PALACE LOBBY GLIMMER

completed refurbishment to commercial lobby and amenities

in association under Woods Bagot
2024, PERTH

Builder: CDI Group

The refurbished lobby of The Palace Tower bridges spaces between the heritage-rich Palace Hotel with the modernist architecture of the 1970s tower. The Palace Tower completed in 1972, perching alongside Palace Hotel – is considered an important part of Perth’s post-war architectural and commercial landmark, embodying Perth’s transition from small town to a major urban centre during the latter half of the 20th century.

Once stark and uninviting, the space has been revitalised to create an inviting and dynamic environment for tenants and visitors alike. The Palace Tower lobby of 108 St George’s Terrace has been reimagined as a warm and vibrant social hub. The expansive lobby footprint is activated through new seating zones, a central café, and improved accessibility, while a refined palette of black, white, and warm gold complements heritage and modernity of existing architectural forms.

FOLDING STUDIO

also known as HEYTESBURY ROAD STUDIO
completed alterations & additions residence

in association under Philip Stejskal Architecture
2023, SUBIACO

Builder: Capozzi Building
Photographer: Nicholas Putrasia

A backyard studio for a family in Subiaco. Intended primarily as a space for the making and storage of art and as workshop.

Designed to capture natural light by day and to impart a soft glow at night.

Elevated timber panelling with folding operable shutters to customise the amount of natural light entering from the clerestory glazing and roof.

To complement an existing palette of materials — a white exterior, offset by the warmth of timber internally.

PEEL HOUSE

also known as HENVILLE STREET HOUSE
completed new build residence

in association under Philip Stejskal Architecture
2021, FREMANTLE

Builder: Burgio Construction
Photographer: Jack Lovell

Awarded the WA AIA Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New) 2025
Shortlisted for Houses Award New Houses over 200 sqm 2025

A new house at the end of the street with an oblique orientation to north. The design gathered various spaces around a central outdoor space, itself defined by a double-height arbour.

The entire house is contained within a rectangular metal box that has had an outdoor space peeled away from it, leaving only a skeletal outer steel frame and rough-sawn timber clad walls at the threshold with interior space.

Over time, the framework will be overgrown with vegetation. In the meantime, retractable fabric shades provide protection from the elements from above.

Living spaces are sunken relative to this outdoor room, presenting a level change that doubles as informal seating and dramatised threshold.

The home is intentionally understated, with an emphasis on spatial arrangement and tactility of materials where it counts.