shared habitat
Architect — Victorian Registration 800877
I design spaces that honour the communities they serve — advocating for architecture that is culturally grounded, ethically accountable, and shaped by the voices of the people who inhabit it.
6+
Years Practice
7
Selected Projects
$14.5m
Largest Project
4
Sectors
Selected Work
About
6+
Years at Kirby Architects
$400k–$14.5m
Project Value Range
ACA
RAP Working Group Member
4
Sectors
I am passionate about designing spaces that reflect and support the diverse communities they serve. Architecture is not just a backdrop to life — it shapes and is shaped by how we feel, connect, and belong. As a member of the ACA RAP Working Group, I am committed to ensuring that Designing with Country and meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples remain at the heart of practice — not as aspirational statements, but as non-negotiable standards upheld through collective action.
For the past six years, I have worked at Kirby Architects, where I developed the ability to manage projects holistically — balancing multiple roles from financial oversight to project delivery, allocating time and resources effectively, and ensuring that energy is spent where it has the greatest impact. Working in a small practice gave me a deep appreciation of the full lifecycle of a project — from concept to built reality — and how daily decisions shape both design outcomes and practice operations. This work has been grounded in a belief that architecture carries obligations beyond the contractual scope of any project.
I now seek to transition into a larger, London-based team where I can engage with more complex, socially embedded projects and learn from diverse mentors. I am drawn to practices that take seriously the tension between commercial realities and ethical responsibilities — those willing to balance big-picture ambition with human-centred detail, and to defend the values that define our profession.
I believe the question facing our profession is not whether we have values, but whether we will act together to uphold them. I am excited to bring this perspective into a London practice where I can contribute to projects that are both technically rigorous and deeply attuned to human experience — ensuring that the spaces we create do more than function; they resonate, support, and inspire.
I acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people, whose Country has shaped me — where I have learnt, wandered, listened, and built my understanding of place. This land is not just where I have existed, but where deep, unceded sovereignty continues. I honour the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people, their stories, and their stewardship of this Country for countless generations.
Writing & Advocacy
Architecture carries obligations that extend beyond the contractual scope of our projects. As a member of the ACA RAP Working Group, I contribute to the profession’s collective voice on reconciliation, accountability, and ethical practice.
Association of Consulting Architects
As the architecture industry contends with its responsibilities to First Nations peoples and communities, the gap between aspiration and action is coming into sharp focus. In this article, I reflect on two high-profile projects — Yagan Square in Boorloo/Perth and Barrambin/Victoria Park in Brisbane — where important reconciliation work was overturned by government decisions, what silence from the industry reveals, and why collective advocacy through peak bodies has never been more important.
Architects today are increasingly asked to maintain ethical and cultural standards while operating within commercial and procurement systems that actively undermine them. When a project brief conflicts with our core values, the choice is stark: walk away and lose income or proceed and accept a moral compromise.
The uncomfortable truth is that individual practices are structurally constrained: when governments control procurement pipelines and future work, expecting individual practices to publicly object becomes commercially unrealistic. If individual practices cannot reasonably absorb the commercial risk of dissent, then our representative bodies must assume that role.
“The question is not whether we have values; it is whether we will act together to uphold them.”
Key Themes
Role
Member of the ACA RAP Working Group (Reconciliation Action Plan), contributing to the Architecture and Design RAP RING — a cross-industry network focused on reconciliation accountability within the built environment.
Published
Association of Consulting Architects Australia
Capabilities
Software
Contact
Relocating from Melbourne to London, I am seeking opportunities to join a practice working on complex, culturally significant, and community-driven projects at scale.