MAB NEWQUAY DOCKLANDS has been designed as a 24 level mixed-use podium and single tower comprising 195 apartments and 4 commercial spaces. The complex is made up of a 5 storey podium, a single storey of terrace apartments coupled with common area amenities and 18 levels of tower residences.
Project name
MAB NEWQUAY DOCKLANDS
Architecture firm
Freadman White
Location
Docklands, Melbourne, Australia
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Render, Adobe Photoshop
Collaborators
Freadman White, Developer: MAB Corporation
Visualization
CUUB studio
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
Phoenix House was a deeply personal project which became a labour of love. I had purchased a small Queenslander from the early 1900s in Corinda, Brisbane. I had different plans for it, but my life took an interesting turn and it was suddenly to become the new home for myself and my two children.
Project name
Phoenix House
Architecture firm
Harley Graham Architects
Location
Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Photography
Andy MacPherson Studio
Principal architect
Harley Graham
Design team
Harley Graham, Verity Nunan
Collaborators
Nailed It Joinery
Interior design
Harley Graham Architects
Structural engineer
Josh Neale, Westera Partners
Landscape
Grant Boyle, Fig Landscapes
Construction
Morada Build
Material
Wood, glass, metal
Typology
Residential › House
Australia’s first building with an integrated solar facade. Melbourne-based architecture firm Kennon, have announced the construction of Australia's first building with a solar-powered façade. The eight-story office building will be equipped with 1,182 solar panels that will produce more energy than it consumes.
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Aurora Spencer Street Pty Ltd
Collaborators
Neoscape Pty Ltd, George Fethers & Co, Crema Constructions
Visualization
CUUB Studio
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Carlyle lane house sits on a small 500 m² block in the middle of Byron Bay. The clients, originally from Brazil, had a long-standing penchant for Mid-century architecture. The design process began with initial qualitative discussions with the clients about their love for views and gazing up at the ever changing sky.
Project name
Carlyle Lane
Architecture firm
Harley Graham Architects
Location
Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Photography
Peter Tanevski
Principal architect
Harley Graham
Design team
Harley Graham, Peter Tanevski, Max Beaur
Structural engineer
Westera Partners
Material
natural hardwoods, fibre cement cladding, timber flooring, hoop pine ply sheeting, white painted plaster
Typology
Residential › House
The elemental house sits atop a hillside on a 20 acre property in a hidden valley south of Newcastle. The form uses a palette of concrete, timber, sandstone and glass to connect with and blend into the surrounds.
Project name
Elemental House
Architecture firm
ssd studio
Location
Dooralong, New South Wales, Australia
Photography
Sophie Solomon, Shannon Dand, Yasmin Mund
Principal architect
Sophie Solomo
Interior design
ssd studio
Construction
Michael Heuchen
Material
Precast Concrete Walls, Concrete slab on ground, Steel and timber frame, Lysaght Enseam Cladding + Roofing, Locally sourced and milled timber soffit, Aluminium Windows, Sandstone block retaining walls
Typology
Residential › House
Inspired by Japanese design principles, Japan House is a finely crafted pavilion addition to a 1920s Californian Bungalow on Sydney’s lower north shore – a refined structure that skilfully entwines natural materials, light and landscape.
Architecture firm
Sandbox Studio®
Location
Willoughby East, New South Wales, Australia
Principal architect
Luke Carter
Design team
Luke Carter, Dain McClure-Thomas
Collaborators
Megan Morton STYLIST
Interior design
Sandbox Studio
Structural engineer
BMY Building Consultants
Supervision
JCG Australia
Visualization
Sandbox Studio
Construction
JCG Australia
Material
Cedar Cladding, Timber frame, Concrete slab
Typology
Residential › House
Australian architecture is a reflection of this country’s diverse and dynamic history. From early Indigenous efforts and 19th-century urban development to coastal luxury homes and sustainability, it’s safe to say that Australia has innovative, stable, and influential architecture to offer to the world.
Photography
R ARCHITECTURE (cover image)
This project provided the opportunity to address the battleaxe block subdivision which too often sees the replacement of an ex-backyard with structures that cover the majority of the site and leave little room for gardens, a poorly defined entry sequence neglecting the home a presence in the neighbourhood and a laneway lost to car parking and solid...
Project name
Jimmy's House
Architecture firm
MJA Studio, Studio Roam, IOTA
Location
North Perth, Western Australia
Principal architect
Jimmy Thompson
Design team
Jimmy Thompson, Lead Design | Sally Weerts, Documentation | Amy McDonnell, Interiors
Collaborators
Assemble Building Co., Builder | Atelier JV, Engineer | Banksia + Lime / Oaktree Design, Landscape Architect/Designer | Jimmy Thompson + Amy McDonnell, Interior Designer | Wylie Woodburn, Lighting Consultant | Mitch Hill, Design / Construction
Interior design
Amy McDonnell, Interiors
Structural engineer
Atelier JV
Landscape
Banksia + Lime / Oaktree
Lighting
Wylie Woodburn, Lighting Consultant
Construction
Assemble Building Co.
Typology
Residential › Courtyard House
