Since Brimbank Community and Civic Centre opened in July 2016, the Sunshine town centre has flourished. It’s one of the most outstanding buildings in the Western region, and has encouraged further development in the heart of Sunshine, setting an exceptionally high benchmark for future regional projects. The purpose built $52 million Brimbank Community and Civic Centre in Hampshire Road exudes quality design and construction. It’s no surprise that it was a finalist in the Arch

The recent upgrade of Chifley Sports Reserve, one of Randwick City Council’s largest sporting reserves, included constructing two amenities buildings complete with kiosks, storage, meeting rooms, toilets and change facilities. Situated between the reserve’s two main sports ovals, along an east-west pedestrian pathway, the buildings create a central focus for the reserve. A series of concrete blades, situated at the ends of the buildings, are shaped to capture a long flat roof

With city, park and bay views all in the one frame, the contemporary new apartment building at 181 Fitzroy Street St Kilda has taken shape. Offering spectacular and unparalleled views across Albert Park Lake, to Port Phillip Bay in the west and St Kilda and the dazzling city skyline to the north, these incredible apartments are more than an impressive addition to Fitzroy Street. This superb architecturally designed building is becoming a memorable and enviable landmark. Stand

Located in Melbourne’s inner south-eastern suburbs, the bold Henry Windsor apartments sparked enormous buyer interest when development began. In walking distance to some of Melbourne’s most sought after attractions, like the Chapel Street shopping strip, St Kilda’s hipster Fitzroy Street, and only a stone’s throw from St Kilda Beach and Albert Park, it’s no surprise that all 53 apartments across seven storeys were easily sold not long after its completion. The striking angula

Melbourne’s McBride Charles Ryan Architects brought Monash University’s aim to life of creating true communities in quintessentially Australian style, with its design of the new Logan Hall student accommodation at the Clayton Campus. Sustainable design and construction was central to the building’s development to achieve a 5-star-as-built rating from the Green Building Council of Australia. The development includes 250 studio rooms, as well as shops and cafes on the ground fl

As part of the $80 million upgrade and expansion to the Knox Private Hospital, its car park was extended in 2015 providing more than 240 additional parking spaces. Following this major development, it is now the second largest private hospital in Victoria, and the largest private hospital in the east. The project extended the existing Inpatient Unit, including an additional 60 beds and two-bed wards, with 10 consulting suites, a new main entrance and a pharmacy/gift shop. The

In Melbourne’s inner city and densely populated Richmond, there’s an eye-catching triangular building that’s beginning to stop traffic as its construction takes shape: Jaques apartments. Karl Fender of Melbourne architects, Fender Katsalidis, designed this spacious, contemporary apartment block, which houses just 56 luxury apartments, targeted at the owner-occupier. Priced between $400,000 to $2,000,000, they not only offer luxury amenities, but easy proximity to Bridge Road

It was a case of old meets new with the upgrading, refurbishing and extension of the old Castlemaine Police Station, completed in October 2014. This functional, contemporary square building is still very much in keeping with the style and heritage of the buildings in the surrounding area. The redevelopment of the Castlemaine Police station is a shining example of how Robertson’s Façade Systems cleverly and seamlessly links old with new, to create stunning, functional designs.

The redevelopment of Dimmeys, Richmond’s heritage listed building, completed in 2015, transformed it into a modern mixed-use development connecting old and new. Now known as Richmond Icon, the well-known historic building began life as a textile store in 1878, evolving to a quality goods store during the Depression and, most recently, to a prominent bargain store. Armsby Architects created the new design, taking the already iconic building one giant leap ahead by carefully pr

Block A, Noordstrook is no ordinary apartment building. It's a simply amazing, multi-textural design including the highly creative use of thin brick facing tiles set in precast concrete. This apartment building in Amsterdam shows how form, function and clever design can combine to create spectacular results. And all it takes are brick facing tiles, precast concrete and imagination. Two storey high panels were positioned to create a colourful image of woven carpets hanging nex