Evelyn Reynolds

Thirty-four Australian houses have been selected as finalists of the 2024 Dulux Colour Awards, judged by founder of Carter Williamson, Shaun Carter; co-founder of Wowowa Architecture, Monique Woodward; director of Pac Studio, Sarosh Mulla; founder of Studio Prineas, Eva-Marie Prineas; and co-founder and director of Technē Architecture and Interior Design, Nick Travers.
The awards invite architects and designers to submit interior or exterior projects that have made innovative use of Dulux paints. The awards will be announced on 29 May at Sydney Opera House Bennelong.
The shortlisted residential projects include:
Residential Interior

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Selby House by Placement. Image:

Tom Ross

A Diaphanous Design – Lloyd Hartley Architects
Alhawa – Brooke Aitken Design
Alexandria House – Lachlan Seegers Architect
Ashfield House – Greg Natale
Balmain Residence – Parker Studio
Downsize House – Matt Gibson Architecture and Design
Elwood Residence – Alessandra Smith Design

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Maddison by Studio Johnston. Image:

Anson Smart

FY Residence – Studio Liu
Grey House – Adam Kane Architects
Gold Coast Apartment – SJB Interiors
Hearth House – Arent and Pyke
Hamilton House – Lauren Egan Interior Decoration
Hot Top Peak – Figr Architecture Studio
House in Narrawallee – Architect George
House in Surry Hills – Architect George
Kabine – Bek Sheppard
Maddison – Studio Johnston
Malvern House – Melanie Beynon Architecture and Design
Monomeath House – Technē Architecture and Interior Design in collaboration with Bianca Baldi
Olive Tree House – Bastian Architecture
Park Street by Milieu – Milieu
Petite Retreat – JCHQ
Rosetta – Hugh-Jones Mackintosh
Selby House – Placement
Smale street Home – Jessica Driver Studio
Smith House – Fowler and Ward
Tea House – Kanat Studio
Union Street – Dreamers and Shakers Interior Design
Von Leach Residence – Amelda Wilde Interior Design
Single Residential Exterior

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House in Surry Hills by Architect George. Image:

Martin Siegner

Alexandria House – Lachlan Seegers Architect
House in Narrawallee – Architect George
House in Surry Hills – Architect George
Olive Tree House – Bastian Architecture
Sunkissed Higgins – RADS
Multi-residential Exterior

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Seven Colourful Little Houses by Common Architecture and Interiors. Image:

Stephen Goodenough

Seven Colourful Little Houses – Common Architecture and Interiors More

Eighty-three of 527 entered projects have been selected as finalists of the 38th Dulux Colour Awards.
The program invites architects, designers, specifiers and students from Australia and New Zealand to submit their projects that have demonstrated an innovative use of Dulux paints. The categories include Commercial Interior – Workplace and Retail; Commercial Interior – Public and Hospitality; Commercial and Multi-residential Exterior; Residential Interior; Single Residential Exterior; and Student AU and NZ. In 2024, a new category of Temporary or Installation Design was introduced to the program.
Biophilia and bold, candy-like colours have been hallmarks of the 2024 entries, according to Dulux colour and communications manager, Andrea Lucena-Orr. “It is an uplifting trend that shows a newfound optimism and confidence to try unexpected combinations for surprising and fun spatial impact,” she said. “Architects and designers, as well as their clients, seem to have shaken off the gloom of the lockdown years and are expressing a profound sense of freedom through paint colours that epitomise playfulness and joy.”
The jury comprises founder of Carter Williamson, Shaun Carter; co-founder of Wowowa Architecture, Monique Woodward; director of Pac Studio, Sarosh Mulla; founder of Studio Prineas, Eva-Marie Prineas; and co-founder and director of Technē Architecture and Interior Design, Nick Travers.
The awards will be announced on 29 May at Sydney Opera House Bennelong.
On the shortlist are:
Commercial Interior – Workplace and Retail

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Up There by Kennedy Nolan. Image:

Sean Fennessy

Berry Hair Salon – Studio Co and Co
BHP Melbourne – Woods Bagot
Canberra Centre Parents Room – Mather Architecture
Forbes – Swee Design and Studio Griffiths
Hames Sharley Melbourne Studio – Hames Sharley
Kariton (Chinatown) – Bagnoli Architects
Level 16, 350 Queen Street, Melbourne – Agero Group
M&C Saatchi – Woods Bagot
Nook Collections Gallery Showroom – Loopea Design Studio
Rude To Stare – State of Kin
Salon Her – Folk Studio
SJB Studio, Richmond – SJB Interiors
Tahnee Raine – Nickolas Gurtler Office
Up There Store – Kennedy Nolan
Commercial Interior – Public and Hospitality

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Wangaratta District Specialist School by Sibling Architecture. Image:

Derek Swalwell

Aireys Inlet Primary School Art and Music Hub – Sibling Architecture
Blacktown Exercise and Sports Technology Hub (BEST) – ARM Architecture
Busby’s – Public Design Studio
Centreline Lounge – Suncorp Stadium – Populous
Cocolo – Brandworks
Como Restaurant – CG Design Studio
Fugazzi Basement – Studio Gram
Inspire Pilates for Women – Bergman and Co
Junior School – Macarthur Anglican School – Mayoh Architects
Lawson Flats – Ohlo Studio with Finespun Architecture
Maggie May Supper Club – BSPN Architecture
Pappa Flock – Parramatta – Elvin Tan Design
Sage Space – Strutt Studios
ST. ALi Kiosk Melbourne Airport – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
Te Whare ō Waitā – Levin Waitārere Surf Life Saving Club – Studio Nicholls
The Sporting Club Hotel – Studio Co and Co
Wangaratta District Specialist School – Sibling Architecture
Commercial and Multi-residential Exterior

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Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre by Sam Crawford Architects. Image:

Brett Boardman

Berwick Car Park Bus Interchange – Genton
Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre BARC – Lymesmith in association with Sam Crawford Architects
Good Samaritan College Polding Place – Speculative Architecture
Macarthur St Amenities Pavilion – Searle X Waldron Architecture
Seven Colourful Little Houses – Common Architecture and Interiors
Residential Interior

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Olive Tree House by Bastian Architecture. Image:

Katherine Lu

A Diaphanous Design – Lloyd Hartley Architects
Alhawa – Brooke Aitken Design
Alexandria House – Lachlan Seegers Architect
Ashfield House – Greg Natale
Balmain Residence – Parker Studio
Downsize House – Matt Gibson Architecture and Design
Elwood Residence – Alessandra Smith Design
FY Residence – Studio Liu
Grey House – Adam Kane Architects
Gold Coast Apartment – SJB Interiors
Hearth House – Arent and Pyke
Hamilton House – Lauren Egan Interior Decoration
Hot Top Peak – Figr Architecture Studio
House in Narrawallee – Architect George
House in Surry Hills – Architect George
Kabine – Bek Sheppard
Maddison – Studio Johnston
Malvern House – Melanie Beynon Architecture and Design
Monomeath House – Technē Architecture and Interior Design in collaboration with Bianca Baldi
Olive Tree House – Bastian Architecture
Park Street by Milieu – Milieu
Petite Retreat – JCHQ
Rosetta – Hugh-Jones Mackintosh
Selby House – Placement
Smale street Home – Jessica Driver Studio
Smith House – Fowler and Ward
Tea House – Kanat Studio
Union Street – Dreamers and Shakers Interior Design
Von Leach Residence – Amelda Wilde Interior Design
Single Residential Exterior
Alexandria House – Lachlan Seegers Architect
House in Narrawallee – Architect George
House in Surry Hills – Architect George
Olive Tree House – Bastian Architecture
Sunkissed Higgins – RADS
Temporary or Installation Design
Bruce Nuske with Khai Liew – University of South Australia – Samstag Museum of Art
Melbourne Now Community Hall – Boardgrove Architects
The Quarry – A New Legacy
Student AU and NZ
Allambee Wellness Centre – Ruby Shields, RMIT University
Alchemy – Caroline Apport, Sydney Design School
Birrarung Place Co Working Space – Ruby Shields, RMIT University
Campo de Fiori – Gabriela Vargas, Sydney Design School
Down the Rabbit Hole – Wenting Ma, RMIT University
Joyful Fury – Abigail Temby Spence, Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka Unitec Institute of Technology
Natural Harmonies – Matthew Shennan, Victoria University of Wellington
Save Our Royal Hotel – James Embry, The University Of Melbourne
The Keeper of My Memories – Beth Williams, Victoria University of Wellington
Whenua – Henry Newberry, Unitec More

The Queensland government has axed the $2.7 billion proposal to demolish and rebuild Gabba stadium for the 2023 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Instead, it will undertake “a more modest enhancement of the existing facility in consultation with AFL, Cricket Australia, and other stakeholders.”
The proposed relocation of East Brisbane State School will also not proceed.
The government had been under intense pressure to cancel the demolition and rebuild project, with many in the community, withdrawing support for the plan, including the International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates.
In January 2024, the Queensland premier ordered an independent review of the Olympic venue facilities, led by former Brisbane lord mayor Graham Quirk.
The review made 30 recommendations, 27 of which the government has accepted.
Contrary to community sentiment, the review recommended that the Gabba should be demolished in favour of constructing a new stadium at Victoria Park. However, the government has rejected both recommendations. Instead, it will explore upgrades to the Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre (which the review recommended not to be used as an Olympic venue) and Suncorp Stadium.
Queensland premier Steven Miles said the demise of the Gabba was “something we couldn’t accept for such a beloved venue.
“And while the concept of a new stadium at Victoria Park has merit, the uncertainty around final cost means it is unfortunately not an option,” he continued.
State development minister Grace Grace added, “Victoria Park is highly-valued by the community, and we have no plans to spend billions of dollars to encroach into that green space.”
Brisbane City Council currently has a draft masterplan to transform Victoria Park Barrambin, a former golf course, into an inner city green space.
The proposed Brisbane Arena will go head as planned, however the proposed Breakfast Creek Indoor Sports Precinct will not proceed, with the review recommending an indoor facility in Zillmere or Boondall. Upgrades to Toowoomba Sports Ground will also be axed, as per the review’s recommendation.
“With the review completed, we’ll be wasting no time with getting on with the job with a range of venues proceeding through to the next stage of delivery,” Grace said.
“Venues at the Sunshine Coast – the Indoor Sports Centre, Stadium Upgrade and Mountain Bike Facility, as well as the Chandler precinct projects can now progress to procurement with others following soon after.” More

Lyons Architects has been selected by the City of Monash to design the Glen Waverley Civic Precinct, following a competitive tender process.
The vision for the Glen Waverley Civic Precinct project is to establish a lively and contemporary community hub at 281 Springvale Road, adjacent to the Harry Seidler-designed Waverley Civic Centre. The proposal includes the redevelopment of the existing library along with the introduction of new community facilities.
Mayor Nicky Luo said the council is thrilled to have Lyons Architects on board for this project. “Lyons Architects is a renowned architectural firm with a strong track record in delivering award winning public spaces across Australia,” she said. “With their focus on creating quality public spaces, sustainability and community engagement, Lyons Architects will work with council and our community to bring this exciting project to life.”

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A schematic design for Glenn Waverley Civic Precinct by ARM Architecture. Image:

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Lyons Architects will build on the work that ARM Architecture delivered to prepare a schematic design that went to community consultation in 2023. These preliminary designs proposed an expansion of the existing library building to three levels – two floors to house the library and a third to accommodate office spaces. Flexible, multipurpose community spaces for events and meetings were proposed for the ground level.
A direct connection to the council’s Civic Centre was also included within initial plans. Proposed for the external area surrounding the civic hub are landscaped gardens, and an open and activated plaza where community can gather.
According to the Monash council website, the proposed library will be four times the current size of the library and will comprise quiet areas, a children’s zone with an activity space, a parents’ room and a youth area.
“Council thanks the ARM Architecture team for their work on this project which enabled us to present an engaging and exciting concept to our community last year,” Luo said. “The ARM team have positioned the project for success, and we look forward to delivering on this vision.”
The detailed design phase will now commence with a review of the community feedback submissions that were received and collated in 2023. More

Construction has begun on a new 24-hour student hub at Swinburne University of Technology’s Hawthorn campus in Melbourne’s east.
Designed by Kosloff Architecture, the “Latelab” will refurbish an existing building at 27 John Street to create new secure-access study spaces, a kitchen and a rooftop terrace.
“As an adaptive re-use project, we will be working with existing materials to reduce negative impacts on the environment and promote the health and comfort of our students in a way that improves building performance and amenity,” said Nancy Collins, chief operations officer at Swinburne.
The project has been co-designed with input from students, conducted through workshops, surveys, polls and on-site pop-ups. The students identified light, sound and layout as their top priorities for the project.

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Swinburne Latelab was co-designed with input from students, who identified light, sound and layout as their top priorities. Image:

Kosloff Architecture

“The prominence of the new development is a physical representation of the central role that the student voice will play in the future of university decision making at Swinburne,” said Laura-Anne Bull, deputy vice-chancellor, education, experience and employability.
The Latelab is part of the university’s Next Gen Campus transformation project, which also includes a new campus heart to be designed by Architectus, and the newly completed Indigenous Learning Circles designed by Greenaway Architects.
Across the campus transformation projects, almost half the student cohort, 9,000 students, participated in the co-design process.
The Latelab is expected to be complete in time for the first semester of 2025. More

Plans for an art and environment precinct featuring a national centre for environmental art in Halls Gap, Victoria, have been revealed. The vision for the Where Art Meets Nature (WAMA) precinct is to create a space that celebrates the intersection between art, science and nature. The precinct will house a new climate controlled art gallery, […] More

Renewal SA has released initial plans for a new 12-storey mixed-use building in Bowden, Adelaide, with designs by ARM Architecture.
The development – proposed for Third Street – features 84 apartments, 94 percent of which will be affordable rentals and four of which will be warehouse lofts available for purchase. The building will accommodate a new public multideck car park with 221 parking spots, four commercial or retail tenancy spaces, an open air function area and a seventh floor garden terrace for residents of the building.

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The open-air upper level of the car park has the capacity to be converted into a public activation space. Image:

ARM Architecture

The multideck car park will be constructed on the lower levels of the 12-storey building. The car park’s adaptable design allows for the potential ability to retrofit some parking levels into housing should future demand require. The car park has been designed to be a point of interest, with sections of the walls and an open roof deck to display art – in reference to Bowden’s mural culture. The open-air upper level of the car park can be converted into a public activation space.
Philippe Naudin, principal at ARM Architecture, said, the building envelope was inspired by Bowden’s history as an industrial area. “Our architecture translates aspects of this rich narrative through icons and recognisable motifs – house symbols, distinctive sawtooth roofs, repetitive truss patterns, even subtle nods to the iconic Clipsal fittings – creating a playful design language that’s both contextual and distinctive, paying homage to past stories and familiar forms,” Naudin said.
“We are looking forward to these stories being discovered, lived in and further enriched by the community that inhabits them.
“We hope our architecture will contribute to a true sense of pride of place, creating not just a place to live, but providing a place that residents can truly be proud to call home.”

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The proposal includes the reconstruction of Field Lane to create improved pedestrian links. Image:

ARM Architecture

The proposal also includes the reconstruction of Field Lane to connect Third and Second streets and create a critical pedestrian route between Plant 3 and 4 and the Bowden Train Station.
Chief executive of Renewal SA Chris Menz said the building will help to alleviate housing supply issues and provide a much-needed parking solution for the Bowden community.
Early works and site preparation will commence in 2024, with the first residents anticipated to move in at the beginning of 2026. More

Powerhouse Parramatta and the Cité Internationale des Arts have revealed the recipients of the 2024 galang residency program, which provides First Nations creative practitioners with the opportunity to undertake two intensive three-month residencies in Paris.
Sydney-based Worimi and Biripi guri architect Jack Gillmer and multidisciplinary Yuggera and Biri artist from Brisbane, Jody Rallah, have been selected to participate in the 2024 program.
The galang residency selection panel consisted of Powerhouse Associate, Wiradjuri artist writer and curator Brook Garru Andrew, head of the residency department at the Cité internationale des arts Vincent Gonzalvez, and Powerhouse associate director First Nations Beau James. They commended Gillmer and Rallah’s proposed projects, commenting that they would “inspire conversations about restitution and accessibility in the cultural sector.”
Gillmer, an architect at SJB, will travel to Paris in July. He has long been a proponent of including Country and First Nations voices in architectural and design practice.

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Jack Gillmer was a part of the team that designed the installation titled Eucalyptusdom which was displayed at Powerhouse. Project completed by SJB in collaboration with Rick Leplastrier and Vania Contreras. Image:

Zan Wimberley, courtesy of Powerhouse

During his residency, Gillmer will investigate the display and treatment of Indigenous artefacts and collections, reckoning with the colonial history of museology and the future of acquiring and exhibiting cultural materials. He will also study the concept of a “Global off-Country Keeping Place” for cultural materials undergoing repatriation or lacking an on-Country Keeping Place.
The program will assist him in initiating conversations with institutions about restitution. Furthermore, it will seek to support him with his objective of “decolonising” museology through the introduction of a framework or set of design principles that empower First Nations communities to reshape historical and colonial narratives.
Gillmer said it feels surreal to have been chosen. “I’m ecstatic, encouraged, and positively assertive. The residency provides support to continue the exploration of my personal and professional drivers, giving agency, opportunity and voice to Traditional Custodians in areas that are inherently colonial,” he said.
“Using architecture as a medium of investigation, I’m excited to see the potential this will have on defining an approach to architecture and museology to Indigenise practices.”
Rallah will commence her residency in May 2024. She will develop work that reflects her research into the application of Braille and other tactile language systems to intimate and collaborative haptic artmaking approaches. Beyond her investigation of tactile communication methods, she aims to broaden her knowledge of how the built environment, architecture, and curated recreational spaces can be used for cultural preservation.
For more information about the 2024 galang residency program, visit the Powerhouse website. More