Media

August 2010

The ARCHITECTURE OF WORK: THE WORK OF ARCHITECTURE

Philip Vivian comments in the Australian Design Review.

September 2010

THE NEW CROWN METROPOL OPENS

The challenge of designing interior and architecture for Crown Metropol, Australia’s largest and newest hotel was welcomed by Bates Smart.

420 GEORGE STREET SYDNEY

“Morphosis in the City: A High Stakes Game of Survival Aesthetics”

“Morpho” by Alexander Knox is currently being installed in the foyer of 420 George Street.

BOUTIQUE MEETS BIG PROJECT METROPOL

BATES SMART AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE IN THE MEDIA 2010 WINNER

Sally Ingleton has produced and directed a remarkable documentary “John Gollings: Eye for architecture”.

BAKER & MCKENZIE FIT OUT REVIEWED IN INDESIGN

A Breath of Fresh Air

August 2010

420 GEORGE STREET
RETAIL OPENS

The opening of the Mid City Centre retail is the first major new retail presence on Pitt Street Mall.

150 CLARENDON STREET RECORD PENTHOUSE SALE

The $18.2 million sale of a penthouse at 150 Clarendon Street East Melbourne set a record for Victorian Property and a new benchmark for apartment prices in Australia.

MEDIA HOUSE
IT WORKS

The design concept was based on the process of the media, how it perceives and processes information. It pursues the idea of how as individuals we see things differently. This led us to the notion of the virtual and the reality, or virtual reality.

PROJECT WORKPLACE DESIGN

Designing big: The public face of private dining

OUR NATURE OF NURTURE

Kristen reports in on the new Royal Children's Hospital in World Health Design.

October 2010

ENDURANCE TEST


Philip Vivian discusses the notion of timelessness in architecture and nominates his personal favourites. This article appeared in the NSW Architecture Bulletin.

November 2010

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Jeff Copolov Interior Design Director of Bates Smart was announced the Judges Choice for Designer of the year at the 2010 IDEA Awards.

February 2011

THE GOOD NEIGHBOUR SALVADO STREET, PERTH



Read the Habitus magazine’s review of Salvado Street by Philip Vivian

NSW GOVERNMENT SERVICE CENTRE



Read Architectural Review’s report on the NSW Government Service Centre in Queanbeyan.

CROWN METROPOL `INSIDE STORY


See Jeff Copolov interviewed by Archichannel about his unique approach to designing the interiors for Australia’s largest hotel Crown Metropol, Melbourne.


BATES SMART MEDIA AWARD


Bates Smart is proud to sponsor the AIA Award for Architecture in the Media, Australia’s most prestigious media award for journalists, editors, producers and others reporting on architecture and design.

March 2011

Property Council Awards Shortlist

Bates Smart is delighted that three of our projects have been shortlisted in five categories for the PCA 2011 Innovation and Excellence Awards.

Australian Interior Design Awards Shortlist

The 2011 Australian Interior Design Awards Shortlist was recently announced and Bates Smart is delighted that three of our projects have been shortlisted in five categories.

The Effective Urbanist

Roger Poole was interviewed by CapitalLand INSIDE, March issue for his views on designing innovative and sustainable buildings to reflect changing urban life.

Crown Metropol Reflections on Skin


See Kristen Whittle on Archichannel talk about his architectural design for Crown Metropol, Melbourne.



Copolov Industry Leaders Forum

This month Hotel Management interviewed Jeff Copolov about his approach to Hospitality design.

A Fresh Approach to Luxury

This month Facility Management Magazine reviews the Crown Metropol approach to luxury from the perspective of facility managers.

Bates Smart Media Award


Bates Smart is proud to sponsor the AIA Award for Architecture in the Media, Australia’s most prestigious media award for journalists, editors, producers and others reporting on architecture and design.

April 2011

ROGER POOLE WORKPLACE DESIGN

A great deal has been written about good workplace design as a key element in creating staff engagement, teamwork and productivity. Our resources-led economy has cushioned us from many of the effects of the GFC for now.  

Australia has returned to full employment, taking the form of as a “two speed economy”, relatively frantic in resources-related businesses and quite subdued outside this sector. What does this say about workplace design in 2011?

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL SYDNEY

"Four Seasons' suite refurb reveals Sydney's sexiest bathtub" by Roderick Eime. Read more about this recent project.

May 2011

No.1 BLIGH STREET, SYDNEY `AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Bates Smart's Sydney studio are finalising their latest fitout for leading law firm Clayton Utz at No.1 Bligh Street, Sydney.

 

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

"This must surely be Sydney's most glamorous accomodation," says Susan Kurosawa in the Australian Financial Review.

Read the full review of Bates Smart's work on the Four Season Hotel.

June 2011

THE AUSTRALIAN `PHILIP VIVIAN

REMARKABLE ARITHMETIC 111+222


Bates Smart has recently unveiled plans for a subtropical mixed-use development in Brisbane.

A hotel, retail, office, residential and pedestrian-friendly public area combine to make 111+222 a microcosm of a vibrant, living city.

July 2011

MILESTONES `CARNEGIE RESIDENCE

Bates Smart are currently in design development for an exciting adaptive re-use of the former First Church of Christ Scientist building, Darlinghurst, Sydney. 

Our brief is to create a single dwelling within the auditorium by inserting a new structure which can be removed at a later date.

June 2011

MELBOURNE OPEN HOUSE 2011 ORICA HOUSE

On the weekend of 30-31 July you’ll be able to explore 75 incredible buildings for free, including our very own Orica House.

July 2011

IN THE PRESS THE CAPITOL SOUTH YARRA

"Inner-city luxury living need not necessarily be quite as 'inner-city' as you would expect" says Gillian Serisier (inside) Interior Design Review Magazine on The Capitol South Yarra.

Read on to find out more about Bates Smart's most recent luxury residential project.

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS BATES SMART ARCHITECTURE IN THE MEDIA AWARDS

These awards are given to a talented group of individuals who seek to inform, provoke and entertain the architecture profession and public alike on the expansive subject of architecture.

IN THE PRESS `OUTSIDE THE BOX, EUGENE CHEAH

The Age newspaper features Melbourne’s most promising young architects including Eugene Cheah, Associate Director, Bates Smart. 

Cheah's latest project for Bates Smart is the Dandenong Hospital Emergency Department and Mental Health facility. Both departments are due to open this month. 

March 2012

IN THE MEDIA INDESIGN FOCUS ON CLAYTON UTZ, SYDNEY

Read Indesign's review of the new Clayton Utz home. Bates Smart's design concept expresses the synergy between the building and Clayton Utz, referencing the shared qualities of integrity, transaparency and endurance.

WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE STUDY LAUNCHED

Equity and Diversity in the Australian Architecture Profession: Women, Work and Leadership

Women have been an active and highly successful part of the architecture profession in Australia for more than a hundred years, however they remain dramatically under represented at senior management level and in professional leadership roles.

Bates Smart is one of five industry partners behind a research study aimed at understanding the issues surrounding this under representation and to propose intiatives towards change.  

May 2012

THE DESIGN CONVERSATIONS `JEFF COPOLOV TALKS TO JANNE FAULKNER AM

Bates Smart Design Director Jeff Copolov features in the first of the Australian Design Review series in conversation with IDEA Gold Medalist, Janne Faulkner AM.

March 2012

THE DESIGN CONVERSATIONS `PHILIP VIVIAN TALKS TO CHRISTOPH INGENHOVEN AND RAY BROWN

Bates Smart Director Philip Vivian talks to Christoph Ingenhoven and Architectus director Ray Brown about their project 1 Bligh Street, Sydney as part of the Australian Design Review video series.

BATES SMART AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE IN THE MEDIA 2012 LAUNCHED

The Bates Smart Award for Architecture in the Media is Australia’s most prestigious media award for journalists, editors, producers and others reporting on architecture and design.