Paul Best

2 weeks ago | domain.com.au | Paul Best

Now and then, a property comes along that a good cliche seems to perfectly nail, like, say, jaw-dropping. Letting me into her full-floor New York loft-styled apartment – down a laneway on the third level of a four-floor warehouse – in the swank inner city Melbourne burb of South Yarra, owner-designer Mardi Ola says as much. “People walk to the front door and – it sounds wanky – their jaws drop,” she says.

1 month ago | domain.com.au | Paul Best

You don’t have to understand feng shui to appreciate it. Or even know it’s there. When spaces and objects are arranged in such a way as to create harmony and positive energy flow, you sense it. It’s the same with interior design. When it’s done right, there’s no need to know all the ins and outs to enjoy its many pleasures. Enter Andrew Parr, from architects SJB.

2 months ago | domain.com.au | Paul Best

By Paul BestApril 16, 2025There’s something of the James Bond super-villain lair to this striking property, a one-time dairy farm sitting on 11.3 hectares out the back of historic Eumundi, a 10-minute drive from Noosa. It may be because it’s hidden away among native trees from super-spy prying eyes or perched on a hillside with a cantilevered viewing platform for eagle-eyed henchmen.

Mar 24, 2025 | cato.org | Paul Best

Long rated one of the most congested cities in the world, officials tried for decades to speed up travel times for the millions of New Yorkers, commuters, and tourists who navigate the streets of the Big Apple every day. But years of wildly expensive subway expansions, bike lane deployments, and rideshare crackdowns only exposed the technocratic folly of city leaders while doing little to ease traffic.

Mar 11, 2025 | domain.com.au | Paul Best

By Paul BestMarch 12, 2025How to buff “beige”? That was the underlying challenge Hassell faced when the international architect outfit was commissioned to revamp the original 1980 three-storey Wayne Gillespie design in the wealthy Melbourne enclave of Toorak. The late architect was something of a darling of the city’s south-east during the 1970s and ’80s, renowned for clean lines, maximising light and robust design.