issue 68
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r.a.w Melbourne, by Travis Walton Architecture + Interior Design
Working with architect-designer, Travis Walton, health and fitness company Ready And Willing (r.a.w. for short), has created a very un-gym environment. It takes many cues from modern office design, bringing warmth to an industrial space. Each space however, is unashamedly about health and fitness.
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Philips Headquarters Netherlands, by LAVA
How can non-physical design elements such as ‘light’ bring people together? Philips by LAVA uses “intelligent lights” in a parametric designed ‘tree’ to boost communication, creativity, interchange and wellbeing for staff and visitors.
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200 George Street Sydney, by FJMT featuring AR-MA
How are advances in technology allowing industrial desing engineers to create an agile working model for their industry? FJMT’s recent 200 George Street project featuring AR-MA demonstrates the outcome of a sophisticated digital design, capitalising on the hybrid skills of technology-native architects.
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University of Melbourne Arts West by ARM Architecture & Architectus
What is ‘salon learning’ and how is design responding to this new educational format? Arts West, Melbourne Univeristy’s riotous new Arts Faculty by ARM Architecture and Architectus, reimagines on-campus learning via the philosophy of object-based learning.
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Happy Place Melbourne, by Fiona Lynch Design Office
When happiness is a valuable currency, is designing emotions a thing? Author and nutritionist Lola Berryand coffee mastermind Salvatore Malatesta have joined forces with Fiona Lynch Design Office to launch Happy Place. A juice bar-café designed to deliver a sense of health and happiness to each and every customer.
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Ku.Be House of Culture and Movement Copenhagen, by MVRDV & ADEPT
Could thinking like a kid be valuable in the workplace? Ku.Be by MVRDV and ADEPT is a new typology for a community building designed to encourage play and bring out the inner child in users.
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Unispace Headquarters Melbourne, by Unispace
How can ‘smart workplaces’ stay flexible when advancements in integrated technology move so quickly? Unispace’s new Melbourne studio exhibits a built-in fluid and mutable working style that transcends the clunkiness of faddish design trends and wire-driven technology.
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Deloitte Perth, by Geyer
How does the world’s most influential auditing firm self-audit? Designed by Geyer, the new Deloitte Head Quarters in Perth is a stellar case study for self-analysis and designing for the (sometimes opposing) needs of many in a single space.