FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 2024
Ballarat
Design Tour
HOSTED BY MICK MOLONEY OF MOLONEY ARCHITECTS
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Overview
Join us for the TDC Social Club regional Design Tour in Ballarat. Hosted by Mick Moloney of Moloney Architects, the Ballarat Design Tour provides VIP access to their acclaimed projects, Lyons House and a new Country Road flagship store located in a converted neo-classical bank.
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Awarded Renovation/Addition Project of the Year at the 2023 HIA Western Victorian Housing Awards, Lyons House is a stunning example of the studio's design ethos of creating solid, bold and modern architectural forms for functional living.
Lunch at Babae
We'll also enjoy an exclusive 4 course degustation lunch by chef Tim Foster at Ballarat's famed new restaurant Babae.
Discover the best of regional Victoria at Babae, an intimate fine dining restaurant that champions local growers and producers, including their own garden. Babae emphasises the provenance and sustainability of their food, partnering with farmers, breeders, and providores from the Goldfields region and beyond.
Their seasonal menus are crafted in collaboration with local producers and their kitchen garden, ensuring unique and tailored ingredients for an exceptional dining experience. Helmed by Culinary Director and Head Chef Tim Foster, who held a chef’s hat for 9 consecutive years from the The Age’s Good Food Guide for award winning Kyneton restaurant Source Dining.
About Moloney Architects
Established by Mick and Jules Moloney in 2007, Moloney Architects specialise in heritage renovations and new builds that balance architectural innovation with a practical, ‘builder-like’ approach to construction detailing.
Moloney Architects design philosophy maximises available resources to deliver architectural outcomes that are solid, bold and modern. Moloney Architects projects have received numerous design awards and have been published in Houses Magazine, Design Anthology, The Local Project and The Design Files. Mick is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects and a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He currently sits on the AIA Regional Committee and Heritage Committee, and co-hosts an architectural business podcast, 'In Detail'.
Receive 10% off accommodation at Hotel Vera
If you fancy staying for the weekend in Ballarat, we have partnered with Hotel Vera to offer a 10% discount to TDC Social Club Members. Please book using the following link, and enter TDC10 at checkout.
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Boasting seven personalised suites, each named after a charming goldfields township and punctuated by the works of a formidable Australian female artist, Hotel Vera is a one-of-a- kind luxury offering in the Ballarat accommodation space. With an emphasis on sense-memory and a focus on artistic richness, Vera hopes to provide guests with a forever- lingering image, scent, memory or event.
The Details
Friday 18th October 2024
From 10.15am - 4.30pm
Ticket price - $240 per person, includes lunch
Please refer to the booking link for Terms & Conditions.
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If you wish to travel by train, please meet at 8.15am at Southern Cross Station. Guests to provide their own Myki for train fares.
This is a walking tour with all locations a 10 minute walk.
This TDC Social Club event is organised by Sarah Elshaug - for any queries, please email sarah@theretreatstylist.com.au
Please RSVP by Friday 13 September 2024