![]() ![]() As we stated on Wangaratta Street’s shortlisted success, stating, “Incorporating a complexity of intents manifested through robust yet refined aesthetic values and pragmatics, Wangaratta Street fosters holistic workplace practices.” The project reflects the practice, embodying the surrounding built environment with its unique architecture. Related: Bates Smart designs Hub Australia’s newest co-working space Wangaratta Street, photography by Derek Swalwell. A shortlisted applicant for The INDE.Awards Building which now houses their office with some stellar views and even more stellar architecture. One of MAArchitects’ more recent offerings is Wangaratta Street. In essence, Alcock has been an intrinsic part of the growth of Melbourne’s cityscape, contributing to it the robust multi-residential Harper Lane, George Corner and Nine Smith Street and Luxe in St Kilda, which comprises of retail, commercial and residential spaces. Wangaratta Street, photography by Derek Swalwell.Īlcock has been in the industry for just shy of 30 years, including six years as the director of Neometro Architects and founding director of MAArchitects. Of course, a building that looks great has gone through a layered and storied process to arrive at its final outcome. MAArchitects hopes to build on both these seen and unseen aspects by adopting two simple tenets to create good work and to mentor good architects. “Working with my staff on something together, there is a real excitement to thinking ‘that looks great’.” “We are a practice built on relationships, and we care about what we do,” Alcock says, and this is evident in the work they produce. Wangaratta Street, photography by Derek Swalwell. The practice’s accomplishments stand tall against a field of larger firms, which can be attributed to the skills and experience Alcock brings to her tight-knit team of few, but phenomenal, professionals. The small team of ten people at MAArchitects punches above its weight, producing a varied portfolio ranging from single dwelling houses, multi-residential apartments, and low-rise commercial buildings. ![]() In conversation with Karen Alcock, principal of MAArchitects, she summed up the practice in three simple words ‘big little practice’. ![]()
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