Have Your Say on our Sorrento Proposal
Hillam Architects, in conjunction with Locus Property, is pleased to share that the proposed development at 3 Delos Way, Sorrento is now open for public consultation. We invite you to take the time to review the submission and make comment on the development by following the link: Have Your Say – 3 Delos Way As the […]
Hillam Architects response to COVID-19
Given the circumstances we are all currently facing with the onset of COVID-19 in Australia and our workplaces, we thought it appropriate to communicate current and temporary workplace changes that have been implemented at Hillam Architects. The health and well-being of our team and the wider community is of the highest importance to us. In […]
Future Timber
20th century architectural construction systems have largely been defined by two materials, concrete and steel, beginning with the 1890 Rand McNally Building in Chicago (steel) and the 1903 The Ingalls Building in Cincinnati, Ohio (concrete). The ubiquity of these materials for larger scale structural constructions globally is undisputed, however since the 1990s there have been […]
Smart Cities – the good, the bad and the risky
Digitisation, Artificial intelligence, real-time data and the Internet of Things are accelerating exponentially and they’re reshaping our behaviour, our lifestyle and our society. Are Smart Cities the way we want our cities to be in the future? There are a lot of debates surrounding the pros and cons of Smart Cities. What should Architects do […]
Choose Local
Ask people where they buy their daily milk and bread and chances are, they would respond by saying the grocery store down the road. You wouldn’t get the bare necessities anywhere else, would you? We take them for granted in the same way we do the supermarket five minutes down the road. These daily essentials […]
Art or Architecture?
The question of whether architecture is art has been debated throughout history and is still a polarising subject today. With ‘art’ loosely defined as ‘the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or power’, […]
“The Minimalist”
The great irony of minimalism. Many people avoid the term minimalism, due to its subjective and cultural boundaries. Cliché definitions aside, for the purpose of this blog post, feel free to re-label your version of simplification to any “-ism” you prefer. As an Interior Designer I believe that curation is in the specification of materials […]
Competitions – do they work?
Throughout the Australian architectural realm, the topic as to whether competitions serve as an effective model for procuring design has been the centre of contentious debate. The competition process is no newfangled initiative either, we’ve seen the implementation of this method into some of the most historically significant buildings in Australia over the last century. […]
The role of an architect.
As architects, we have had a significant presence throughout history, though over time our role and influence on society, culture and form have evolved into something much more dynamic. There is now a greater complexity attached to the profession, in that we are assuming the roles and values of teachers, philanthropists and conservationists. Additionally, we […]
The Home as a Habitat
A tale of structures, succulents and success. I’ve been working at Hillam Architects for almost one year now and it’s clear there is a significant design emphasis on the incorporation of nature and greenery. One only has to look towards the names of our projects; Botanical, Eden and most recently, Orchard Terrace, to see a […]