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Studio Plus Three, founded by Simon Rochowski, Julin Ang and Joseph Byrne in 2014, combines craft, innovation and attention to detail to design unique residences that are ‘platforms for living’, such as the Platform House in east Sydney. The studio has also worked on exhibition projects for the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney and the Science Museum in London. studioplusthree.com
  
  
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Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).
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 These vintage American motels will have you longing for the open road These vintage American motels will have you longing for the open road‘Vintage Motels’ documents how the humble roadside stopover has evolved into a design-led destination for a new generation of travellers 
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 Marta de la Rica opens The Lab, a design studio turned experimental playground Marta de la Rica opens The Lab, a design studio turned experimental playgroundSpanish designer Marta de la Rica establishes The Lab as a space for applied design research, with a debut collection exploring how scale and gesture transform material behaviour 
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 Inside Lily Allen and David Harbour's maximalist Brooklyn townhouse, now on the market for $8 million Inside Lily Allen and David Harbour's maximalist Brooklyn townhouse, now on the market for $8 millionThe former couple have listed their Billy Cotton-renovated Carroll Gardens brownstone, which has been immortalised in Allen’s new album ‘West End Girl’ 
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 Neometro is the Australian developer creating homes its founders ‘would be happy living in’ Neometro is the Australian developer creating homes its founders ‘would be happy living in’The company has spent 40 years challenging industry norms, building design-focused apartment buildings and townhouses; a new book shares its stories and lessons learned 
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 The Melbourne studio rewilding cities through digital-driven landscape design The Melbourne studio rewilding cities through digital-driven landscape design‘There's a lack of control that we welcome as designers,’ say Melbourne-based landscape architects Emergent Studios 
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 A Republic Tower apartment refresh breathes new life to a Melbourne classic A Republic Tower apartment refresh breathes new life to a Melbourne classicLocal studio Multiplicity's refresh signals a new turn for an iconic Melbourne landmark 
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 A Japanese maple adds quaint charm to a crisp, white house in Sydney A Japanese maple adds quaint charm to a crisp, white house in SydneyBellevue Hill, a white house by Mathieson Architects, is a calm retreat layered with minimalism and sophistication 
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 A redesigned warehouse complex taps into nostalgia in Queensland A redesigned warehouse complex taps into nostalgia in QueenslandA warehouse in Queensland has been transformed from neglected industrial sheds to a vibrant community hub by architect Jared Webb, drawing on the typology's nostalgic feel 
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 Australian bathhouse ‘About Time’ bridges softness and brutalism Australian bathhouse ‘About Time’ bridges softness and brutalism‘About Time’, an Australian bathhouse designed by Goss Studio, balances brutalist architecture and the softness of natural patina in a Japanese-inspired wellness hub 
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 The humble glass block shines brightly again in this Melbourne apartment building The humble glass block shines brightly again in this Melbourne apartment buildingThanks to its striking glass block panels, Splinter Society’s Newburgh Light House in Melbourne turns into a beacon of light at night 
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 A contemporary retreat hiding in plain sight in Sydney A contemporary retreat hiding in plain sight in SydneyThis contemporary retreat is set behind an unassuming neo-Georgian façade in the heart of Sydney’s Woollahra Village; a serene home designed by Australian practice Tobias Partners