The design engages with the changing community perception of Kingpin, using a striking curved ceiling made from 40,000 individual hardwood dowels to create a deluxe atmosphere. The functionality of the space is enhanced through the creation of differently themed mini-venues throughout.

The Hungry Fox cafe in Essendon Fields, Melbourne, is Australia’s first structure to utilise an innovative new thermally modified American tulipwood.

Responding to a narrow, windy space receiving limited sunlight, this renewal project reactivates the space to create a hospitable and tactile experience for students and staff. The careful detailing of the timber offsets the harsh steel, glass and concrete of adjacent buildings, making room for socialisation, learning and relaxation.

This project breaks away from the conventions of a typical office fitout, creating communal studios that become team households. The blurred boundaries, vibrant colour palette and use of timber encourage a contemporary way of working.

This community centre, named after infamous local activist Juanita Nielsen, is rejuvenated as a social place without sanitisation or gentrification. The 1888 heritage fabric is retained, up-cycled and celebrated, while precise ceiling geometry creates a distinctive zigzag motif, reminiscent of Juanita's famous portrait.

The nature play design of this renovated playground elicits a sense of place with the natural bushland backdrop. The project used timber for its design language around natural materials, as well as its versatility and flexibility in creating unique structures and play elements.