Posts Tagged ‘Australia’

School of Medicine at University of Western Sydney, Australia by Lyons

June 28th, 2009

School of Medicine at University of Western Sydney, Australia by Lyons architecture design

The School of Medicine, $50m building accommodates a new foundation medical school was designed by Lyons architects is located at The University of Western Sydney, Australia. The University of Western Sydney School of Medicine, based at the Campbelltown campus in the heart of the rapidly expanding western suburbs, as an integrated medical teaching and research environment based on the contemporary educational principles of student centred learning and collaborative interdisciplinary research. Read more »


Kolling Building in Sydney, Australia by HASSELL

June 10th, 2009

Kolling Building in Sydney, Australia by HASSELL architecture design

The Kolling Building for Research & Education was designed by HASSELL that located in Sydney, Australia is the first project to be completed in the redevelopment of the entire Royal North Shore Hospital Campus. The Kolling Research Building which currently houses 350 researchers, education and animal house activities will eventually accommodate 500 researchers. It is well connected to the new main hospital building, allowing easy flow from the acute care area to the research area for the many staff members engaged in active clinical research. Read more »

Automotive Centre of Excellence, Kangan Batman TAFE, by Lyons in Australia

March 24th, 2009

Automotive Centre of Excellence, Kangan Batman TAFE, by Lyons in Australia architecture design

The Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE) was designed by Architect Lyons and located in Melbourne’s Docklands accommodates a dedicated training and showcase facility for Australia’s Victorian automotive trades and manufacturing. Stage One Automotive Centre of Excellence consists of approximately 2,500sqm of high-bay workshop space and 2,500sqm for specialist workrooms, classrooms and office accommodation. The building absorbs sources from automotive culture, and its relationships with the city; kerb signs, tyre treads, city overpasses, and the sheen of car showrooms. The interiors evoke something of the automotive predilection for contrasting the technological and mechanical with the finished and the smooth. Read more »

Adelaide’s 111 Esplanade in Australia by Tridente Architects

March 16th, 2009

Adelaide’s 111 Esplanade in Australia by Tridente Architects home design

Located in Adelaide, Australia, the Adelaide’s 111 Esplanade is this modern house design was designed by Tridente Architects. The Adelaide’s 111 Esplanade house is simple, well resolved, environmentally sensitive and robust. The brief called for two two-storey semi-detached houses, united behind a single facade: an experiment in higher density coastal architecture that doesn’t lose sight, literally or figuratively, of the coast. One of the houses will be kept by the owner as their private residence; the other is being sold. Esplanade is Adelaide’s great coastal road, winding along beside the beach for kilometres. It is the only thing between the houses and the sandy expanses of Adelaide’s beaches. Read more »

ANZ Bank Breakout by HASSELL in Australia

March 2nd, 2009

ANZ Bank Breakout by HASSELL in Australia furniture design

The ANZ Bank Breakout, ANZ Learning and Breakout Centre that located in Melbourne, Australia and was designed by HASSELL is a large, flexible and multi-purpose space, intended to encourage creativity and freedom from the constraints of a ‘normal’ office environment. Designers Caroline Lieu and Rob Backhouse endeavoured to create a playful and fun atmosphere, one which stimulates the free flow of ideas, which can otherwise be hindered by drab and stuffy surrounds. Corporate colours and branding are eliminated, and furniture and finishes are selected to enhance the sensory experience of the space. Plywood, paint and patterned rubber are some of the materials used in a clever and striking fashion to achieve this aesthetic. Read more »