mixed use
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Newcastle Quay rethinks the harbour edge
Led by SJB, Newcastle Quay is imagined as a mixed-use waterfront precinct where housing, hospitality, public space and heritage work together to reconnect Newcastle with its harbour.
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“I don’t think we ever imagined it would be as successful as it is”: Ivan Harbour returns to Barangaroo
The Senior Design Director at RSHP reflects on Barangaroo South Masterplan during a visit to Sydney marking ten years since the completion of the first phase.
Workplace
Foster + Partners completes major commercial and transport projects in Sydney
Foster + Partners has recently delivered two significant projects in Sydney, working across both commercial and public transport infrastructure.
Workplace
Civic activation at 55 Collins Street
Grimshaw has completed a revitalisation of Collins Place, adding new layers to an already historically and architecturally rich site in Melbourne’s CBD.
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The fabulous fabulous New Bahru
In Singapore, old meets new and does it with style and grace in FARM’s culturally appropriate, site-specific design. It’s a place that provides connection for everyone who visits.
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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.
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A win for high-quality housing with EM BE CE
EM BE CE’s competition-winning design for an inner-city affordable housing development achieves efficiency and durability without sacrificing elegant design.
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A river-inspired tribute reshaping Melbourne’s skyline
Seafarers’ intricate façade, designed by FK, is set to leave a lasting legacy on Melbourne’s urban fabric.
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Once upon a time in Rosebery
Notable for its adaptive reuse and retail presence, Rosebery Engine Yards is a landmark mixed-use project in Sydney’s inner south.
News
Te Kaha: From reuse to mixed-use at One Queen Street by Warren and Mahoney
Warren and Mahoney’s mixed-use project in Auckland is approaching full occupancy, with big plans across hospitality, workplace, retail and more.
Workplace
Homes on one side, businesses on the other – and Industry Lanes right in the middle
Industry Lanes by Architectus is a new mixed-use precinct of interconnected office and retail space in character-rich corner of Richmond.
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The Verona post coronavirus: Redevelopment set to revive historic Paddington site
The revival of Sydney’s Paddington suburb continues as architecture firm Scott Carver unveils ambitious plans to transform the historic Verona cinema into a mixed-use cultural hub.
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Buchan aims to deliver “a renewed sense of optimism” at Invercargill Central
Invercargill Central has been redeveloped by Buchan with a focus on retail, hospitality, civic, entertainment and commercial zones, all intricately connected by pedestrian pathways.
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Hub by Hassell, the cutting-edge flexible workplace in Sydney’s CBD
The listed heritage building at 44 Martin Place has been transformed by Hassell for a flexible workplace offering defined by variety and high-end amenities.
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
Kristen Whittle and the quest for soulful density
Building on a profound depth of experience, Kristen Whittle is orchestrating his very own studio with a humanistic design philosophy based on care.
Ideas
Comment: Susanne Pini on build-to-rent, the new place activator
In this comment piece, Rothelowman principal, Susanne Pini, argues that the build-to-rent model makes for a much richer mix of spaces in our cities.
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CapitaSpring is vertical urbanism done right
Designed by Bjark-Ingels Group in collaboration with Carlo Ratti Associati, CapitaSpring is a perfect case study for a biophilic skyscraper in the city.
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“A multitude of uses contained within one skin”: Elenberg Fraser’s Melbourne Towers
At 380 Lonsdale Street in the Melbourne CBD, two towers are wrapped under one elegant architectural exterior. Meanwhile, a new laneway brings a rich mixture of public and private space to street level.
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10 Design completes Haisco Plaza – A green mixed-used development in Chengdu’s new high-tech zone
Designed by international architecture practice 10 Design (part of Egis Group), Haisco Plaza is officially open, welcoming leading tech-firm tenants in Chengdu, China.
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The upcoming Lentor Modern caters to nature lovers with hybrid lifestyles
The project by GuocoLand is the first and only integrated mixed-use development in the Lentor neighbourhood.
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Corporate amenities are something else in ANZ Open House
Together with ANZ, Foolscap Studio has reinvented corporate amenities through the highly detailed, bespoke and materiality rich fit-out of ANZ Open House.
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Brisbane’s olde ‘Shop Row’ has a neighbourly new vibe
What happens when an architect and a businessman, with neighbouring offices in a dated urban strip, join forces to redevelop their heritage-listed locale?
People
INDE.Awards inaugural Editors’ Gold Mark goes to Koichi Takada for Arc
Koichi Takada Architects is best known for pushing people’s perception of architecture. Case in point: the Crown Group’s Arc, which has won the inaugural Editors’ Gold Mark award at the INDE.Awards 2019.
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Woods Bagot Completes Sunshine Insurance Finance Plaza In Sanya
The design for this new mixed-use development responds to the tropical climate, ocean-side location and surrounding architecture, as well as to changing retail behaviour in China.
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Gateway One by SPARK: Mixed-Use 2.0
What sorts of experiences will we want from the city when online retail diminishes the scope of shopping even more than it already has? A mixed-use development puts the emphasis on F&B, porosity and shared spaces.
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AL_A’s Scripted Merger at Central Embassy Bangkok
Can traditional craft be merged with digital technology? Podium and tower, craft and technology, local and international – much has been merged by AL_A at Central Embassy Bangkok.
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Symbolic Gestures
Which Australian city boasts the world’s best adaptive reuse project?
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Suhe Creek Project, Shanghai
A revived early 20th century warehouse forms part of the large-scale work underway to bring an urban renaissance to Shanghai’s historic Suzhou Creek.