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Pohio Adams Architects selected “Obleco”, the French glass block embedded with a raised circle that adds depth and texture as well as increasing privacy.

There was plenty of scope for things to go wrong for this home reno

The tired old Edwardian was in Melbourne, the architect was Sydney-based, and the client was also an architect. What could possibly go wrong?

  • Stephen Crafti

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Kerstin Thompson Architects designed the Eva and Marc Besen Centre for the couple’s extensive art collection.

Award-winning new building to store and display renowned Besen art collection at TarraWarra

Just 5 per cent of the art collected by philanthropists Eva and Marc Besen can be displayed at any time. A new centre by architect Kerstin Thompson will change that.

  • Stephen Crafti
Inside Victoria’s best: A photo essay of the 2025 Architecture Award winners
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Inside Victoria’s best: A photo essay of the 2025 Architecture Award winners

From a cemetery depot to a stunning contemporary house that embraces its natural surroundings, here are some of the top accolades from the state’s architecture awards.

  • Cara Waters
A steel-clad top level encloses the more informal terrace.

Parisienne-style restaurant served with a twist: red paint running down naked bodies

Maison Batard takes its design cues from restaurateur Chris Lucas and his wife Sarah’s trips to the French capital.

  • Stephen Crafti
Communal bathing space The Bathhouse has been nominated for this year’s Australian Interior Design Awards.

High honour: Cannabis dispensary, luxury bathhouse nominated for design awards

Against the ever-expanding global wellness market, two Brisbane venues have been nominated for Australia’s top interior design awards.

  • Courtney Kruk
Unusually for a hotel, the colour white is banished. East-facing rooms are painted a deep, calming green.

Melbourne’s new boutique hotel that’s bringing moody luxury back

Guests enter a cavernous lobby where the steel reception bench is framed by artist Atong Atem’s video installation.

  • Stephen Crafti
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Architects Lachlan Campley with his dog Bear and Holly Julian with her dog Judy at the firm’s pet-friendly Sydney offices.

The secret to designing the perfect office space

Architects and designers argue that going into a well-designed office offers so much more than face-to-face time with colleagues.

  • Robyn Willis
Unlike many single-fronted terraces that can feel cavernous and dark, this home benefits from generous glazing along the entire western elevation.

Architect-designed Northcote house keeps it simple in cost-of-living crisis

It may not have wall-to-wall marble, but this simple architect-designed house shows what can be achieved on a relatively modest budget.

  • Stephen Crafti
Renders of Brisbane Place, a commercial tower proposed for the Stock Exchange Hotel site in the CBD.

‘Global city’: Corner pub set to become new Brisbane landmark

Plans have been lodged with Brisbane City Council for a 39-storey tower on a city block anchored by churches and heritage-listed buildings.

  • Sean Parnell
The Airey’s Inlet house is constructed from compressed cement panels and pearlescent-coloured translucent fibre-reinforced plastic.

Shell art got a shellacking. Now it makes an architectural comeback in this beach house design

A tongue-in-cheek beach house makes effective use of shell art and cement panels.

  • Stephen Crafti

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