Discipline: Brand Experience
The Australia Pavilion at World Expo 2025 Osaka, designed by global architecture and design practice Buchan, is now open and welcoming visitors. Themed ‘Chasing the Sun’, the Pavilion takes its design cue from the ubiquitous eucalyptus tree and its gumnut. The eucalypt’s many shapes and colours symbolise the diversity and dynamism of the Australian people, […]
The design brief for the Australia Pavilion at World Expo 2025 Osaka centred on the narrative theme of ‘Chasing the Sun’, a response to the main World Expo theme, ‘Designing Future Society for Our Lives’. The design had to represent commonality across all the nation’s peoples and cultures, old and new. From the outset, the […]
A sneak peek at the Buchan design concept behind the Australia Pavilion at World Expo 2025 in Osaka! The Pavilion takes its design cue from the ubiquitous eucalyptus tree and its gumnut, with a striking, colourfully illuminated façade representing a gumnut bursting into flower. The architecture and exhibition showcase Australia’s unique natural beauty and create […]
The Brisbane studio of Buchan is kicking off 2025 by celebrating its forty-year anniversary and moving to a new studio. Longstanding Buchan director and principal Phil Schoutrop is Brisbane born and bred and says the milestone comes at an exciting time for the practice and for Queensland. “Brisbane and South East Queensland are undergoing a […]
We are delighted to have joined dignitaries and business leaders to celebrate the official launch of the Australia Pavilion and Australia’s participation at Expo 2025 hosted at the National Archives of Australia by the Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon. Don Farrell, in Canberra this week. Buchan is incredibly proud to be Lead […]
Sydney’s heritage-listed South Eveleigh Locomotive Workshop has been transformed from an Industrial-era building into a captivating multi-use commercial and community precinct that honours the site’s rich history. The revitalisation includes large public and exhibition spaces, a specialty grocer, eateries, gym and education facilities, and the original blacksmith forge, in full working order. The inner-Sydney Workshop […]
The $21.8 million facility designed by Buchan spans 2,500 square metres across three storeys and contains more than 30,000 new books and resources, along with a children’s story time area, outdoor terraces and multipurpose and creative spaces. The library’s expressive facade is punctuated by playful circular windows which represent many individuals coming together and is […]
A premier shopping destination in Adelaide, and currently home to over 100 fashion and lifestyle stores, Burnside Village is undergoing an evolution as a vibrant hub for locals and tourists alike to enjoy high end retail, food and beverage, lifestyle, and entertainment options. Buchan has enjoyed a long and successful relationship with The Cohen Group, […]
Arden Gardens is part retail, part residential and part commercial. It compromises two residential towers, one 16-story and one 10-story, with 299 contemporary, residential apartments, anchored by a full supermarket, 12 specialty shops, café tenancies and shared office space. Basement and podium-level car parking will provide for 600 vehicles. The apartment offers 64 unique floorplans, […]
Nicholas Street Precinct has been recognised as an exemplar of best practice in urban design at the Queensland Government Minister’s Award for Urban Design, winning both the Minister’s Urban Design Award and Movement & Place Category Award. The awards highlight the critical role of good urban design in shaping Queensland, and how collaborative relationships can […]