E-Vision 2012
A Vehicle for Light and Colour
RACT (Royal Automobile Club Tasmania) recently completed an extensive redevelopment of its Hobart headquarters. Gone is the outdated 40 year old building that previously sat on the corner of Murray and Patrick Streets; in its place sits a modern four storey structure designed by HBV Architects. The new building provides staff with a contemporary workplace filled with natural light, while customers can enjoy a colourful, lively service environment..
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Wonder Wall
Glass provides the dramatic canvas for this remodelled 1920s bungalow in bayside Melbourne. The effect of bordering lush grasslands isn’t an attempt to create the grand 3D illusion, so much as reinforce a sense of tranquil suburban oasis. The entire glazed feature stretches an uninterrupted fifteen metres and stands just over three metres high. Viridian and DigiGlass combined to provide the glazing technology necessary to allow the architect and client’s remarkable vision.
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Clever Design, Clever Living
A modestly sized two bedroom home on the eastern shore of Hobart’s CBD, is a perfect example of how downsizing can offer smarter, sustainable living without sacrificing lifestyle. Designed by award-winning architect, Mike Cleaver, from Tasmanian based Clever Design, Viridian glass has been utilised throughout to complement the sleek, minimalist philosophy of the home and create a sense of space.
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Good Things Come In Glass
The technology park warehouse type is frequently bottom-drawer variety. Every so often this featureless anonymity is broken. RWG’s Port Melbourne headquarters responds to its waterfront setting with a suitably extroverted turn of form. Its response to place is highly appropriate. Architect Robert Conti’s quest for high visual permeability achieves light flow, high visibility and sharp energy management. It was a potentially fraught strategy for an operation that requires such stable internal temperatures while avoiding the appearance of an oversized cool-room.
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Fluid Expression
An exploration of how one moves through the home in the course of day-to-day living was the inspiration for the design of one the latest projects from architectural and interior design firm, Saaj Design. A sense of fluidity and a series of flexible living spaces, created largely through an abundance of curves and innovative use of glass, are prevalent in this home located in the inner Melbourne suburb of South Yarra.
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Open Learning
The information revolution has created a generation of educators and students acutely aware of enlightened learning/teaching environments. Architects, designers and builders are beneficiaries of the desire to develop healthy stimulating study environments. Demonstration by example is the best starting point and secondary schools such as Victoria’s Assumption College at Kilmore are a case in point.
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Raise Your Glasses
Established in 1862, the General Havelock Hotel has undergone a few facelifts during its lifetime. In the 1930s, like many establishments of its era, the bluestone Victorian hotel was made over with an Art Deco theme. Some 80 years later, it was the discovery of several of these long forgotten Art Deco jewels that inspired the direction of the hotel’s latest refurbishment.
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Light Box
Sam Crawford is winner of Viridian’s 2010 Vision Award for Best Residential Interiors use of glass. Sam’s refurbishment of a Newtown terrace in inner Sydney may appear mild at first glance, but is wild at heart in the way it invents light and space throughout the body of the structure.
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Classy Glass
High visibility goes a long way towards claiming top perch and BMW Adelaide’s busy West Terrace showroom is a high profile example of just how a prestige vehicle dealership recognises the role design plays in product appeal. A dynamic glass façade cleverly brings out the best in the vehicles on display. Aurecon’s lead designer and engineer Niko Tsoukalas has created a suitably innovative engineering solution for the German marque.
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Aesop Fables
Melbourne based design studio, Ryan Russell was recently named as the winner of Viridian’s 2010 Vision Award for Creative Use of Glass in an Interior Application – Commercial, for its design of Aesop Chatswood. Located in an inner Sydney shopping centre, Chatswood Chase, Aesop sells premium quality skincare products made from the best scientific and botanical ingredients. Aesop Chatswood is the third Aesop store that Ryan Russell has designed. While each store is instantly identifiable as part of the Aesop group, they also have their own individual characteristics.
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Dead Still
Viridian was a key collaborator and supporter of one of this year’s major showings Titled NEW010, at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) in Melbourne. The company provided specialist technical and material support for two of the contributing artists. The exhibition initiative by Nexus Designs and ACCA, explores the relationship between art, design and architecture. Viridian’s support is represented in two of the seven exhibits, Louise Hubbard’s ‘Dead Still’ and Fiona Connor’s ‘What You Bring with You to Work’.
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