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DESIGN PLANNING INNOVATION
THE MELBOURNE REVIEW AUGUST 2012
66SOMEBODY DREW THAT Three strategic planning decision errors that should be amended
67 68PROPERTY COUNCIL Delivering a long-term growth vision for Melbourne
FORMVICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE AWARDS 2012Celebrating the finest achievements across the state
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VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE AWARDSFORM
The 2012 Victorian state awards program has seen a dramatic rise in the number of entries from previous years. The years 2010 and 2011 saw about a 1 percent
growth, yet this year there was a 21 percent increase — we received a total of 235 entries. Significant jumps in the categories of Heritage, Residential Alterations and Additions, Residential Multiple and Urban Design were somewhat countered by lowered numbers in Commercial and New Public Architecture — a sign of the times perhaps.
Despite economic uncertainty, however,
Victorian architects are continuing to deliver outstanding work. Together, the fifty-seven awards and commendations hint, through their breadth and exceptional quality, at the enormous scope of architecture’s contribution to Victorian society and culture. Each entry, from the smallest private intervention to the larger civic projects, reveals the generosity of spirit, innovation and tenacity that un derpin excellent architecture.
All of the architects who entered projects, who put their work under the glare of peer evaluation and thereby gave us all a glimpse
of the great things underway in Victorian architecture, are sincerely thanked. I also thank the jurors, who have contributed substantially to this year’s awards through their time and rigorous consideration — a contribution that is essential to the credibility and distinction that characterize the Institute’s awards programs.
SHELLy PENN national President,
australian institute of architects CHAIR OF JuRIES 2012, VICTORIA
1. Melbourne Brain Centre, photo by Katrina Lawrence / 2. The Royal Children’s Hospital, photo by John Gollings / 3. Annexe - Art Gallery of Ballarat, photo by John Gollings / 4. Heller Street Park and Residences, photo by Patrick Rodriguez / 5. William Buckley Bridge, Barwon Heads, photo by Sean McPhillips / 6. Queensberry Street House, photo by John Gollings / 7. Ormond College Academic Centre, photo by Peter Clarke / 8. Saltwater Coast Lifestyle Centre, photo by Dianna Snape / 9. Melbourne University Boat Club, photo by John Gollings
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Celebrating the finest achievements across the state
PUbliC new
The category of new Public buildings presented a diverse array of 34 projects –
diverse in scale, in complexity of use, and their locations across Victoria. As a jury we were interested in how effectively each building performed its function, but more importantly for us, how imaginatively it engaged with the wider public realm. Several projects emerged as having particularly strong ideas leading to three
Commendations, four Architecture Awards and the overall William Wardell Award for Public Architecture.
Commendations: Fitzroy Community School: Creative Spaces, by Baracco + Wright Architects and Richard Stampton Architects; Keast Park Community Pavilion by Jackson Clements Burrows and PEGS Junior Boys new classroom building by McBride Charles Ryan.
Awards: Melbourne Brain Centre, by Lyons; Edithvale Seafird Wetlands Discovery Centre by
Minifie van Schaik; St Mary’s Primary School Hall, by tuG workshop/Tim Hall and Associates in association and Narbethong Community Hall by BVN Architecture.
In creating a new home for award winning Royal Children’s Hospital, Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart also created a comprehensive response to the evidence that good design supports better patient outcomes. It is a remarkable building with the complexity of a small city, treated with organisational
clarity and consistency of expression. It brings the majority of patients close to a recuperative view of the landscape of Royal Park and themes of nature permeate the hospital in its detail and colour. It is a worthy winner of the overall William Wardell Award for Public Architecture.
STEFAN MEEJohn wardle architects
JuRy CHAIR
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Urban Design
Urban Design is often misunderstood, even by architects, and yet critical when it comes to
ensuring the liveability within our cities and regional towns. Urban Design is more than just a well-designed building. It may include spaces between buildings, infrastructure, landscape elements, plazas or streetscape elements. Quality urban design is delivered when architects think beyond their building or site and are sensitive to how it responds to context, streetscape and the public realm.
The standout was the William Buckley Bridge, Barwon Heads by Peter Elliott Architecture and Urban Design. Its generous width allows for pedestrians and cyclists to safely co-exist whilst a raised platform on its ocean side is designed for fishing, with inserts for fishing rods and an angled timber handrail that doubles as a board for preparing bait. More than a bridge, this piece of civic architecture is fully considered and skilfully resolved. It demonstrates that the role of design can significantly enhance all parts of the built environment, including infrastructure.
The other awards in this category were given to the Boatbuilders yard by Six Degrees Architects and the RMIT University Lawn Precinct by Peter Elliott, Architecture and urban Design.
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Adam Emerson, Becky Catto-Smith and Alex Lim.
Catherine Turner, Stephen Turner and Jo Gabrial. Chantelle Balliro, Tania Wright, Jacinta Bydder and Lauren Sutton.
Michael Bialek, Roger Wood and Pete Maddison. Anna Jankovic, Alex Peck and Catherine Duggan.
CELEBRATING THE AWARDS
Architects and friends from Melbourne and beyond came together at the Crown Palladium Ballroom for drinks and dinner to celebrate the RAIA Awards.
Photos: Matthew Wren
10. Queensberry Street House, photo by John Gollings / 11. Wattle Avenue House, photo by Peter Bennetts / 12. The Royal Children’s Hospital, photo by Shannon McGrath / 13. Melbourne University Boat Club, photo by JohnGollings / 14. National Gallery of Victoria 1968, photo by Nic Granleese / 15. Garage+Deck+Landscape, photo by Aaron Pocock.
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sUsTainable CaTegory
The calibre of entrants for the 2012 Sustainability Award proved the value of a
separate sustainability category, to champion the innovative and courageous work being undertaken by many Victorian architects. Without a sustainability category, this work would probably be overshadowed by more glamorous projects featuring elsewhere in the awards.
The category winner of the Heller Street Park and Residences, by Six Degrees, inventively pooled external private spaces, to create a new undulating and publicly accessible park, making front yard become backyard.
Commendations: Zen House by Zen Architects; Southwood Home by Zen Architects; Kangan Institute Automotive Centre of Excellence Stage 2 by Gray Puksand and Creeds Farm Living and Learning Centre by Tandem Design Studio.
MARK O’DWyERh2o
JuRy CHAIR
melboUrne PriZe
This year’s Melbourne Prize is for recognition of projects that have made a significant
contribution to central Melbourne. All entries in the 2012 Awards, located within a 3km radius of the Melbourne GPO, were eligible.
One project stood out, exhibiting a level of significance, innovation and expression that will contribute to Melbourne’s cultural, civic and communal realms for decades to come.
Marking a new gateway for Melbourne and to the Parkville health and research precinct, The Royal Children’s Hospital, designed by Bates Smart & Billard Leece Partnership, makes a breathtaking contribution to Melbourne’s civic and communal realms, to its health and research aspirations and to its innovative and progressive architectural traditions.
Melbourne’s gastronomic ambition has been elevated to new heights with the relocation of Vue De Monde to the top floor of the Rialto Tower. The experience of dining with spectacular panoramic views of greater Melbourne, takes on a regional significance. Elenberg Fraser’s elegant spatial manouvres, surface dalliances and artisan tableaus enrich the visitor experience and contribute to a new
2012 VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE AWARD WINNERS
ViCTorian arChiTeCTUre meDal• The Royal Children’s Hospital - Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart
PUbliC arChiTeCTUre - newWILLIAM WARDELL AWARD• The Royal Children’s Hospital - Billard Leece Partnership and Bates SmartARCHITECTuRE AWARDS (4)• Melbourne Brain Centre - Lyons
• St Mary’s Primary School Hall - tuG workshop/Tim Hall and Associates in association• Narbethong Community Hall - BVN Architecture• Edithvale Seaford Wetlands Discovery Centre - Minifie van Schaik Architects
PuBLIC ARCHITECTuRE Alterations & AdditionsARCHITECTuRE AWARDS (3)• Melbourne Uni Boat Club – Lovell Chen Architects & Heritage Consultants• Ormond College Academic Centre – McGlashan Everist• Annexe – Art Gallery of Ballarat - Searle x Waldron Architecture
CommerCial arChiTeCTUreSIR OSBORN MCCuTCHEON AWARD• Saltwater Coast Lifestyle Centre - NH ArchitectureARCHITECTuRE AWARDS (2)• Dandenong Government Services Offices - HASSELL• Medhurst Winery - Folk Architects
heriTageJOHN GEORGE KNIGHT AWARD • Ormond College Academic Centre - McGlashan EveristCommendations (3)• MacGeorge Estate, Ballangeich - Peter Crone Architects• The New Hammond Centre, Christ Church,
Warrnambool – Harmer Architecture• Bastow Centre of Educational Leadership - Maddison Architects
inTerior arChiTeCTUreMARION MAHONy AWARD• Ormond College Academic Centre - McGlashan EveristARCHITECTuRE AWARD (1)• Flinders House - Wood Marsh ArchitectureCOMMENDATIONS (3)• The Royal Children’s Hospital - Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart• Bridge Hotel - Techne Architects• The National Hotel - Breathe Architecture
resiDenTial arChiTeCTUre HAROLD DESBROWE-ANNEAR AWARD• Queensberry Street House – Robert Simeoni Architects
resiDenTial arChiTeCTUre - new ARCHITECTuRE AWARDS (4)• Flinders House - Wood/Marsh Pty Ltd Architecture • Rose House - Baracco + Wright Architects• Harold St Residence - Jackson Clements Burrows • Big Hill - Kerstin Thompson Architects
resiDenTial arChiTeCTUre - Alterations & AdditionsARCHITECTuRE AWARDS (2)
• Wattle Avenue House – Minifie van Schaik Architects • Hill House – Andrew Maynard Architects
mUlTiPle resiDenTialBEST OVEREND AWARD• Heller Street Park and Residences - Six Degrees ArchitectsARCHITECTuRE AWARDS (1)• BVN Architecture – Monash University Student Housing, Clayton
AWARD FOR SMALL PROJECT arChiTeCTUreAWARD FOR SMALL PROJECT ARCHITECTuRE• Garage + Deck + Landscape - Baracco + Wright Architects
ARCHITECTuRE AWARD (1)• Hi-pod - BKK Architects and Peter Elliott ArchitectsAWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE arChiTeCTUre• Heller Street Park and Residences - Six Degrees
Urban DesignJOSEPH REED AWARD• William Buckley Bridge, Barwon Heads – Peter Elliott Architecture + urban DesignARCHITECTuRE AWARDS (2)• The Boatbuilder’s Yard – Six Degrees Architects • University Lawn Precinct RMIT – Peter Elliott Architecture + urban Design
ColorbonD awarD FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE• Annexe – Art Gallery of Ballarat - Searle x Waldron Architecture
melboUrne PriZe (1)• The Royal Children’s Hospital - Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart
regional PriZe (1)• New Hammond Fellowship Centre – Christ Church Warrnambool
enDUring arChiTeCTUre awarD (1)• National Gallery of Victoria 1962-67 – Roy Grounds
regional PriZe
The sadness that still fills the valleys of the fire damaged hills of our northern neighbours
has been slightly relieved by the Flowerdale Community centre; a collaborative design by Antarctica group that has the architect quietly driving the hopes and dreams of a community being rebuilt.
A bridge spanning the Barwon River designed by Peter Elliott had that community tying itself in knots.
In Warrnambool we found a real gem. A new
reason to turn to religion. The New Hammond Fellowship Centre by Harmer Architecture is a sculptured annexe to the landmark Anglican Christ Church. Weddings, parties and just about anything else, are what this new building is all about. More importantly, it shows us all what can be achieved when the courage and convictions of a country community provoke the care and concern of city slicker architects!
CLINTON MuRRAySKM – S2F
JuRy CHAIR
PUbliC arChiTeCTUre alTeraTions anD exTensions
The Public Architecture Alterations and Extensions category often take a backseat
to New Public buildings, but it is a sign of our ‘recycle’ conscious times that this year’s field of entrants were extremely good, with the awarded projects exemplifying the creative resolution of complex and difficult problems involved in changing or extending an existing building.
These projects are often highly transformative, renewing clapped out and dysfunctional buildings by opening them up and inviting new forms of inhabitation. The Ormond College Academic Centre by McGlashan Everist is a great example; a beautifully crafted alteration to a Romberg & Boyd building that renews the old library below a sky-lit roof lantern.
Some projects extend important heritage building with both sensitivity and creativity. The Melbourne University Boatclub by Lovell Chen extends the old boatshed with a respectful but highly contemporary timber clad gable form, a proud addition to yarra rivers edge. Some projects are extraordinary additions, engaging and complex buildings that challenge conventional notions of what constitute a public building. The new Annexe at the Art Gallery of Ballarat by Searle and Waldron, is a magnificently light room which can be opened to the public square to extend the possibility of its value as a performative space for the local community.
NEIL APPLETONLyons
JuRy CHAIR, PuBLIC ARCHITECTuRE – ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS
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understanding of the local landscape.NMBW Architecture Studio introduced a new
residential typology into the urban landscape that draws on European prototypes, adapting them to broaden our housing diversity.
The revitalisation of Melbourne’s laneways and left over spaces has continued to sustain the City’s ongoing pedestrianisation. The recent completion of RMIT University’s University Lawn Precinct by Peter Elliott adds to this network with a masterful linkage of disparate levels and celebration of intimate scale.
The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute has been enlarged and recalibrated by Denton Corker Marshall to imbue the research facility with a second life, realigning its aims and aspirations. Wrapped in a silver metallic skin, this landmark building’s vibrant entry, new transparency and programmatic clarity result in an assured expression of architecture that confidently straddles the public and private realm.
The Melbourne Brain Centre by Lyons is a major new research centre on the Melbourne University campus. The design strategy mirrors the bi-hemispherical division of our brain and is reflected in a plan which cleverly separates public and private functions. The architecture is playfully unrestrained and celebrates neurological research with an illusion-filled rigor. The informality of its design palette lends a humility to this important centre, encouraging staff interaction and public participation in an extended programme that addresses the whole of Melbourne.
MAGGIE EDMONDEdmond & Corrigan
JuRy CHAIRPERSON
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Byron George
Town planning is dead. Long live town planning. Small-minded self interest and politics have won, at the expense of our city’s liveability over the next
century. While it’s better than it used to be, the planning system is broken. It’s broken at the small scale “coal face” where subjective opinion or political interference is justification for refusal, to large scale strategic and urban planning, where decisions are made about how our city will grow and develop over the coming decades. I’m just glad there is one rational avenue for planning in this state – the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal, or VCAT.
On a broad scale, there are three strategic decisions I can think of that speak of this failure:
• The investigation and potential state funding of a rail line to Avalon airport
• The decision to extend the urban growth boundary
• The decision to build the east-west tunnel from the end of the Eastern Freeway to the Tullamarine Freeway.
Fundamentally, planning large scale infrastructure projects should be part of a coordinated, cohesive and comprehensive development plan for the city over the next 50 to 100 years. This planning should be about enhancing the city’s liveability as a whole, for everyone. When assessed on these lines, the above projects start to look a little wobbly.
Let’s start with the Avalon project. On the surface it looks like a good idea. The airport is relatively close to the main rail line between Melbourne and Geelong. It would be relatively easy to connect a spur line to this line and ferry passengers to the rail line, for connections to both cities, and there have been arguments for Avalon to be developed to relieve
pressure on Tullamarine. It would be a good thing in supporting regional tourism growth for Geelong and south west, and reduce the need for a huge taxi fare to Melbourne.
The reality is that the airport currently has only around five flights in and five flights out per day (which incidentally, is about half the number of flights landing and taking off at Launceston Airport servicing a small regional city). Jetstar is the main airline to use the airport, and they operate Airbus A320s and A321s, with a capacity of 180 - 220 passengers. This equates to less than 1000 passengers in and out per day (if every flight is full). To compare, Tullamarine handles approximately 30,000,000 people per year, which is about 82,000 per day. A single six-carriage train currently used on the Melbourne network can carry up to 800 people.
There is a rail line between 3-5km from Avalon making a spur line relatively straight forward. But Tullamarine is situated directly between two electrified lines, Sydenham and Broadmeadows,
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Dragging a crayon on a map
linking roads is not the answer to relieving traffic congestion. Getting people out of their cars and providing decent, rapid and regular transport is.”
and is approximately 5km from both. If you’ve ever sat in a traffic jam at 7am just to get into the airport, you will agree – rail to Tullamarine should be the priority over rail to Avalon.
The urban growth boundary issue is another planning faux pas. At a time when property values on the fringe are teetering, is it really smart to flood the market with additional supply in areas with limited access to public transport and services? Melbourne is already one of the largest cities in the world by area – 2789km2, compared with 2150km2 in Moscow with 10.5m people, 2,266km2 for Buenos Aires with 11.2m people or even the Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto conurbation with 2,564m2 holding 16.425m people (source - citymayors.com). If Melbourne had the density of Singapore, it could hold more than 23 million people. Almost all of the cities that are larger by area than Melbourne are located in North America (with the exception of Tokyo which has a population of over 33m people). Atlanta, Detroit and Houston are not exactly urban models we should be emulating. But this is exactly what we are doing.
My third poor planning decision is the east-west tunnel connecting the Eastern Freeway with the Tullamarine. I’ve covered this in a previous piece in The Melbourne Review but thought it worth repeating. Billions of dollars are earmarked for a project that will effectively be used by only 15% of the vehicles that currently use the Eastern Freeway. Eighty-five percent of drivers are headed to the city and inner suburbs.
Looking at a map of the inner city, you can see why the transport planners want this project to happen. It closes a gap and links the four freeways converging on the city. The problem with this logic is the roads or suburbs on the other side of town are not the destination – the city is. Dragging a crayon on a map linking roads is not the answer to relieving traffic congestion. Getting people out of their cars and providing decent, rapid and regular transport is.
Planning, particularly for large projects, is too important for it to be subject to vested interests or partisan politics. Unfortunately, a short term political cycle, and the democratic process where opinion polls win over considered, expert advice will have a negative effect on our city for years to come.
Planning Melbourne’s future
Jennifer Cunich
It has been famously said that cities are humanity’s greatest inventions. What
makes them great is that they are, by their very nature,
eternal. They are living entities; always growing, constantly moving and forever evolving.
Like people, cities are often relied upon by others for their success. If a city is productive and functional, it is of great value to those who live around and within it. If a city is inefficient and disorganised, then the reverse tends to be true.
In a nation like Australia, where our major cities host over three quarters of the population and produce 80 percent of the nation’s economic output, city health remains critical to the wellbeing of us all. In Victoria, no city is more important to our future than Melbourne. Home to 4.2 million people and over 70 percent of Victorian GDP, Melbourne represents the heartbeat of our State.
At present, our most important city is going through a complex stage in its personal development. In many ways, Melbourne is like a sprouting teenager. Its body shape is changing (growth areas and infill), its wardrobe isn’t fitting as well as it used to (roads and rail) and from time to time, it is struggling with the stress of changing circumstance (congestion). Put simply, it is having a challenging time growing up!
When you look at the development of other world cities, the challenges of rapid growth are obvious. According to the author of Living in the Endless City, Ricky Burdett, within the next 38 years, 75 percent of the world’s population will be living in cities. Over six billion people!
This march towards urbanisation represents one of the most remarkable civilisational evolutions in human history. It also represents one of the most disruptive. All over the world, cities are growing
fast. Small ones are becoming large, and large ones are merging with their neighbours. Whereas once two cities could happily coexist 50km apart, today they are merging into one continuous urban zone with two CBDs at opposite ends of their mass.
It is within this context that Melbourne must now consider its future. Melbourne is clearly not facing the massive challenges facing the world’s mega-cities, but it is experiencing the highest numerical growth rates of any capital city in the country. Whereas in 2012 Melton and Sunbury are recognised as satellite cities of Melbourne, within 30 years they will be better known as the outer suburbs. Much like the Frankstons and Dandenongs of old, Melbourne will eventually make them its own.
In order to ensure Melbourne retains its uniqueness during this special phase in its
development, it is essential that our planners get our growth plans right. At present, the Baillieu Government is in the midst of developing a new metropolitan planning strategy for Melbourne. The point of this strategy is to establish a deliverable long-term growth vision for our city.
From the Property Council’s point of view, we believe two key things will be necessary for Melbourne to remain a successful and liveable city over the long term.
First, it must ensure the needs of its growing population are continuously met. This includes an effective public transport system, reliable public services, affordable housing choices and plentiful open space to encourage interaction, connectivity and idea sharing. Like a developing
human being, a stable foundation will be a key ingredient for success.
The second essential requirement is the ability to attract and retain talent. Just as individuals compete amongst themselves for jobs, opportunities and incomes, cities compete for skilled labour, fame and investment. In order for a city to survive and thrive, it must remain competitive with its peers. Success attracts success. Consequently, a city which hosts an abundance of talent will invariably have an easier time attracting and retaining it.
So globally speaking, how does Melbourne measure up? Are we the healthiest and most attractive city we can be? Or are we falling behind, relying on past glories and self-satisfaction to help us get by? The answer unfortunately, is somewhere in between. Melbourne is in okay shape, but we are far from what we could be.
So what can we do to make things better?
On September 7 this year, the Property Council will be hosting its third annual Growth Summit. A key theme of the event will be how to successfully manage the complex priorities of growth, prosperity and liveability. We think it is the one of the greatest public policy challenges of our time.
Professor Ricky Burdett, head of the London School of Economics Cities Program, will be our keynote speaker. He will be addressing the issue directly.
As Melbourne plans for its long term future, it is important to remember that we have a great deal to look forward to. Our city has the potential to be amongst the most impressive in the world. As a result, all Melburnians must take an active role in shaping its future. After all, even though the city may be one of humanity’s greatest inventions, it doesn’t mean it cannot be improved.
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R emember when Victoria was the ‘State of Design’? I’d like to think that it still is, but more importantly, what is the ‘state’ of design in
Victoria at the moment? Global economic crises have long tails so they hit the financial markets first: everyone panics, lots of honest, hardworking people lose their jobs and then it spreads to the broader community and eventually hits service industries, including the design industry. I reckon that’s what is happening right about now in Melbourne. The larger firms are cutting back to minimal staffing numbers, smaller firms are looking at ways to reduce overheads and everyone is having to get, well, a lot more creative about how they do things.
Of course, there’s always an upside to a downturn and our industry thrives on a challenge. Never before have I seen such interesting and creative work being produced by Victorian designers. This is evident through awards programs such as the Australian Interior Design Awards (AIDA), Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) Awards and Australian International Design Awards (focussing on product design) as well as a plethora of projects that are being published in the design press and online.
In the interior design realm, we might not see too many glossy, new, corporate headquarters fit-outs for a while but there are dozens of smaller office and retail fit-outs, exhibitions and installations being done on shoestring budgets with great design the catalyst to turn them from average to awesome. Clients that have never used professional designers before are turning to them now to get a competitive advantage, reduce operating costs or improve their eco-credentials.
I think that large design studios are taking a
long, hard look at themselves and finding ways to become much more efficient, edgier and experimental. Witness Hassell’s AIDA award winning Chasing Kitsune project, which looks almost like a student project. And of course small, slick design companies are cropping up all over the place and taking on the established firms head to head. Motherbird (Graphics), Edwards Moore (Architecture and Installation), 6 Hats (Exhibition) and Chijoff + Co (Industrial) are just the tip of the iceberg!
So as always, opportunities arise in the face of adversity. The Melbourne design industry is going through a transition and who knows, it might even emerge stronger, wiser and bolder than before.
James HarperVictorian President
Design Institute of Australia
VICTORIA – THE STATE OF DESIGN?
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SPACE FuRNITuRE
location: 629 Church St, Richmond, 94263000 spacefurniture.com.au See the Husk outdoor armchair from B&B Italia, New Antiques Container collection from Moooi and prototypes fresh form Milan Furniture Fair, along with The Project by Hassell . The Project / Hassell and Condensed. Get ready for a spatial interaction that is as much about hiding and discovering as it is about showing off.
NEFF
location: 112 Cubitt Street, Richmond, 1300727421 neff.com.au
For their 135th anniversary, Neff invites you to join the celebration with a competition to design a birthday cake . Visit the Neff kitchen and let your culinary skills run wild as you create an edible masterpiece. While there, view Neff ’s latest products including the amazing FlexInduction cooktop, and the VarioSteam oven featuring the unique Neff slide and hide door.
GREAT DANE FuRNITuRE
location: 175 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 94175599 greatdanefurniture.com
Great Dane Furniture has an established reputation for bringing new Scandinavian design perspectives to Australia, and now is a great opportunity to see more, as they launch the world’s first ever Muuto store-within-a-store at their Fitzroy showroom during this year’s Saturday in Design.
HAWORTH
location: 20 Russel l St, Melbourne 86436300 haworth-asia.com
During Saturday in Design experience sense-awakening experiences, including anti-gravitational delicacies by Enoteca and installations by Nexus Designs, marrying furniture and lighting to create an aspirational space. Meet self-taught award-winning New Zealand designer Fletcher Vaughan.Euroluce will be partnering Haworth for Saturday Indesign.
IMAGE INTERIORS
location: 610 Church St. Richmond, 94216655imageinteriors.com.au View the new Hülsta ‘s Neo wall system which features iPod connectivity and Rolf Benz’s Plura sofa system both from Germany. Other new brands to be launched at Saturday in Design are Drugeot Labo, Lettera. G, Toulemonde Bochart, Nomon Clocks and Kose.
CHAIRBIZ
location: 112 Cubitt St, Richmond, 94293388chairbiz.com
View the new Offset table system by Tomas Alonso for Maxdesign and the Stratos chair, along with new releases from the UK’s Boss Design. The Artist@Work live painting session culminates in an auction at 5pm. This special emerging arts program engages 10 Melbourne artists in a day of live art-making. The artists have complete freedom to interpret the Project theme, using any materials of their choice to be ‘artists at work’.
TAIT
location: 176 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 94197484 tait.biz
New Volley outdoor collection by Adam Goodrum plus Gordon Tait’s Breeze outdoor lounge and Softline planters. Reminiscent of the stylish parties of old, Goodrum discusses his furniture amidst a garden tea party event. Visit on either day to go in the running to win a Volley Rocker.
GAGGENAu
location: 629 Church St, Richmond, 1300727421 gaggenau.com.au With new models on display including the CX480 induction cooktop and cooking demonstrations on Saturday, you can experience the ultimate in convenience, as well as the clever new mobile kitchen – a fully transportable concept which can be assembled in a variety of situations.
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