Innholdsfortegnelse for No. 97 (July/August) i (inside) interior design review

As winter envelops us with her cool days and colder nights, it’s just the time to get comfortable and settle back to enjoy issue 97 of inside, the third iteration for 2017. In this issue we talk to a variety of designers and architects, who have carved out successful careers, such as Ashley Sutton (p34) the uncrowned king of hospitality design in Asia, and the much venerated practice of PTW (p39), which has been at the vanguard of architecture and design in Australia and beyond for many years. At Home we visit David Hicks (p44) and discover his exquisite apartment that stands as a testament to his longevity and great success as a designer. In Sydney, Alec Tzannes discusses International House in Discourse (p50) – the tallest commercial building to…

Shannon McGrath – Fracture: First Site Gallery, RMIT, Melbourne, 25 April – 5 May 2017 Derek Swalwell – WEST: JCB Studios, Cremorne, Victoria, 27 April – 11 May, 2017 It is a rite of passage for photographers to extend their core work focus these days and explore passions, initiate ideas and craft images to portray an inner vision. Two of Australia’s premier architecture and interior photographers, Shannon McGrath and Derek Swalwell, opened exhibitions in Melbourne this April, each installation as disparate and thought provoking as the other. Shannon McGrath’s exhibition Fracture at RMIT’s First Site Gallery was a sensory pleasure. The installation albeit small was, dare I say, perfectly formed with just two images. McGrath’s vision is all about light and the manipulation of perception and Fracture presented an ‘other…

Online ‘prop tech’ start-up PEXA recently brought together its three separate offices and over 200 staff into a new futuristic workplace in Collins Square, Melbourne designed by Futurespace. PEXA was ranked as the fifth fastest growing tech start-up in the Deloitte 2016 Technology Fast 500, achieving an impressive revenue growth of 7116 percent. Design director at Futurespace Gavin Harris says, “PEXA wanted to move into a space that would encourage staff to socialise and to create positive energy. We did this by designing the space around a central café zone, which acts as the thoroughfare for both sides of the office, showcasing the vibrancy and creativity that is at the core of the PEXA brand.” In areas with high activity (such as the reception, kitchen, meeting and collaborative spaces) bold…

inside: How long have you lived here and what drew you to the property? David Hicks: I purchased the apartment as a shell eight years ago when they were developing the building. As I am an interior designer I obviously wanted to put my own stamp on the interior. What drew me to this building was the large scale of the apartments and that the building was intimate with only 16 residences. When did you produce this design? The design was completed eight years ago. What was the thinking behind the design? I concentrated heavily on the space planning at first as I had a large area of 280 square metres to fill. I wanted some big scale open areas and some more intimate areas. Like most of my…

Clients increasingly demand bathrooms that emulate hotel or resort luxury, with high-end, innovative products that meet everyday, practical needs. Fluid design is crucial, with sleek open spaces ever popular, yet a return to the traditional classics of Old English or Hamptons-style are also on the rise. For flooring, wall cladding or benchtops, Artedomus recommends Maximum, technical pressed porcelain. Developed by GranitiFiandre, Italy, the surface is versatile (available in a range of colour options and tile sizes), light, strong, ecofriendly and visually decadent. Alternatively, there is INAX – a Japanese-designed innovative range of interior and exterior ceramics that embody superb manufacturing and leading designs by traditional artisans. Jessica Bird, of Artedomus says, “INAX Japan has a long, rich history based in Japanese ceramic craftsmanship and expertise.” Innovations and aesthetics in…

Always at the forefront of Australia’s retail product landscape Richard Munao and his epochal brand CULT have once again redefined their offering with the advent of NAU, a new product range of contemporary Australian design. Launched in May this year at ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair), New York, NAU is a complete collection of product that includes furniture, lighting and accessories designed by a collective of Australia’s most talented designers. The products that are showcased include chairs, sofas, tables, side tables, stools, shelving units and lighting, which are all suitable for both residential and commercial spaces. The design of each product, while individual, maintains the continuum of the ubiquitous Australian style offering a clean, fresh and modern perspective of form and function that sits perfectly within a contemporary lifestyle. Since…

1– Michelle Bailey Michelle Bailey is a Brisbane-based writer and graduate of architecture from the University of Queensland. She writes regularly for local and national publications about architecture and design. 2– Michael Gazzola IMG.CO Pty Ltd is an architecture photography company based in Fiꜩroy, Melbourne. Located in a warehouse space in the iconic Moran & Cato building, photographer Michael has been working for 17 years in the architecture and design sectors and is aligned with many of Australia’s highest profile architecture, interior design, construction and development companies. 3– Sarah Hetherington Sarah moonlights as an arts writer based in Sydney, Australia. She has contributed to a range of arts magazines including Vault, Art World, the Art Market Report, Eyeline and Artlink as well as museum publications including Heide Museum of Modern…

“Like a Pucci dress, it’s really borrowing from the idea of beautifully dressed patrons.” JEFFERY COPOLOV  One of the most opulent and glamorous projects to be realised in Australia, Bates Smart’s interior design for Crown Towers Perth is staggeringly sumptuous and rightly so. It is also vast, with huge brush strokes matched with intricate and complex moments of sublime beauty. Tasked with delivering a benchmark in high-end luxury commensurate with the Crown Towers in Melbourne and Macau, the practice realised it was also essential that the project reference place. “They were very clear that they wanted it to feel a part of the Western Australian landscape, so we had to marry the notion of the high-quality Crown Towers experience with a Western Australian Perth experience,” says Jeffery Copolov,…

 Once the touchstone of a 1970s aesthetic, brick interiors have evolved into a beautiful language of textural warmth and finesse. Whether the bricks are used sparingly as a feature wall or lavishly throughout, the combined strengths of materiality and pattern are being explored with dynamism and verve by the Australian interior design and architectural community. “We have seen a sharp increase in bricks being used in interiors, floors and walls of course, but also more creative iterations of interesting configuration form and texture,” says Nick Pezet, executive general manager, PGH Bricks and Pavers. Pezet also notes that while bricks are being used more creatively for interior benches and seating, it is their various qualities of form and density that are impacting climate response. “Many houses in Queensland are moving…

1- Fender Katsalidis: Working Architecture While the public works of Fender Katsalidis are lauded and in the spotlight, it is its private work that shows the true diversity and pitch of this exemplar practice. Walsh House, for example… granted it is David Walsh’s house, so the public private line blurs, but even so, it is an extraordinary home. Dimensionally vast and intimate by turns, the scale and sense of place are solidly foundational to the architectural response, which is sculptural, grand and a continuation of the landscape. As is St Andrews Beach house, which remains one of the best beach houses built. With age, this sprawling line of steel and timber looks more like driftwood every day as it nestles further into the landscape. The book’s foreword by Peter Wilson,…

PTW is able to understand the very particular glamour its clients are used to seeing in Asia, that isn’t bling, but is a higher level of luxury. The history of PTW Interior Design is vast and impressive. So vast and so impressive in fact, that the value of constant reinvention has pushed to the fore. From the original interiors for Sydney’s Australia Hotel in 1891, and reaching forward to a glamorous residential tower in Milsons Point, and 20 floors of workplace for Viettel in Vietnam, the constant is an active engagement with change. The most recent shift within the company is in fact twofold. The most obvious is the passing of George Freedman, whose flair with vibrant colour palettes created the signature PTW interiors of recent years. These include the…

The concept of the interior is a celebration of nature, albeit a garden wonderland filled with colour and texture, whimsy and humour.  These days shopping centres have become the new High Streets with a complete offering of facilities and utilities. There is every type and style of retail environment with a plethora of food outlets, cinemas and services all set within the walled and air-conditioned geographic space of a mini suburb. An example is Chadstone Shopping Centre, located approximately 17 kilometres from Melbourne’s CBD. This monolithic homage to retail provides the visitor with 500 stores and 10,000 car parks, plus a hotel ensuring that Chadstone Shopping Centre has now become the ultimate shopping destination for locals and international visitors alike. The retail environment is at the heart of Chadstone,…

Artdomus Sen tapware and accessories by Agape From acclaimed French designer Nicolas Gwenael (Curiosity) and Japanese marketing expert Reiko Miyamo, Sen incorporates multiple functions in a line of independent components that can be freely combined to make a unique design statement and are further enhanced by the striking brushed black or grey aluminium. Sen is WELS certified and is suitable for use with baths, basins, showers or sanitary fittings. Sen stamps its extremely distinctive mark on any space in which it is fitted. Options include wall-mounted taps, floor-mounted spouts, hand-held shower hoses, shelves, towel rails, hooks and flush plates. Agape is exclusive to Artedomus. artedomus.com Workspace Commercial Furniture Danish Bar Stool Workspace Commercial Furniture (formerly TH Brown) is proud to announce the remake of the TH Brown Danish bar stool,…

“There is a clarity and design simplicity with Halliday + Baillie (H+B) hardware that isn’t in the mainstream US hardware market,” said David Howell of New York architectural firm DHD, at the launch of H+B New York. Jumping head first into the Big Apple, H+B is never one to take the guided path. Instead, it did what Kiwis do best and put its best foot forward in a party frock with great wine, great food and a night to remember. Michelin Star good in fact, with the funky Nolita, The Musket Room and New Zealand star chef Matt Lambert setting the tone and getting the mood zinging. “In a city of eight million-plus people, there are only 4000 New Zealanders living here and The Musket Room is the only New…