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Amano is a restaurant and bakery occupying the ground floor of two heritage buildings in Britomart. Although large in capacity, the space has been designed as a sequence of spaces that feel intimate.
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A landmark Sydney building is reinvented as the new operations hub for a growing Australian fashion label of coastal chic apparel.
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A prominent, corner sited Edwardian on the crest of Ruckers Hill, has been restored and enlarged with new living spaces in a separate rear-garden pavilion. Pushing the new addition to the back of this site allows a sun-filled pool and garden, and a streetscape expression akin to a garden pavilion; contemporary and street-tough, but a little bit Edwardian in spirit.
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The house is a glazed pavilion sitting in the dunescape above a coastal golf links.
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Sited amongst the dunes and pine forests along the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, is a pair of gabled timber sheds. The design references the timber working sheds found in rural New Zealand.The buildings are sited to create an occupation against the dune edge that feels relaxed and timeless. Between them is set an outdoor fire and area for seating.
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A contemporary extension to an existing residence, the purpose of the Tree View house was to bring a new degree of comfort, functionality and sustainability to a family home.
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Sitting on the steep banks of Edgars Creek, this house is raw and elemental. It is simple and honest in its approach to siting and planning.
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Providing a home to a young family, Beaumaris House employs a tactful sensitivity in order to balance ideas of multifunctional use, whilst also addressing our clients’ need for privacy.
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This redevelopment project explores the love and memory a retired couple have of a home and site they have occupied for over thirty years.
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Globally acclaimed Japanese Architect Kengo Kuma has collaborated with Rolls-Royce on a bespoke ‘Dawn’ convertible. The first-of-its-kind luxury car will debut as a moving representation of the new luxury residence ‘The Kita’ in central Tokyo, designed by Kengo Kuma.
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Architects’ own homes are often a breeding ground for taking risks – a chance to do the things other client’s wouldn’t let slide. The Hawthorne Street House, designed by and for Sheppard and Rout director Tim Dagg, is full of these slightly surprising moments. The most obvious of these happens on the approach to the house, with its defining backlit polycarbonate cladding, but stepping inside the dwelling and circling round the back leads us to a few more.
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The new home of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music celebrates the activities of music rehearsal and practice – a green room for Melbourne's arts precinct. Outwardly focused and inviting, the building balances the singular concentration required of students with the camaraderie of engaging with others. The building is a place to rub shoulders with fellow music students, and the artistic milieu of the wider campus and precinct.