Innholdsfortegnelse for No. 160 i Architectural Review Asia Pacific

The cover star of this issue may strike you as a surprising choice. Winter Architecture is an award-winning practice with much to recommend it, but architect Jean Graham established it only a few short years ago. Indeed, it would have been a natural pick for one of our emerging practice profiles. Instead, we gave it a greater focus, because its business model is so very contemporary and could well be the way of the future for many small practices – with its architects geographically spread out, coming together every now and then, but mostly working remotely. They also join the practice and then leave as and when the work demands it, with a fluidity and impermanence that seems very much of the now. The advent of Wi-Fi and our ‘always…

When it comes to good business practice in the architectural profession you can’t beat the value derived from peer to peer exchange. Perhaps the best piece of advice I can give to young and emerging architects, and it’s something I have suggested to the many I have mentored over the years, is to establish or tap into an existing support network. Being your own boss, whether as a sole practitioner or running your own practice, is immensely rewarding, but, as with any small business, architectural practices have their challenges. Going out on your own, while exhilarating, can also be isolating, which is why peer to peer sharing and strong networks are so important. It’s immensely beneficial having someone to bounce ideas off. As architects, we have to contend with a…

Hamish Lyon, director of architecture and design at NH Architecture, was thrilled and a little overwhelmed when the practice was appointed to work on the redesign of Arts Centre Melbourne’s (ACM) Theatres Building. “I’ve been visiting the arts precinct since I was a kid and I’m still a very regular visitor,” he beams with pride. “I mean, it’s a major cultural icon and a legacy project over which Sir Roy Grounds casts a fairly long shadow. The idea of participating in that sort of generational conversation, the biggest since the postwar period… well, any architect would have to say that’s a fairly exciting proposition.” A huge project that will remould the bones designed by Grounds and adapted by John Truscott, it will leave an indelible mark on the Victorian capital…

TRACY HALL MARKETING DIRECTOR, GODADDY AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND IF HANDLED PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY, A COMPLAINT DOESN’T HAVE TO MEAN THE END OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH A CLIENT OR COME AT THE EXPENSE OF POTENTIAL NEW BUSINESS. – TRACY HALL In an increasingly digitised world, complaints against service-based businesses can be made publicly in the form of reviews, comments and posts on social media. This means that complaints are no longer falling on deaf ears. Complaints can be an inevitable part of being a business owner, so instead of feeling disheartened, try to use it as an opportunity to learn and grow as a reputable architecture firm. Monitoring and managing online complaints can be vital to protecting your reputation, simultaneously building stronger relationships with clients. Thoughtfully addressing the complaint…

An AR adviser is an organisation with which we’ve entered into a partnership to provide expert insight from their respective industries. In this issue, we welcome dormakaba. dormakaba’s Kevin Blacow Kevin Blacow is product marketing manager – Entrance Systems and Export | at dormakaba GLOSSARY: Throughout this and subsequent issues of AR you will notice icons that indicate the relevant article has material on the website, which may be text, further images and/or video. The icons’ meanings are: Image gallery Video Text Additional text…

Winter Architecture was established less than three years ago, but the architects involved all have solid experience working for larger firms before that, and the practice has already won or been shortlisted for a number of high-profile prizes, including significant recognition for its first project, Port Melbourne house. The sole director at this point is Jean Graham, who works out of a cosy home/office space in the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. The rest of the team members are spread across the state. Hailing from regional Victoria, Graham studied at Deakin University where she completed a double honours degree in architecture and construction management in 2007. She followed that with a year of travelling before returning home to work in Melbourne “moonlighting and working for bigger practices” while also beginning…

With most architectural projects spanning at least 12 months, end outcomes can be an irrelevant concept in defining success on a day-to-day basis. And what about when a project falls through or the developer pumps the brakes and changes scope? The architecture didn’t fail… Never mind the months, or even years, of bureaucracy that can tie up large-scale developments – halting the architecture at the design development or DA stage. So what is success? How should we measure it? And how should it translate to different members of the team? When done correctly, defining success (and actioning it!) can become a motivational tool, have a positive impact on workplace satisfaction and create an efficient pathway to achieving the goals of the business. Here we provide three clear steps to define…

Architect’s statement. The Carwoola house is located on a 13.37-hectare block in a rural bush setting. The previous dwelling on the site was destroyed in the 2017 Carwoola bushfire. The form and materiality of the new house has been reinvented and its location re-sited to redefine the experience and outlook of the site. The site is densely wooded and slopes up from the north-west. There are views to surrounding hills to the north, and flat plains to the south. The original dwelling was located on a bushy western slope in a vulnerable position to fire. The new dwelling is sited in a clearing higher up on the site – free from fuel-load, but more isolated and exposed. The building form responds to this condition by being intentionally strong and robust.…

“AS ARCHITECTS, WE HAVE TO CONTEND WITH A HUGELY COMPLEX AND EVER-CHANGING LANDSCAPE, MAKING KNOWLEDGE-SHARING AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS.”CLARE COUSINS “THERE’S THIS IDEA OF THE HERO ARCHITECT, GREY-HAIRED, ON THE FRONT COVER OF A MAGAZINE, SITTING IN THE RODIN POSITION. I DIDN’T WANT TO HAVE THAT HERO IMAGE.”JEAN GRAHAM “THE PEOPLE IN THE CREATIVE ARTS AND THEATRE INDUSTRIES ARE CERTAINLY MORE IN TUNE WITH THE IDEA OF VISION AND DESIGN… BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL PERFORMERS IN A WAY.”HAMISH LYON “KEYWORDS ARE THE REALLY IMPORTANT TERMS THAT SHOWCASE WHAT YOUR BUSINESS IS ALL ABOUT... IT’S ALL ABOUT UNDERSTANDING THE INTENT BEHIND SOMEONE’S SEARCH, AND KNOWING THE BURNING QUESTIONS THEY HAVE ABOUT CHOOSING AN ARCHITECT.”SABRI SUBY “BABY BOOMERS EXPECT A HIGHER QUALITY AND WANT MORE OPTIONS, BUT THEY ARE ALSO…

Future industry practices: It’s already starting to happen with work/life balance and people working less, working from home or changing the modes. Expected developments in projects; Densification, the idea of urban sprawl, learning how to evolve your existing buildings as opposed to building new. Renovations and adaptations to existing spaces are really critical, particularly with climate change and the effects that is having on a lot of existing structures. Advice to young practices starting out: Be among people that you can trust and share knowledge with and talk about things with and just go through the processes. It’s going to be challenging, it always will be. What she wishes she’d known at the outset: I’d say understand that there is fear, but don’t be held back by it. Particularly as…

It could be said that there’s no better way to test your powers of collaboration and the resilience of the peer review process than to produce a large residential project with six other architectural firms. Such is the experience of Melbourne-based firm Hayball, which has embarked on a unique process to build Nightingale Village in the inner northern suburb of Brunswick. Seven different award-winning architecture practices were invited to work collaboratively to build apartment buildings that would adhere to the Nightingale model — the creation of multi-residential buildings that are financially, socially and environmentally sustainable. The hope is to emulate the first projects, The Commons and Nightingale 1, also in Brunswick. These were constructed separately, but through their design their occupants have created their own ecosystem and now host collective…

“I had always wanted to do architecture, but initially I was far too intimidated by the thought of exposing my ideas to the world in a creative profession,” admits Jessica de Rome, founder of de Rome Architects. Stifled by this fear, de Rome initially chose to study finance and banking, but was left uninspired by the “conservative” subject matter. “I couldn’t find meaning in that, so I fought past my introversion and sought out architecture,” she says. De Rome took her first professional steps into the industry during her third year of study at Bill Szydlik Architects, before being offered a job by Colin Stewart, the founder of Stewart Architects, who was on the panel of de Rome’s final fifth year university critique. “I stayed there for six years,” says…

We’re now used to the idea of the Internet of Things (IoT) connecting many of the staple appliances and fixtures of our everyday lives to the cloud and, therefore, each other, but what may surprise is that this even includes automatic doors. You may have thought of such doors as simply pieces of timber, glass or metal that open automatically, you walk through and they close behind you with no thought to anything other than getting to the other side. No longer. Enter EaaS or Entry as a Service. This brand new software is the very latest in streamlined automatic door design. Essentially, what EaaS boils down to is a system by which automatic doors are connected to the cloud, and all the door’s relevant operational data is shared in…

Dulux Professional DryErase There are no ideas too little, only spaces too little to put them in. Professional DryErase will transform classrooms and offices into boundless erasable surfaces, giving you the space you need to communicate, connect and accelerate learning and collaboration. No matter where you use it, minds will open and fill with big ideas. dulux.com.au UCI ahead of the game When it comes to sit-to-stand workstations UCI is ahead of the game with Interchange and Paradigm, as both products provide optimum dimensions, safety, stability, durability and strength for sit-to-stand workstations. Paradigm was the first sit-to-stand workstation to receive full certification and was developed by UCI through extensive research into flexible working environments that improve productivity. Interchange is founded on principles of flexibility and adaptability and the designer has…