Renovation
Ideas
CARD finds value in the everyday
For emerging Melbourne practice CARD, architecture is grounded in authenticity, responsiveness and collaboration, with a focus on robust materials, practical thinking and the realities of everyday life.
Ideas
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.
Project
The Catcher: a rural guesthouse framed by rice fields
Set among the rice fields near Shanghai’s Xinchang Ancient Town, The Catcher by TEAM_BLDG reworks two rural houses into a guesthouse that mediates quietly between architecture, landscape and time.
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Café by day, bar by night
Spacemen Studio transforms a rare Kuala Lumpur bungalow into Sun & Moon, an all-day dining venue shaped by ambient light and curated material.
Workplace
A renewed home for Grimshaw
With the launch of its renewed studio in Melbourne, Grimshaw displays expertise in creating a sophisticated and elegant space that is just the place for staff and clients to work and meet.
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An education in revitalisation: BSPN in Somerville House’s heritage heart
BSPN has restored Fewings Building’s Queenslander vernacular, recapturing its former glory while bringing it well and truly into the 21st century.
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“Stronger than before” – Clifton Creek Primary School revived from the ashes of 2020
The devastating 2019-2020 bushfires forever changed Australia’s physical and spiritual landscape – especially for rural communities such as Clifton Creek, Victoria. Architecture firm AOA Christopher Peck recently delivered a message of hope to the people of Clifton Creek with the rebuild of its beloved primary school.
Articles
Kitchen benchtops price – How much does it cost to replace your kitchen countertop?
Every style of kitchen benchtop material has its own advantages, drawbacks, and price-tag. Here’s how to best navigate the countertop landscape.
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Kokaistudios delivers destination shopping-hospitality experience in CITIC SQUARE
Dynamic and futuristic, Kokaistudios’ latest renovation transforms a twenty-year old shopping mall into a modern lifestyle destination with a new architecture that complements its historic surroundings by creating new vistas and possibilities through seemingly floating pixels.
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The 123s of Architecture
123 Architects’ renovation of a factory turned photography studio in Beijing’s art district shows off the real art that can be achieved in this industry.
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Traces Of History At Hmlet Cantonment
It was formerly a school, then an office. Today it is Hmlet Cantonment, the largest facility of Asia’s fastest-growing co-living operator that let the traces of the building’s history be its defining design feature.
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36 Gage Street: Bauhaus Revisited By 4N Design Architects
4N Design Architects breathe new life into a 1960s apartment building in one of Hong Kong’s historic neighbourhoods.
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LTW Designworks Refreshes The Park Hyatt Beijing
The siheyuan was a major point of inspiration for the renovation of the Park Hyatt Beijing. LTW fused nostalgia with a contemporary sensibility.
Events
Lead8 To Lead Hong Kong International Airport’s Terminal 1 Renovation
Working with Airport Authority Hong Kong, Lead8 will lead a host of international consultants to upgrade and transform HKIA’s 21-year-old Terminal 1.
Project
A Bright And Spacious Life In 43 Square Metres
Designer Luo Xiuda renovated a small apartment in Beijing to overcome damp, darkness, segregated space and ‘chaos’.
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PMDL Adapts 1960s Tong Lau To Today’s Sensibilities
To demolish or to reuse? Considerations of yield, sustainability and neighbourhood character came into play when PMDL renovated a walk-up in Sheng Wan.
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Brewin Design Office Contemporises The Conrad Centennial
Inspired by the original post-modern design aesthetic of the Conrad Centennial Singapore, Brewin Design Office breathes new life into the hotel’s public spaces.
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Tropical Modernity At 80ADR-House By ONG&ONG
ONG&ONG expands on the Modernist language of a house, and adapts it for a multi-generational family in Singapore.
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A Mall With A Theatrical Heart In Shanghai By Kokaistudios
The newly renovated Shimao Festival City in Shanghai references the world of the theatre and incorporates public spaces of engagement and exchange.
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A Mall With A Theatrical Heart By Kokaistudios
The newly renovated Shimao Festival City in Shanghai references the world of the theatre and incorporates public spaces of engagement and exchange.
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TA.LE Architects Revamp The Nordic European Centre For Today’s Workforce
TA.LE Architects have breathed new life into Ascendas-Singbridge’s 19-year-old Nordic European Centre and transformed it into a workplace that addresses the needs of the millennial workforce.
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Jose House Is More Of An Intervention Than A Renovation
Breaking away from the norm of residential design often found in Malaysia’s urban areas, Fabian Tan Architects balance beauty and function at this house in Petaling Jaya.
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Meta Architecture And Lua Architects Associates Weave Old And New At The Khong Guan Building
Meta Architecture and Lua Architects Associates turn the challenges posed by the former Khong Guan Biscuit Factory’s tricky site into an opportunity to serve up a delightfully complex spatial experience.
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Living Gallery: Ensemble Redefines a Condo for a Collector
Ensemble makes the most of a split-level apartment floor plan to create zones for display and family connection in a dark and theatrical setting.
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NOLITA BY MATA DESIGN STUDIO
Mata Design has transformed Nolita Trattoria from an outdated Italian restaurant into a modernised, yet familiar hot spot for Perth. By Yen Dao