By NATIVE Design Workshop
This hybrid retail and workspace is located in what was once a vacant undercroft of an existing apartment building in one of the backstreets of Brunswick, Melbourne. Acting as the Australian headquarters for an internationally renowned coffee machine company, Victoria Arduino, it is an inclusive space turning away from the typical corporate hierarchy of international brands, but rather focusing on the actual industry and the professionals. The space is where those people can learn, test and experience these beautiful machines while having a direct relationship with the team behind them.
The use of locally sourced, raw and recycled materials was key to the makeup of this space and the craft of how everything goes together is only reflected and highlighted in the actual precision and engineering of the actual products that are on show.
Photography Credit: Tatjana Plitt.
Sustainable Built Environments
We are a people-first studio, passionate about creating meaningful architecture that is responsive to place as well and the needs of those we work with.
We are based in both Auckland and Melbourne working across the Pacific region.
Our approach is that good, well-considered design should be available to everyone. Our role is to listen, understand, question, resolve and push the constraints of any project to realise an exceptional built outcome - embracing and enjoying the journey with good people.
Our connection to whenua/land/country and those who dwell upon it is paramount - our responsibility to protect our environment while crafting purposeful spaces with soul is the framework for how we approach each client brief and project.
Our goal is to produce beautiful, responsive, and sustainable architecture and interiors that is timeless and crafted with purpose.