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July QV by Ewert Leaf
This retail fitout by Ewert Leaf for a Melbourne-based travel goods specialist transports guests with rich, tactile elements that evoke memories of Antipodean holidays.
CommercialCrumpler Melbourne
Wowowa Architecture has stepped outside its standard practice to design the flagship store for this “deeply Melbourne” bag brand.
CommercialAesop Collins Street by Clare Cousins Architects
Nestled in a historic building in Melbourne’s CBD, this retail fitout by Clare Cousins Architects balances architectural heritage with Aesop’s signature, contemporary aesthetic.
Commercial, InteriorsUpcycling the highrise: Quay Quarter Tower
Sydney’s Quay Quarter Tower shows that with planning foresight, architectural ingenuity and engineering rigour, even the most complex of existing buildings can be transformed to extend its life.
Commercial, ResidentialLaboratory in a ruin: Grown Alchemist
In its design for a flagship skincare store behind a dilapidated terrace house in Melbourne’s Carlton, Herbert and Mason in collaboration with Grown Alchemist contrasts the pristine with the industrial to enhance both qualities.
CommercialCeremonial sequence: Joey Scandizzo Salon
In a 19th-century Italianate building in Melbourne, architecture studio Kennon has redesigned a recognized hair salon into the perfect backdrop for “me time.”
Commercial‘A better way’: Incu HQ and Outlet
Tasked with creating a retail space, head office and warehouse for contemporary fashion brand Incu, Akin Atelier has transformed an old mechanic’s workshop in Sydney into a space that embodies fashion, design and expert workmanship.
Commercial, Interiors‘A place to explore’: Darling Exchange Market Hall
Known primarily for its restaurant interiors and, increasingly, its residential architecture, Anthony Gill Architects has completed its most ambitious project to date, the market hall in Kengo Kuma’s Darling Exchange in Sydney.
Commercial, InteriorsWinter wonderland: Ozlana
Pattern Studio has created a calming, wintry and almost otherworldly flagship store in Sydney for luxury Australian brand Ozlana.
CommercialRaw and tactile: Seen Skin
Melbourne design studio Golden has taken Seen Skin’s confident approach to skincare and translated it into a spatial experience rich in texture and tactility.
Commercial, InteriorsTexture and permanence: Aesop Sydney
Inspired by sandstone cliffs and monumentality, the new Aesop store in Sydney’s Pitt Street Mall references the city’s textures and character. International studio Snøhetta’s design is generous and flexible for customers and staff alike.
Commercial, InteriorsMaterial culture: Canberra Centre
London-based architecture firm Universal Design Studio with Mather Architecture has restored and redeveloped the historic Canberra Centre into a sophisticated urban retail precinct.
Commercial, InteriorsTheatrical and meticulous: The Kitchens
This new market hall, designed by ACME, Landini Associates and The Buchan Group, is a theatrical and meticulously crafted insertion in the Robina Town Centre redevelopment and a crucial contribution to an enriched urban space.
CommercialFresh-faced: The Hub on Echlin
Architects North has created a curious and elegant self-generated development in the Townsville suburb of West End that was conceived as “a breathe of fresh air.”
Commercial, ResidentialElemental and abstract: Sydney 385
Smart Design Studio’s new mixed-use building in Balgowlah, Sydney has an elegantly composed, layered outer skin that brings an urbane character to the suburban streetscape.
Commercial, ResidentialIncremental civic-ness: James Street Precinct
Richards and Spence has made a significant contribution to a whole fragment of Brisbane, using a rich and distinctive design language across a range of works for the James Street precinct.
CommercialInner city agora: Emporium Melbourne
Emporium Melbourne is in some ways a model of classic retail planning, but in other ways it turns this model on its head.
Commercial, InteriorsOne Central Park
A compelling contribution to Sydney by Ateliers Jean Nouvel and PTW Architects.
Commercial, Public / cultural, ResidentialHighpoint Shopping Centre
Grimshaw Architects in association with The Buchan Group “civilizes” Australia’s third largest retail mall, in Melbourne’s north-west.
Commercial, Hospitality, InteriorsSouth Melbourne Market
Paul Morgan Architects crowns an iconic Melbourne market with a pragmatic and elegant roof.
CommercialJones the Grocer
Sydney’s iconic high street providore opens a restaurant / grocer by Landini Associates in Westfield, CBD.
Commercial, HospitalityNineteen James
As part of a larger renewal program, Richards and Spence revitalizes a building on Brisbane’s James Street retail precinct.
CommercialDodo Store
A store in the centre of Milan shows why Paola Navone is sought after as a creator of magical experiences.
Commercial, InteriorsWestfield, Sydney CBD
John Wardle Architects, Wonderwall and Westfield’s collaborate on a major Sydney redevelopment.
Commercial, InteriorsThurley’s flagship store in Melbourne
Russell & George’s unified space for the Melbourne Thurley store belies a richly layered and detailed interior.
Commercial, InteriorsKenzo Melbourne
Kenzo’s Melbourne store is an enchanting example of simple and rich design that reflects and complements the brand.
Commercial, InteriorsStella McCartney, Milan
The Stella McCartney flagship store in Milan forms a simple white box embellished with some key creative features.
CommercialVictor Churchill
Dreamtime Australia Design crafts a serious and visceral essay in butchery as high art in Sydney.
Commercial, Interiors