For each project the practice focuses on understanding the uniqueness of the environment and inhabitants, designing with authenticity to connect people with their surroundings and design buildings to inspire life.

In their simplest form buildings provide shelter, so the practice’s goal is to make architecture accessible by adapting scale, form, and materials to suit the clients’ brief and function. In-depth collaboration between client, consultants and contractors is central to this process.

New Zealand-born, Sydney-based, Adele graduated from Unitec School of Architecture with a Bachelor & Masters degree in Architecture. While studying in New Zealand, Adele worked for an architecture practice specialising in hotels throughout New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. As a Graduate Architect, Adele moved to Australia and worked at a Sydney practice for seven years as Project Architect for high-end residential projects across NSW and New Zealand. Adele lectures, tutors and has been a design critic at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Architecture School. Over the years Adele has enjoyed being part of the support crew for Glenn Murcutt’s International Master Class and attending the Summer School ‘Total Immersion’ held by the Architecture Foundation Australia.