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7NEWS
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
The 2025 program for Open House Melbourne has been unveiled and it's huge
The 2025 program for Open House Melbourne has just been released and its one of the largest ever planned. Nearly 200 buildings and places across Melbourne will be open to the public for the 26th and 27th of July - many for the very first time. Some of the exciting firsts include the new Veloway on the West Gate Tunnel Project, the elephant habitat at Werribee Open Range Zoo and the Kennedy Nolan designed hotel Melbourne Place. Alongside buildings and houses, the program also offers experiences including a First Nations kayak tour down the Yarra and a city-wide role-playing game set in the year 2050. The theme for this year's weekend is 'Stories of the City', which executive director and chief curator, Dr Tania Davidge, said was chosen to emphasise that the city is more than just "bricks and mortar." "Melbourne is about people and place," she said. "Every building, street and public place in our city has a unique story to uncover, and Open House Melbourne Weekend is your best time to explore the secret histories of our city hidden behind closed doors." Open House Melbourne is the largest architecture and built environment festival in Oceania and is expected to attract over 65,000 people. In accordance with this year's theme, the festival will invite attendees to share their unique Melbourne story. "To celebrate this year's Open House Melbourne's Weekend theme, we invite all Melburnians to share their own stories by contributing to a special exhibition, held over the weekend, at the Bates Smart Gallery," said Davidge. Homes of Melbourne As part of the program, 13 private residences, as well as multi-residential, build-to-rent and social housing developments across the city will be open for the public to explore. Some of the highlights include Naples St House, winner of theRobin Boyd award at the 2024 National Architecture Awards. Designed by Edition Office, the brick house is a multi-generational home located in Box Hill that is designed around a central courtyard garden. Built to accommodate three generations, the home allows the occupants space and privacy, while also creating a sense of connection through the thoughtful design. Over in Hawthorn, attendees will have the opportunity to explore ECHO.1, Melbourne's first turnkey Passivhaus development. Designed by and Neil Architecture, the development is a collection of eight brand new townhouses built with sustainable materials and designed for net-zero energy outcomes. Another sustainable development featured on the program is 1 Heller St Brunswick,a six-star building and new public park on a former council nursery site. A collaboration between Hansen's urban planning team and Six Degrees Architects, the project features 10 townhouses across three levels with a mix of native and indigenous planting surrounding a central grassed space. Part of the Victorian Government's Big Housing Build is Bills Street Social - the largest social and affordable building program in the state's history. Festival guests will be able to check out the ambitious development that will provide 206 modern and energy-efficient homes for Victorians facing difficulties securing affordable housing. The project provides a 50/50 split of social and affordable homes, that are accessible with an environmentally sustainable design.
Canberra Times
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Canberra Times
The 2025 program for Open House Melbourne has been unveiled and it's huge
The 2025 program for Open House Melbourne has just been released and its one of the largest ever planned. Nearly 200 buildings and places across Melbourne will be open to the public for the 26th and 27th of July - many for the very first time. The Kennedy Nolan designed hotel Melbourne Place. Pic: Open House Melbourne. Some of the exciting firsts include the new Veloway on the West Gate Tunnel Project, the elephant habitat at Werribee Open Range Zoo and the Kennedy Nolan designed hotel Melbourne Place. Alongside buildings and houses, the program also offers experiences including a First Nations kayak tour down the Yarra and a city-wide role-playing game set in the year 2050. The theme for this year's weekend is 'Stories of the City', which executive director and chief curator, Dr Tania Davidge, said was chosen to emphasise that the city is more than just "bricks and mortar." The elephant habitat at Werribee Open Range Zoo. Pic: Open House Melbourne. "Melbourne is about people and place," she said. "Every building, street and public place in our city has a unique story to uncover, and Open House Melbourne Weekend is your best time to explore the secret histories of our city hidden behind closed doors." Open House Melbourne is the largest architecture and built environment festival in Oceania and is expected to attract over 65,000 people. In accordance with this year's theme, the festival will invite attendees to share their unique Melbourne story. "To celebrate this year's Open House Melbourne's Weekend theme, we invite all Melburnians to share their own stories by contributing to a special exhibition, held over the weekend, at the Bates Smart Gallery," said Davidge. Homes of Melbourne Naples St House is a multi-generational home located in Box Hill. Pic: Open House Melbourne. As part of the program, 13 private residences, as well as multi-residential, build-to-rent and social housing developments across the city will be open for the public to explore. Some of the highlights include Naples St House, winner of theRobin Boyd award at the 2024 National Architecture Awards. Designed by Edition Office, the brick house is a multi-generational home located in Box Hill that is designed around a central courtyard garden. ECHO.1 is Melbourne's first turnkey Passivhaus development. Pic: Open House Melbourne. Built to accommodate three generations, the home allows the occupants space and privacy, while also creating a sense of connection through the thoughtful design. Over in Hawthorn, attendees will have the opportunity to explore ECHO.1, Melbourne's first turnkey Passivhaus development. Designed by and Neil Architecture, the development is a collection of eight brand new townhouses built with sustainable materials and designed for net-zero energy outcomes. ECHO.1 was designed by and Neil Architecture. Pic: Open House Melbourne. Another sustainable development featured on the program is 1 Heller St Brunswick,a six-star building and new public park on a former council nursery site. A collaboration between Hansen's urban planning team and Six Degrees Architects, the project features 10 townhouses across three levels with a mix of native and indigenous planting surrounding a central grassed space. Part of the Victorian Government's Big Housing Build is Bills Street Social - the largest social and affordable building program in the state's history. Bills Street Social is the largest social and affordable building program in the state's history. Pic: Open House Melbourne. Festival guests will be able to check out the ambitious development that will provide 206 modern and energy-efficient homes for Victorians facing difficulties securing affordable housing. The project provides a 50/50 split of social and affordable homes, that are accessible with an environmentally sustainable design. Tickets for the festival will be available from July 2. For the full program visit
Time Out
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
These two stunning NSW stays made the world's 100 best new hotels list
It's been a huge 12 months or so for Australia's hotel scene, with shiny new stays from the east coast to the west welcoming guests. And the expert wanderers at Travel + Leisure have been busy scoping out the world's best new and renovated properties for their hotly anticipated 100 Best New Hotels of the Year list. From luxe city breaks to lower-budget properties, their round-up covers all styles and price points – and we're pleased to see that three excellent Australian hotels made the list, including two beauties right here in NSW. Let the daydreaming begin... We called it – we knew The Eve Hotel Sydney would be one of the hottest Sydney hotel openings in years, and it of course made the list. This stunning urban property is from the folks at TFE Hotels, and it opened in Sydney's new Wunderlich Village lifestyle precinct in February this year. The Eve seamlessly blends the glamour and grunge that Redfern is known for, and features 102 boutique rooms, a rooftop deck with a 20-metre pool, lush greenery and a European-style lobby bar. Guests there are also be within walking distance of some of Sydney's best new dining venues, including Olympus, a bustling Greek taverna, and Island Radio, a high-energy Southeast Asian eatery. We're itching to check in! But it was a hotel outside Sydney, up on the stunning Byron Bay coast, Basq House, that topped the list of best new hotels to open in Australia. I was lucky enough to stay here on my last trip to the boho beach town, and ended up naming it my favourite NSW stay of 2024. Designed to feel like a home away from home, the free-flowing property features plenty of communal spaces, including an eclectic lounge filled with board games, books, a bar, a fireplace, and a centrepiece magnesium pool inspired by the type you might find in a Moroccan riad. During my stay, I spent hours 'basqing' in the sun on comfy loungers by the pool, making the most of complimentary snacks from the self-service bar, and sinking into the plush bed in my light-filled room. Take me back! Completing the line-up of Australian hotels on the best new openings list is the effortlessly cool Melbourne Place. There's a lot to love about this 16-storey brick hotel – its artfully warm design, locally made contemporary artworks, signature woody black tea fragrance, Mediterranean-leaning rooftop bar, and 192 spacious rooms with complimentary mini bars. Our Time Out Melbourne Food Editor, Lauren Dinse, particularly loved Melbourne Place's circular windows and mirrors, calling them 'sunlit portals to the surrounding city life.' Sounds pretty dreamy to us!
South China Morning Post
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
The sleek new Melbourne Place hotel pays tribute to the Australian city's vibrant design and cultural scenes – and comes with thoughtful details and excellent coffee, too
What makes something Melbourne ? Stereotypes abound, of course. A propensity for wearing black and being pernickety about coffee. Moody cocktail bars and understated sophistication, compared to Sydney's flash. Melbourne is a city you need to uncover slowly – there's more beneath its gorgeous surface. And this is the case for its newest hotel, Melbourne Place, which opened last November. The eye-catching brickwork exterior of Melbourne Place hotel. Photo: Handout Advertisement Even at first glance, the hotel – situated on Russell Street in the central business district, close to the buzz of Collins Street, Little Collins Street and Flinders Lane precincts – has superb aesthetics. There's the striking exterior of glazed brickwork and a colour palette of terracotta, rust, teal and forest green, with wood panelling and retro-accented brickwork throughout. South Sudanese-Australian artist Atong Atem's work is on display in the hotel. Photo: Handout The hotel has a partnership with the Mars Gallery in the Windsor area of Melbourne, so the powerful, exuberant work of South Sudanese-Australian artist Atong Atem is featured in its lobby and corridors. The digital artwork above the reception desk, a 125-minute loop featuring the artist and her family, is especially joyful. Melbourne Place hotel, inspired by the spirit of the city. Photo: Handout But perhaps the most appealing thing about the 191-room, independent hotel (which includes surprisingly affordable, entry-level options called Everyday rooms; suites with deep and inviting baths; and a grand penthouse taking up the entire 14th floor, complete with a baby grand piano and dining seating for 12) is the thoughtfulness behind its design. Practically all the fixtures and bespoke furniture are from local suppliers, including Jardan (the nubby Joy Bear Chair is especially appealing), Sussex (bronze taps) and Aesop (bath and body products). The baby grand piano in the 14th floor penthouse. Photo: Handout What it feels like, actually, is very Melbourne. Which was the whole idea for the award-winning architects behind the design, Kennedy Nolan. 'The raison d'être of Melbourne Place was to create the hotel that Melbourne needs. While Melbourne is well served by global chains, there was no hotel brand created in [Melbourne] by Melburnians. And so Melbourne Place was created to reflect Melbourne's unique identity as a city of design, of culture, of hospitality and of major events,' says the firm's Patrick Kennedy.
South China Morning Post
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
The sleek new Melbourne Place hotel pays tribute to the Australian city's vibrant design and cultural scenes – and comes with thoughtful details and excellent coffee, too
What makes something Melbourne ? Stereotypes abound, of course. A propensity for wearing black and being pernickety about coffee. Moody cocktail bars and understated sophistication, compared to Sydney's flash. Melbourne is a city you need to uncover slowly – there's more beneath its gorgeous surface. And this is the case for its newest hotel, Melbourne Place, which opened last November. The eye-catching brickwork exterior of Melbourne Place hotel. Photo: Handout Advertisement Even at first glance, the hotel – situated on Russell Street in the central business district, close to the buzz of Collins Street, Little Collins Street and Flinders Lane precincts – has superb aesthetics. There's the striking exterior of glazed brickwork and a colour palette of terracotta, rust, teal and forest green, with wood panelling and retro-accented brickwork throughout. South Sudanese-Australian artist Atong Atem's work is on display in the hotel. Photo: Handout The hotel has a partnership with the Mars Gallery in the Windsor area of Melbourne, so the powerful, exuberant work of South Sudanese-Australian artist Atong Atem is featured in its lobby and corridors. The digital artwork above the reception desk, a 125-minute loop featuring the artist and her family, is especially joyful. Melbourne Place hotel, inspired by the spirit of the city. Photo: Handout But perhaps the most appealing thing about the 191-room, independent hotel (which includes surprisingly affordable, entry-level options called Everyday rooms; suites with deep and inviting baths; and a grand penthouse taking up the entire 14th floor, complete with a baby grand piano and dining seating for 12) is the thoughtfulness behind its design. Practically all the fixtures and bespoke furniture are from local suppliers, including Jardan (the nubby Joy Bear Chair is especially appealing), Sussex (bronze taps) and Aesop (bath and body products). The baby grand piano in the 14th floor penthouse. Photo: Handout What it feels like, actually, is very Melbourne. Which was the whole idea for the award-winning architects behind the design, Kennedy Nolan. 'The raison d'être of Melbourne Place was to create the hotel that Melbourne needs. While Melbourne is well served by global chains, there was no hotel brand created in [Melbourne] by Melburnians. And so Melbourne Place was created to reflect Melbourne's unique identity as a city of design, of culture, of hospitality and of major events,' says the firm's Patrick Kennedy.
