Paula Savage has been announced as the winner of the 2023 Melbourne Design Week Award. Presented by Mercedes-Benz, the $5,000 prize recognises an outstanding contribution to the Design Week program.
The existing terrace home of St Kilda Loft is reimagined by mlk design studio through an enduring lens, peppered with masculine touches and a timeless approach throughout.
Designed around connection, CosyCo by Drawing Room Architecture and Brave New Eco embraces opportunities to come together as well as moments of separation.
Upon its own tapered concrete plinth, Domain Road Apartments sees Wood Marsh Architecture create an enduring expression of refinement and simplicity in response to the surrounds.
Saint Haven, GURNER Group’s first private wellness club in Melbourne, is a space for health and wellbeing that transforms the experience of private clubs.
Melbourne-based furniture company Jardan takes inspiration from the laid-back and authentic way of Australian life and uses high-quality materials expressive of contemporary ideas.
Expressing both a moment in time and a state of permanence, Wings Way sees MRTN Architects create a nostalgic connection to place through an innate solidity.
A combination of two separate properties, Elsternwick Penthouse sees Office Alex Nicholls work with Ewert Leaf’s original design to create a generous family home.
As a modern interpretation of a stately residence, Tectonic House sees Cera Stribley and SJB collaborate to propose a spatially aware and classically proportioned residence.
Kew Garden House sees Robson Rak pay homage to the original detailing and crafted nature of the heritage home in proposing new gestures conceived through a modern lens.
With plenty of natural light and a sense of connection to the environment, Kyneton Passivhaus sees Maxa Design, He He Design and Sanctum Homes create a warm, robust and, above all, sustainable home.
Nestled in a quiet cul-de-sac in Melbourne’s leafy Malvern, Silvertop House by Tom Robertson Architects merges a characterful Edwardian cottage with a light-filled addition.
Set behind a row of historic buildings along a main connecting road, Richmond One sees Heartly optimise a challenging site through the creation of a bold outer form that brings natural light inward.
By creating meaningful connections across the site, Glen Iris House sees Simon King Architects combine the stateliness of its heritage with an enduring contemporary presentation.
A renovation designed to complement the existing home, rather than to completely remodel, Caulfield North House has replanned and refit the interiors of an original SJB-designed home.
Navigating a sloping site that opens up to an expansive landscape, Buller Roo sees DCS Design form a connection to the surrounds through a contemporary yet warm sensibility.
Canadian-born and Australia-based photographic artist Chris Budgeon captivates viewers worldwide with his new catalogue of images in the limited release of Dark Waters.
As a two-part renovation project, Hawksburn House sees Susi Leeton Architects + Interiors repurpose the home for contemporary living by focusing on openness and connection.
Sorrento Residence sees Emily Gillis and Planned Living Architects combine to extend the original home, creating open volumes around which the family can all gather.
Alice Glenane from Space Cubed Design Studio and Freya Watt from Gray Puksand deliver projects using EGGER materials, promoting sustainable and responsible design.
Tucked into the lush landscape of Point Leo, Casa Bobbanarring sees Branch Studio Architects deliberately connect the form to the surrounds, allowing the living elements to weave among the built.
Engaged to bring the home into the contemporary age, Atelier 1:7 has imbued Caulfield House with connections to the gardens and a flow between living spaces.
Hawthorn House by Fiona Lynch Office is an intuitive interior redesign that prioritises the harmonisation of natural materials with tactile uses of space to create a comfortable atmosphere.
Edge House sees Dean Dyson Architects rework a California bungalow reworked to connect with its surrounding landscape and create more space for the family of five living there.
Designed for contemporary family life, Bloomfield House by Laura Wilson Architects focuses on an ingrained flexibility to host and adjust to changing needs over time.
A robust country home that also serves as an intimate oasis, Nesci House sees Architecture by Us work with the topography of the land to nourish an invigorating rural retreat.
Inspired by the meandering pathways of Mediterranean hilltop towns, Walk Up Village turns the typical sprawling urban community on its side in a quiet Collingwood backstreet.
Behind an existing heritage façade, Palmette emerges as a considered and connected dual level home that sees SUM embrace connections with quaint garden.
George Livissianis has created an ultra-chic space to display delicate contemporary pieces against an industrial background – a jewellery box by another name.
Readying for the next chapter in their lives, The Lookout sees A for Architecture propose a reflective family home, able to be expanded and contracted as needed.
The design choices informing the Victorian Pride Centre (VPC) are all about celebrating difference, creating a safe space and bringing together the LGBTQI+ community.
Shorts Place Gym by Joyce Architects shatters the run-of-the-mill gym aesthetic with sleek and shiny architecture that is as intriguing as it is functional.
South Yarra House sees Wellard Architects combine the retention of an existing heritage home with a considered fluidity that connects the old with the new and inside with outside.
Inspired by its place, FJ House by Studio del Castillo combines a moody and dark tonality with luxury sensibility to create a connection to the famed bluestone lanes of Melbourne.
Deceptive from approach, Slate House presents as a singular home, yet it is a combined series of interwoven residences sharing the same address while also achieving fossil-fuel-free status.
As a modern homestead among a rural setting, Farm House sees Archier recalibrate a connection with the land to create a robust and site-specific response focused on sustainable farming.
Matching hospitable service with a luxurious setting, ODE Dermatology is a hotel-inspired clinic, designed by Foolscap Studio as a contemporary wellness destination.
In this inviting waterfront locale, only an hour from Melbourne by ferry, Portarlington Grand Hotel has become a destination for both locals and visitors.
Capturing elegant layers of sculptural architecture, No. 6 Sydney Street comprises 16 apartments in Melbourne’s City of Stonnington, crafted by Wood Marsh Architecture.
Nestled in the bustling village precinct of Melbourne’s Fitzroy North, Lovabowl by modl office reflects the store’s wholesome food offering of acai bowls with an abstract hand.
Seachange House sees Solomon Troup balance efficiencies within a modest framework to integrate a passive and sensitive response to site, offering a complementary addition to the streetscape.
LD Studio sees CJH Studio overlay a textured and restrained approach, integrating finishes with a softened tonality to create a home that feels disconnected from the surrounds.
Imagined as a sanctuary to immerse oneself within, Akmē sees Biasol combine gestures of calm and retreat within a light filled and neutrally encased space.
Danielle Brustman imbues mitch. studio with unique colour and material choices, while also showcasing the award winning salons extraordinary abilities that give clients the reprieve they desire.
Flinders Beach House by NOXON Architecture reimagines a family heirloom with a renovation and extension that transforms an occasional weekender into a spacious retreat.
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