A stunning home gallery seven years in the making

A stunning home gallery seven years in the making

Home/gallery commissions are seldom offered to architects,particularly on this scale – with 500 square metres given over to the interconnecting home and the same amount of floor area for the gallery.

  • byStephen Crafti

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This large,ugly excrescence risks wrecking Melbourne for decades to come

This large,ugly excrescence risks wrecking Melbourne for decades to come

To be built over the Jolimont rail yards,it’s called Treasury Square. In fact,what is proposed is simply a dense set of three buildings – no open public square in sight. Will we allow our city to slide into squalor once again?

  • byNorman Day
No longer isolated,the Imperial at Clifton pub shines brightly

No longer isolated,the Imperial at Clifton pub shines brightly

For years,the Imperial at Clifton hotel was literally cut off,as there was only one road for access. Now,following an award-winning makeover,it has been revived in all its glory.

  • byStephen Crafti
An apartment tower paying tribute to city’s past

An apartment tower paying tribute to city’s past

Mixed-use development Escala was conceived to pick up on some of the finer architectural grain in historic areas,such as Flinders Lane.

  • byStephen Crafti
New chapter for historic railway yard

New chapter for historic railway yard

A 1990s makeover ignored much of the yard’s heritage,including hundreds of pieces of machinery and artefacts. That’s all changed with a stunning new redesign.

  • byStephen Crafti
Up There’s innovative new store is more than bricks and mortar

Up There’s innovative new store is more than bricks and mortar

Many retailers are returning to CBD bricks and mortar,creating new experiences that entice shoppers to explore.

  • byStephen Crafti
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Imposing brick exterior,tower and battlements ... but it’s not Scotland

Imposing brick exterior,tower and battlements ... but it’s not Scotland

Late 19th-century winery All Saints Estate boasts a rich history,but now has a modern touch.

  • byStephen Crafti
Dead centre:The Queen Victoria Market’s hidden past comes to light

Dead centre:The Queen Victoria Market’s hidden past comes to light

The historic market draws more than 10 million visitors annually,a marked transformation for the site of Melbourne’s first cemetery.

  • byStephen Crafti
$150 million Opera House revamp a bold addition on sacred turf

$150 million Opera House revamp a bold addition on sacred turf

Modifying the Sydney Opera House concert hall was fraught with danger,with significant public trepidation about making any change at our most iconic building. However,the fears have proven unfounded.

  • byStephen Crafti
Victoria Market ‘mega-wall’ will literally divide Melbourne in pursuit of profit
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Victoria Market ‘mega-wall’ will literally divide Melbourne in pursuit of profit

The $1.7b proposal for a rare city site seems to care little for its effect on neighbours or other visitors.

  • byJohn McNabb
Breathtaking NSW design vies for world’s top architecture prize

Breathtaking NSW design vies for world’s top architecture prize

An Australian project to build a $3 million night-sky lookout where the Milky Way passes directly overhead will compete in what has been dubbed the Olympics of architecture.

  • byJulie Power