Surry Hills

May 18, 2021

HabitusTV Presents: A New Kind of Hospitality

Thoughtfully crafted by Adele Bates, Sub-Zero and Wolf’s new showroom is a combination of appliance showcasings and restaurant grandeur.

May 5, 2021

Remodelling A Studio And Residence

For more than 15 years, Bourke Street, Surry Hills was home to the Smart Design Studio team, but also William Smart with his residence above the office. The same approach has been applied to an all-new home and work space, taking key learnings from the old. This is Version Two.

March 1, 2021

Sub-Zero Wolf’s Sydney Showroom: A Demonstration of Kitchen Excellence in a Place of Beauty

Located in Surry Hills, Sub-Zero and Wolf’s new studio couples showroom functionality with the warmth that radiates throughout a home kitchen.

September 10, 2020

Meet The Maker

The new Holly Ryan Jewellery studio in the heart of Surry Hills, Sydney, is all at once a celebration of a decade in business, a physical embodiment of the brand’s DNA, and the beginning of the next chapter.

December 18, 2019

Savage Design Takes Up Residence In Surry Hills

After four-generations in the workshop, Savage Design has opened the doors to its first showroom, in the highly-sought location of Surry Hills, Sydney.

August 1, 2019

A Narrow Terrace Is A Welcome Challenge For Michael Cumming Architect

This Surry Hills Terrace from Michael Cumming Architect takes inspiration from the local Café lifestyle, with bright yellow awnings and indoor/outdoor zones that blend together.

February 14, 2019

Butcher Shop Turned Family Home By Ian Moore Architects

How a 19th century butcher shop became a contemporary home without losing its original character.

January 15, 2019

What Does An Architect’s Passion Project Look Like?

When one door closes another one opens. When the AIA bookshop closed in 2017 it gave architect Adam Haddow the idea to open his own. That idea is now manifest in the form of The Architect’s Bookshop.

November 8, 2018

Can Multi-Residential Buildings Feel More Human?

Koichi Takada Architects has designed Calibre, a new apartment complex, with a focus on craft and nature to create a more human relationship between residents and their environment.

September 4, 2018

Enjoy ‘Une Petite Pause’ At Little Albion Guest House In Sydney

How can architects and interior designers work together to create an authentic hotel experience through clever design? And what does that mean? Little Albion Guest House has – and is – the answer.

September 3, 2018

What’s Important When Designing Mixed-Use, Multi Residential Developments?

The existing inner city architectural and community context has been the driver of the design of the Short Lane apartments by Woods Bagot.

November 2, 2016

The Dolphin Hotel: A Contemporary Dining Installation

Housed in an early 1900s Federation-style building, the Dolphin Hotel in Surry Hills, Sydney, has a long history. This year however has marked a new era for the establishment with a design-led renovation that’s seen the interior stripped to its bones, wrapped in plastic and canvas, and tied up with string.