Architects are known for returning from travel with more photos of buildings than people and for having an esoteric vocabulary of their own. Of course, these are clichés that are not always true. But something that unites most designers is the tendency to pay attention to each detail that makes up a project, be it the material that covers the facade, the junction between different floors, how the doors open, the type of window frame, how the forms were put together for concreting, and more. But a detail that often goes unnoticed – and that makes a huge difference in interior design – is baseboards.
Coburg and Moreland Stations / Wood/Marsh
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Architects: Wood/Marsh
- Area: 2159 m²
- Year: 2023
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Professionals: Tract
Harold House / Coy Yiontis Architects
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Architects: Coy Yiontis Architects
- Area: 333 m²
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: Shade Factor, Duravit, Miele, ALUMINCO, Archlad, +26
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Professionals: CBD Contracting, Quirkeir, GE Building Surveyors, Taylors, Renata Fairhall Garden Designs
My Oh My Espresso Café / We Are Humble
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Architects: We Are Humble
- Area: 200 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Bishop Master Finishes, Four Seasons Commercial Interiors, InStyle, Paged, Porta Timbers, +4
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Professionals: Four Seasons Commercial Interiors, Salmon and Ko
2021 Prix Versailles Awards Global Winners Announced
After the announcement of the selected projects in the categories of Airports, Campus, Railway Stations and Sports, followed by the announcement of the 70 Continental Winning Projects of the Prix Versailles 2021 in the categories of Shops, Shopping Centres, Hotels and Restaurants, there turned out to be a total of 94 new projects competing in the 2021 Prix Versailles World Final.
Prix Versailles 2021: World Selections for Airports, Campuses, Passenger Stations and Sports announced
The annual Prix Versailles awards, created in 2015 to promote a better interaction between the cultural and the economic, announced the 2021 World Selections celebrating 24 projects in the categories of Airports, Campuses, Passenger Stations and Sports.
This House Never Ends / Steffen Welsch Architects
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Architects: Steffen Welsch Architects
- Area: 254 m²
- Year: 2020
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Professionals: Renovation One, Woodcraft Mobiliar
55 Southbank Boulevard / Bates Smart
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Architects: Bates Smart
- Area: 27000 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Kone, RC+D
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Professionals: Marshall Day Acoustics, WSP Group, Urbis, Inhabit Australasia P/L, MEL Consultants, +2
Concrete Pipes Transformed Into Architectural Elements and Living Spaces
Urban infrastructures provide comfort to inhabitants and mitigate the risks of disasters such as flooding. Underground systems specifically conceal urban infrastructures from public view and are configured as real mazes under the streets. The distribution of drinking water, urban drainage, sewage, and even electrical wiring and fiber optics in some cases, pass under our feet without us noticing. To this end, the industry developed precast concrete parts for about 100 years that provided construction speed, adequate resistance to force, and durability against time. Concrete pipes with circular sections, in many diverse diameters, are perhaps the most used conduits and are ubiquitous around the world. But there are also those who use these apparently functional elements in creative architectural contexts as well.
Cleaning Spaces With Light: Ultraviolet Radiation To Kill Viruses and Bacteria
In dystopian films, it is a common trope to depict the sky as filled with a thick fog, blocking the sun's rays and bringing a dark atmosphere to the scenes. Whether in Blade Runner or in a Black Mirror episode, the lack of sun commonly represents a future we would rather not live in. The sun provides heat to planet Earth and is a great source of light energy, essential for the survival of many living creatures. We can generate electricity from the sun and still use only a fraction of the energy it provides. Sunlight also regulates our circadian cycle, which affects our mood. But recent forest fires and industrial pollution in some large cities have already made the dystopian blockage of sun a relatively common phenomenon, depriving hours of sunshine from many inhabitants. Concurrently, with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are living a plot that few science fiction writers could have predicted, and new technologies and solutions have emerged to try to contain the spread of this invisible enemy. Can the sun, or specifically ultraviolet radiation, kill viruses and bacteria? Could it kill the coronavirus?
Reservoir Station / Genton
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Architects: Genton
- Area: 8492 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Colorbond, Rimex
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Professionals: McGregor Coxall
The Gandel Wing Hospital / Bates Smart
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Architects: Bates Smart
- Area: 16500 m²
- Year: 2019
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Professionals: AECOM, Marshall Day Acoustics, John Patrick Landscape Architects, Aurecon
161 Collins Street Refurbishment / Bates Smart
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Architects: Bates Smart
- Area: 43000 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Arup, Built, Lexicon, Electrolight
Bendigo Hospital / Silver Thomas Hanley + Bates Smart
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Architects: Bates Smart, Silver Thomas Hanley
- Area: 95000 m²
- Year: 2017
The Eastbourne Residential Complex / Bates Smart
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Architects: Bates Smart
- Area: 74500 m²
- Year: 2019
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Professionals: Cardno, Mirvac Construction, Oculus, Barber Design, Umow Lai, +1
Collins House Residential Building / Bates Smart
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Architects: Bates Smart
- Area: 31800 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Alucoil
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Professionals: Acoustic Logic, MA Civil Design, Meinhardt Melbourne, Time & Place, Lovell Chen