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Melbourne architecture studio. Providing a full range of architectural services.

08/09/2026

Signage is up at our Pascoe Vale South project.

Thanks to Tony Mead it looks great! and Megan Slattery for the new logo design.

NW BUILD is buiding a high-performance energy efficient home here. Designed by me MOA.studio

02/08/2026

It’s Homelessness Week.

Last year, as part of the awareness campaign, I folded 1,414 origami houses. Each house represented $1 donated to Youth Projects by my prospective clients.

Rather than charging for the time I spend with them during the early stages, I ask them to donate directly to Youth Projects.

I’ve continued this over the past year, with a further $1,495.50 donated, and I intend to keep it going. This brings the total donated to $2,909.50 since the initiative began.

Youth Projects provides essential support to people experiencing homelessness. The continued need for these services is a reminder of how many people still don’t have a safe and secure place to call home.

Thank you to everyone who has donated.

Youth Projects MOA.studio

11/02/2026

Planning permit just approved for this renovation in Newport.

It’s in a heritage area, which made things more complex, especially when advocating for street-facing solar panels. The key was designing with street context in mind from the outset and being clear about how the panels would sit within it. With that approach, I was able to get it through council in about two months.

The new front verandah reads as a traditional element to the street, but includes a narrow strip of clear roofing at the rear so light can filter down onto the wall and deck. The entry is approached from the left of the site, so you turn and move along the verandah, looking out to the garden before arriving at the door.

A good outcome for a project balancing heritage and sustainability.

15/08/2025

Just under two years ago, I decided to take my business full time. This meant putting myself out there in ways that, as an introvert, feel uncomfortable. I’d much rather be in the shadows than in the spotlight. But I went into it with the determination that “if it makes me uncomfortable, I need to be doing it”. Applying for the Hobsons Bay Business Awards definitely ticked that box!

But when you do put yourself out there, good things like this happen. I’m happy to say I’ve been named a finalist in the category Excellence in Sustainability and Circular Economy.

A big thanks to and to my past and present clients for trusting me with your homes - and for letting me gently (ok, sometimes persistently) advocate for a future without gas emissions.

A big congratulations to the other finalists...

04/08/2025

It’s Homelessness Week 2025 (Mon 4 August to Sun 10 August), coordinated by Homelessness Australia. This year’s theme is Homelessness Action Now.

It’s a week to raise awareness about the impact of homelessness, highlight solutions, and call for action through community events, media, and local initiatives.

Over the past month, I’ve been folding one origami house for every dollar clients donated to Youth Projects. It’s part of the Houses at Parliament campaign, run by the Victorian Homelessness Network.

Some of the houses are now on display around Spotswood, thanks to the support of local traders:

Back It Up Osteopathy
Bath & Bone
Holland & Co
Hudsons Rd Wine Bar
IGA Spotswood
Little Bulla
Luminaire Dental
Mabel and Woods
Melbourne Vet Rehab
Mind In Mind Psychology
Oculus Dexter
Spotswood Hotel
Super Movement

and thanks to Industrial Sign Art Co for printing the signs!

Links to Homelessness Australia, the Victorian Homelessness Network, and Youth Projects are in my bio.

07/11/2024

Further concept images for the Pascoe Vale extension. The project is starting to take shape now and will continue to be refined as we work through construction documentation and budget moving forward.

20/07/2024

Tracking the winter sun for our passive solar designed Pascoe Vale house. The open pergola will block the sun in summer but still allow it to pe*****te during winter and heat the internal concrete pavers.

27/02/2024

In the northern suburbs of Melbourne, lies this family home. It’s a home that embodies the resilience and cultural richness of our migrant heritage and typifies a building style succinct with the post-war period when Southern Europeans began to migrate and introduce their culture, food and of course coffee!

At any certain point of the last 60 years, this home has housed four different generations from one family: The Greatest Generation, The Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, and Millennials. It’s a home to migrants from Sicily who every year* keep with tradition and make passata from scratch.

The style of housing is a blend of cultural elements and is often characterized with multiple kitchens (this passata was made in the garage kitchen), formal front gardens with productive fruit and vegetables in the rear, balconies with white balustrades (reminiscent of Venice), brick-veneer or weatherboard construction and large windows (often shuttered, acknowledging the similarities with the hot dry Australian sun to back home). Depending on the background of the migrant, throw in a few columns and lions too!

For many Australians, it may not be a style or culture you’re familiar with, but for those who grew up with it, it’s simply Nonna’s / Yia-Yia’s / Baba’s house. It’s a style that represents an important chapter in Melbourne’s cultural history, showcasing the contributions migrants have made to Melbourne.

In 2020, ABC news published a great article about this type of housing (link below). Furthermore, in 2019 Dr. Lozanovska published her book “Migrant Housing: Architecture, Dwelling, Migration” and “Ethno-Architecture and the Politics of Migration” in 2020. Dr. Lozanovska also gave an interesting interview which can be heard on the ABC website (link below).

*Note: Every year except for the great tomato drought of 2023!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-09/post-war-australian-housing-future-urbanism-southern-europe/11924116

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-09/post-war-australian-housing-future-urbanism-southern-europe/11924116

14/02/2024

The one that got away…

In early 2022, I began work on this project for a young family seeking to extend. Located in Ferny Creek, the site boasts breathtaking surroundings being wrapped in dense greenery and towering 35m tall Mountain Ash located in the rear Sherbrooke Forest (the site literally backs on to it).

The design response was an elongated addition positioned to one side of the property that would be flanked by the existing 12m screening trees. This placement ensured screening for one neighbour and maximised distance for the other. This also opened up more of the site to the sky.

We received planning permission in 2023 generally as depicted in these images. Despite the typical time delays from council, obtaining the permit was a remarkably smooth process. This success can be partly attributed to the considerate positioning in relation to the neighbours and existing site features.

For a number of reasons, the clients have since relocated closer to the CBD and the property sold. At this point, the project is unlikely to be built. However, planning permits do last for a number of years and can be extended! Fingers crossed for the future. Hopefully, the new owner will want to build some day.

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