Designed for a growing family, this airy second-story addition elevates two bedrooms, a bathroom, and roof garden above an existing single-story home in suburban Melbourne.
Employing Bates Smart, the same architect as the original, the new headquarters for Australia’s diplomatic mission in the U.S. captures the character of the Land Down Under.
Completed last year, the student hub features a food court, indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, and a library where magazines and popular fiction trump textbooks.
Built with geometric precision of poured-in-place concrete, the Japanese architect's first Australian commission will serve as the backdrop for arts and culture events through the Antipodean summer and fall.