The challenge of this interior renovation project was in bringing some warmth and light into what was a somewhat dreary interior, with not much access to direct sun.

The addition of joinery to each room gave a more distinct purpose and identity to each room, while the joinery itself was designed in a way to add depth and texture to the various spaces, with warm timber tones and brass details inviting more vibrancy and life to the interior colour palette. The lighting scheme also seeks to highlight this warmth, as well as frame some of the client’s unique art collection.

A cooler colour palette was used for the bathrooms, with Japanese ceramic tiles and Elba marble providing a visually striking contrast to the warmer tones of the rest of the interiors.

Nestled within the bush and overlooking nearby Avoca Beach, our clients were after a modern coastal design with a Scandinavian touch, for two houses on this long, steep site. The larger house was to be their family home, and the other, an Airbnb holiday home.

Respecting the existing native landscape was a key feature of this design, with the playful yet easy-to-build forms of the two homes helping to forge strong connections between inside and outside.

A restrained yet natural-feeling palette of materials also grounds the two homes to their context and ties the two homes together thematically.

This concept design for an existing one-storey Victorian-style house seeks to update the run-down property by envisaging the kitchen, dining, living and backyard as one flowing space. A third bedroom could be added at the front of the house through the reorganisation of the layout, while the natural step-down of the site offers the opportunity for generous ceiling heights in the main living spaces. The traditional roof form of the existing house is maintained in the extension, to give a sense of continuity between new and old.

This community-built school in the town of Marsassoum, Senegal, is based on the premise that a school can be more than a traditional textbook experience - it can be a sanctuary to serve the needs of both the community and individual - by educating, connecting, nourishing and entertaining.

This idea takes root in the planning of the school around a central green space. This green space becomes an open sanctuary with seating, an amphitheatre and small crop area, centered around an existing moraceae tree. School buildings envelop this central green space, with a prominent two-storey corner building serving as a welcoming community hub and providing services such as a kitchen and library.

The school is to be built simply and economically, using locally-sourced and low-cost materials with low embodied energy. Rammed earth walls have been designated as the primary construction type due to their low cost, abundance of clay-rich soils in the region, and the long-lasting natural beauty of the material.

Together with Freeform Formation, finalists in the ArchStorming Senegal School Competition.

Concept for a house on a triangular-shaped battle-axe lot, with view over Sydney Harbour and the city.

With Marker Architecture.

Proposal for a second storey addition and renovation of existing garage to a Californian Bungalow. The second storey treads lightly above the existing house and is set back from the front roof form, highlighting the existing features.

With Marker Architecture.

This new swimming centre currently undergoing construction in Malmö, Sweden, takes centre stage within a newly developed area in the small city. Offering several different types of pools and recreational activities, the centre will accommodate up to 200,000 guests per year. The red brick of the exterior forges a strong connection to the industrial heritage of the area, while the modern form allows for efficient construction of this large project.

With Liljewall Arkitekter.

Proposal for a new timber cabin, pool, tennis court and associated landscaping, located on a bush property prone to flooding.

With Marker Architecture.

Situated on a large country property outside Orange, the client wished for a generously sized residence able to accommodate visiting grandchildren. A high degree of openness between interior and exterior was one of the design criteria, with expansive views of the surrounding countryside to be framed.

The central living space ties the two wings of the home together and acts as the heart of the house. Courtyards with varying degrees of privacy are accessible from this living space, with gentle skillion roofs tying the different parts of the home together. Materially, heavy stone walls contrasts with the lighter glazed elements.

Concept for a multi-residential development comprising 100 apartments and townhouses, with 1500sqm of retail and commercial space.

An existing dilapidated factory building was converted into new office spaces for a variety of companies, with a focus on flexibility and creating bright open office spaces. Meeting rooms and services are provided by inserting black minimalist boxes within the old fabric of the building.

Above the office floors, an extension sits atop the building, again in the form of a black box. Miniature apartments designed for short-term residences are located within the extension, with a modular box sitting in the middle of each apartment fulfilling functions such as kitchen and bathroom.

With Studio Julian Breinersdorfer.

Located in the Mitte area of Berlin, this competition proposal for the renovation of a Catholic church interior sought to modernise the central worshipping space by opening up the existing space and forging stronger connections between programs located on different levels.

The contouring of the amphitheatre and dome above creates a spectacular lighting effect, inspired by the artist James Turrell, while the geometry of the universal access ramps, seating and altar forms an embracing gesture, an idea central to the communal process of worship.

With Julian Breinersdorfer Architekten.