Insight Advertising Agency_placed in the top 3 commerical (under 1000 m²) designs in the national IDEA Interior Design Excellence Awards_Nov 2011
Insight Advertising Agency has just won a Highly Commended award at the national IDEA Interior Design Excellence Awards putting it in the top 3 commercial (under 1000 m²) designs for the year. Designed by Joe Snell, recycled plastic drainage cells and a moored hanging garden where some of the features that answered the brief of this advertising firm. More pics at Commercial + Civic.
Ember_VIVID Sydney 2011_June 2011
Joe Snell's latests urban installation was down at Campbells Cove at the northern end of the Overseas Passenger Terminal. The 30 metre long glowing hot coal was part of Sydney's fantastic VIVID festival. Ember's write up is as below:
Ember exudes the Australian bush story with an installation that tantalizes with its warm ambience on a winters night, yet belies the dangers of an ember attack. Precisely placed here near the waters edge, this 30 metre glowing installation pulsates to draw you closer to touch the glowing coals. The artist sees beauty in the dying embers and danger in the potential ‘ember attack’ that is synonymous with Australian bush fires.
Sydney creative Joe Snell is a University of Sydney graduate and his work at Snell Architects is in retail, commercial, hospitality and residential fields. His public artworks have included Songlines, the 10 metre high Aeolian harp commissioned for the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the popular blue lit Downer Macquarie Arch across Macquarie Street for Vivid Sydney 2010. Lighting designer Tim Barry assisted to create Ember.
More photographs at Installation.
Bunda Boutique opens on the ground floor of the QVB_June 2011
Beautiful contemporary jewellry is showcased at the new store we have designed for Bunda Boutique on the ground floor of the QVB. With many elements upcycled from a previous store the design worked to emphasise the qualities of the products it contains. More photographs as well as the previous Bunda Boutique at Retail + Hospitality.
Check out Foneking down at Westfield Sydney_June 2011
Repeated precast concrete elements and oversize glass cabinets full of colorful product form the new Foneking store down at Westfield Sydney. More photography at Retail + Hospitality.
A few shots taken by the office of MAZAL opening at Westfield Burwood_June 2011
The second store we have done for MAZAL following on from their flagship opening at Westfield Sydney last year. The themes that we developed for the MAZAL brand have been included and developed for this store including the satin copper signage and ceiling feature, coupled with the strong clean intrinsically LED lit horizontal shelving. More shots and Mazal Westfield Sydney at Retail + Hospitality.
Recent render of 30 serviced apartments intergrated into Hawks Nest Golf Club_Apr 2011
Designed by Kevin Snell as part of the golf club and pro-shop complex in Hawks Nest, a working render as we build up to DA submission. See more renders at Commercial +Civic.
EMBER has been selected for VIVID Sydney 2011 _Mar 2011
EMBER, an installation by Joe Snell, is a 30 metre long extruded campfire designed to be gathered around on a large scale. Selected for the fantastic winter event VIVID Sydney, EMBER also has a darker side with the hidden terror of an 'ember attack'. Check out the light sculpture part of VIVID Light. Great to see the Downer Macquarie Arch which we did last year featured on the VIVID website. See more renders of EMBER and pics of the Arch at Installation.
Fashion Headquarters_Jan 2011
Merging fashion and architecture _SNELL has been engaged to design a 3000 m² fashion headquarters in Alexandria, Sydney.
Working render of aged care facility at Wangi Wangi overlooking Lake Macquarie_Jan 2011
This is stage 2 comprising of sixty units with community hall pool and landscape gardens.
One Teaspoon opens flagship store in trendy Surry Hills_Xmas 2010
Launched simutaneously with their Westfield store Joe Snell worked with the creative directors of Australian fashion leader One Teaspoon to create this street store. See more pics at Retail + Hospitality.
One Teaspoon opens Westfield Sydney_Xmas 2010
Australian fashion divas One Teaspoon open their flagship store in Westfield Sydney for Christmas 2010. A black and white canvas to showcase their artsy excellent fashion with an amazing metal skull-lace shopfront. See more pics at Retail + Hospitality.
Working render of new addition to a cafe in Brunswick Heads_Dec 2010
Concept by Kevin Snell to resolve all weather footpath dining with a fixed structure.
Office shot of just completed house at beautiful Balmoral, Sydney_Nov 2010
This is a major refurbishment of a 5 bedroom residence on Balmoral beach in Sydney's Mosman, designed by Kevin Snell. The two storey curved operable sliding windows is a major feature.
Maurice Dry Cleaners & Alterations is completed for the opening of Westfield Sydney_Oct 2010
300 metres of bright yellow clothesline and recycled PET wall linings reminiscent of the lint behind your dryer door are some of the elements that _SNELL brought to the new Maurice Dry Cleaners in Westfield Sydney's newest centre. More pics at Retail + Hospitality.
Insight Advertising Agency completes_Oct 2010
A growing advertising agency engaged _SNELL to design their new office space in a former textile factory in Surry Hills. Joe Snell's brief was to create a space that was unique yet welcoming to their clients, and of course great to work in. More pics at Commercial + Civic.
'Doves That Cry' features at iLight Marina Bay, Asia's first sustainable lighting festival_Oct 2010
Doves That Cry designed by Joe Snell and Mary-Anne Kyriakou, initially exhibited in Smart Light Sydney 2009, is showing at the iLight Marina Bay Light Festival in Singapore. Doves takes its place on the light walk as part of Asia's first sustainable light art festival. Doves That Cry is a flock of post-use light reflector doves flying through a forest of 400 vertical steel wires. Lighting in the doves responds to music played on the piano nestled into the forest. More pics at Installation.
Lighting concept for one of Sydney's urban villages_Sept 2010
_SNELL were approached to enliven and re-engage the public with one of Sydney's most prestigious retail areas. Here is one of our working renders to describe lighting wayfinders proposed for the townscape.
Street furniture for one of our Clients hotels_Sept 2010
One of our hotelier Clients approached us to design an iconic piece of street furniture at the front of one of his pubs. Here a sketch by Kevin Snell showing the gold metal tubing concept.
Eco Factory under constuction in Tamworth design by _SNELL_Sept 2010
This factory, designed by Joe Snell, is due for completion in 2011 and is for one of Australia's best furniture and cabinetmakers Country Design.
Premier Kristina Keneally opens the Downer Macquarie Arch designed by Joe Snell_May 2010
Spanning Macquarie Street in Sydney the Downer Macquarie Arch celebrates Governor Lachlan Macquarie. A textured pewter grey structural frame supports pearl white cost effective electrical conduit creating a dynamic arch for the centre of Sydney as part of Macquarie Visons, VIVID Sydney 2010. Designed by Joe Snell, the arch was built by The Downer Group and was opened by NSW Premier Kristina Keneally. Also designed by Snell were nine Maquarie Lighthouses that acted as wayfinders for the VIVID Sydney Light Walk. More pics of the Arch and the Lighthouses at Installation.
Bunda Boutique in top 5 retail designs for 2010 in the Australian Interior Design Awards_Apr 2010
Bunda Boutique has has won a Highly Commended award at the Australian Interior Design Awards 2010 putting it in the top 5 retail designs for the year. Designed by Joe Snell, it is an investigation in overt surveillance and the use of beautiful solid timber joinery the design is located in the wonderful QVB building in Sydney's CBD. More pics at Retail + Hospitality.
Macquarie Lighthouses under construction for VIVID Sydney 2010_Mar 2010
Construction and testing underway on the lighthouses that are to be the wayfinders for the VIVID Sydney Light walk. See more pics of the constuction and now complete lighhouses at Installation.
A working render of 20 storey apartment building in Newcastle West_Mar 2009
This 260 residential unit development spans a block in Newwcastle West and has achieved a DA. Construction to start in 2012. See more renders at Commercial + Civic.
Forster Civic Precinct Masterplan_Jan 2009
_SNELL were commisioned to consider an urban design study for Councils precinct, and test the potential for a botanical gardens. See more sketches at Commercial + Civic.
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