Yakimono, the neon extravaganza by architects Russell & George, lands somewhere between the buzz of downtown Tokyo and the coolness of inner-city Melbourne. It’s sensory overload, just the way it was
Anderson Road Residence sees B.E. Architecture create a well-executed balance between form and function, referencing generous proportions and scale, while imbedding warmth throughout.
Wood Street sees Insider Outsider draw from the known and familiar style of the area while also elevating the typified home as a place of true retreat, unencumbered.
Designed by Studio Bright, WPI Older Women’s Housing Project delivers four modest yet high-quality dwellings for women over 55 at risk of ageing into poverty – offering residents security of tenure.
Copycat Bar & Restaurant is brought to life through a sophisticated and dark material palette and dimmed romantic lighting, speaking to quality and a sense of unmatched opulence.
Revitalising a prominent Victorian building in Melbourne’s Abbotsford, La Fantaisie by Bergman & Co. skilfully entwines florist, café and function spaces into a welcoming proposition.
Sandringham House sees Ellul Architecture focus on creating key connections between the inside and out, proposing an idyllic and quietening reprieve from the outside world.
Overcoming initial resistance to a contemporary built form, Inglis Architects has created two separate residences of distinct identity yet cohesive form on a single site.
Revival Projects is an organisation like no other. Recognising a disastrous waste problem within the building industry, the company has positioned itself between the materials themselves and the tip.
Malvern Residence II sees Studio Tate place Tongue n Groove solid oak flooring at the core of the residence, serving as the foundation from which the home takes shape.
Inspired by the natural warmth of Elton Group’s EvenOak, Resident Avenue draws on classic colours and textures to evoke an atmosphere of home at the Greenhouse Interiors flagship store.
Originally built in 1862 and sympathetically updated by Monique Vuk of One Wolf Design, this 19th-century bluestone cottage is an important part of Melbourne’s architectural history.
Pandolfini Architects ignites a character driven build with Cubitt Street Tower where gestures to the industrial past and professional present of Cremorne are highlighted.
Superbly transformed by Ewert Leaf, Torquay’s Sou’West Brewery centres around the zest for creating craft beverages and celebrates feasting with friends.
Homebush House sees Wolveridge Architects create moments of intimacy through the curation of outdoor courtyard spaces, balancing a reinforced connection with the landscape.
Featuring contemporary interpretations of catenary arches, the Southland store of luxury skincare brand Aesop pays homage to the significant architectural era of the mid-to-late 20th century.
Hampton Hill sees Lowe Living create a residence that captures the coastal-urban dynamic of the suburb and a seamless connection to the external environment.
A humble public secondary school in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne has seen an existing Gymnasium intended for demolition transformed into a state-of-the-art senior learning centre.
With Buff Nail Studios, GOLDEN has made a deliberate choice to pare back from the excessive detail usually associated with nail salons and instead focus on creating cool.
John Wardle Architects designs 424 Malvern Road, a mixed-use apartment and retail building whose otherwise muted façade is in constant flux in response to its occupants.
Glen Iris House sees Luke Fry Architecture and Interior Design focus on creating a time wearing and classical approach, ensuring a sense of legacy endures for generations to come.
Matthew Woodward Architecture and Urban Logistics Co. rise to the challenge of fitting out and scaling offices with office pods fabricated from cross-laminated timber (CLT).
Addressing the shortage of affordable and appropriate housing for Australia’s First Nations people, AHV has engaged Breathe to deliver a multi-residential social housing project.
Perry House by A for Architecture emerges as a considered insertion in place, respectfully engaging with the surrounding context whilst defining its own residential offering through composure.
Melbourne-based industrial designer Paul Grummisch of Please Please Please specialises in the design and manufacture of bespoke lighting, furniture and objects, designed to last a lifetime.
Clare Cousins Architects has considerately converted an old warehouse to a contemporary domestic residence, retaining and emphasising the building’s layered history.
Barwon Heads House sees Emma O’Meara and ARDOR Design Build propose a home that responds to the casual and textured nature of coastal life, ensuring the old and new coexist.
Kosloff Architecture has carried out the latest iteration of the Gatwick Private Hotel with reverence, ever-aware of their engagement with and contribution to the iconic building’s story.
Armadale Residence sees Lucy Bowen and Lisa Buxton Interiors combine to craft the natural evolution and extension of the existing home, mixing the original detailing with newer elements.
Auhaus Architecture stitched the heritage streetscape back together by reinterpreting and referencing the details of neighbouring Victorian-era terraces with a modern yet timeless façade.
Clifftop House sees Simon Couchman Architects and Simone Haag combine to propose a fitting home that is both warm and inviting, while also being intimate and openly connected to the surrounds.
Carlton North Residence by Project 12 Architecture draws from the textured and handcrafted past of the original home in proposing the new design, creating a natural extension of the existing.
Integrating heritage, landscape and a sense of place, Glencairn by Trower Falvo Architects aims to bring disparate elements together across a shared site.
Elsternwick Residence sees Melanie Beynon Architecture & Design focus on instilling a crafted and handmade approach, connecting back to the origins of the Edwardian home.
Respectfully responding to both its location and the coastal vernacular, Beach Slice sees Steffen Welsch Architects propose a home that sits in harmony with its surrounds.
A shared vision between Buxton Projects, Conrad Architects and Jack Merlo draws upon timeless principles, blending ADA seamlessly into the heart of Toorak.
St Martins Lane Residence sees Kestie Lane Studio and Matt Gibson Architecture + Design combine to give new deliberation to an existing heritage home, ensuring its continued relevance.
House N by Joyce Architecture conveys creative sway, thriving under constraints and space limitations – elements that typically derail design projects.