WMA’S INITIATIVE

A collaboration.

Kuni and I thrive on projects where our clients actively collaborate with us. Our design practice works off a design dialogue with our client. In the initial meeting, we discuss working methods and desired outcomes. Together, we review the site and work out a design brief. The open communication leads on to more detailed discussions throughout the design phase.

Our role is to advise and empower our clients to engage in the design and building process.  This ongoing dialogue enables a tailored design and clarity of purpose  – key to a smooth transition from paper to built form.

GOOD DESIGN

Design is not generic and we do not take a cookie cutter approach to our designs. In design thinking, we start with a vision and purpose, then design in the specifics; site and urban context, planning/ heritage requirements. Good design is flexible, allowing for change over time, different needs, different times.

Design adds value; a balance of form and function, aesthetics with practicality. Sometimes the design is not immediately obvious, but felt in the way light fills a space or touches a wall, the opening of a door.

Some projects require attention to cultural considerations and this generates a specific design response. In all our projects, we consider our impact on the environment – to use only what we require, to reuse what we can and to minimise waste. Many of our projects have heritage considerations, and this ties in very well with our approach to retain and reuse our build environment wherever possible, not only for their inherent heritage value but also the holistic life cycle of our buildings.

For information on WMA projects, navigate to the PROJECTS BOARD .

WMA acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong people; the Traditional Owners of the land in which we live in. We pay respect to Elders past, present and future, and acknowledge the importance of Indigenous heritage in the development of our Built Environment. Together with the Traditional Owners of the land, we will collaborate to further our understanding, to protect and preserve the connection with land and culture.