Sector: Hotels I Hospitality
An exciting, mixed-use precinct that will become the heart of Clyde North in Melbourne’s south-eastern growth corridor is an ‘anti-mall’ that turns the traditional shopping centre inside out. Designed by architecture practice Buchan, Meridian Village provides retail, commercial and entertainment tenancies and is located between existing industrial and residential areas. Buchan Principal, Grant Withers, says […]
This inner-city site encapsulates eight separate buildings of different eras on an entire block, uniquely placed at the intersection of Melbourne’s primary shopping street, Bourke Street Mall, and the city’s north-south retail laneway network. Bounded by the confluence of the four public street interfaces, all differing in character and function, Buchan’s design creates high value […]
Construction is underway on Melbourne Walk, an exciting mixed-use development in Melbourne’s retail heart and the first built project in Bourke Street Mall in more than 50 years. Formerly known as The Walk, the 3,600sqm site was originally made up of eight separate buildings including Diamond House, the Public Benefit Bootery, Allan’s Building and York […]
Buchan is celebrating 30 years of design in Aotearoa New Zealand this year. Buchan’s beginnings in New Zealand was steeled by The Christchurch Art Gallery design competition win in 1998; a contemporary landmark embraced by the city that has won numerous design awards. It also led Buchan to open a studio in Christchurch in 2000. […]
Located at Momi Bay, the 250-room resort is in the centre of a 21-hectare lagoon. The accommodation features 92 free-standing beachside bures, 22 overwater bure and 136 rooms in the hotel’s main accommodation buildings. Buchan was appointed to the project in 2013 after the hotel’s initial construction was postponed by the GFC. The team made […]
Buchan’s Hotels forum this month ‘Make an impression, leave no trace‘ made an undeniably positive impression on the hotels and hospitality industry. The event brought together influential voices from across the hospitality industry – hoteliers, asset owners, developers and consultants at the forefront of new thinking – to discuss and debate the responsibility and opportunity we have to view […]
Ipswich Children’s Library and Melbourne’s Bar Alba have been shortlisted for the 2022 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). Shortlisted for the Public Space and Sustainability categories, Ipswich Children’s Library is Australia’s first standalone children’s library. Every aspect of the whimsical space has been designed exclusively for young people, right down to the shelving and furniture heights, interactive […]
The design features well-thought out, efficiently planned Japanese style guest rooms. These link with generous communal spaces based on Melbourne’s renowned food and beverage offers. A joint project between Buchan and our alliance partner Nikken Sekkei, 130 Russell Street reflects a meeting of the Eastern and Western minds. It showcases Japanese innovation, attention to detail, […]
Designed with Sunland Design, the award-winning building was conceived in the Sydney Olympic year 2000. It drew inspiration from the Olympic torch and the Sydney Opera House. The objective was to produce a sculptural form reminiscent of these Australian icons, and a glass skin facilitates this expression. The upswept roof form and spire reference the […]
Melbourne’s much-loved Chadstone Shopping Centre recently celebrated a huge milestone of operating for over sixty years as the ‘nation’s Fashion Capital’. Buchan has proudly designed and delivered over three decades of renovation and expansion for ‘Chaddy’, which has earned a special place in the hearts of locals and international visitors alike. The historical transformation of Chadstone Shopping […]