Growing up in Tasmania taught me to appreciate the environments around us. I love thinking about the connections between natural and man-made spaces; whether that be a window with a view to a mountain or the smell of a warm fire when you arrive home on a cold night. 

Once your feet have left the ground and you have tasted flight, you will never return.


 

One of the most beautiful natural landscapes I have visited - the Canadian Rockies.

My two passions, travel and Disney!

I cant get by without the Australian Alps!

I enjoy all aspects of a farming life from managing our flock of sheep, heritage chickens, growing vegetables and collecting the bales of hay in summer. We are aiming for a sustainable lifestyle.

Life should be fun and full of colour…….with maybe a bit of Gorman!

There is nothing I enjoy more than an evening of playing and listening to Celtic music with family and friends.

Trying to bake without a recipe: because who needs instructions when you have a whisk and a dream (and maybe a fire extinguisher)

The world is beautiful, let’s all help maintain it.

Time and money is best spent in Italy. A day in Florence taking in some beautiful Renaissance architecture - the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore.

I have a strong interest in geometry and how shapes can become repetitive tessellation patterns that satisfy my self-diagnosed OCD... don’t challenge me in Tetris.

I am the fourth generation in my family to camp along the Murray River. I love nothing more than sitting around the campfire with my cousins after a day of water-skiing.

Family is everything. There is nothing better than being together, sitting down and enjoying a wholesome homemade and home grown meal in the sun with a glass of wine.

Music is one of many passions, especially playing my drum set. I have a keen interest in rhythm and its application in musical expression.

Sometimes I’m pondering the degree in which architecture can affect positive change in society and for its people. Other times I’m trying to figure out if keeping a pet alpaca in my Richmond townhouse is a logistic and ethical possibility.

I am happiest in nature - with my dogs by my side.

Space is to enjoy. The role of architecture is to reflect the elements of nature that delight, inspire and intrigue. 

Image: On the Withnail Trail, Haweswater Reservoir, Cumbria, 2023. 

I consider myself an architecture nerd as much as the next professional, however, I try to distance myself from it as much as possible. I believe the most rewarding part of architecture is when it connects us to culture and place… although sometimes nature is better experienced with minimal intervention.