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Locura by Pattern Studio

The design for Locura, a new bar in Byron Bay from hospitality group Three Blue Ducks, is defined by the use of tactile materials in a largely undecorated space. Given a brief to create a contemporary interpretation of a “Mexican restaurant in Australia,” Pattern Studio sought to echo the humble character and raw beauty of small, late-night venues found across Mexico City. The material palette embraces concrete, grey brick and mild steel.

Photography — Ben Hosking Pattern Studio — patternstudio.net

Ross Gardam studio by Antony Martin

In what was once a ground-floor gallery, Antony Martin has designed a shared home for lighting design studio Ross Gardam and his own practice MRTN Architects that neatly divides the office,

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