Barangaroo Crematorium
The contentious Barangaroo re-development in the heart of Sydney will see the transformation of old shipping docks into a bustling mixed use development culminating in a green 'headland park' reconstructing the pre-1836 shoreline. Inevitably the rich industrial history of the site will be hidden by slick contemporary assemblies of steel and glass and buried beneath tonnes of sentimental dirt. The proposition of a building which deals explicitly with death and the passing of time perhaps stirs a mourning of this loss and invites a contemplation of mortality and the passing of time. Read more >
Pasargadae
Pasargadae is a highly significant archaeological region and a site of increasing national pilgrimage, which unlike many comparable sites around the world, lacks a site museum and an interpretation centre for the public. Read more >
Bush Owner Builder
How do we develop culturally sensitive and appropriate housing for a remote Aboriginal community in Australia? I believe the answers are as diverse as the Aboriginal peoples. This project promotes one option for specific application to one remote indigenous community, Hope Vale. Read more >
Barangaroo Performing Arts Stadium
Situated within a harbour of internationally recognised icons, the proposed performing arts stadium exploits the waterfront site in order to strengthen Sydney's presence as an ambitious city in an epic landscape. The site – Barangaroo, exists in two states; lying at the foreground of an overlooking city, and as a missing link in Sydney's chain of waterside landmarks out from Circular Quay. Read more >
Bathing Pavilion Point Roadknight
Located at Point Roadknight, the Bathing Pavilion rises gracefully from the coastal vegetation and traces the contours of the topography that was once my childhood playground. The building is a response to both site and environmental conditions; wind - in roof form; sun - in natural lighting; vegetation - in scale and surface articulation; topography through correspondence to contours; view opportunities - in planning and fenestration; and more abstractly in relation to the surrounding building typology. Read more >
Metamorphoses: Echo's Retreat
This project presents a physical manifestation of Book III of Ovid's 14BC text Metamorphoses, specifically the fable of 'Echo', a lovestruck nymph who fades away after being shunned by Narcissus. As Ovid writes, she becomes so distraught that her bones turn to stone and only her voice remains. Read more >
The Amplified Rooms
At a rural farm, a couple experiment with and record the sounds of fence wires strung across great distances. Several 'rural rooms' formed of ridges and dry creeks are their setting. These 'rooms' structure views and audible experiences that are unique to each space. The existing homestead and singing wires (Aeolian harps) highlight each room's adventitious qualities and demonstrate how to mitigate their weaknesses. Read more >
The Cabinet of Large Concerns
The Major Project at RMIT is without predisposition, clause, or condition. Offering the opportunity to investigate one's personal position with respect to the discipline, it is supposed to be adventurous and ambitious. It is not supposed to be a finite endeavour. Consequently, this design thesis became a sort of inquisition, in which the merits of Architecture were interrogated. Read more >
Evandale Parklands: a memory of place
Gold Coast City's Civic Cultural Precinct is a well-connected yet underutilized and sparse site begging for planning consideration and architectural intervention. Bound by Nerang River on the edge of the 'city spine', the site has potential as a welcomed retreat from high-density beachfront activity. The following scheme strives to reconcile dynamic city tourism with local interests through the proposal of a consolidated cultural hub to anchor this vibrant City of Leisure. Read more >
The Wall
This project began with an investigation into the varying levels of connectivity through the Gold Coast. An initial focus on connecting heavy rail and future light rail systems led to a proposed, secondary light-rail (initially operating as a bus lane).
This identified two important transportation nodes at each distinct area of the Gold Coast; (1) a Transport Interchange on the Nerang River's Western bank and (2) a Transport Centre on the Strip. A proposed Cable Car system connects these two nodes, facilitating the crossing of the river and providing an invigorating arrival for tourists to the Gold Coast's skyline and beaches. Read more >
