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Wellness architecture serving up residential-level craftsmanship

Wellness architecture serving up residential-level craftsmanship

In their first major commercial project to date, Woodward Architects brings a bespoke sense of craft and material authenticity to this wellness destination in Balgowlah.

Five years on: What The Pacifica taught us about vertical living

Five years on: What The Pacifica taught us about vertical living

Designed by Plus Studio for Hengyi, The Pacifica reveals how climate-aware design, shared amenity and ground-plane thinking can reshape vertical living in Auckland.

Mangrove garden: Bean Buro reimagines corporate culture in Hong Kong

Mangrove garden: Bean Buro reimagines corporate culture in Hong Kong

Bean Buro transforms a financial office into a biophilic workplace using local art, hospitality design and wellbeing-driven spaces.

Connecting people and place

Connecting people and place

A research exhibition reimagines St Kilda’s civic spaces through soft infrastructures that enhance wellbeing and urban experience.

The Mill: Where architecture meets athletic performance

The Mill: Where architecture meets athletic performance

Warren and Mahoney’s The Mill in Queenstown blends architecture, wellbeing and landscape, creating a transparent training facility.

Reimagining urban life through nature

Reimagining urban life through nature

In Naturalizing Architecture, Takada moves beyond biomimicry to propose a regenerative vision for the urban environment.

Soothing sound in the interior environment

Soothing sound in the interior environment

In contemporary interiors, ensuring a sense of comfort and wellbeing means designing and specifying finishes and products that support all the senses.

Australian Furniture Design Award 2026 registrations open

Australian Furniture Design Award 2026 registrations open

Stylecraft and NGV call for furniture and lighting designs addressing small-space living, with $20,000 prize and commercial development opportunity.

The changing workplace and why it demands good design

The changing workplace and why it demands good design

With Steelcase having reopened its refreshed WorkLife Showroom in Singapore this year, we spoke to Navedita Shergill about some key workplace macro shifts identified in their research.

Retirement living that feels “grounded, adaptable and unapologetically architectural”

Retirement living that feels “grounded, adaptable and unapologetically architectural”

Designed by DKO, the latest Ingenia Lifestyle Element resident clubhouses at Fullerton Cove and Natura at Port Stephens focus on the lifestyle needs of a changing over-55s demographic.

Adaptive reuse secures new life for Brisbane Therapy Centre

Adaptive reuse secures new life for Brisbane Therapy Centre

Jesse Lockhart-Krause, Director of Lockhart-Krause Architects, tells us about a storied building in Queensland that has now become a functional workplace for a therapy centre.

WORKTECH25 Sydney with Architectus

WORKTECH25 Sydney with Architectus

Architectus Principals Simone Oliver and Patricia Bondin are set to speak at WORKTECH Sydney this year, so we asked them for some sneaky early insights on workplace design.