architecture

DULUX COLOUR FORECAST 2023

The DULUX Colour forecast for 2023 is expressed through three exciting pallets that are set to influence interiors in the coming year. I recently sat down with Dulux’s Colour Expert, Andrea Lucena-Orr whom broke down these interesting and diverse forecasts.

After a chaotic couple of years, many of us feel an overwhelming desire to live more simply and authentically. There...

St Hubert’s cellar door

On approach St Hubert’s cellar door dramatically rises from the ground. St Hubert’s, one of the oldest wineries in the Yarra Valley, has reopened its doors following a world-class transformation by leading design practice Cera Stribley, and now forms part of the grander Hubert Estate.
Resolutely natural and elegantly evolving, Hubert Estate is Victoria’s latest highly anticipated destination...

La Colombe d’Or Bungalows

Located in the heart of Houston’s eclectic Montrose neighbourhood, the Garden Bungalows at La Colombe d’Or offer visitors and locals alike an artful respite from the hum of the big city that surrounds. The site is situated across the road from La Colombe d’Or’s newly renovated historic 1920’s Mansion and new residential tower, and is intrinsically connected in both concept and history.
Drawing from...

Mixed material gallery

The founders of Oever Gallery located in Oostende, Belgium, gave 5AM design studio carte blanche for the spatial design. The strong link with graffiti, street, and urban art formed the basis for the interior concept. The challenge consisted in keeping the gallery space for creative experiment, inspiring a new generation of artists on the one hand, but...

The Origami House

The Origami House features a new rear extension to a family home in the Buchlyvie Conservation Area of Stirlingshire located in Scotland, United Kingdom. The ground floor plan of the existing cottage was composed of small, dark rooms which closed the house off from the expansive rear garden. The clients asked Loader Monteith to upgrade the home...

Code Black South Melbourne

South of the river was uncharted territory for both architectural practice We are Humble and Code Black, what’s a Brunswick babe to do in far-off lands… jokes the design team, whom were super excited about their first project in South Melbourne. A site on Coventry St, right across from the South Melbourne markets.
The studio was struck by...

Fulham Cemetery Lodge

Fulham Cemetery Lodge was built in 1865 as part of an urban composition alongside the cemetery chapel and gatehouse. Over the years the lodge and an adjacent accretion of sheds and public toilets had fallen into disrepair. The original urban composition has been repaired and enhanced, developing an architectural language by Simon Gill Architects, that allows old...

Flatiron New York Loft

Flatiron Loft is 2100sf loft in the heart of the Flat Iron District New York, which has been re-conceived as a place not just for young families or artists but for those in the golden years ready to experience the city from a new perspective. The single floor unit, designed by thread collective is framed on three...

River House NZ

Tucked down a long driveway lined with established trees that opens out onto Wairarapa Stream in Christchurch, NZ lies River House. The owners had inhabited the original house on the property for generations, and after earthquake damage decided to build a new home that took advantage of the unique riverside environment. Designed by AW Architects the new...