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Our Studio

We are a boutique architecture and design practice dedicated to designing spaces that feel warm, simple, and deeply connected to their context.

Our focus is on residential and educational projects. We delight in creating homes that reflect the lives of the people who live in them, and learning environments that inspire curiosity, creativity, and community.

Our approach is minimalist, yet human. We work to balance clarity and function with warmth and playfulness.

Every design responds to its site, heritage, and story, ensuring it is not only sustainable but also meaningful and enduring.

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Our Philosophy

We recognise our responsibility to future generations and are motivated by creating spaces that are enduring, contextually responsive, and connected to place.

We delight in the problem-solving process of refining a brief with our clients and believe that every project offers a moment to make a positive contribution to the cities and Country that we share. 

We work across a range of scales - recognising that innovation can work across many projects. We find joy in crafting buildings that are delightful places to be, where communities can come together and memories are made. 

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Designs that connect people and place.

Minimal, sustainable, and story-driven architecture for homes and learning spaces.

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Ariani Anwar

Founder & Director

Ariani Anwar is an architect and designer with over a decade of experience designing and delivering award-winning cultural, educational and residential projects across Australia. She is passionate about creating spaces that inspire and elevate human experience.

Before founding her own practice, she spent over 10 years at Wardle, one of Australia’s most respected architecture and interior design studios, where she worked on award-winning residential, educational, and civic projects.

Combining creativity with technical precision, Ariani crafts environments that not only meet the functional needs of her clients but also reflect a deep commitment to innovation and sustainability.

She is passionate about creating architecture that feels approachable, joyful, and rooted in place.

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Why work with us?

We bring the knowledge of a large, award-winning practice together with the intimacy of a boutique studio. With over a decade of experience at Wardle, our director offers the technical expertise, design rigour, and creative vision of a leading firm but with the warmth, accessibility, and personal care of a small practice.

Every project is treated as a story waiting to be told. We listen closely, uncover the character of the site, and design spaces that feel deeply personal, timeless, and connected to place.

Our process is collaborative, transparent, and human-focused. We are committed to ensuring that clients not only love the outcome, but enjoy the journey along the way.

This balance of big-firm experience and small-studio attention is what allows us to deliver architecture that is both finely crafted and uniquely yours.

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