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’, […]
Vantage Apartments on Channel 7’s Home in WA.
See a sneak peek of the soon to be complete Vantage Apartments by Edge Visionary Living. We show presenter, Julia Wilson some of the incredible views that residents will enjoy.
“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 […]
West Australian: David Hillam on the Benefits of Density
High-rise apartment developments can preserve, not destroy Perth’s older suburbs, says celebrated architect David Hillam. High-quality towers of 15 to 30 storeys should be allowed near Subiaco, Claremont, Cottesloe and North Fremantle train stations, one of the State’s leading architects says. David Hillam, the man behind some of the proposed skyscrapers in South Perth […]
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. […]
Orchard Terrace bears fruit
EDGE Visionary Living has launched its latest project, Orchard Terrace. Part of the revitalised Subi Centro precinct, the five-storey building will include 82 apartments and 4 commercial premises. A key feature, which gave the development its name, will be a spectacular rooftop garden that will include an orchard of orange, lemon and lime trees and […]