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Nicholas Architects has Moved and Rebranded!

26 September 2016 -

Our new studio, which we’ve launched along with our co-working endeavour Industrium, is up and running. We’re now located at Level 6, 111-117 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills. Right in the thick of Sydney’s design and cultural epicentre, our move is an expansion which takes account of our recent growth, as well as allowing us to embrace…

Rethinking Retirement – Designing for the Third Age

12 September 2016 -

By Marc Nicholas Our ability to live longer than in any other time in history is fuelling a re-think in the design and construction of architecture for aging. Those aged over 55, a period now known as the Third Age, have higher expectations than previous generations in terms of innovative design and features in senior…

Connectivity and Flexibility in Retirement – the Rise of the Vertical Village

05 September 2016 -

Connectivity and flexibility have historically had little to do with retirement living, but vertical villages are slowly changing this model. The emerging niche – medium or high rise apartment buildings specifically designed for urban retirees – is fast rising within the $28 million aged care sector, and we’re starting to see developments appear by major…

Return on Design Investment (RoDI) – Understanding the Returns

29 August 2016 -

Measuring return on investment (RoDI) in architecture is like choosing between science and the arts. The scientific approach relies upon data gathered, usually, at the point of handover. The other takes into account emotional responses including anecdotal evidence about well-being. Reliable evaluation of RoDI is hard to find. It’s only possible through dedicated commitment to research and analysis. So how do you define…

Family Friendly Dining – Restaurant Design for the Cool Kids

22 August 2016 -

Nothing brings more joy to any family than shared fun filled and exciting experiences. No matter whether it’s primarily for the benefit of the children or the family as a unit, it’s the shared lifestyle experience and joint participation that counts, that brings growth and happiness. Contemporary families have expectations of restaurants and hospitality providers…

20 August 2016 -

Hospitality & the Booming Baby Boomers

15 August 2016 -

“What you are is where you were….when you were being value programmed” was a video that accompanied Dr. Morris Massey’s book ‘The People Puzzle’ published in 1979. It identified generations according to age and ‘Baby Boomers’ became the phrase to identify children now middle aged. The life values of this post-war group are quite specific:…

Positive Impact of Trees on Urban Environments

08 August 2016 -

Green infrastructure is everywhere we look: in leafy parks, on rooftops, within floral displays and even right in our backyard, creating not only fresh aesthetics, but also environmental, cultural and economic benefits for us all. But many of our city trees are under siege. And those high at risk are the trees being removed in…

How Multi-generational Housing is Changing the Ideal of the Great Australian Dream

01 August 2016 -

How can designers of the next generation of housing meet competing and changing needs? Australians have long been emphatic about each generation acquiring a ‘home of our own’. Parents remained in the family home as long as they are able and children leave to study, travel, work, and finally to have a family and get…

Adaptable Learning Spaces

25 July 2016 -

Adaptable spaces are surely necessary for the variety of forms that these encounters manifest in. Contemporary humans change careers with consummate ease, which brings to the fore the challenge of designing spaces which promote lateral thinking and instil in children a conviction of unhindered potential. A child whose surroundings engender an association of learning with…

Design for Holistic Learning

11 July 2016 -

Over the past few decades, the experience of childhood in Australia and elsewhere has been drastically reshaped by technology. The information age has reset the terms by which children learn, play, relate and communicate, whether it be institutionally or otherwise: more than anything else, the internet remains the greatest influence on modern education. Very soon,…

The Homes of Retiring Baby Boomers

04 July 2016 -

There are more opportunities than ever to embrace the growing market that is Seniors Housing, and even more opportunities as Architects to respond to the new generation of Baby Boomers who are moving into retirement living. The current thinking about Seniors Living is to provide the opportunity to “Age in Place”. Although there will always…

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