SURFACE Review

In-depth project explorations from the architects’ and designers’ perspectives.

PARED BACK LUXURY

In this Byron Bay home by Hecker Guthrie, relaxed, low fuss living is expressed through a texture-rich palette of materials,...

A HOME OF BOLD RESTRAINT

Salmon House, named for the fish that swims against the current, moves between boldness and restraint to create a carefully...

LIVING WITHIN THE TIDAL LINE

Idyllic family holidays spent between shack and shore offer up a rich repository of memory for the owners of Whale...

GOING LARGE AT ARDEN STATION

Large enough to cover a train station, artist Abdul Abdullah with Italian porcelain aficionados, Fiandre, and a specialist team of...

CRAFT MATTERS AT THE STANDARDX

At The StandardX hotel in Fitzroy, Hecker Guthrie enmeshed culture and context into the interior design with plentiful crafted elements...

A PURPOSE FOR EVERY SURFACE

Spiggy's door furniture tells a story of craftsmanship, creative expression and adornment. Their new Sydney showroom – transformed from the...

PLENTY OF SPOTS FOR CHAMPAGNE

In Balaclava Residence Olaver Architecture has applied a superstructure to broadly frame and delicately underpin a home of entertainment and...

BLUE GRANITE BLEND

South Yarra House sees Christopher Elliott Design use materials of granite and timber to blend heritage elements with contemporary design....

STUDY IN MID-CENTURY AUSTRALIAN STYLE

Designed in 1968 by architect Alistair Knox, the River Bend Residence speaks to an Australian legacy of mid-20th century architecture,...

ARCHITECTURE FOR THE MODERN TROPICS

In the Whipbird Residence by Minnow Studio and Zerni, the cool tactile finishes of its natural stone surfaces sit in...