Creating moments of delight in design comes through “thoughtful, considered, original, creative” work and not from producing Instagram-perfect buildings, says Woods Bagot’s Perth studio chair Kukame McPierzie. “A simple example is you design a house for someone and you have a great view, so someone comes out of their bedroom in the morning and they […]
Perth local Kukame McPierzie has joined Woods Bagot as Perth Studio chair, taking a lead role in key transport, workplace and education projects. It’s a been a steady surge to success for McPierzie, who was awarded the 2019 Western Australian Emerging Architect Prize for being “instrumental in the design and delivery of ‘city changing’ schemes”. […]
In an increasingly globalised architecture and construction market, the number of large-scale projects being delivered as joint ventures and under JV contractual agreements is growing, but with increased size and complexity comes additional risks and new challenges. Is your firm ready to compete? In the past, Australian architecture joint ventures (JVs) have typically involved bringing together […]
Woods Bagot has designed Adelaide’s first micro-hotel to align with the new population of ‘creative thinkers’ being attracted to the city’s tech business hub, Lot Fourteen, located across the road. The 15-storey hotel located on the corner of Frome Street will feature 253 “high quality yet small” rooms designed for short-stay visitors and young tourists. […]
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