MFB Site, Abbotsford
30.05.2008| Plus Architecture has been selected to transform Melbourne’s landmark MFB site for Salta Properties.
The design is currently underway for the construction of a 20,000sqm building. |
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29/4/08 ‘Six-Star System Fails to Earn its Stripes’, The Australian Financial Review
30.04.2008| “A growing demand for six-star green buildings from Australian architects and developers means the country’s planning authorities are being pushed to rewrite archaic ratings systems and rules.
“The thing that’s really pathetic is the current assessment tool only considers heat loss,” Plus Architecture director Craig Yelland said of Melbourne’s system. Mr Yelland’s recently approved Society building in Prahran which has almost sold out to mainly generation Y buyers, has Moped and bicycle parking…and the units are smaller in size and rainwater is collected and used for gardens.” |
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Stonecutter’s Ridge, NSW
16.04.2008| The 190 hectare masterplanned community is an integrated residential and golf course lifestyle estate development located in Sydney. Just 35 minutes from Sydney’s CBD, nestled amongst a stunning natural environment of green rolling hills, woodlands and water features.
At its centre will be a new Greg Norman-designed championship golf course with associated facilities that form the focal point of a vibrant community.Plus Architecture was appointed to do the concept design for the new golf clubhouse and associated facilities including a community hall and hotel. |
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The (inside) Design Excellence Awards 2008
26.03.2008 |
Starfish Ventures Office Fitout has been short-listed for best Commercial Interior in the 2008 (inside) Design Excellence Awards. | The (inside) Design Excellence Awards (IDEA Awards) are an Australian multi-category award series, aimed at promoting and rewarding recent works in interior architecture, product design and concept design by Australian practices. |
23/4/08 ‘The Way We Were’ The Age, M Magazine
23.03.2008| Plus Director Craig Yelland opens up his apartment to reveal an interior steeped in family history.”Pairing up when they were still practically teenagers, the lifetime they have shared since is not only obvious in the way they relate to each other, but is also apparent in their material surroundings.
…its walls contain layers of personal history, some of which date back generations. Every item has significance or memory attached…” |
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