Region: Australia
Melbourne’s much-loved Chadstone Shopping Centre recently celebrated a huge milestone of operating for over sixty years as the ‘nation’s Fashion Capital’. Buchan has proudly designed and delivered over three decades of renovation and expansion for ‘Chaddy’, which has earned a special place in the hearts of locals and international visitors alike. The historical transformation of Chadstone Shopping […]
Adelaide’s City Cross is set to undergo a $25 million transformation through a visionary redesign led by global architecture, interior, masterplanning and brand-experience studio, Buchan. Situated in the heart of the Adelaide CBD, linking Grenfell Street and Rundle Mall, the rejuvenated City Cross was given its name based on its location as a crossing point […]
Australia’s first standalone children’s library in Ipswich is bringing families and young people back into its previously deserted city heart. The whimsical space, designed by global design studio Buchan, is part of Ipswich City Council’s ongoing $250m CBD redevelopment. The purpose built library dedicated for children under 12 years is located on the ground floor […]
Ipswich Public Library has been shortlisted for the Public Space category in the 2021 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). The new Ipswich Library is part of a significant city renewal development forming the connective tissue between the city and river. The design rethinks the introverted traditional library experience, instead creating an environment that fosters transparency with […]
Our approach combines modern design with existing heritage elements to create a common design language, carried through the hotel front-of-house public areas and room suites. The wow factor upon arrival at the hotel foyer is the atrium. The feature staircase, in its zinc and glass cladding, is a significant architectural element in the atrium. The […]
Buchan is proud to introduce one of Melbourne’s most anticipated bar reveals of the year: Bar Alba. Designed for local restauranteurs Jesse and Kym Davidson and taking cues from Kew’s renowned interwar architecture, the recently completed wine bar channels the old-world European charm of Italy’s enoteche while respecting the remnants of its heritage-listed site. The […]
Ongoing since 2008, the masterplan created the opportunity for a number of major projects over the last decade. Today the centre incorporates new malls, refurbishment of major and specialty tenancies, the realignment of the existing malls and new car parking. There are distinctive precincts. There is a refurbished David Jones department store, a 12,000sqm Myer […]
Buchan’s retail masterplan for Market Hall Redevelopment at Robina Town Centre creates the opportunity for many improvements to the centre. This includes a two-storey major new food precinct, now dubbed ‘The Kitchens’, imagined as ‘a mix of food court, hall and factory’. It creates a theatrical experience like that of a street market. It sits […]
The façade provides a sense of movement through the glimmer in reflection of sunlight filtered through the prominent street treescape. The building transfigures and modulates, echoing the colour, textures and hues of the changing seasons. This is expressed through a detailed collage of colour tones and reflective glazing. The private sun-drenched rooftop decking also beckons […]
Transforming Adelaide’s Rundle Mall, Rundle Place was designed by Buchan to draw new, international brands to the Adelaide CBD for the first time. The $385M development of the former Harris Scarfe site created a strong retail connection between Rundle Mall and the Grenfell Street commercial precinct and comprises four integrated levels around a central atrium, with […]