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About:

The importance of architecture, to me, lies in its ability to add value and create change in aspects beyond the physical built environment.

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Having worked in various studios across diverse landscapes and contexts, my focus has always been on how architecture can benefit the broader public. Finding my passion for civic and social impact architecture in my hometown of Cape Town has been  incredibly rewarding.

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I hope to return to Melbourne and bring this experience with me to a studio that embraces the same multidisciplinary challenges, social change, environmental responsibility, and aesthetic experimentation that I value.

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Work CV:

Architect working in Social Impact Architecture across Education and Cultural centres.

"Our attitude towards architecture involves rigorous engagement with client, community and ‘user’ groups to inform appropriate and long-lasting spatial strategies. We choose to work in challenging urban environments and partner with hand-picked organisations, funding bodies, philanthropists and CSI teams to realise important architectural projects with communities that need them the most."

Lead Architect on Affordable housing development and Community centres. Working in collaboration with private & public fundraising, Govt. planning processing and South African Affordable Housing standards. Leasing with community leaders and development programs to ensure long term success of centres.  

Architect working on high-end hospitality projects spanning across South Africa & Namibia from stage 1-4.

Working on a team to detail & design a 6-storey luxury hotel coming to Cape Town Atlantic seaboard.

Working as design lead on a 6 star hotel circuit, 4 sites across Namibia, design development to detailing, master planning & presenting. 

  • ​BIRU Junior Architect (2023/01- 2023/06) CPT 

​Architectural graduate & office management. Employed for contractual work, prescribing & consulting on environmental architectural guidelines for proposed housing estate in Cape Agulhas, South Africa. Office management include social media & website design. 

  • Uni of CT Part-time Studio Teacher (2023/01- 2023/06) CPT

​Part-time studio tutor to 3rd year Bach Arch Design & Tech studio. attend studio teaching design & tech for a landscape focused outcome, engaged in all reviews, assessments, and exams. 

  • We Are Humble - Architectural Assistant/ Graduate (2020-22) MLB

Assistant in all stages of design process from conception to documentation. The firm focused on commercial work in retail & hospitality, renovations & retrofitting as well as installations. The projects were fast pace and fun, always testing new materials and limits.

  • RMIT - Research Assistant at university (2022) MLB

Research assistant to university supervisor investigating a housing development typology within Melbourne; the mansionette. This research included online and physical library archival investigation, 3D modelling speculative iterations of each subdivision of Melbourne mansions. Creating content from conversation to further the discourse on the domicile.

Assisting on high end coastal residential projects. Work focused on the impact good design detail held and how to work within good planning, many rural Australian building overlays; bushfire overlays, Aboriginal cultural overlays. Office management include social media & website design.

​Studio manager & assistant, research & applied for arts & architectural competitions.

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WORK EXPERIENCE TIMELINE

Education:

  • M.Arch - RMIT university, MLB (2021-2022), High Distinction. 

  • B.Arch - Deakin university, MLB (2017-2019)High Distinction. 

Fellowship:

Exhibitions&Awards:

  • Architecture - Social Impact Art Prize Architectural finalist (CPT 2019)

  • Image - LittleRiver community exhibition (MLB 2021)

  • Image - Hue&Cry gallery exhibition (MLB 2022)

  • Object - Hue&Cry gallery sculpture exhibition (MLB 2022)

Skills

  • 3D modelling - Rhino, Sketchup, ArchiCAD, Revit 

  • 2D drawing - AutoCAD, Adobe Ai & Ps & Ind

  • Rendering - Vray, Enscape & Lumion

  • Object design - Welding, Woodwork, laser cutting & 3D printing

  • Website design - Wordspress, Cargo, Wix

  • PR management - Communications, PR pack, insights & scheduling

  • Fundraising - Experience working at & with NGOs, Requesting, Communicating & Maintaining funding 

EXTRA EXTRA !!!

If you've come this far, you might want to know a little more. Architecture is the lens with which I see the world, but here are some extra interests of mine. 
Podcast Playlist: Architecture ++
LetterBox film reviews

Sewing club & Sustainability
 

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