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Norte rejects coastal cliché to win Best Restaurant Design

Norte rejects coastal cliché to win Best Restaurant Design

J.AR OFFICE’s Norté in Mermaid Beach wins Best Restaurant Design 2025 for its moody, modernist take on coastal dining.

RADS mediates street and lobby at Reno’s Bistro

RADS mediates street and lobby at Reno’s Bistro

Designed by RADS, the space redefines the lobby not as a point of passage, but as a destination in itself: a lobby bar, a café, and a small urban hinge-point that shapes and enhances the daily rituals of those who move through it.

Simple Living Passage completes HAS design and research’s Simple World series in Hefei

Simple Living Passage completes HAS design and research’s Simple World series in Hefei

The Simple Living Passage marks the final project in the Simple World series by Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee of HAS design and research, transforming a retail walkway in Hefei into a reflective public space shaped by timber and movement.

Forested Future documentary explores forestry, stewardship and material culture

Forested Future documentary explores forestry, stewardship and material culture

AHEC has produced a documentary exploring forestry and stewardship through long-term forest management and human responsibility.

“A framework for continual transformation”: Studio Edwards creates retail apparatus with LOWF

“A framework for continual transformation”: Studio Edwards creates retail apparatus with LOWF

Melbourne-based Studio Edwards has designed Shift+Space, a modular system under the banner of ‘adaptive retail architecture’. Ben Edwards tells us more.

Disuko channels 1980s Tokyo nostalgia atop a Melbourne rooftop

Disuko channels 1980s Tokyo nostalgia atop a Melbourne rooftop

Located in the former Madam Brussels rooftop, Disuko reimagines 1980s Tokyo nightlife through layered interiors, bespoke detailing and a flexible dining and bar experience designed by MAMAS Dining Group.

A night of design: Greg Natale unveils Cruda and Bosco in Sydney

A night of design: Greg Natale unveils Cruda and Bosco in Sydney

Tongue & Groove hosted a lively gathering to celebrate two new collections by Greg Natale, bringing together designers and industry peers.

The Mill: Where architecture meets athletic performance

The Mill: Where architecture meets athletic performance

Warren and Mahoney’s The Mill in Queenstown blends architecture, wellbeing and landscape, creating a transparent training facility.

Green Cup opens at Chadstone with a fresh, pared-back design by Hecker Guthrie

Green Cup opens at Chadstone with a fresh, pared-back design by Hecker Guthrie

Hecker Guthrie brings a natural, material-led design to Green Cup’s new Chadstone store, pairing pine, steel and glass with a grab-and-go layout inspired by the brand’s fresh, organic ethos.

Kengo Kuma on Mount Fuji, Metabolism and the Sahara desert

Kengo Kuma on Mount Fuji, Metabolism and the Sahara desert

In a wide-ranging interview, the iconic Japanese architect joins Timothy Alouani-Roby to discuss his childhood home, the influence of Metabolism, a formative experience in the Sahara desert and a recent house by Mount Fuji.

GroupGSA designs MUFG Pension & Market Services’ Sydney HQ

GroupGSA designs MUFG Pension & Market Services’ Sydney HQ

GroupGSA delivers MUFG Pension & Market Service’s Sydney HQ with a dual Japanese–Australian identity, blending precision, warmth and workplace flexibility.

Lexus unveils reimagined Birdcage pavilion for Melbourne Cup Carnival

Lexus unveils reimagined Birdcage pavilion for Melbourne Cup Carnival

Melbourne interior designer Brahman Perera creates three-level trackside space exploring synthesis of craft and technology.