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Precision in practice: Adventist Medical Centre – CWB by Napp Studio & Architects

Precision in practice: Adventist Medical Centre – CWB by Napp Studio & Architects

Adventist Medical Centre – CWB is a pilot project in which a curated medical interior enriches user experience while addressing operational imperatives with precision.

Architecture going forward: Wardle in profile

Architecture going forward: Wardle in profile

What’s in a name? At Wardle, a new name marks the next progression in the architecturally designed road for this outstanding practice.

Book working

Book working

Paying homage to that wonderful tool of life, the book, SJK Architects’ design for the new headquarters of Penguin Random House is both a temple to the library and a captivating place to work.

Comment: Can we please stop designing for the set of Blade Runner?

Comment: Can we please stop designing for the set of Blade Runner?

Simon Liley, Principal Sustainability Consultant at Cundall, writes about how cyberpunk dystopias haven’t (quite) come to pass yet – and how designers can avoid them.

Pillars of workplace design and campus master-planning in India

Pillars of workplace design and campus master-planning in India

Focusing on facade and green design, this pair of office blocks is designed to meet the most contemporary demands of workplace design.

Sydney Water’s rejuvenated headquarters is an urban watering hole designed by GroupGSA

Sydney Water’s rejuvenated headquarters is an urban watering hole designed by GroupGSA

Drawing on the concept of a watering hole as a gathering place in nature, GroupGSA has rejuvenated Sydney Water’s headquarters located in Parramatta.

Back to basics at Zero Gipps: First-principles sustainability with SJB and Verosol

Back to basics at Zero Gipps: First-principles sustainability with SJB and Verosol

Beau Fulwood and Alison Peach on returning to a low-tech, first-principles concept of design as a strategy to combat climate change.

Carr completes the ‘future office’ for Salta Properties in Melbourne

Carr completes the ‘future office’ for Salta Properties in Melbourne

Lacquered in warm timber tones and complemented by high-quality furniture and fixtures, the new HQ for Salta Properties is a home away from home.

Restored and bursting with colour: MECCA by Studio Tate

Restored and bursting with colour: MECCA by Studio Tate

MECCA’s Customer Support Centre stays put, but Studio Tate’s interior design has added totally new layers of colour and energy to the space.

Facade operability shapes the corner gateway to Cremorne precinct

Facade operability shapes the corner gateway to Cremorne precinct

In what is a growing workplace precinct, Fieldwork has wrapped a distinctive skin of operable screens around this office block.

“Life extends far beyond the office”: McGregor Coxall’s nine-day fortnight

“Life extends far beyond the office”: McGregor Coxall’s nine-day fortnight

The multidisciplinary design practice recently announced a nine-day fortnight working policy. We find out more in this Q&A.

Comment: Gray Puksand’s predictions for Australian architecture in 2024

Comment: Gray Puksand’s predictions for Australian architecture in 2024

In this comment piece, Gray Puksand’s National Managing Partner, Nik Tabain, outlines some anticipated trends for this year.