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Royal treatment: Prince Public Bar
The Prince is dead; long live the Prince. IF Architecture demonstrates a deft understanding of an iconic Melbourne venue in this new chapter for St Kilda’s Prince Hotel.
HospitalityMediterranean connection: Via Porta
Studio Esteta has channelled Italian heritage and urban experiences to transform a nondescript suburban Melbourne shopfront into a welcoming deli and eatery.
Hospitality, InteriorsA deceptively simple cafe: Gathered
Designed by Ewert Leaf, this pared-back and striking cafe in Melbourne’s Footscray belies a host of logistical and functional solutions to manage its portside setting.
Commercial, Hospitality, InteriorsGlamorous and gritty: Prince Dining Room
IF Architecture has taken cues from the history and culture of the Prince of Wales Hotel in Melbourne’s St Kilda to create a new dining experience in the upstairs restaurant.
Hospitality, InteriorsPopuluxe pageantry: Zagame’s House
Melbourne design firm Lukas Partners Interior Architecture combines bold colour, dramatic artworks and curvaceous geometries in the interiors for this new ninety-seven-room boutique hotel in Carlton.
Hospitality, InteriorsA French affair: Bouzy
In Melbourne’s prestigious suburb of Armadale, Jason M. Jones and Brahman Perera have created a Parisian-inspired wine bar that is about “making a special occasion of every day.”
Hospitality, InteriorsGrown-up playground: Vacation Cafe
Neighbouring the serious Ernst and Young tower in Melbourne’s CBD, Vacation Cafe designed by Therefore occupies the streetscape like a kid in a rainbow parachute jacket among a sea of suits. It exudes a relaxed playfulness laced with eighties childhood nostalgia.
Hospitality, InteriorsA fine pairing: 131 Russell Street and 478 George Street
Two new towers by Candalepas Associates, the hotel QT Melbourne on Russell Street and the AHL Headquarters on George Street in Sydney, complement the existing fabric of the city with compositional finesse.
Commercial, HospitalityIntimate volume: Higher Ground
DesignOffice has teamed up with the owners of famed Melbourne cafes Top Paddock and The Kettle Black to turn a cavernous former power station into a refined and welcoming all-day dining venue in the CBD.
Hospitality, InteriorsMint condition: The Penny Drop
At the base of the new Australian Taxation Office building in Melbourne’s Box Hill, this new cafe by We Are Huntly plays on the concept of “penny dropping.”
Hospitality, InteriorsLights out: Second Home
Designed by Brahman Perera with Jason M. Jones, Second Home is an elegant and serene cafe located in an Alistair Knox-designed warehouse in Melbourne’s leafy outer suburbs.
Hospitality, InteriorsGastronomic showpiece: Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
The Fat Duck’s time in Melbourne may be over but Bates Smart has transformed the space into Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, a permanent restaurant at Crown Melbourne inspired by historic British gastronomy.
Hospitality, InteriorsTurning over a new leaf: Transformer Fitzroy
Breathe Architecture turns a vacant electrical transformer factory in Melbourne into a modern vegetarian restaurant and bar.
Hospitality, Interiors“Make it awesome”: Phamily Kitchen
Architect Mathew van Kooy adds bold colour to create this Vietnamese restaurant in Melbourne’s Collingwood.
Hospitality, InteriorsLocal character: The Terminus Hotel
Techné Architecture and Interior Design and Sand Hill Road breathe new life into a much-loved Melbourne pub.
Hospitality, InteriorsFloral tribute: Lexus Design Pavillion
Mim Design take inspiration from the spring blooms of Flemington to create a temporary marquee at the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Hospitality, InteriorsDining with drama: Prix Fixe
Designed by Fiona Lynch, Melbourne restaurant Prix Fixe merges metallics, marble and concrete to create an interior with a sense of theatre.
Hospitality, InteriorsThe Press Club
March Studio serves up luxury with sides of honesty and comfort at The Press Club.
Hospitality, InteriorsFlipboard Cafe
This tiny, labyrinth-like cafe by Brolly Design to brings life to neglected corners of Melbourne’s CBD.
Hospitality, InteriorsBar Económico
A Melbourne watering hole inspired by the dive bars of Puerto Rico and Jamaica.
Hospitality, InteriorsHighpoint Shopping Centre
Grimshaw Architects in association with The Buchan Group “civilizes” Australia’s third largest retail mall, in Melbourne’s north-west.
Commercial, Hospitality, InteriorsFoxes Den
Hecker Guthrie creates a dynamic chicken shop, with some wily moves in materials and space.
Hospitality, InteriorsIn the round: Prahran Hotel
Techne Architects transforms a tired corner pub into a lively hub with a hint of voyeurism.
Hospitality, InteriorsConservatory, Melbourne
The new jewel of Crown Towers’ restaurant precinct, by Blainey North.
Hospitality, InteriorsBridge Hotel
Techne Architects revives a Melbourne pub with fictional narratives and building salvage.
Hospitality, InteriorsHell of the North
For a local bar and bistro in Fitzroy, SMLWRLD architects use a firey yellow and bluestone as the signature.
Hospitality, InteriorsThe Waiting Room and Spice Temple
Grant Cheyne and Neil Perry team up to create two Melbourne destinations: The Waiting Room and Spice Temple.
HospitalityMelbourne Cup Carnival marquees
The Birdcage marquees at the Melbourne Cup Carnival are carefully orchestrated interiors for the theatre of social exchange.
Hospitality, InteriorsMy Mexican Cousin
In a pocket of the Melbourne Recital Centre, Six Degrees shapes an intimate restaurant and bar.
Hospitality, InteriorsClaremont Tonic
Melbourne’s new Claremont Tonic by Maison Davis and Hecker Guthrie.
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