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Australian firm FGR Architects recently completed the Courtyard Residence in Melbourne, describing its unusual structure as a rectangular origami of concrete and glass. The house is designed to introduce a cal...

Melbourne-based architects Adam Newman and Kelvin Tsang have built a colorful scaled-down version of Greece's famous Parthenon temple. Built at a third of the scale of the original temple, Temple of Boom has b...

At dawn on Wednesday 30 November, a 42-meter-tall hot-air balloon created by New York-based contemporary artist KAWS sailed over Melbourne’s iconic skyline. Entitled KAWS: HOLIDAY MELBOURNE and presented exc...

A beautiful architectural installation, replete with a pink pond evocative of Australia’s inland salt lakes, has been revealed as the winner of the NGV’s 2021 Architecture Commission in the Grollo Equiset G...

Australian practice Austin Maynard Architects has designed its Garden House as an environmentally sustainable power station that produces 100kwh per day. Located on a long and narrow street, lined with long a...

Austin Maynard Architects has built a vertically-stacked family home on a narrow 5.5-meter wide block in Brunswick, Melbourne. A couple with three energetic teenage boys asked for a robust family home they coul...

Australian design studio Biasol has recently completed Billie Buoy, a new retro-styled eatery in Essendon, Melbourne. Serving up healthy food and old-school tunes, Billie Buoy draws in young people and young fa...

Austin Maynard Architects has recently renovated Newry House, a Victorian terrace in Melbourne’s inner north for a family of four. Though the house had already been renovated in the 90s, the two-storey ad...

There are thousands of cleaning firms in Melbourne, making it tricky to find the best one to contract. When searching for a professional cleaning service company, your choice should be driven by several factors...

Cocktail bar Peaches is on the second store of a three-level hospitality project on Swanston Street in Melbourne, Australia. Upon entering the space one is immediately immersed in an alternative Pierce Widera-d...

Inspired by the classical proportions of the nearby Fitzroy Town Hall, Freadman White and Marcello Donati of Anon Studio have designed Whitlam Place, a residential building that offers a new way of living in M...

Chiaroscuro, translating to “light-dark” in Italian, is the contrasting of light and shade to produce an artistic composition with dramatic and emotional impact. This technique inspired and guided BIASOL de...

A dramatic timber ceiling unfolds out from a capacious living zone to shade the northern facade of this family home recently renovated by Australian firm Julie Firkin Architects in Reservoir, one of the oldest ...

Layan has recently extended and renovated a heritage-protected Victorian worker's cottage in an inner-city Melbourne suburb to create the Light House. The Melbourne studio added new spaces to the rear and abo...

The interior of the new Sam Sam Korean Chicken and Beer restaurant in Melbourne, Australia — designed by local studio Arkim — explores a sense of elegance and modesty with its clean, perpendicular and tile...

Contemporary American artist Kaws, a.k.a Brian Donnelly, is one of the most resonant artists of his generation. In an Australian first, Kaws: Companionship In The Age Of Loneliness is a comprehensive survey of ...

In a dual presentation of Chinese art and culture past and present, the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series at the National Gallery of Victoria presents China’s ancient Terracotta Warriors alongside a parall...

Australian practice Austin Maynard Architects has recently renovated and extended a dark and narrow single-storey terraced house in Melbourne's North Fitzroy suburb, Australia. Called Grant House, the new dwell...

BENT Architecture was commissioned by a family of four with two adorable dachshunds to reconnect their home with its natural surroundings. The BENT Annexe project included a new addition to the original 1960s h...

A heavenly plant-filled atrium brings life, light and connection into the heart of this family home recently designed by Biasol in Melbourne's Carlton neighborhood. From the outside, Casa Atrio has the characte...

Escher X nendo - Between Two Worlds is the first exhibition in the world to feature the extraordinary work of Dutch graphic artist M. C. Escher in dialogue with the work of acclaimed Japanese design studio nen...