Our ongoing relationship with Renovate magazine continues to bear fruit, with another completed project being featured in the latest issue, and the Fitzgerald residence scheduled for print in the November issue. In addiition, Managing Director Justin Quinlan is now providing an expert advice on renovating in this issue and the following two issues.

One of our more ambitious residential projects went to site this month. Nestled on a cliff edge overlooking Narabeen, the Sammut Residence features three distinctive wings centered around a huge outdoor living terracs and wet edge swimming pool. The open plan living areas are sheltered from the street behind a substantial stone clad wall and open out to the east, providing water views to all the public spaces and every bedroom.

Archengine recently completed another four cinema lobbies for Amalgamted Holdings, with another two currently under construction. The Myer Central and Cairns City cinema lobbies (pictured) included upgrades to the general concourse and ticketing. Myer Central also included a new self serve food and beverage facility, whereas Cairns included a more traditional serviced facility.

The Piccoli Residence in Griffith recently won the Master Builders Association Regional Award for residential housing over $1M. This is the second time one of our residential projects has received an acknowledgement from the MBA - here's hoping there's many more to come! Congratulations must go to Davis Donaldson and the team at Trade Fusion for their tireless dedication to ensuring the exceptional final quality of the build.

Featuring multiple passive design features and sustainability measures, including solar electricity and waste water processing, the Piccoli residence was tailor made for featuring in Smart Home Design. You can read the full article here: www.archengine.com.au/awardsmoreinfo/15/Smart-Home-Ideas-Piccoli-Residence

The first of four articles by Archengine to feature over the coming months in Renovate Magazine went to print this month. Please follow the link below to read the whole article, and check in over the coming months to see the next exciting instalments. www.archengine.com.au/awardsmoreinfo/14/Renovate-Fountain-Residence

Another Archengine residential project has been featured in the current issue of Luxury Home Design. Managing Director Justin Quinlan was also a key contributor to this month's issue and has been acknowledged in the magazine credits. Keep an eye out for a copy at the newsagent, or you can read the full article here: www.archengine.com.au/awardsmoreinfo/16/Luxury-Home-Design-Piccoli-Residence

A Woollahra townhouse designed by Archengine was featured in the Dream Home section of Domain this month. The full article can be downloaded on the link below: www.archengine.com.au/awardsmoreinfo/17/Domain-Wales-Residence

At over three years from commission to completion, it goes without saying that we were excited to see this beautiful and fastidiously constructed building finally completed. Credit must go to David Donaldson and the team at Trade Fusion, as their attention to detail resulted in several of the building's junctions being even better than originally detailed. Thanks also to photographer Brett Boardman for bringing the project to life in these…

The roll out of the Event Cinema lobbies has continued at a rapid pace, with the completion this month of the Burwood and Hornsby sites, and with site work commencing on the first of several sites in Queensland. Constructed by MPA Projects and Reds Building respectively, the Burwood and Hornsby sites have been met wide solid public approval since opening. The Myer Centre lobby in Queensland is also scheduled for completion over the coming…

The latest in a long line of collaborations with Darryl Gordon, this beachside residence was transformed through a refined palette of lime washed timbers, natural stones and rich veneers. The construction work was completedby Don Hanna from DonRose Building in record time, and is a testament to his skill and professionalism. Our next Archengine / DGD collaboration goes on site in Point Piper later this year - stay tuned.

Over the coming months Archengine projects will be featured in multiple publications, including Luxury Home Design, Renovate, Smart Homes, Trends, Home Magazine and Domain. Please keep an eye out, and we'd love to hear back from you with any feedback you may have on the articles.

One longest running current project finally goes to site this week, much to the relief of all concerned. This substantial free standing dwelling in Bellevue Hill features six bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, two living areas, a partially submerged three car garage, a cantilevered swimming pool and a lift. Work is also scheduled to commence shortly on residential projects in Clovelly, Point Piper, Elanora Heights, Penshurst and Kensington.

Thanks to our ongoing relationship with Archicentre (the residential consultancy arm of the Institute of Architects) Managing Director Justin Quinlan will be giving a series of talks over the coming months at the Coco Republic "Renovation Fix" workshops. You can find more information on these talks at http://workshoptuesdays.com.au/renovationfix/index.php.

Our 20th townhouse project reached pratical completion this month. This compact terrace house conversion had been in the family for generations so it was important to retain several features of sentimental attachement to the owners. This included relocating an existing maple tree 1500mm to accomodate a covered rear deck.

Our recent commission for an exciting new type of resort development has allowed us to fully utilise our background in large scale mixed use infrastructure and masterplanning projects. Including hotel and villa accommodation, function rooms and conference facilities, the masterplan also has embedded within it a new type of housing product that we have been developing for the last two years with David Donaldson from Trade Fusion.

The recovery in the general market has seen increased workflow in the office, so we’ve had to restock and we’re now back to a full contingent of staff. Say hello to Elisa and Jarek, our two latest recruits. Jarek has joined us from Heidelberg via. Dublin and Elisa has come from Santa Giustina In Colle via. Castelfranco Veneto. Both bring a wealth of knowledge and experience from overseas and have adapted well to both the culture of…

Early last month Archengine reached a significant landmark with a return client commissioning us to undertake our 150th project. Thanks must go out to all our clients who have helped us reach this milestone. Some of the more notable commissions we have worked on in that time include Southport Plaza in Perth, the Guangzhou Masterplan in China and the Governor General’s personal residence. We’ve been published in at least 10 different…

Designed around the concept of creating a second level that was literally invisible from the street, this two storey extension in Bondi Junction has finally been completed by Trico Construction. The finished building is a meticulously detailed and beautifully finished jewellery box that belies its apparently conservative street presence.

This quarter has seen the development of several new residential alterations and additions projects including the McGree Residence in Kensington, the Fish Residence in Clovelley and the Warwicker Residence in Lewisham. We've also been working on a rear extension to the Quinlan Residence - our very first project, and the traditional starting point of most architectural practicves (the parents house.) The McGree residence shows a natural…

Here's some evidence that good design adds a lot more value than just its aesthetic and environmental contributions. Despite only reaching practical completion last week, the owner of this free stading home in Maroubra has already had substantial offers made on the house by random passers by. As always, we have to thank an enlightened client and builder for carrying through the concept.

Another substantial freestanding house project designed by Archengine is nearing completion in Castlecrag. Nestled at the end of Edinburgh Road with expansive views of Middle Harbour, the site stays true to the modernist ideologies of the original building that occupied the site. The building is scheduled for completion in late June / early July -we'll be sure to post more photos then

Yet another large free standing housing project has gone to site in Northbridge. This project also sees us teaming up again with Cameron Smith from Parkzip and will be the eleventh Archengine designed project he has built for us, with several more to come over the next eighteen months. The timber and steel framing is nearing competion and you can already make out the form of the finished building.

Cameron Smith from Parkzip has recently finished constructing a little jewellery box for us in the Connaught Apartment building at the end of Hyde Park. This is our second apartment in the building and another JV project with our usual partners in crime. These images were shot yesterday by staff using a standard SLR and it look good enough already - we're really looking forward to seeing this professionally photographed with one of Darryl's…

Another joint venture project between Archengine and Darryl Gordon Design has been featured in the latest issue of Inside Out magazine. This project is far more contemporary and minimal than our last feature project, but at the same time has a richer materialirty and arguably an even higher standard of finish. read article

A large cliff top freestanding home is currently under development in the office for a returning client. This is the second home we have been involved in designing for Mr. and Mrs. Hush and we're really happy that they enjoyed the process so much first time around that they've decided to involve us again.

One of our earliest residential alterations and additions projects has finally been completed after nearly six years! After a rapid development application process, the client has worked their way through a stage development process with little involvement from our end. The result is a succesful blend of old and new. view project

Our Southport Plaza project officially opened on December 15th with the client throwing a cocktail party on the main terrace. The project has been photographed by Adrian Lambert from Acorn photography and we're really pleased with the result. The bulk of the images are now on the website under projects - southport plaza. The client has elected to retain the entire building in their investment portfolio, rather than selling of the strata…

A project designed by Archengine and Darryl Gordon Design and built by Broxtan Construction for Stepahnie Conley has recently been featured on the cover of the latest issue of Vogue Living. The article focuses on Stephanie's love of retro glamour and the diverse stylistic influences on the interior design elements. It showcases the continuing successful partnership of Archengine and Darryl Gordon Design in providing complete residential…

The construction scaffolding is finally coming off our mixed use development in West Leederville, Western Australia, revealing just how close the building is actually coming to realising the intent of the original design drawings. Fingers crossed the finishing will be just as successful.

The Piccoli residence in Griffith has just gone to site. With full on site grey and black water recycling, double glazed low-e doors and windows throughout, near perfect east west orientation and integrated sunshading, all combined with dynamic form, aesthetics and planning. We have a fair idea this is going to be our best residential project to date. We eagerly anticipate the April 2010completion date!