Sydney

Studio Tate references old treasuries with coffee shop for Commonwealth Bank of Australia

October 7, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

The “restrained opulence” of historic banks and treasuries informed the interior of this coffee shop in Sydney, designed by Studio Tate. Toby’s Estate is within the ground-floor foyer of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia headquarters, which has recently been overhauled by architecture firm Woods Bagot. The brief given to Melbourne-based Studio Tate was to create a luxurious finish for the coffee

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Glenn Murcutt covers bushland home in zinc panels to protect it against wildfire

September 14, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Set in a patch of dense coastal bushland on the Palm Beach peninsula just north of Sydney, this weekend residence by architect Glenn Murcutt is armoured in blackened zinc panels to defend it from wildfire. Nestled into the base of a sandstone outcrop, the two-storey house is surrounded by shrubbery and a forest of gum, oak and blueberry

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Residents of Sydney high-rise estate use lights to protest against gentrification

September 8, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Night after night, the windows of the tower blocks that make up the Waterloo Estate in Sydney have been gradually lit up in different colours as part of a public art project that aims to make the community more visible. Triggered by the NSW state government’s plans to redevelop the area, the #WeLiveHere2017 project has been gaining

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Grimshaw unveils Sydney office tower designed to appeal to the “millennial worker”

September 1, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Grimshaw has revealed plans for an office tower overlooking Sydney harbour, which will comprise three district sections and a curving roofline that references the vaulted shells of the nearby Opera House. London-based Grimshaw designed the AU $90 million (£55 million) scheme for a plot spanning 210-220 George Street. The tower, which will take the name of the lot,

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A Curved Wood And Concrete Exterior Greets Visitors To This Home In Sydney

August 31, 2017 Erin 0

  Real estate firm BresicWhitney have recently listed this modern curved wood and concrete house that’s located in Sydney, Australia.   At the front of the house, a path surrounded by plants connects to concrete stairs that lead up to the house. At the side of the house, there’s another entrance and the second floor features […]

A Curved Wood And Concrete Exterior Greets Visitors To This Home In Sydney

August 31, 2017 Erin 0

  Real estate firm BresicWhitney have recently listed this modern curved wood and concrete house that’s located in Sydney, Australia.   At the front of the house, a path surrounded by plants connects to concrete stairs that lead up to the house. At the side of the house, there’s another entrance and the second floor features […]

A Curved Wood And Concrete Exterior Greets Visitors To This Home In Sydney

August 31, 2017 Erin 0

  Real estate firm BresicWhitney have recently listed this modern curved wood and concrete house that’s located in Sydney, Australia.   At the front of the house, a path surrounded by plants connects to concrete stairs that lead up to the house. At the side of the house, there’s another entrance and the second floor features […]

Andrew Burges Architects transforms Sydney warehouse into “mini city” for kids

August 12, 2017 Ali Morris 0

This Sydney childcare and community centre by Andrew Burges Architects is filled with tiny house-shaped rooms and has a sandpit on its roof. Conceived as a city at child’s scale, the East Sydney Learning Centre is housed in a four-storey former warehouse building from the 1920s that is nestled within a tight network of lanes and streets. The architects were asked to

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An Updated Design For This 1970s Home Includes Recycled Brick And High Ceilings

August 9, 2017 Erin 0

  Luigi Rosselli Architects have designed the update and addition to a 1970’s home in Sydney, Australia. Named Twin Peaks, the home originally had a single roof peak, however when they added to the home, a second peak was created.   White masonry gables and recycled brick are combined with aluminum battens that screen the windows facing the […]

An Updated Design For This 1970s Home Includes Recycled Brick And High Ceilings

August 9, 2017 Erin 0

  Luigi Rosselli Architects have designed the update and addition to a 1970’s home in Sydney, Australia. Named Twin Peaks, the home originally had a single roof peak, however when they added to the home, a second peak was created.   White masonry gables and recycled brick are combined with aluminum battens that screen the windows facing the […]