hospitality

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...

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...

Camp Sarika – Southern Utah

Luxury Frontiers, the San Francisco and Johannesburg-based international design and development firm, has conceived and designed exclusive luxury accommodation for Camp Sarika by Amangiri in Southern Utah. This first-ever North American all-weather, year-round camp is home to 10 luxury tents nestled at the foot of Utah’s mighty mesas. Luxury Frontiers’ design is a contextual tribute, captivating the senses while creating intimacy within the...

The Elgin Cafe restaurant

The Elgin Cafe restaurant and bar is a culmination of a day bistro with a hip late night bar vibe in Kanboh, India. Leaning on the maximalist side of design, RENESA Architecture Design Interiors Studio created a clean, soft space with a saturated colour palette. The idea was to create an atmosphere and feel of the outdoors,...

THE CHUAN Malt Whisky Distillery

Neri & Hu’s proposal draws upon the notion of the duality of natural elements, a tenet of ancient Chinese philosophy which holds that two opposite forces or elements can actually complement each other in the natural world, as embodied by the site’s mountain-water duality – the property is surrounded on three sides by a winding creek,...

The Desert Paradero Hotel

When approaching the Paradero Hotel in Mexico, the architectural team POLEN Arquitectura de Paisaje + Yashar Yektajo + Rubén Valdez aimed to emphasise the natural motion of the desert by exploring and highlighting the topography.
Inspired by desert winds and its natural form of creating paths and spaces that appear and disappear as in a landscape of surprises. The desert is a land of...

Inspired by rice fields – Expat Roasters

Launched by Expat Roasters, whom are residents of Ubud, Bali, they work closely and respectfully with Balinese farmers and producers to source finest local product to compliment their nomadic collections of beans around the globe.
The brief for Sydney based interior architects X+O the new bar and restaurant was to bring to life the EXPAT Roasters...

Kyah Boutique Hotel and Skheme Tiles – Blue Mountains

Nestled in the serene Blue Mountains, newly renovated, and renamed Kyah Boutique Hotel has undergone a tasteful and elegant architectural transformation by MKD Architects
Drawing inspiration from coastal Palm Springs with a mix of Blue Mountains Bohemian, Kyah features classic pastels tones with a dramatic splash of wood and leather, playfully mixing clashing tones into something unique yet comforting.
Throughout the entrance, main lobby, and...

Poke restaurant re-imagined

When the opportunity was presented to design a Poke restaurant, VAUST Studio decided to free the concept from what is already known. This project is about re-evaluating the ideas of how hospitality is organised in times of a pandemic. The design team strongly reduced the number of possible guests taking a seat at the same time and...