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This would have to be my favourite time of year in design: the INDE. Awards Official Shortlist is revealed and then we hang in delicious suspense, awaiting the grand announcement of our region’s most outstanding projects. The moment of celebration is drawing close: save the date for Thursday 5 August. What does this year’s Shortlist reveal to us? A larger number and diversity of entrants, showing us that the INDE. Awards as a program and a unifying force in the region is continuously growing. We’ve also seen an impressive quality of entries – so good in fact that it’s harboured on epically challenging for our jurors. It’s the substance of the projects, the creativity, finesse and detail while responding to local concerns, listening to users’ particularly complex needs (given the…

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Over the past 18 months work and study have become an ingrained function of our increasingly hybrid home spaces. But, as workplaces and educational facilities continue to open up, there is a growing need to bring that essence of home-like comfort into commercial spaces. Puffalo Universal Group from Ross Didier of Didier furniture design studio is a new modular program which is conceived to do exactly that. Following the widely successful launch of the luxurious and voluptuous Puffalo lounging, Didier has translated the same softly rounded, residential notion of comfort into a collection for commercial settings. This, with the unique intention to enable Puffalo users to feel liberated and empowered in professional and educational contexts. “I believe in a space that makes you feel as free or as genuine as…

COVID-19 has changed so many things. Beyond where and how we work, it has also impacted on the way we think and – let’s blame it on isolation – our tendency towards FOMO (that is, the fear of missing out) seems to be stronger than ever. As architects and designers – myself included – it’s hard to avoid it, given that more time spent alone gives us plentiful time to analyse predicaments of FOMO a lot more closely. Over the past 18 months I’ve observed a very particular culture of FOMO arising within our industry: that of missing out on key projects. A practice might spend years developing expertise in a key area – whether that be education, hospitality, healthcare or multi-residential, for example. And the systems that have been…

London-based architect Asif Khan has brought both vision and verve to the Chisenhale Primary School, located in Bow in London’s East, where his elevated playground design has created a place of play for school children who were in dire need of extra space to run wild. Seeking out the American Hardwood Export Council and AKT II to bring the project to life, Khan chose durable, sustainable and premium timber to form the structure’s appearance and design. The design brief given to Khan by the school asked that he work within the confines of a small space, to ensure the areas for physical education within the school were not reduced. With many metropolitan primary schools situated within cramped plots, it was paramount that the project did not step outside the set…

Docklands Primary School, Melbourne by Cox Architecture INDE.Awards 2021 Shortlisted for The Learning Space, partnered by Autex Acoustics Notoriously buffeted by stiff winds and several notches quieter than the bustling city centre, Melbourne’s harbourside precinct isn’t the obvious setting for a primary school. Situated in a starkly urban context against the West Melbourne rail corridor, Docklands Primary School finds every opportunity to bring wonder and exemplary amenity to its community through meaningful design. “As more and more families choose to live in inner-city Melbourne for reasons of affordability and convenience, schools like this will become increasingly important to the fabric of our cities,” says Andrew Hayes, director at Cox Architecture. Working with the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA), the team at Cox delivered an inspired vision for a thriving educational…

Australian cities are undergoing a fundamental shift in the role and function of social infrastructure, particularly schools within our communities. Between the 1960s and 1980s, schools were thought of as islands, or distinct and separate from communities: remote from the rhythms of a community and its daily activities. In many suburbs they were separated from neighbourhood activity centres and not seen as complementary in function or use. This planning approach, thankfully no longer employed, offered little or no opportunity for connection and engagement with the broader community. The present day looks markedly different. From 2008 onwards, since the AUD$16.2 billion Building the Education Revolution began an ambitious rollout of school infrastructure, each state government in Australia has launched their own busy program of building new schools that have a strong…

Alison Potter Principal, Grimshaw Melbourne Alison is a Principal in Grimshaw’s Melbourne design studio. She has extensive award-winning local and international experience across a range of sectors, with a particular passion for urban regeneration, cultural master planning, and higher education campus planning. Alison has led major projects for Grimshaw, including the University of Melbourne’s Fishermans Bend Campus Master Plan, the Fishermans Bend Innovation Precinct, the Maribyrnong Defence Site Master Plan, Twelve Apostles Precinct Master Plan, the Melbourne Metro reference design, and most recently the Sovereign Hill Museum’s Association Master Plan. A member of the Office for Design and Architecture South Australia design review panel, she is particularly interested in urban strategies which restore our planet, and create regenerative and resilient futures. Mark van den Enden National Education Sector Leader, Architectus…

Proudly partnered by “Together we set out to create expressive, unique and engaging spaces.” Alessandra French & Ara Salomone Co-Founders & Directors, State of Kin AUSTRALIA “I focus on navigating the tension between tradition and the future.” Olivia Lee Principal Designer & Founder, OLIVIA LEE SINGAPORE “I want to challenge the idea of what ‘high end’ means.” Ben Robertson Director, Tecture Architecture and Interior Design AUSTRALIA “I aspire to create spaces that bring unique poetry and profoundness to contemporary urban and rural environments.” Xi Chen Principal Architect, Atelier XI CHINA INDE.AWARDS SHORTLIST…

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Proudly partnered by Bund Post Office – Institution Redefined Yatofu Creatives CHINA Citi Wealth Hub Ministry of Design with Architectural QP: Space Design Architects SINGAPORE Commercial Bay Warren and Mahoney with Woods Bagot & NH Architecture NEW ZEALAND ELLA South Craig Tan Architects AUSTRALIA Four Pillars – Shop YSG AUSTRALIA GINLEE Studio Wynk Collaborative SINGAPORE HAYDON Beauty Collection Store TOMSHI & ASSOCIATES CHINA House of Madison, Hong Kong via. HONG KONG Joey Scandizzo Salon Kennon Architecture & Interior AUSTRALIA Salon Lane Siren Design AUSTRALIA Sarah & Sebastian Russell & George AUSTRALIA Sculptform Studio Woods Bagot AUSTRALIA INDE.AWARDS SHORTLIST…

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Proudly partnered by Ashlee Murphy Deakin University AUSTRALIA James McNicol University of Technology Sydney AUSTRALIA Jingyuan Wang RMIT University AUSTRALIA Lachlan Wiles RMIT University AUSTRALIA Liam Oxlade RMIT University AUSTRALIA Matthew Walton University of Queensland AUSTRALIA Muhammad Izzat Ramli University of Auckland NEW ZEALAND Nicola May Myatt University of Queensland AUSTRALIA Paige Kodesh University of New South Wales AUSTRALIA Rosemary Li University of Auckland NEW ZEALAND Samantha Romana Monash University AUSTRALIA Samuel Moloney University of Auckland NEW ZEALAND INDE.AWARDS SHORTLIST…

In an industry-defining move, Cosentino has unveiled its newest and most innovative design destination to date: an interactive showroom comprising a state-of-the-art working hub and an energy-rich social space, located at the heart of Sydney’s CBD Designed as a creative centre for Australia’s architecture and design community, Cosentino City is a ground-breaking take on the traditional showroom typology. The newly-opened space brings together sophisticated technology, interactive setting and inspiring products enabling architects, designers, clients and industry professionals to bring their visions to life through exploration, experimentation and collaboration. “Cosentino City is an interactive space and an arena for creativity,” says Kate Deakin-Bell, marketing manager of Oceania. “It also demonstrates the versatility that Cosentino brings to the architecture and design market and offers a better understanding of the brand, company and…

Citi Wealth Hub, Singapore by Ministry Of Design INDE.Awards 2021 Shortlisted for The Shopping Space, partnered by Tappeti Wealth management hubs can often feel pretty unremarkable. They blend soullessly into one another: cold lighting, marble, red-toned wood panelling, a plant or two in the corner for good measure, and some leather if you’re lucky. Which is one reason the new Citi Wealth Hub in Singapore feels like such a refreshing departure from the status quo. Situated smack-bang in the middle of Orchard Road – next to the Apple store, no less – the 2,787-square-metre Citi Wealth Hub is a giant, glass conservatory, home to a veritable jungle. The central talking piece is the main atrium. Here, tinted glass walls and sky lights shield betel nut trees jostling with parlour palms.…

Susan Wakil Health Building University of Sydney, Sydney by Billard Leece Partnership and Diller Scofidio + Renfro INDE.Awards 2021 Shortlisted for The Building, partnered by Neolith Anyone who has ever visited the University of Sydney’s campus in Camperdown, Sydney, will likely reminisce over the romantic grandeur of its neogothic architecture. And anyone who’s ever spent time inside one of the historic buildings will likely recall them as notoriously dark and moody. Hardly the postcard of the world-class health education and ground breaking medical research that goes on inside one of the world’s foremost academic institutions. But that was then, and this is now. In March 2021, the University of Sydney (USYD) opened the doors to its newest building on campus: a cutting-edge facility dedicated to the disciplines of health and…

HOTA Gallery, Gold Coast by ARM Architecture How can an entire cultural precinct be planned over a long stretch of time, yet emerge from the ground in a way that has the built-in ability to adapt? It was the seed of an idea that led to Melbourne-based ARM Architecture winning a competition to design the Gold Coast’s new world-class Home of the Arts (HOTA) precinct. Encompassing an outdoor stage, parklands and the most recent addition, a vertical gallery complete with rooftop bar, the HOTA precinct has been growing bit by bit. “We knew in the first instance that all of the individual phases and projects would change drastically – and they have over the last seven years,” says ARM Architecture director, Jesse Judd. Which is where the core concept of…

Featuring Hayman Theatre at Curtin University INDE.Awards 2021 Shortlisted for The Learning Space, partnered by Autex Acoustics School theatres and performance spaces once consisted of a school hall that functioned as a basketball court during the day, with a rudimentary stage brought out for school performances at night. Simply offering these basic facilities has long gone, with schools now upping the standard several notches. State-of-the-art facilities now offer students the opportunity to rehearse and perform as true professionals, with these buildings creating a sense of identity in the process. Heroic in form, these creative spaces welcome students, parents and the broader community. The Arts Centre for the Diocesan School Campus, Auckland, by McIldowie Partners in association with Upton Architects This arts centre also has a strong architectural presence. It creates…

Cities grow and flourish from having students and research in their bones, and universities become sites of meaningful action and vitality informing public debate and aligning research agendas with the needs of the community. This reflects research by Ed Glaeser and others who argue that knowledge spillover is a key outcome, and generator, of urban agglomeration – the economic benefit of density and proximity. Others like Richard Sennett have long argued that civic life is only enabled by particular kinds of public place. A point that can’t be overlooked in our age of demagoguery and pandemics. However, it’s easy to get it all wrong. Urban university buildings often lose the cloistered character that protects and encourages reflection and open thought; they get the scale wrong and don’t register on the…

Citi Wealth Hub, Singapore Page 100 Interior Design Ministry of Design Project Manager Jones Lang Lasalle Property Consultants Builder Space Design Architects Structural Engineer Arup Singapore Services Engineer Alpha Acoustics Engineering, Lighting Planners Associates (S), Arup Singapore Landscape Designer ICN Design International Ministry of Design modonline.com Furniture Vitra Rookie high swivel stool, LaCividina Mil coffee table, Wendelbo Poller coffee table, Andreu World table base and table top in Lamitak laminate black oregon teak, Herman Miller Setu chairs and Optimis tables, Xtra. Frag Ponza GP swivel bar stool, P5 Studio. Porada Ekero bag stand, Minotti Leslie armchair in Shibuya fabric and Pelle Nuvola leather, &Tradition Lato side table, custom Amazon marble coffee table, Minotti Colette armchair in Peltro velvet, Minotti Caulfield side table, Minotti Fil Noir armchair in Kolly Granito fabric…

INDE.Awards 2021 Jury The INDE. Awards returns in 2021 to unite us as a region. This year’s program attracted an entry field as diverse as it was large – revealing the impressive calibre of design that flourishes across the region. With the announcement of the Official Shortlist 2021 we celebrate the resilience and indomitable spirit of our industry, and the vision and versatility that is the Indo-Pacific’s top-most talent. Our sincere thanks to our esteemed jurors who worked tirelessly to consider all submissions and select the INDE. Awards 2021 Official Shortlist. Congratulations to all our shortlisted entrants – yours is an accolade well deserved. Jeff Copolov Director Bates Smart AUSTRALIA Jan Utzon Architect Utzon Architects DENMARK Praveen Nahar Director, India National Institute of Design (India) INDIA Brodie Neill Founder &…

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Proudly partnered by Brighton Street Early Learning Centre Danielle Brustman Studio with Perkins Architects AUSTRALIA Docklands Primary School COX Architecture AUSTRALIA Geelong College Junior School John Wardle Architects AUSTRALIA Hayman Theatre Upgrade With_Architecture Studio AUSTRALIA La Trobe University Sports Park Warren and Mahoney with MJMA Toronto AUSTRALIA Monash University Building 28 Kennedy Nolan AUSTRALIA QUT College PDT Architects AUSTRALIA RMIT Rodda Lane Precinct Sibling Architecture AUSTRALIA School of Design and Environment 1 Special Projects, NUS School of Design and Environment with CPG Consultants SINGAPORE The Innovation Cell A1 Office AUSTRALIA THE RAJASTHAN SCHOOL SANJAY PURI ARCHITECTS INDIA Victorian Schools Bundle, Inclusive Schools Hubs Billard Leece Partnership AUSTRALIA INDEAWARDS.COM…

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It’s no secret there’s something about Meryl Hare, and those lucky enough to be in her orbit notice it immediately. She has a charisma that resonates, a warmth that envelopes and a humility that’s admirable. Her genuine excitement in what she does is contagious and her care for those she works with and designs for is palpable. Unsurprisingly, Hare is one of Australia’s most renowned interior designers, having especially made her mark producing some of the country’s best residential designs. Born in South Africa and raised in Zambia and Swaziland, Hare was a graphic designer co-running a successful studio when friends started asking her to help them decorate their homes. “I realised I was in the wrong profession,” she openly admits. Following her heart, she undertook extra qualifications and started…

The Foundry at South Eveleigh, Sydney by Davenport Campbell And Partners INDE.Awards 2021 Shortlisted for The Work Space, partnered by Herman Miller Initially conceived six years ago and reaching completion in September 2020, The Foundry’s design had at its core a desire for a flexible and purpose-led work environment, allowing it to effectively pre-empt the chaos of 2020 as a working model for our times. Designed as phase two of Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s (CBA) South Eveleigh campus, which accommodates 10,000 people, the working number has capacity to be higher. Indeed, the emergent hybrid working mode, with all technologies and functionality for remote and flexible, have been operational from the outset. Fulcrumed by an expansive atrium, The Foundry is fundamentally a series of five levels overlooking the central void. Here,…

Sydney Theatre Company’s The Wharf, Sydney by Hassell Founded in 1978, the Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is a powerhouse of world-class theatre that boasts diversity in its presentations – from the classics through to the best Australian and international productions. With an annual audience of some 300,000 people, the 100-year-old former timber wharf building that is home to the STC used to export wool, but has more recently played host to capacity crowds. However, with the advent of the Wharf Renewal Project, the amenities and facilities now available are world’s best and have exceeded expectations as a working theatre and hospitality venue. The initial design for the home of the STC at the finger wharves was created by architect Vivian Fraser in association with NSW Government Architects, however in 2018…

“From early education to secondary school, through university and business schools and even corporate environments, we are always learning,” says Ambroise d’Hauteville, Director of Learning, Steelcase Asia Pacific. As a subsidiary of Steelcase, Steelcase Learning is dedicated to addressing the constantly evolving needs in education and training environments and is passionate about helping to create the conditions for lifelong learning. And Ambroise tells us that it is set on delivering premium learning experiences. “Steelcase Learning conducts specific research on learning that is distinct and separate from our workplace-related studies, and that inspires the products we create for educational spaces,” he explains. The research Ambroise refers to is entitled Learn Better. Conducted by Steelcase’s team of researchers across the globe, the furniture company has formulated ideas on present-day learning, and furthermore,…

The decade has been dominated by the shift to student-centricity in the design of campus spaces. But how do we anticipate the needs of future students in a dramatically changing context? What is clear is that incrementality is not enough. And neither is building to minimum standards. Audacious change is needed. We are now in a position with the right insights and tools to develop buildings that meet the holistic needs of future students in an authentic and robust way. Tools and practices – such as Mass Timber and Passive House – enable an authentically sustainable framework for design. Because there’s a real obligation on universities to demonstrate audacious problem solving and through this, inspire the same sense of ambition in students in their response to the climate challenges that…

Featuring Geelong College Junior School INDE.Awards 2021 Shortlisted for The Learning Space, partnered by Autex Acoustics Architects have long been renowned for the innovation and bravery with which they design striking, rule-defying structures. Our urban spaces are defined and redefined with every wave of creative inspiration, and our cities are becoming a pastiche of themes both old and new. However, we’ve only recently begun to uncover how architecture interacts with our brains on the most fundamental neural levels. Our brains create spatial maps of the spaces we inhabit. These maps allow us to store information, sense patterns, raise questions, and more deeply interact with our environment. To strengthen the relationship we have with our environment, architectural distinctiveness is key and that first point of contact – the external façade of…

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