible, family-centred experience of hospital care.

A perfumery with somewhere to sit

A perfumery with somewhere to sit

For Libertine Parfumerie’s new Armadale boutique, Tamsin Johnson looked to the warmth of the home and the rhythm of old-world shopfronts to make fragrance retail feel slower, richer and more personal.