Acoustics and window types explained
For those living in noisy areas, selecting the right windows and ensuring their correct installation is crucial. Window style, glass selection and the overall quality of products used, influence the home’s ability to block out external noise and improve occupant comfort. A window will need to be included amongst similarly performing products for a whole […]
Ventilation in Commercial Projects should not be forgotten
The NCC provides fantastic guidelines for ensuring safety and integrity in design but at times, can leave you scratching your head for a solution to a problem. Take natural ventilation combined with restricted openings for example. On one hand, the rooms we use must have natural ventilation from ‘permanent openings, windows, doors or other devices’, […]
2017 Victorian Architecture Awards
The end of the financial year went off with a bang at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition and Convention Centre, with over 800 guests celebrating the 2017 Victorian Architecture Awards; the first time since 2009 that the Awards have been presented at this venue. Of the 223 entries, 58 Named Awards, Awards, and Commendations were […]
Australian Institute of Architects Exhibition of Entries Opening Event – Melbourne
What do you call a group of architects? A machette, a pavilion…a shelter…a folly….an entablature…either way, a large group of Victorian architects gathered to launch the start of the Awards season, and to celebrate the hard work that gets a project to this point; photographed, styled, lights, camera, action! Amy Muir, Chair Victorian Awards Task […]
PRAXIS – National Architecture Conference Day Two
The second day of the conference begins after the Emerging Architect’s breakfast. Starting rather early on a Saturday morning there are some conspicuously empty sets at the tables, but the delicious spread for breakfast and coffee helps to get everyone talking, and the work of Anthony Balsamo is recognised, after being awarded the Australian Institute […]
Victorian Constructive Mentoring Program
Mentor noun 1. an experienced and trusted adviser. Supported by AWS for the fourth consecutive year, the Victorian Chapter recently launched it’s 2017 Constructive Mentoring Program. Run annually for the last nine years, the aim is to provide personalised guidance and support through the sharing of business and personal experiences to recent graduates, and those […]
2017 National Emerging Architect Prize Winner
The Emerging Architect Prize acknowledges and encourages the potential of emerging architects by recognising their efforts through an annual prize. The prize is not just limited to architectural practice, other factors considered include excellence in architectural research, community activities and the promotion of architecture in general. At the National Architecture Conference, Praxis, the winner of […]
Scale, Collaboration And Competitions In Young Practice
Scale, collaboration and competitions were common topics of discussion surrounding this week’s Tuesday Night Talk Series. The talk, the first in a series called Look-See, brought together four young practices and the architects at their helm to discuss their unique approaches to architecture. Despite a lack of specific briefing of topics to discuss, each had […]
Cleveland House
A literal stones-throw from the deep, blue waters of Moreton Bay, Cleveland House is nothing short of an ocean lover’s paradise. In every minute detail of this beautiful home, the owners’ desire to maintain perfect harmony with their natural surrounds is abundantly evident. But with such a glorious location comes an equal and opposite amount […]
Batman House
The brief was relatively clear-cut: design a home in which the clients could see their young children from every angle. From that small seed of inspiration, Mike Cleaver of Clever Designs created a unique family home that not only met the requirements but challenged what was even thought possible. “When I first visited the site, […]