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“For emerging restaurateurs Jack Leary and Tim Christensen, founders of the Alma Group, the Northern Beaches in Sydney is becoming a regular backdrop to their gastronomic ventures. Towards the pointy end of the peninsula, Alma, the duo’s debut Mexican restaurant, has well and truly settled into the village of Avalon since opening its doors in 2017. At the southern end, nearer to Manly and the gateway to Sydney Harbour, the second establishment to join the lineup is a newcomer in the seaside suburb of Freshwater...”
Read the article over at Daily Architecture News.
Words: Gavin Kirk
Wallpaper / PRESS: BOTANIC HOUSE
"Botanic House — Sydney, Australia
Nestled within Sydney’s Botanic Gardens among towering trees and robust bamboo, Botanic House supports a lofty natural order with refined modern arrangements. With an interior scheme of soothing pigeon grey and whispers of pale terracotta among lime wash-finished oak – together with bursts of greenery and feature pendant lights sprouting delicate transparent canvas petals – it’s a streamlined oasis with the all accoutrements of cosmopolitan convenience…"
DELICIOUS / PRESS
“"Luke Nguyen unfurls his lush new restaurant in the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney Bottomless mimosas pair with flowers, fruits and seeds from the garden.
A stroll through Sydney’s sprawling inner-city garden deserves to be rewarded with dumplings and wine. Skip the kiosk for Luke Nguyen’s new South East Asian restaurant, Botanic House, or head downstairs for contemporary brunch fare at Farm Cove Eatery…”
BROADHSEET / PRES: BOTANIC HOUSE
"Now Open: Botanic House Blooms at the Royal Botanic Gardens With the Help of Celebrity Chef Luke Nguyen.
After a thoughtful transformation the restaurant, surrounded by lush gardens, is serving a modern-Asian menu inspired by Nguyen’s heritage – which is more complex than he at first thought..."
ENKI / PRESS: TERRACE ON THE DOMAIN
"For Sydney-based design studio, Five Foot One, ‘it’s all about the little things,’ and this ethos is especially apparent when it comes to their Terrace one the Domain project for client, Trippas White Group.
The circular eatery, formerly known as The Pavilion restaurant, sits ensconced in greenery, positioned overlooking the sweeping lawns of the Domain as well as the iconic rising Sydney skyline. As a key venue choice for functions, the design studio were determined to transform both the internal and external spaces to create fluidity between the two, as well as improving the functionality of the space, its flexibility and the user’s experience overall..."
ENKI / PRESS: BOTANIC HOUSE
"Five Foot One Design | Botanic House Restaurant
Australian-based design studio, Five Foot One are dedicated to creating timeless spaces which draw out the little details that can make a space distinctly unique. Botanic House restaurant, located in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Australia is a great example of the studio’s careful, considered approach to design as they effortlessly bring the open-air dining experience of the restaurant to life with a calm, thoughtful interior.
BROADHSEET / PRESS: TERRACE ON THE DOMAIN
"Now Open: Terrace on the Domain, a Garden Eatery with City Views
Italian classics and a new late-night outdoor bar in a previously underused space.
We’ve all been there: lost in another world as we wander the exhibitions of the Art Gallery of NSW, only to be brought back to reality by the sound of our stomach reminding us we’ve accidentally skipped lunch. Luckily, just across the road from the gallery, there’s the newly opened Terrace on the Domain.."