Episode 73: Damian Barker & Nik Dunoski from Jackson Teece Architects explain the design concepts behind Anglicare’s Woolooware Shores Retirement Village

Situated on picturesque Woolooware Bay in Sydney’s iconic Sutherland Shire, Anglicare’s Woolooware Shores offers premium retirement living amidst a vibrant and friendly community.

Damian Barker (left) & Nik Dunoski (right) from Jackson Teece Architects explain what were the steps in designing an entire aged care facility in what is a brownfield site sitting near a popular coastal spot.

Where did they start, what did they look out for and how did these seasoned designers determine what features and inclusions this large and suburban-based aged care facility needed to have?

This podcast was brought to you in association with Alspec,  proud sponsors of our Commercial series of podcasts. 

Episode 72: Tina Fox from Scott Carver on sustainability, organisational change and the changing nature of hotel design

Interior Architect Tina Fox, the Sustainability Transformation Group leader for Scott Carver has over 15 years’ experience in the hotel, hospitality & heritage sectors. 

Originally from the UK, Tina is skilled in bringing a clients’ vision to life from concept development to project management on complex and diverse schemes. 

Her creative thinking and eye for detail leads her to create beautiful places that understand the needs of both the client and consumer. 

In this wide-ranging interview, she talks about sustainability, why we need to change not only the way we design things but also how we see our place in the world during a time of climate and pandemic-induced flux.

Episode 71: Architect Ian Moore talks about the evolution & adaptation of the modern bathroom

Ian Moore is the principal of Ian Moore Architects, a multi-disciplinary practice established in 1990. The practice has won numerous national and international awards and has been exhibited in Australia and around the world .

Moore talks about how bathrooms influence or change a building design and how this further influences a structure as well as how the design of a bathroom can effect water usage and the environment in general.

Moore also talks about about some bathroom designs he has done and what makes them stand out.

This podcast was bought to you in association with Stormtech, proud sponsors of the Residential Series of podcasts.  For more information on Stormtech please go to: https://stormtech.com.au/specifiers

Episode 70: Associate Professor Philip Russo on infection control in aged & health care facilities

Philip Russo is Director of Nursing Research, Cabrini Health and Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University.

He is also President of the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC), and a member of several national infection prevention committees advising the Commonwealth Government.

He talks with us here about the issue of infection control in an aged care setting and how design and technology can be the best weapons we have in the prevention of infectious diseases and viruses in our ever-growing health & aged care sectors.

This podcast was bought to you in association with Caroma LiveWell, proud sponsors of the Aged Care Series of podcasts.  For more information on Caroma LiveWell please go to: https://www.caroma.com.au/livewell

Episode 69: Elizabeth Farrelly talks about her new book, Killing Sydney, and why architecture matters

Dr Elizabeth Farrelly trained in architecture and philosophy, practiced in Auckland, London and Bristol, holds a PhD in urbanism from the University of Sydney, and is a former Associate Professor (Practice) at the University of NSW Graduate School of Urbanism. 

In this episode, she talks about her latest book, Killing Sydney: The Fight for a City’s Soul, as well as her views on over-development, how we are set to live in the future, the problematic relationship between governments and developers and the state of our governance, our cities and our environment.

This is a truly revealing interview from one of Australia’s most respected and at times, controversial architects.

Episode 68: Richard Harrison, National Business Development Manager at ALSPEC talks about Aluminium frames, cladding & building standards

The National Business Development Manager at ALSPEC, Richard Harrison talks about Aluminium frames, cladding & Australian standards, and why having a local supplier for these products is now crucial for the local building sector.

Harrison also unveils ALSPEC’s new local testing NATA-accredited facility which will enable the company to test a range of its own and other company Aluminium products to ensure they meet Australian standards for both safety and integrity.

This podcast was brought to you in association with ALSPEC, proud sponsors of the Commercial series of podcasts. Read all about ALSPEC and it’s amazing sustainability journey here.

Episode 67: Michael Teys & Craig Penton talk about building safety as well as the future of cladding and what is happening with cladding rectification

Michael Teys (left) is a strata industry consultant with more than 30 years’ experience in strata law and management. He is a strata research academic with City Futures Research Centre at the University of NSW where he holds an Australian Research Council grant to study the impact of large-scale strata on our cities. 

Craig Penton (right) is the General Manager of Aluminium Facade Systems, a division of Alspec. He has worked in the construction industry for 15 years, 6 of which in facades. His experience has brought great success in the facade industry with their Premium ProClad Suite of products on a range of major commercial and multi-residential projects.

In this podcast, Michael and Craig explain in detail how the issue of building cladding has become so complex, while at the same time, providing an insight into just how far we need to go to ensure that all the buildings that still use cladding systems are safe to occupy.

This podcast was brought to you in association with Alspec, proud sponsors of the Commercial series of podcasts.

Episode 66: Aidan Mullan, Sustainability and Lean Manager for Interface talks about the road to carbon negativity

Interface has always been a forward-thinking and highly-innovative flooring company, but its latest initiative is very-much industry leading in every sense of the phrase.

As Aidan Mullan says, “As human activity releases more and more carbon dioxide, the natural world is struggling to keep up. So why create products that contribute to this problem and do more harm than good? ?”

“Taking our cue from nature”, says Mullen, “we’ve learned to work with carbon by using it as a building block to engineer better products. This journey has led us to create products that store carbon, keep it out of the atmosphere and help restore the health of the world.”

And so Interface’s road to carbon negativity concept was born, an idea that as Mullen explains in this wide-ranging podcast, is now imperative both for the industry itself as well as for the climate as a whole.

This podcast was brought to you in association with Interface, proud sponsors of the Sustainability series of podcasts. For more information on Interface, please go to www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/interface-aust

Episode 65: Veena Sahajwalla from UNSW & Diana Sarcasmo from Mirvac explain how building new apartments from waste is the next big thing

Professor Veena Sahajwalla (right) and Mirvac’s General Manager Design, Marketing & Sales, Diana Sarcasmo (left).

An apartment featuring flooring, wall tiles, kitchen and lighting features, and furniture and artworks, all made entirely from waste glass and textiles, offers an optimistic view into the future of residential building.

Unveiled recently at the Sydney Olympic Park, Mirvac’s industry-first apartment made using waste materials has the potential to revolutionise home construction, sustainably reduce waste in the building industry as well as transform waste into a valuable resource.

As a collaboration between Mirvac and the UNSW Centre of Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT), we talk to Professor Veena Sahajwalla and Mirvac’s General Manager Design, Marketing & Sales, Diana Sarcasmo on how building from waste is set to revolutionise Australia’s apartment building industry.

Episode 64: Alexander Symes on how a practical and poetic understanding of crafting a building is crucial

Alexander Symes Architects was founded in 2014 with a mission to advance sustainable architecture. The world’s climate is changing and as Alex notes, he believes that architecture must lead the way in changing how we utilise resources to contribute to a sustainable future.

As a multi-award winning designer, Alex’s vision for sustainable architecture is layered through all aspects of our practice and through all the stages of a project. This starts with the examination of a project brief to ensure the grounding principles of a project support a sustainable way of life.

As the project takes shape, Alex says he deploys his depth of technical expertise to realise the project to its full potential.

This podcast was bought to you in association with Stormtech, proud sponsors of the Residential Series of podcasts.  For more information on Stormtech please go to: https://stormtech.com.au/specifiers