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A professional resource for the design curious.

Guest Editors Rachel Nolan & Patrick Kennedy Melbourne Place by Kennedy Nolan Gerard’s by J.AR Office SpActrum Shanghai Office by SpActrum Sanders Place by NMBW Architecture Studio + Openwork + Finding Infinity Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery by Warren and Mahoney The Life-Work Balance Issue

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FROM THE EDITOR & PUBLISHER

Hello!

Rachel Nolan & Patrick Kennedy, Guest Editors

Gillian Serisier Editor, Indesign Magazine

Raj Nandan CEO and Founder, Indesign Media Asia Pacific

On The Cover Melbourne Pace by Kennedy Nolan is a completely fabulous and immersive design experience in the heart of Melbourne.

Filled with pieces from Melbourne designers, it is a true celebration of the creative community. Photo, Kristoffer Paulsen. Article, page 72.

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Naarm / Melbourne is a design community at the peak of its powers.

Its makers, artisans, artists, craftspeople, designers, architects, landscape architects, gardeners, manufacturers and visionary thinkers are talking, collaborating and dreaming together and the results are useful, interesting and beautiful. It’s a functional, collegiate, warm community.

It is a city we are proud of, and not just because it’s great to live here, but because it is asking difficult questions about sustainability, housing security and existing on unceded Country and thinking deeply about how we as a community can be part of the solutions – how we can be helpful. On a more joyous note, it’s also a city which is making beautiful things which help explain the world we live in.

As Guest Editors of Indesign #93, the Life-Work Balance Issue, we took the opportunity to celebrate the people and practices shaping the built environment (page 15).

Thinking deeply about change is the force of nature that is Ross Harding from Finding Infinity (page 146) and the positive disruptor Simon Robinson for OFFICE and Wilya Janta (page 140), and we reflect on the changing role of architects today in a short essay (page 150).

Our own Melbourne Place project has been thoughtfully mused on by David Clark (page 72) and sits proudly beside Sanders Place by our friends at NMBW, Openwork and Finding Infinity (page 84).

More friends are celebrated with Ima Asa Yoru by Breathe Architecture (page 118) and Gerard’s in Brisbane by J.AR Office (page 110).

Stepping outside Melbourne, Cumulus Studio has designed a dentist’s practice in Launceston that is all about the view (page 126).

In Aotearoa / New Zealand an incredible cultural exchange has taken place with Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery by Warren and Mahoney (Page 92). Further afield reclaiming and recycling are championed in a restaurant by Kaizen Architecture in Malaysia (page 132) and SpActrum’s new office in Shanghai (page 102).

We are also excited to reveal the 2025 INDE.Awards luminaries: John Wardle, Joyce Wang, Ong Tze Boon and Warren and Mahoney — each profiled by Jan Henderson. What an amazing bunch of people (page 53).

Rachel Nolan & Patrick Kennedy Guest Editors

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Chairman and Founder Raj Nandan raj@indesign.com.au CEO Kavita Lala kavita@indesign.com.au Guest Editors Rachel Nolan & Patrick Kennedy Kennedy Nolan gillian@indesign.com.au

Sub Editor Aleesha Callahan Finance Manager Vivia Felice vivia@indesign.com.au Art Direction And Design Sylvia Weimer, Spacelab Design Online Manager Radu Enache radu@indesign.com.au

Editor Gillian Serisier gillian@indesign.com.au

Marketing Executive Nicola Nolan Nicola@indesign.com.au

Editor (Digital) Timothy Alouani-Roby timothy@indesign.com.au

Event Manager Roisin Fagan roisin@indesign.com.au

INDE.Awards Program Director Jan Henderson jan@indesign.com.au

Indesign Correspondents Leanne Amodeo (Editor at Large) Sarah Hetherington (Indo Pacific) Stephen Crafti (Melbourne) Mandi Keighran (London) Andrea Stevens (New Zealand)

Senior Brand Manager Brunetta Stocco brunetta@indesign.com.au Partnerships and Media Manager Katie Staver katie@indesign.com.au Media Executive Avaani Nandan avaani@indesign.com.au Account Director (Singapore) Karmen Lee karmen@indesign.com.sg Senior Media Executive (Singapore) Shahila Juraimi shahila@indesign.com.sg Group Operations Manager Sheree Bryant sheree@indesign.com.au Head of Production Anna Carmody anna@indesign.com.au

Contributors Rachel Nolan, Patrick Kennedy, Gillian Serisier, Ross Harding, Simon Robinson, Jan Henderson, David Clark, Leanne Amodeo, Sarah Hetherington, Katie Jacobs, Aleesha Callahan.

Photography & Artists Andrew Quilty, Anson Smart, Andy Spain, Anjie Blair, David Chatfield, Derek Swalwell, Edmon Leong, Finbarr Fallon, John Gollings, Hamish Melville, Kristian Gehradte, Kristoffer Paulsen, Lars Osland, Lillie Thompson, Lilly Waters, Mark Cocksedge, Martin Mischkulnig, Michael Pham, Nicole England, Peter Bennetts, Pier Carthew, Sean Fennessy, Sharyn Cairns, Terrence Zhang, Tex Bishop, Thurston Empson, Tom Roe, Trevor Mein. Annie Paxton, David Serisier.

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CONTENTS

IN SHORT

The ultimate industry cheat sheet.

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INDE.Awards 2025 I N FA M O U S

INDESIGN Luminary John Wardle 54

INDESIGN Luminary Joyce Wang 58

INDESIGN Luminary Ong Tze Boon 62

INDESIGN Luminary Warren and Mahoney 66 IN SITU

Melbourne Place by Kennedy Nolan 72

Sanders Place by NMBW, Openwork & Finding Infinity 84

Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery by Warren and Mahoney 92

SpActrum Shanghai Office by SpActrum 102

Gerard’s by J.AR Office 110

Ima Asa Yoru by Breathe Architecture 118

Dr Daniel Tan and Associates by Cumulus Studio & Symmetrie 126

Rumah Kechik by Kaizen Architecture 132 IN DEPTH

Transformation Through Respect by Simon Robinson, OFFICE, Wilya Janta 140

A New Normal by Ross Harding 146

How to be an Architect now? by Patrick Kennedy 150 IN THE OUTDOORS

Lunuganga by Geoffrey Bawa 158 DISSECTIONS 164

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Das gute Licht.

CONTRIBUTORS

Introducing the

Voices of Indesign – The ‘Life-Work Balance Issue’

Rachel Nolan and Patrick Kennedy Principals, Kennedy Nolan The darlings of Melbourne architecture, Rachel Nolan and Patrick Kennedy are a powerhouse of design excellence. It is an absolute privilege to host them as our Guest Editor. “The design ethos of Kennedy Nolan is defined by the impulse to be creative and is powered by the energy of working together - with our own brilliant staff and with regular and new collaborators in our design community. We aspire to first principles creativity derived through understanding and interpreting our world with kindness, humour and sometimes beauty. We are a practice that wants to be optimistic, diligent, fun to work with and helpful.”

Melbourne Place by Kennedy Nolan, page 72.

Gillian Serisier Editor

Leanne Amodeo Writer

David Clark Writer

Ross Harding Principal, Finding Infinity

Editor of both Indesign and Habitus magazines, Gillian brings a solid background

Leanne is an editor, writer and media and communications consultant, specialising in

David has worked in the interior design industry for more than 30 years

The brilliant mind behind Finding Infinity, Ross is one of Australia’s leading

in design journalism to her role. With twenty years in the design media industry, Gillian is a highly regarded arbiter and design champion. Working closely with the Architecture and Design community, Gillian has selected a series of exceptional Guest Editors to host Indesign over the coming issues. Spanning architecture, landscape, art and all elements of design from textiles to furniture, tiles and lighting, there is a wealth of content to benefit from her collaborative editorship.

architecture and design.

She is a former editor of Monument magazine and worked as the Publications Editor for the 2021 Edinburgh International Festival. She has also held the position of Senior Communications Advisor for Architecture and Design Scotland. Leanne has taught interior architecture research and theory at university level and is widely published in both national and international publications and catalogues.

She is also the current Editor At Large for Indesign and one of the warmest and sensitive writers to be found.

We are proud to include her writing in this issue and in particular the pairing of her particular approach with such an important cultural undertaking.

as a curator, consultant, creative director, and editor.

His publishing career began as design editor for Belle magazine, then, as Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Living Australia (2003–2012) he elevated Australian designers and the publication globally. He was appointed International Editorial Consultant to Condé Nast for the launch of AD China, inducted into the Design Institute of Australia Hall of Fame, and made an Honouree of the Australian Design Centre. He is an advocate for the continuing elevation of an Australian design ecosystem and good design everywhere.

Photo Jenni Hare.

sustainability thinkers.

Shifting perspectives towards self-sufficiency, he pursues the idea of ‘finding a future based in infinite resources.’ A consultant of great environmental vision, Ross aims to ‘flip the typical design process on its head – designing demands around supply, and not the other way around. By improving thermal comfort, increasing natural light and maximising health and productivity, we create optimal spaces for learning, enjoyment and functionality.”

Working on small- and large-scale projects, locally and internationally, Finding Infinity’s focus is on developing pragmatic and creative ways of achieving ambitious targets, where minimum compliance is never part of the equation. We are delighted to share his thoughts in this issue.

SpActrum Shanghai by SpActrum, page 102.

Melbourne Place by Kennedy Nolan, page 72.

Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery by Warren and Mahoney, page 92.

A New Normal, page 146.

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What colour is love Curated by the extraordinary Dr David Sequeira, the exhibition, Colour Working/ Working Colour, at the Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery at Melbourne University showcases a wealth of artists working in colour including Joseph Albers, Peter Atkins and David Serisier, plus Anna Finlayson, Minaal Lawn and Taree Mackenzie. Sequeira is an extraordinary curator and the combining of these artists is an assured and dynamic exhibition of exemplar quality. Image, David Serisier, Gallium sky painting sequence 1-36. Oil and wax on linen. Photo, courtesy Drill Hall Gallery, ACT.

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