The decade was defined by great music,cheap fuel and homes with open-plan living,but this residence missed out on that last key attribute.
A 40-odd-year-old home overlooking inner Melbourne’s Yarra couldn’t be more at odds with the ‘greed is good’ reputation of the 1980s.
Heritage areas such as Albert Park can be tough places to design anything with a contemporary whiff.
In a sign of changing work-life dynamics,a Red Hill home-office renovation has won a national design award.
Visitors to the once-dilapidated fisherman’s cottage in Birchgrove,with spectacular Parramatta River views,enter via a stand-alone lift shaft on the street.
Think of sunken lounges - often referred to as “conversation pits” - indoor gardens,exposed timber ceilings,built-in bespoke joinery,and vast open plan entertaining areas.
Move over,Barangaroo and Paragon:this ’60s Fairlie apartment has top-end design in a highly coveted apartment block.
Melbourne’s beloved city market is sensual,lively,and bustling with energy but is set to be overshadowed by a series of banal towers that look like they were produced by an AI robot.
Sydneysiders have revealed strong preferences about where and how they want to live,and how they feel about their neighbours.
Once regarded as an indulgence for the leisure classes,architecture and design is now at the centre of the conversation.
One of the world’s great architects had a grand vision for the centre. What we chose was a $300 million-plus “blot on the landscape” crying out for the wrecking ball.