Evelyn Reynolds

The NSW government has approved the $750 million redevelopment of the Sydney Fish Market. Designed by Danish practice 3XN with Australian practices BVN and Aspect Studios, the project will relocate the existing market in Blackwattle Bay to an adjacent site, paving the way for a major transformation of the precinct. The new market will be […] More

There’s a contemporary style in spatial illustration that you can see in any design school or artisanal lifestyle magazine like Frankie or Monocle. It has a certain planar, crisp quality, full of personable occupants and appealing details that suggest attention to elevating the daily things of life. Walking into new bistro Part Time Lover, in […] More

The University of New England has announced the shortlisted candidates who will prepare detailed designs and budgets for the conversion of its decommissioned boiler house. The $15.25 million Boilerhouse Discovery Space project will transform the extant structure into an interactive children’s space for science, technology, engineering, arts and maths. It will have a “STEAM-punk” theme. […] More

Final designs for the $21.8 million refurbishment of the 40-year old Sutherland Entertainment Centre building in southern Sydney have been placed on public exhibition. The venue, originally known as the Sutherland Civic Centre, “holds an important place in the collective memory of the Sutherland community” according to the architects, Chrofi and NBRS Architecture. Their scheme […] More

More than 50 significant buildings across Melbourne will (virtually) open to the public this July as part of the Open House Melbourne weekend. The organizers of the annual event have collaborated with Phoria, a Melbourne immersive technology studio, to digitize the buildings and create Australia’s “largest collection of virtual tours.” Among the buildings on show […] More

A historic Adelaide theatre has re-opened after a major redevelopment designed by Cox Architecture. Her Majesty’s Theatre, located on Grote Street, is Adelaide’s oldest continually operating performance venue. Originally designed by Adelaide architects David Williams and Charles Good, it was described when it opened in 1913 as “the most luxuriously appointed theatre in Australia.” The […] More

Bates Smart has designed a 170-metre build-to-rent apartment tower as part of an Over Station Development for the new Sydney Metro Pitt Street South Station. A detailed design development application is currently before the planning department for assessment. The proponents say the build-to-rent model will provide new opportunities for international students, professionals, young families and […] More