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Bathurst is fast becoming a hub for regional design and hospitality

Bathurst is fast becoming a hub for regional design and hospitality

With its historic buildings, natural scenery and a growing hospitality scene, the Bathurst region of New South Wales is a strong destination for design lovers.

Kōri Windsor remixes the ice cream parlour

Kōri Windsor remixes the ice cream parlour

Blurring the line between dessert bar and listening lounge, AIR Design Studio delivers a modular, low-waste fit-out where sound, sustainability and social ritual take centre stage.

A new hotel opens on Melbourne’s Western edge — with a bar to match

A new hotel opens on Melbourne’s Western edge — with a bar to match

With design by SORA and LiFE, the opening of Mercure Melbourne La Trobe Street introduces a 195-room hotel to the CBD, alongside Foundry Bar and Kitchen — a rooftop-adjacent venue designed to draw both guests and locals.

Wellbeing at its best

Wellbeing at its best

Éthos by Biasol in Brighton reimagines the wellness clinic with sculptural interiors, rich materials and a calm, immersive experience.

Preserving heritage with Yatofu Creatives

Preserving heritage with Yatofu Creatives

Cycling culture and heritage seldom converge, yet the AITASHOP flagship in Beijing is a space where both coexist.

One Two Five by Hub expands flexible work in Perth

One Two Five by Hub expands flexible work in Perth

A 10,000-square-metre flagship by Hub Australia and Hassell at Brookfield Place reframes the co-working office as a hybrid of workplace, events venue and lifestyle destination.

Shophouse-inspired Soori Penang is a personal tribute to home and place

Shophouse-inspired Soori Penang is a personal tribute to home and place

Architect Soo K. Chan restores the shophouse typology, informed by the memory of growing up in one within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town in Penang.

The secret weapon of hospitality design

The secret weapon of hospitality design

In cafés, bars and restaurants, stools do more than fill gaps at counters and bars. They support density, encourage movement across scales – making them a strategically important seating typology to get right in hospitality design.

A Mediterranean vision, realised

A Mediterranean vision, realised

Hamsi Taverna brings Aegean warmth to Sydney – delivered through a tightly aligned collaboration between Alkot Studio and Unita.

Flipping the mirror ball

Flipping the mirror ball

The absolutely hottest spot in Kuala Lumpur, Lane 23 by K2LD is all about having fun.

A living laboratory at school

A living laboratory at school

At Kilvington Grammar, ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects (CHC) has converted an old single-storey library into three levels of flexible, collaborative learning spaces.

Steelcase opens hybrid showroom and workplace in Hangzhou

Steelcase opens hybrid showroom and workplace in Hangzhou

Steelcase has unveiled one of its largest Asia Pacific showrooms in Hangzhou, merging workplace, brand experience and client engagement in a single flexible environment designed by M Moser.