Repertoire

Architecture

Colorful neon-lit picture frames on a windowsill with a black and white photo inside one frame, with a background of buildings and a blue sky visible through the window.
Sunlight passing through blinds creating striped shadow patterns on a wall behind a white ladder with lace and red cloth hanging on it.
A white table lamp with a textured lampshade, placed on a dark side table. The lamp has a decorative base with evenly spaced round protrusions. Sunlight casts a shadow of a plant with leafy branches on a white brick wall and an orange upholstered chair.
Living room with disco ball reflections on ceiling and walls, a hanging light bulb, a sofa, a table with a lamp and picture frames, and a fruit tray with a watermelon and other fruits.

Residential

My residential experience has been on single residential new homes and renovations in regional Victoria. What I find rewarding about these projects is realising a client’s aspiration into a tangible home. Many clients have had limited budgets so we have worked hard with them to massage out initial briefs into something that serves the clients’ purpose and is attainable. A:RK’s design approach is to focus on the way a home is moved through for different activities and how to add moments of joy (for example, orchestrating the way light comes into a space at particular times of the day to create a special place for morning coffee or a moody atmosphere to wind down with a wine in the evening).

People walking and taking photos inside a tunnel made of white bent metal rods in an outdoor setting.
Illustration showing a modern outdoor seating area with two people sitting on integrated benches, two large stylized lamps, and a patterned stone paving. The elements are labeled as lighting, seating, paving, and unifying elements with color-coded text.
A woman in a black top and pink shorts walking across an outdoor construction site with metal arches and netting on the ground.

As an artist and architect, small urban, civic and community interventions are our signature project. They allow us to push ideas of space and play for the sake of exploring new ideas and possibilities.

Installations

Exterior view of Hallam Station, a modern train station with a distinctive design, featuring a large underside with red and white panels, an accessible entrance with stairs, bicycle racks, and digital signage.
Under construction area with escalator, construction equipment, and workers, with unfinished ceiling and walls.
Entrance to East Pakenham train station with stairs leading up to an overpass, modern design, cloudy sky, minimal landscaping.

In line with A:RK’s value that good design should be accessible to all, I have dedicated a large part of my career thus far to public projects because the opportunity they have given to have an impact on the urban space.  I have worked both as a designer and design manager for major rail projects in Victoria and Queensland; collaborating in large design teams; aligning needs of diverse stakeholders and performance requirements; solving complex technical issues delivering on budget.  Projects I have has worked on include: The Suburban Rail Loop Above Ground Architecture Design Guidelines |  Hallam, UMA & Packenham stations as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project | Mont Albert Heritage Pedestrian Bridge | Clyde rail extension business case | Springfield Railway Station for QLD Rail.

Public Projects