Cafe Bourgeois now open for business.
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Construction of Minifie Nixon's design for a cafe in new Docklands Myer building is now complete and Cafe Bourgeois is now open for business. Catch a Collins Street tram over the bridge and have a look
Minifie Nixon re-thinks Mildura's architectural image for “Emoh Ruo, GLOBAL PRACTICES OF AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE”
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Emoh Ruo website
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Emoh Ruo ('Our Home' backwards) is an international traveling exhibition and publication. Presented by the Australian High Commission London and curated be Cameron Bruhn of Architecture Media. Six architectural firms were given a brief to rethink the mechanisms through which a city presents itself to the world through architecture, of which Minifie Nixon's “Keys to Mildura” is one.
Our scheme proposes four instances each of which is designed as a spark within the urban context of Mildura. Collectively these act as a masterplan but are small enough to for them to be kick-started without massive funding initiatives. The Rural City Retreat, The Orchard Seam, The Sports Spine and The Jolly Billabong were all chosen to bring to the foreground elements within Mildura which are highly successful yet are not strongly linked to its reputation.
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In multitude the ordinary becomes sublime. Through new opportunities provided by CNC brick laying technology, we imagined a façade where each brick had a unique relationship to its neighbour. Warped surfaces, gradated textures and porosities are thus created whilst retaining an assemblative logic common to centuries of unit masonry construction.
The project comprises 25 affordable residential units, a small showroom with office space, a half basement of car spaces and ample bicycle parking. One third of the site is given over to public space. The building's height is defined by what can be comfortably accessed by stair. The internal breeze-wall space allows for natural ventilation of all apartments and bricks are used as thermal mass to stabilise internal temperatures.
Righettis in their new home.
The combination of two titles in to one in an inner city apartment building is now complete and what was once two cramped apartments is now a four bedroom home for Andrew, Natasha, Toby and Lilly Righetti.
AIA Venice Biennale Information Entry 
Congratulations to Cameron Bruhn, Jan van Schaik, Jen Wood, Tanya Court, Cassandra Chilton, Callum Morton, Emma Williamson, Andy Sargent and Bryon Cunningham who as a team have been successfully short-listed for the role of Creative Director for the Australian exhibition at the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale.
Their submission 'Post Sprawl' alongside four other submissions, was chosen from 28 applicants. The team will now enter stage two of the application process. Look out for more news on the Biennale on our website
Minifie Nixon Profile
Minifie Nixon has been invited to be listed on World Architects and has embraced the opportunity to be alongside our peers.
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Moving Galleries
Moving Galleries is a travelling exhibition of art and poetry which enables artists and poets to showcase their talent, enhances the travel experience for Melbourne’s train commuters, and builds on Melbourne’s reputation as a cultural and creative capital.
Look out for our project on your way to work.
Object Gallery Sydney
Abundant Australia
Minifie Nixon has been invited to exhibit our model from the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale, Abundant Australia Exhibition at the 'Abundant Highlights Exhibition' next year at Object Gallery.
The exhibition will take place 31st January 2009 - 5th April 2009
Object Gallery, Sydney
St Margerets, 417 Bourke Street
Surrey Hills NSW 2010
+61 2 9361 4511
Tuesday - Sunday
11am to 6pm
State of Design Awards
The Australian Wildlife Centre website
Review: Architecture Australia
Minifie Nixon's Australian Wildlife Centre at Healesville Sanctuary was awarded the Premier's Design Award for Cultural Architecture at the opening of the State of Design Festival on Wednesday 16th July.
Judge’s Comment:
“This is an outstanding example of design innovation in the area of complex geometries/mathematics and architecture that has been effective in delivering excellent outcomes for the client.” full citation
Homo Faber Website
Museum of Victoria
Mark Burry has invited Minifie Nixon to exhibit work as part of the Homo Faber exhibition at the Museum of Victoria.
The exhibition focusing on modeling, identity and the post-digital will study the link between physical and digital models in design.
The exhibition opens on Thursday 14th August and is open until 16th September 2008.
The Venice Architecture Biennale 2008
Lucy Turnbull and creative directors Neil DUrbach, Vince Frost, Wendy Lewin, Kirsten Thompson and Gary Warner have invited Minifie Nixon to join a group of young and innovative Australian architects to reprepesent Australia in the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale in September 2008.
The 'ABUNDANT' exhibit will be officially launched on Thursday September 11 at the Australian Pavillion, Giardini di Castello, 30122 Venezia Italy.
See the Sugar Station Southland kiosk
On the back of the success of the Southland Sugar Station island kiosk, Minifie Nixon has been commissioned to re-design the 40m2 Sugar Station flagship store at Northlands shopping centre, and a new 24m2 island kiosk at Chadstone chopping centre.
The Northlands design has been aproved, and construction starts on 11th August.
Construction starts in Chadstone later this year.
The Beijing Architecture Biennale 2008
Neil Leach
Kokkugia
Minifie Nixon has been invited to take part in the Architectural Biennale Beijing 2008.
Our work will be exhbited as part of the ”(Im)material Processes: New Digital Techniques for Architecture exhbit”, curated by Neil Leach and Kokkugia.
Held in the 798 Space in Beijing, the Biennale opens in late October 2008.
The Shanghai Design Biennale 2008
DIIRD
The Department of Innovation Industry and Regional Development has invited Minifie Nixon to join an Industry Capability Mission to the Shanghai Design Biennale in September 2008.
Shanghai Design Biennale is seen as an important lead-up to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, where Victoria plans to have its own exhibition space.
Participation at the Biennale will expand Minifie Nixon's masterplanning and design competition portfolio in region.
John Lethlean has again invited Jan van Schaik to chair a jury comprising of Peter Stratton of the Lyceum Club and Crispin Blackall, Head of Telstra New Technologies to judge The Best New Restaurant Website as part of the Age Good Food Guide Awards.
But wait, there's more! This year a new award has been added to acknowledge the role of design in the culinary experience. Jan will chair a a jury comprising of Cameron Bruhn, editor Artichoke magazine and Frank van Haandel to judge an award for The Best New Restaurant Interior.
The awards will be announced at the launch of The 2008 Age Good Food Guide on August 25th 2008 at the Malthouse Theatre.
Shane Construction and Roopacorp will be gutting and re-fitting the Minifie Nixon Offices at the top floor of the Swanston and Bourke Street corner.
Over the next three weeks they will toil to double the offices seating capacity, provide new storage and filing systems, reconfigure the kitchen & bathroom facilities and add an extra meeting room.
Stay tuned, we can't wait to show you!
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The Age (article)
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San Francisco, AIA, March 8-April 27, 2007
