hospitality

January 22, 2024

The Royal Mail Hotel’s regenerative kitchen gardens offer food for thought

The kitchen gardens at the Royal Mail Hotel respond to the natural cycles, fuelling a symbiotic relationship with the fine-dining restaurant Wickens – it’s the ultimate in regenerative and sustainable food design.

November 29, 2023

When design feeds through from top to bottom

Cargo Crew has been creating design-focused hospitality uniforms for over 20 years. What started as filling a need in the market has grown into a large-scale operation delivering to over 80 countries around the world. We put some questions to founder Felicity Rodgers about sustainability and durability for what is an often overlooked part of a hospitality brand.

October 23, 2023

Bar Besuto will draw you in with its den-like charm

Attracting late night whisky connoisseurs, the street presence of this underground bar is a warm glowing ambience that speaks of hidden delights.

October 9, 2023

The ripple effect

The unconventional material turning heads in artistry, hospitality, and residential design.

July 10, 2023

Marta Figueiredo’s large-scale ‘diva’ is the centrepiece of a new Melbourne hotel

Placed in the middle of a central atrium within the Dorsett Melbourne is a colourful and playful installation by architect and artist Marta Figueiredo – introducing the Diva Garden.

June 16, 2023

One year in Bundanon: A retrospective on The Bridge and Art Museum by Kerstin Thompson Architects, part two

Kerstin Thompson Architects’ work at Bundanon recently marked its one-year anniversary. With Thompson having recently been awarded the AIA Gold Medal, it’s a fitting time for a mini-retrospective, continued here in this second part.

June 14, 2023

Il Camino draws inspiration from Carlo Scarpa

Kelly Ross’s design for Il Camino is an articulation of the architecture of Carlo Scarpa writ large with impressive detailing, sculptural form and material rigour.

May 24, 2023

The Tastemaker’s Guide with Rosie Morley

A principal at Fender Katsalidis, star of Selling in the City, and the designer behind some of the best interiors and hotels in Australia – Rosie Morley shares her favourite spots to eat, stay and drink for the Habitus Tastemaker's Guide.

May 24, 2023

One year in Bundanon: A retrospective on The Bridge and Art Museum by Kerstin Thompson Architects, part one

Kerstin Thompson Architects’ work at Bundanon recently marked its one-year anniversary. Having garnered such international attention, and with Thompson having recently been awarded the AIA Gold Medal, it’s a fitting time for a mini-retrospective on this architectural success story.

April 3, 2023

French glamour meets Sydney chic

What happens when you get a denim founder collaborating on the design of a hotel? The answer is The Strand, a collaboration between PUBLIC Design and Ksubi founder George Gorrow.

March 30, 2023

A lesson in community building through design

What is it that makes a hotel feel authentically embedded in its place? Habitus editor Aleesha Callahan recently stayed at Ace Hotel Sydney to get a first-hand experience into the global phenomenon that has cracked the code on ‘cool’.

February 22, 2023

IJR Studio brings Spanish influences and Victorian charm to Bar Lucia

The tapas-style menu of Bar Lucia is short, while the wine list is long. Moreover, the wine list is predominantly of female wine makers at the forefront of the wine industry.