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words OLIVER KRATZER FDIA/NATIONAL PRESIDENT DESIGN INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA/BOARD MEMBER AUSTRALIAN DESIGN ALLIANCE A friend of mine recently gave up paid employment to start her own design business. Close inspection of her very nice website confirmed that it was an iBusiness: “I” can do this and “I” can do that. That gave rise to a couple of thoughts: Why are there so many micro businesses in design? Why are there so few larger practices around? Barriers to entry are few, and low: a design qualification (optional), a computer, some software and you can hang out your shingle. Ninety-six per cent of businesses in Australia employ fewer than twenty people. So my friend is not out of the ordinary, but what propels some companies to great heights, while others tick along…

words PAUL WALKER photography PETER BENNETTS Hamer Hall, completed in 1982, is a strange building. It is based on the iceberg principle, with the concrete cylinder visible above ground hiding a much larger volume beneath the surface. The floor of the concert hall is sunk well down in the mud of the Yarra River’s south bank. The idiosyncratic bluntness of Roy Grounds’s simple geometry and robust concrete construction is mediated within by the equally idiosyncratic interiors by the theatrical and film designer John Truscott – gold leaf, mirrors, plush orange/vermilion carpets, padded beige leather on the walls. Strangest of all is the interior of the concert chamber, where the richness of the Truscott repertoire is put aside for a kind of mineralogical regime – the walls are finished with striations…

Awards at a glance Winners – pages 52–67 Highly Commended – pages 69–76 Hall of Fame – pages 78–81 category Winner – Best Bar Design project Pretty Please designer Travis Walton category Winner – Best Cafe Design project Third Wave Cafe designer Tony Hobba Architects category Winner – Best Temporary Design project Chasing Kitsune designer Hassell and Schiavello category Joint winner – Best Restaurant Design project The Apollo designer George Livissianis Interior/Architecture category Joint winner – Best Restaurant Design project The Spice Temple designer 1:1 Architects in association with Grant Cheyne category Winner – Best Retail Design project Adriano Zumbo designer Luchetti Krelle category Joint winner – Best Visual Identity Design project D.O.C designer ERD category Joint winner – Best Visual Identity Design project Baker D. Chirico designer Fabio Ongarato…

The Spice Temple Melbourne Designer – 1:1 Architects in association with Grant Cheyne project The Spice Temple Melbourne Crown Entertainment Complex 8 Whiteman Street Southbank Vic 3006 +61 3 8679 1888 spicetemplemelbourne.com design practice 1:1 Architects 31 Niagara Lane Melbourne Vic 3000 +61 3 9624 8700 one2one.net.au project team David Nock, Lachlan Mosley, Clare Cannon, Yamil Khourydiaz, Carmen Wilson photography Earl Carter Design statement The Spice Temple Melbourne is located immediately adjacent to Rockpool Bar & Grill, which was completed around four years ago. The design has been influenced by street hawker food markets and greatly complements the menu, which draws inspiration from the cuisines of Chinese provinces. Rawness and simplicity reverberate throughout the fitout, and there is an emphasis on comfort and experience rather than a particular theme or…

Adriano Zumbo Designer – Luchetti Krelle project Adriano Zumbo 80 Pyrmont Street Pyrmont NSW 2000 +61 2 9810 7318 adrianozumbo.com design practice Luchetti Krelle 56 Cooper Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 +61 2 9699 3425 luchettikrelle.com project team Luchetti Krelle photography Murray Fredericks Design statement For his latest venture at The Star Casino Adriano Zumbo was keen to explore new ideas. The two parts – retail shop and restaurant – are connected by a “dessert train” that snakes through the large open kitchen and out to waiting patrons. Coloured Marblo is stacked like liquorice allsorts and cut and layered like dripping icing. Macaron wallpaper conjures childhood memories of lickable wallpaper. The storefront contains cakes displayed in “mouse traps,” specially commissioned by industrial designers Luxxbox, while the chocolate display in a…

Best Bar Design 1 BISHOP OF OSTIA BAR (BRUNSWICK EAST, VICTORIA) DESIGNER: FIGUREGROUND ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY: DREW ECHBERG/REBECCA NEWMAN 2 LUI BAR (MELBOURNE, VICTORIA) DESIGNER: ELENBERG FRASER PHOTOGRAPHY: DIANNA SNAPE 3 MATILDA BAY BREWER’S CANTEEN (PORT MELBOURNE, VICTORIA) DESIGNER: DI MASE ARCHITECTS PHOTOGRAPHY: MATT IRWIN 4 THE NATIONAL HOTEL (RICHMOND, VICTORIA) DESIGNER: BREATHE ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY: ANDREW WUTTKE 5 THE WAITING ROOM (SOUTHBANK, VICTORIA) DESIGNER: 1:1 ARCHITECTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH GRANT CHEYNE PHOTOGRAPHY: EARL CARTER See more, visit gallery.eat-drink-design.com Best Restaurant Design 1 BRIDGE ROOM (SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES) DESIGNER: TOBIAS PARTNERS PHOTOGRAPHY: JUSTIN ALEXANDER 2 ENO PIZZERIA (NEUTRAL BAY, NEW SOUTH WALES) DESIGNER: CHRIS CONNELL DESIGN PHOTOGRAPHY: ROSS HONEYSETT 3 MOMOFUKU SEIBO (PYRMONT, NEW SOUTH WALES) DESIGNER: LUCHETTI KRELLE PHOTOGRAPHY: MURRAY FREDERICKS 4 NEWMARKET HOTEL (ST KILDA, VICTORIA) DESIGNER: SIX DEGREES…

words PHILIP VIVIAN How is art integrated into architecture and interior design? Does hanging an artwork in a space constitute integration, or does the artwork need to be part of the fabric of the space? Should the artwork be specifically commissioned or selected from existing work? These questions and more were raised at a recent Artichoke Night School session in Sydney. As a speaker at the session and a design practitioner who has been involved in the integration of art and design, I have observed that there are two main approaches to this integration: that of the curator and that of the designer. The curatorial approach (articulated by curator Ewen McDonald through a presentation of his work with Allens Linklaters) tends to integrate artworks that were not specifically commissioned for…

words MARCUS BAUMGART photography DIANNA SNAPE The Hub Melbourne fitout by Hassell is not the kind of interior that usually graces the pages of design magazines, but it should be. The strength of this project lies not in the gloss of perfectly specified finishes and carefully designed joinery, but in the DNA of the Hub as a working organism, and the role of the designer in facilitating the right props and decision-making pathways to support the organism as it grows and thrives. Hassell’s role in the creation of this interior (an expansion of the smaller original Hub space by Here Studio) has been one of orchestration rather than dictation from on high: the designer is not the high priest in this collaboration, but rather a dance partner who must know…

ISSUE 41. HUB MELBOURNE MARCUS BAUMGART is a freelance journalist and author of the cafe writing blog theinkshot.com. He also runs The Words Guy (thewordsguy.net), which provides written content for those involved in competitive bidding in the construction, technology and arts sectors. THE NEXT FUTURE STEVE COSTER is a principal at Hassell and a leading specialist in workplace strategy and design. He holds a master’s degree in architecture focused on the strategic use of architecture and design for organizations. WOODS BAGOT SYDNEY FREYA LOMBARDO is a media consultant currently engaged in digital publishing and multi-platform content strategy projects. She fuels her love of design and architecture by contributing features to a number of leading publications including Houses and Artichoke. HAMER HALL/JIMMY WATSON’S WINE BAR/CODA PETER BENNETTS is a Melbourne-based, globe-roaming…

words MARK SCRUBY photography DIANNA SNAPE Flinders Lane. Fed Square. Chapel Street. Sydney Road. Smith and Gertrude. These are all possible answers to the question, “What are the places that make Melbourne Melbourne?” Southbank Promenade, however, is not a possible answer. With its tidy pavers, its super-buskers, its Nobus and Pradas and Burberrys, and its pigeons, this riverside walk is as globally generic as Melbourne gets. Not quite a “non-place” – the term coined by French anthropologist Marc Augé to describe the characterless places of transience that have proliferated with globalization, such as airports, malls and corporate hotels – but on a mild, tourist-filled Saturday afternoon in spring, not far off. The tension, then, where this geo-cultural tangent brushes against the curved facade of Melbourne’s esteemed Hamer Hall, is palpable…

Pretty Please Designer – Travis Walton Design statement project Pretty Please 61C Fitzroy Street St Kilda Vic 3182 +61 3 9534 4484 prettypleaseclub.com design practice Travis Walton L1, 248 Chapel Street Prahran Vic 3181 +61 3 9533 7877 traviswalton.com.au photography Shannon McGrath The concept behind Pretty Please was to create a world of fantasy and sinful opulence, and a unique, private social experience. Inspiration was drawn from New York and Las Vegas-style super clubs tailored to nights of sensory indulgence. Having previously been a nightclub, the space already had much of the required infrastructure. This allowed us to focus on the decorative elements of the venue. Alterations to the spatial planning played a significant role in the concept’s success by improving capacity, intimacy and circulation. Patrons are guided through a…

Third Wave Cafe Designer – Tony Hobba Architects project Third Wave Cafe The Esplanade Torquay Vic 3228 thirdwavekiosk.com.au design practice Tony Hobba Architects 45 Hurst Road Bells Beach Vic 3228 +61 3 5263 3524 hobba.com project team Tony Hobba, Michael Lucas, Jordan Wright photography Rory Gardiner Design statement The brief was to design a new public facility at Torquay Surf Beach that included a cafe, toilets and change rooms. The facility needed to be open year-round, service an assortment of users and provide an important beachside destination. Due to its high level of local, regional and international use throughout the year, together with its visual prominence along this section of coastline and the fact that it is situated on Crown land, the design needed to adequately service community recreation and…

D.O.C Designer – ERD project D.O.C 326 Lygon Street Carlton Vic 3053 +61 3 9347 8482 docgroup.net design practice ERD 68 Dorrit Street Carlton Vic 3053 +61 3 9347 9900 erd.net.au project team Rosanna Di Risio, Emilio Roccioletti, Sarah Lawrey photography Lou D’Angelo Design statement The design brief was to create a new brand identity and all supporting visual material for the D.O.C Group. D.O.C owns and operates a small number of Italian pizza restaurants, espresso bars and specialty food stores in the Carlton and Mornington areas in Victoria. D.O.C’s vision was clear. It wanted a bold visual identity that would reflect its passion for serving fresh, authentic Italian food with a contemporary edge. Jury comment The D.O.C. Group has a strong sense of its Italian hospitality heritage, and its…

Jimmy Watson’s Wine Bar Designer – Robin Boyd and Frederick Romberg project Jimmy Watson’s Wine Bar 333 Lygon Street Carlton Vic 3053 +61 3 9347 3985 jimmywatsons.com.au design practice Robin Boyd and Frederick Romberg Photography Peter Bennetts Jury comment Jimmy Watson’s Wine Bar is not only a significant project of Australian Modernism, but a landmark in Australian dining. Designed in 1962 by Robin Boyd, it makes manifest his well- publicized and influential attitudes to modernism – Platonic form and proportion, functionalism, expressive materials and structure, and resistance to “featurism.” Jimmy Watson’s celebration and promotion of Australian wines and bistro dining based on Mediterranean and local influences represents a turning point in Australian gastronomy towards a relaxed regionality and cultural fusion. Still owned and operated by the Watson family, the Wine…

words LYNN CHURCHILL photography PETER BENNETTS Simply stated, two questions catalysed the design decisions of Coda Studio’s co-director Emma Williamson during the adaptive re-use project that enabled the practice’s latest period of growth. Firstly, “how does an architectural practice swell to include thirty staff without losing the ‘domestic’ feel of the earlier, smaller, more intimate versions?” And then, at that point of expansion, the more reflective questions: “Why are we in practice?” and “What are we about?” Since Coda’s inception in 1997, Williamson and co-director Kieran Wong’s portfolio of work has developed to encompass residential and urban design, fashion, masterplanning, interior design, and pro bono work for not-for-profit organizations. The couple is known for working collaboratively across disciplines with artists, engineers and fabricators, so it is hardly surprising that some…

words NIKI KALMS photography JOHN GOLLINGS Architecture has the power to convey authority and values. In the contemporary city, this power is predominantly seen in design’s emphasis on aesthetics and economics – and it’s fierce. The thin, graphic experimentation that litters the urban environment is continually challenged by design firms operating in the corporate realm. One of these practices is BVN Architecture, whose corporate design vision can be seen in its recent fitout for law firm Allens Linklaters. The design raises some important questions: How does architecture mediate the need for branding and identity? What are the effects of entwining business and culture? Allens Linklaters is an international law firm with offices throughout Australia and Asia. The Melbourne office decided to move premises and, in the process, to redefine its…

(1) New public artworks in Brisbane city The Brisbane CBD’s new Queen Elizabeth II Court has become home to three new public artworks from three influential female artists. The three artists commissioned were Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama; Sally Gabori, a Kaiadilt elder in the Southern Gulf of Carpenteria; and Gemma Smith, an up-and-coming Australian artist. The artworks comprise the ninety-metre long Eyes Are Singing Out from Kusama, which may be the largest permanent artwork ever undertaken by the artist; a painting Dibirdibi Country by Gabori that runs the length of the wall behind the judge’s bench in the Banco court; and a hand-painted abstract piece called Collision and Improvisation on the court’s entry ceiling by Smith (pictured). The three works, while vastly different in style, meld the three generations and…

words MARK SCRUBY photography SHARYN CAIRNS The redevelopment of Hamer Hall is an important project for Melbourne’s arts community not only because of the vastly increased amenity the refurbished venue offers, but also because it has forged more open and organic connections with the urban landscape at the intersection of the Yarra River and St Kilda Road. A significant factor in this is the activation of the northern edge of the building through the breaking down of the facade and the addition of new restaurants and bars. At the river level, where the building interacts directly with the tourist-oriented Southbank Promenade, there is Saké Restaurant & Bar (see page 34). On the level above – the street level – is Trocadero, the newest restaurant for Melbourne hospitality mainstays the Van…

The Apollo Designer – George Livissianis Interior/Architecture project The Apollo 44 Macleay Street Potts Point NSW 2011 +61 2 8354 0888 theapollo.com.au design practice George Livissianis Interior/Architecture Studio 44, 8 Hill Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 +61 2 9361 6685 georgelivissianis.com project team George Livissianis photography Scott Needham Design statement The Apollo concept aims to capture the inherent Mediterranean character of the building to create a space of uncontrived simplicity. The materials selected emulate the muted palette typical of the rocky Greek island landscape. The volume of the dining room is maximized by the arched facade windows and the exposed ceiling structure and is enhanced by the low and long proportions of the dining bar. The existing restaurant site dictated that the kitchen was isolated from the dining room and…

Chasing Kitsune Designer – Hassell and Schiavello project Chasing Kitsune Various locations Melbourne Vic 3000 design practice Hassell 61 Little Collins Street Melbourne Vic 3000 +61 3 8102 3000 hassellstudio.com project team Rebecca Trenorden, Jacqui Low, Cara Gabriel, Robert Harper, Angie Hanke, Alex Hopkins photography Bonnie Savage Design statement Chasing Kitsune joined the food truck phenomenon for the 2011 State of Design Festival and redefined it by creating a mobile pop-up restaurant that adapted to its landscape. Kitsune is a mythical fox in Japanese culture that shape-shifts and only reveals its true form in shadow or reflection. The “fox” arrived at a site and transformed into a restaurant complete with a kitchen, point of sale and plywood box seating. A reflective canopy extended out, aligning the lighting with the workspace…

Baker D. Chirico Designer – Fabio Ongarato Design project Baker D. Chirico 178 Faraday Street Carlton Vic 3053 +61 3 9349 3445 bakerdchirico.com.au design practice Fabio Ongarato Design 40 King Street Prahran Vic 3181 +61 3 9421 2344 fabioongaratodesign.com.au project team Meg Phillips, Fabio Ongarato, Misha Hollenbach, March Studio, Perks and Mini (PAM) photography Above left: Peter Bennetts Design statement Baker Daniel Chirico is Australia’s most recognized artisan bread maker. He launched his second store in the Melbourne inner-city suburb of Carlton with a new identity and a fitout that combines the old with the new and the traditional with the playful, and which focuses on the craft of bread-making. Jury comment The original cleverness of the Baker D. Chirico brand has been extended and celebrated in a visually arresting…

(1) Chrysalis Büro Architects collaborated with composer and performer Matthias Schack-Arnott to create Chrysalis, a sculptural object for sound performance that appeared at the Next Wave Festival in May 2012. At each performance, a single audience member was ushered into the confined and dark structure. Schack-Arnott then performed a ten-minute piece that involved striking the object’s surfaces with various instruments, as rice and sand dropped from metal funnels above. For the audience, the aural and spatial effect was, at times, delicate and soothing, at others discordant and unsettling. photography DIANNA SNAPE Büro Architects buro.net.au (2) Solid stool Designed by Alexander Lotersztain for One Third, the Solid stool is crafted from solid Tasmanian oak, making it suitable for a wide range of environments. The oak may be used naturally or in…

words FREYA LOMBARDO photography TREVOR MEIN How much time do you spend in the office? Chances are that the hours you put in at work far exceed the eight hours of work, eight hours of rest and eight hours of play recommended for a balanced life. For Woods Bagot design director and principal Domenic Alvaro, the opportunity to define the next-generation studio surfaced when the practice negotiated a move to the GE Capital Real Estate building at 60 Carrington Street, Sydney, in return for improving the foyers and entrance experience of the building. Centrally located atop Wynyard railway station, the second-floor, open-plan expanse offers floor-to-ceiling glazing along the entire length of the fitout, affording it a superior view of Wynyard Park. The westerly aspect provides ample natural light, and the…

words STEVE COSTER “The future of work” is a phrase that has been overused, rarely understood, and even less frequently reflected in workplace design. It had become such a symbol of an unrealized but inevitable workplace future that it had started to drive many of us mad. And now suddenly the future of work is here. After years of “workplace of the future” presentations, seminars, white papers and research projects, we are now genuinely likely to be working anywhere, any time, and in virtual teams, collaborating widely via virtual social networks. We are merging professional and personal life and working with diverse colleagues just as likely to have opposed the war in Vietnam as to have shared their adolescent years on Facebook. Across our economy, automation, outsourcing and “offshoring” have…