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Location - Melbourne
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The windows are double-framed, making the glazing blast-proof in the unlikely event of an explosion at the nearby port.

A 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, Interiors
Vacation Cafe by Therefore.

Grown-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, Interiors
Higher Ground is characterized by a series of smaller platforms that wrap around the space, taking the visitor on a journey through six different levels.

Intimate 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, Interiors
The timber screen was used to zone the dining space. The exact placement of the timber arch aligns with the two-toned circle on the back wall.

Mint 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, Interiors
The bar and counter frame the open kitchen and feature speckled grey terrazzo and floating white pendant lights.

Lights out: Second Home

Brahman Perera & Jason M. Jones

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, Interiors