Location: Melbourne

467-473 Neerim Road, Murrumbeena

Centre for Higher Education Studies (CHES), South Yarra

Quino Holland,
Director

Bachelor of Planning and Design (Hons), The University of Melbourne
Master of Architecture and Urban Design (Hons), The University of Melbourne & Danish Academy of Arts
Registered Architect ARBV No. 16719
Registered Architect APBSA No. s4177

Quino co-founded Fieldwork with a clear intent: to build a practice that does genuinely good work and treats the people doing it well. With over 25 years in practice, he leads design across the studio, bringing a holistic understanding of architecture that extends from concept through to the financial and development realities that shape what gets built.

It’s an understanding that was sharpened through co-founding Assemble with Ben – a community-focused development group – and Assemble Papers, a publication about the culture of living closer together. Raised in Peru, Quino maintains a deep connection to the country, including pro bono work there. He leads our Fieldstudies and Country-Centred Design committees

Selected Projects

65-75 Dover Street, Cremorne | Sixty-five Dover

Collingwood Yards

122 Roseneath Street, Clifton Hill

Hannah Jonasson,
Director

Bachelor of Applied Science in Environmental Design (Hons), University of Canberra
Bachelor of Architecture (Hons), The University of Melbourne
Registered Architect ARBV No. 17739

Hannah is an experienced project director with end-to-end capability across all stages, from early concept through to delivery on site. Her strength is in seeing the bigger picture while plotting out every step needed to get there – managing multiple projects across different phases simultaneously, and keeping teams focused without losing sight of the design intent.

With over 20 years of experience, she is interested in the phenomenology of space and looks to embed a sympathetic response to place and context, integrating opportunities for neighbourhood connection, biophilic principles and biodiversity. For Hannah, good design requires a shared collaborative vision combined with clear communication and rigorous execution.

Hannah leads the Country-Centred Design and Project Management committees.

Briony Massie,
Associate Director

Bachelor of Design (Architecture), University of Newcastle
Master of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
Registered Architect ARBV No. 18373

Briony is an experienced project lead who works across all stages – from advisory to concept and construction. Briony is collaborative in her approach, managing project teams and stakeholders with clear communication to ensure quality outcomes.

She’s drawn to the problem-solving side of architecture, and the shift in tools and thinking each phase demands. Briony is passionate about well-designed apartment living and the idea that density, done well, is a genuinely positive experience. That conviction is reinforced by living in one of Fieldwork’s early apartment buildings on Roseneath Street – a constant feedback loop on how design performs in real life.

Briony leads our mentoring programme within the Learning and Development committee, as well as project management as part of the Systems committee. Briony is also on the Australian Institute of Architects’ Victorian Chapter Housing Committee.

Selected Projects

38 Albermarle Street, Kensington

342-348 Victoria Street, Brunswick

Tim Brooks,
Associate Director

Bachelor of Architectural Studies, The University of Melbourne
Master of Architecture (Hons), RMIT University
Registered Architect ARBV No. 18687

Tim is an experienced project lead with end-to-end capability – from feasibility through to handover – and the broad knowledge base that comes from having run projects at every stage. He works closely with builders and clients to ensure design integrity carries through to completion, particularly during construction.

Tim is drawn to education projects and the opportunity to shape environments for learning that build a genuine sense of belonging. That commitment to education extends beyond the studio, where he teaches and guest critiques at RMIT and the University of Melbourne.

Tim co-leads the Fieldstudies Committee.

Selected Projects

Centre for Higher Education Studies (CHES), South Yarra

1-11 Gordon Street, Cremorne | Encore

Seaford Primary School

Collingwood Yards

Stephanie McNamara,
Associate Director

Bachelor of Architectural Design (Hons), RMIT University
Master of Architecture (Hons), RMIT University
Registered Architect ARBV No. 19264

Stephanie is a design-focused project lead who excels at the front end – strategy, feasibility, concept design and design development. She’s known for taking a complex brief and quickly distilling what actually matters, mapping out a project’s narrative and priorities before the detail takes over.

Her experience spans a wide range of typologies, including projects with a strong focus on public amenity. Stephanie’s approach is built from the inside out: materials and the way they come together drive the design, rather than form with materiality as an afterthought.

She leads the Country-Centred Design Committee and sits on the Fieldstudies Committee.

Selected Projects

119a-121 Lygon Street, Brunswick East

903-921 Bourke Street, Waterloo | Danks St District

Bettina Robinson,
Associate Director & Interior Design Leader

Master of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Environments, The University of Melbourne
Registered Architect ARBV No. 19585

Bettina leads Fieldwork’s interiors team, bringing over 15 years of experience across residential, commercial, hospitality and hotel projects. Trained in architecture, her appreciation for materials and a sensitivity to spatial quality drew her to interiors – with a particular focus on how materials can hold value beyond their initial use, not just how a building looks on completion.

Collaboration is central to how she works: bringing together engaged teams around a shared commitment to create meaningful outcomes for clients, users and place.

Bettina co-leads the Fieldstudies committee.

Selected Projects

467-473 Neerim Road, Murrumbeena

Tom Marshall,
Associate

Bachelor of Design (Architecture), Newcastle University
Master of Architecture (Hons I), Newcastle University
Registered Architect ARBV No. 19608

Tom is an all-rounder and project lead with end-to-end experience across multi-residential, education, commercial and mixed-use projects. His approach is transparent and collaborative – adapting the design process to suit a client’s needs. His direct and problem-solving outlook ensures that a project’s design intent stays on track.

Tom is drawn to city-making: the relationship between uses and people, and the public interfaces that make a project work. Outside the studio, he’s an avid rower and is currently president of the Architects’ Union.

Tom co-leads the Learning and Development Committee.

Selected Projects

342-348 Victoria Street, Brunswick

Designing Better Medium Density Housing in Victoria

Sukhjit Kaur,
Associate

Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture), The University of Melbourne
Master of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
Registered Architect ARBV No. 18352

Sukhjit is a delivery-focused architect with close to two decades of experience across multi-residential, commercial, hospitality, cultural, and education projects. She is at her best on site, engaging directly with the construction process and navigating the variables that shape the final built outcome.

Sukhjit enjoys leading projects from concept through to completion, underpinned by strong design and documentation expertise. She is adept at managing client and builder relationships while resolving complex briefs and site constraints. Sukhjit believes that well-designed density should be generous, inclusive, and resilient.

Outside of practice, she runs marathons internationally in honour of her father. She sits on Fieldwork’s BIM and Systems Committee and is passionate about knowledge sharing and mentoring emerging architects.

Selected Projects

65-75 Dover Street, Cremorne | Sixty-five Dover

22-26 Gordon Street, Cremorne | Everlane

34-40 Eastern Road, South Melbourne | The Terraces

38 Albermarle Street, Kensington

Claire Jiao,
Finance Manager

Claire manages the financial operations at Fieldwork, working closely with project teams on forecasting, resourcing and the kind of decision-making where the numbers shape outcomes. She moved into architecture because she was drawn to an industry where financial decisions translate directly into physical results: buildings, spaces, communities.

Her approach is grounded in clarity – taking something complex and making it easier for the team to understand and act on.

David Sidaway,
Accountant

Diploma of Accounting, Chisholm Institute

David keeps Fieldwork’s finances in order with close attention to detail and a steady, methodical approach. With over a decade of experience in accounting and bookkeeping, he brings a solid working knowledge of financial reporting, taxation and regulatory compliance. David is a key part of Fieldwork’s operational infrastructure, which keeps the practice running smoothly.

Damian Wilson,
BIM & Technology Leader

Advanced Dip., Building Information Management, Box Hill Institute
Advanced Dip., Building Design (Architectural), Holmsglen Institute

Damian leads the implementation of design technology at Fieldwork, bringing a systematic, detail-oriented approach shaped by an unusual background: applied physics, then building design and documentation before finding his way into BIM management.

A cross-disciplinary grounding means he approaches technical problems differently – drawing on process thinking from science and manufacturing as much as from architecture. He’s at his best helping project teams clear obstacles and work more efficiently, taking systems developed on complex projects and refining them for the next one. Good design, in his view, should have intention and purpose – simple in nature but with depth.

Damian is the head of Fieldwork’s BIM and Technology committee.

Mauricio Plazas,
BIM Manager

Diploma in Programming Fundamentals (Python), Caldas University
Town Planning Masters Pilot, University of Colombia
Architect Pilot, University of Colombia

Mauricio brings an engineering mindset to BIM management – his instinct is to find the friction in a technical workflow and remove it, making complex processes more efficient for the teams that depend on them.

He came to the role through architecture, town planning, construction management and a decade in visualisation and rendering before going deep into BIM, software and technology. This breadth means he understands how the technical backend connects to every stage of a project. Outside the studio, Mauricio is a minimalist who disconnects completely from digital life, spending time outdoors and gardening.

Mauricio sits on Fieldwork’s BIM and Technology committee.

Andrew Richardson,
Senior Project Architect

Bachelor of Architecture (Hons), The University of Melbourne
Registered Architect ARBV No. 14677

Andrew brings over 30 years of experience to his role at Fieldwork, where he maintains quality assurance processes and specialises in construction detailing. He’s drawn to social housing and build-to-rent projects and sees the breezeway apartment typology as an important step forward in how we live.

Growing up in a bayside suburb of New York, a few houses from the water and down the street from a Frank Lloyd Wright house, sparked an interest in whole-of-building design, scale and craftsmanship that still runs through his work.

Selected Projects

119a-121 Lygon Street, Brunswick East

34-40 Eastern Road, South Melbourne | The Terraces

Ripley Callahan,
Senior Urban Designer

Bachelor of Design (Architecture), The University of Melbourne

Ripley leads Fieldwork’s advisory work, developing place-based strategies and parameters for the design of buildings and public places. With a strong instinct for macro-scale thinking, he brings a critical lens to a wide range of urban design and planning challenges, drawing on rigorous research and analysis to translate complexity into clear strategic direction.

Ripley is passionate about shaping inclusive, equitable, vibrant, and healthy cities and places, and public value at the centre of his work. A semester in the Netherlands during his undergraduate degree inspired his direction in urban design, and the Dutch approach to holistic city-building still informs his thinking.

Ripley is part of Fieldwork’s Country Centred Design committee.

Mitchell Lind,
Senior Architectural Technician

National Diploma in Architectural Technology, Waikato Institute of Technology, NZ

Mitchell plays a key role in the technical delivery at Fieldwork, with over a decade of experience across bespoke residential, multi-residential and hotel projects. He has built a deep expertise in documentation strategy, structural and services coordination, and the implementation of practice-wide BIM processes – and is the person project teams call when complex technical problems need solving.

His background in drafting underpins a precise, detail-focused approach to every stage of delivery. His design philosophy is simple and direct: make the essential beautiful and remove complexity wherever you can.

Mitchell sits on the BIM Committee.

Selected Projects

342-348 Victoria Street, Brunswick

22-26 Gordon Street, Cremorne | Everlane

Private: Wellington Street Social Housing, Collingwood

Sophie Zasempa,
Senior Project Leader

PassivHaus Certified
NatHERS Energy Assessor

Sophie brings a hands-on approach to project leadership at Fieldwork, and a track record of delivering large-scale projects from early design through to completion. Sophie is widely valued for the calm, steady presence she brings to complex projects, keeping teams grounded and work moving forward.

Her work is shaped by a genuine interest in how design can improve everyday life, especially through projects with a social dimension: schools, community infrastructure, and neighbourhood-scale developments. She’s drawn to creating places that are comfortable, thermally efficient, and built with long-term wellbeing in mind.

Sophie is a Passivhaus consultant and accredited NatHERS assessor, and sits on the Sustainability Committee.

John Kim,
Project Architect

Master of Architecture, University of Auckland
Registered Architect ARBV No. 800149

John has over a decade of experience across residential, multi-residential and commercial projects, working through every stage from concept to completion. He sees the architect’s role as that of an ambassador – bringing different voices together and aligning them toward a shared vision.

It’s an outlook that was shaped early – as a child, John watched his family build a house with an architect, and the care invested in every detail left a lasting impression on how architecture can enrich daily life. Outside of practice, he’s fascinated by astronomy and astrophotography. John is an active member of Fieldwork’s System Management committee.

Selected Projects

Sally Jacob,
Project Architect

Project Management for professionals certificate, RMIT
Registered Architect ARBV No. 19411

Sally is a highly-technical delivery-focused architect with a methodical approach to the later stages of a project – design development, construction documentation and site coordination. Her passion is in resolving the gap between design intent and buildable reality, ensuring that what was conceived carries through to what gets built.

Sally’s thinking is shaped by the belief that good design is inherently clear: eliminate unnecessary complexity, and the building will perform intuitively for the people using it.

Sally is currently completing an accessibility certification. She sits on the Quality Assurance and BIM Committees.

Siddarth Ramaswamy,
Project Architect

Bachelor of Architecture, R.V College of Engineering (India)
Master of Architecture, University of Melbourne
Registered Architect ARBV No. 801098

Sid is a diligent project architect who enjoys working on the delivery stages of multi-residential projects across design development through to construction documentation. He approaches complex briefs with an instinct for simplification – finding that a clear, considered solution often produces more meaningful outcomes.

He’s drawn to architecture where diverse spaces come together to create experiences that hold meaning over time. Outside of the studio, he’s recently taken up pickleball.

Sid sits on the BIM committee.

Delu Pok,
Project Architect

Bachelor of Architecture (Hons), The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture), The University of Melbourne
Registered Architect ARBV No. 18236

Delu is a technically minded project architect with close to two decades of experience. Drawn to the problem-solving side of delivery, Delu enjoys the way every project offers something different. As a transparent, responsive communicator, clients always know where things stand.

Delu’s thinking has shifted over the years from seeing delivery as a fixed endpoint to understanding it as an evolving process, shaped through ongoing collaboration with builders and clients. Delu has a particular interest in accessible design, building spaces that genuinely work for everyone. Outside the studio, she has taken up woodworking and hand-carving.

Andrew Crettenden,
Project Architect

Master of Architecture, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Bachelor of Architectural Studies, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Registered Architect ARBV No. 20300

Andrew brings a thorough, detail-focused approach to delivery, with over a decade of experience on large-scale commercial and multi-residential projects. He’s adept working through the backend of complex projects, managing the layers of consultant input and technical problem-solving that shape how a building actually gets built.

For Andrew, good design is a continual process – one that should remain legible in the final outcome, no matter how complex the path to get there. Outside the office, Andrew has been slowly working on some DIY renovations on his home.

Shuian Sang,
Project Architect

Master of Architecture, RMIT University
Diploma of Architectural Technology, Taylors College, Malaysia
Registered Architect ARBV No. 19898
Green Star Accredited Professional, GBCA
WELL Accredited Professional, IWBI

Shuian is an end-to-end architect with over a decade experience of delivering projects across diverse scales and typologies, including multi-residential developments, aged care, adaptive reuse, cultural projects, education, and commercial buildings. She is meticulous and rigorous in her approach, bringing clarity and consistency from concept through to completion.

Having grown up in Southeast Asia before moving to Melbourne, Shuian is grounded in sensitivity to spatial and functional experiences, with careful attention to how architecture is inhabited and responds to environmental and urban conditions over time. She is drawn to meaningful projects, such as adaptive reuse, extending a building’s life offers environmental and cultural value.

She thrives on collaborative problem-solving, working closely with clients, consultants, and contractors as an advocate for both client and building occupants. Shuian contributes to Fieldwork’s BIM Committee and volunteers with the EmAGN Committee at the Australian Institute of Architects’ Victorian Chapter.

Selected Projects

34-40 Eastern Road, South Melbourne | The Terraces

2-4 Ballarat Street, Brunswick

VMCH Aged Care, Box Hill

Jay Mammino,
Project Architect

Masters of Architecture, Deakin University
Registered Architect, ARBV No. 800448

Jay is a meticulous, thorough all-rounder who works across all phases of a project – from feasibility and town planning through to design development, tender and construction. He’s people-focused above all else: he believes good projects come from good teams, and that keeping people front and centre, whether stakeholders or end users, leads to better design outcomes.

Growing up in Geelong gave him an early appreciation for a slower pace of life connected to the coast. Jay is a self-described Japanophile, with a deep interest in Japanese culture, travel and design.

Holly Slater,
Architect

Master of Architecture, Deakin University
Registered Architect ARBV No. 19686

Holly brings a strong focus on project delivery, with thorough documentation and technical capability. Skills that help navigate complex requirements without losing sight of design ambition. She’s drawn to projects that need thoughtful, well-resolved solutions – work where design, technical knowledge and collaboration come together to produce something distinctive and enduring.

Outside of architecture, Holly has an interest in meditation and mindfulness, and the parallels between attention and how we experience space.

Raphael Graham,
Architect

Bachelor of Arts, The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Architecture (Hons), Monash University
Master of Architecture (Hons), Monash University
Registered Architect, ARBV No. 800536

Raphael is an allrounder – working across concept design and technical delivery across our commercial, civic, educational and residential projects. He’s detail-driven, with a particular interest in materials, construction systems and how they’re deployed. Before joining Fieldwork, Raphael worked internationally in Rotterdam and London on large-scale projects, including coordinating with stakeholders and consultants in French across projects in Paris.

He studied architecture at Monash, where he graduated as Dux, and completed a semester at the Confluence Institute in Lyon. Raphael is passionate about architecture that contributes to an inclusive, sustainable urban life. He sits on Fieldwork’s Fieldstudies committee.

Selected Projects

65-75 Dover Street, Cremorne | Sixty-five Dover

22-26 Gordon Street, Cremorne | Everlane

Nicola Leong,
Architect

Bachelor of Environments, The University of Melbourne
Master of Architecture (Hons), The University of Melbourne
Registered Architect ARBV No. 800196

Nicola has over a decade of experience across multi-residential, education, commercial and social housing projects. She has extensive knowledge of urban design and planning through her advisory work and brings a sharp eye for detail to every stage of a project.

Nicola is particularly drawn to social housing and community engagement, having worked on socially minded projects locally and internationally while working in Rotterdam. She works with stakeholders early in the design process to build genuine relationships and enable collaborative decision-making. Years of renting in bad apartments gave her a practical conviction: that good quality housing should be accessible to all.

Nicola is a member of the Country-Centred Design Committee.

Selected Projects

2-4 Ballarat Street, Brunswick

Centre for Higher Education Studies (CHES), South Yarra

Bridget Lensen,
Architect

Bachelor of Architecture, Victoria University, Wellington
Registered Architect ARBV No. 20547

Bridget is a thorough, detail-focused allrounder with over a decade of experience, known for clear communication. She’s particularly drawn to community, education and arts buildings – projects designed for a broad range of people. Time spent working in Istanbul shaped her thinking on density: the lively, always-occupied streets left a lasting impression on what community-focused urban life can look like.

She enjoys the problem-solving that comes with construction, and the relationships formed working through challenges on site with builders. Outside the studio, she loves reading and running with her dog.

Jacqueline Nguyen,
Architect

Master of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Environments, The University of Melbourne
Registered Architect ARBV No. 800440

Jacqueline is a key member of Fieldwork’s interiors team, working across concept design through to documentation. With over a decade of experience spanning multi-residential and workplace, she brings an approach that’s sustainable, refined and people-centred.

Growing up in inner-city Melbourne in a multi-generational household gave her an early understanding of how shared spaces and neighbourhood systems shape daily life. It’s a thread that runs through her work – a commitment to projects that can offer better ways of living together.

Jacqueline sits on Fieldwork’s Fieldstudies

Selected Projects

Luc Harel,
Architectural Designer

Master of Architecture, ENSA Bretagne, France

Luc brings a European perspective on density to his work at Fieldwork, where he focuses on early-phase and conceptual design across multi-residential, mixed-use and precinct-scale projects.

Trained in France and with a year studying in Milan, he’s developed a fluency in working with humble materials and cost-effective detailing – working with constraints without sacrificing function. He’s able to jump between scales: from a large urban masterplan to a bespoke small project. Outside the studio, he’s recently returned to an art practice.

Luc sits on the Fieldstudies and BIM Committees.

Selected Projects

Old Kyneton Primary School Redevelopment

Stephanie Bott,
Senior Interior Designer

Masters of Architecture, University of Sheffield
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Nottingham

Stephanie works end-to-end across interior design projects at Fieldwork – from concept through to construction documentation – bringing an architectural background to every stage. She’s drawn to the detail work that defines how people experience a space: colour, texture, material junctions and the practical realities of how someone will live in an apartment.

Her approach to documentation has shifted over her career, where she now sees its importance as a communication tool – making sure everyone understands the design vision and intent.

Stephanie sits on the Sustainability Committee.

Selected Projects

Private: Noone Street and Rutland Street, Clifton Hill

Frances McLennan-Bagley,
Senior Architectural Graduate

Bachelor of Design (Architecture), TUniversity of Technology Sydney
Diploma of Design and Visual Communications, University of Technology Sydney

Frances is approachable, organised and practical, with a clear and considered communication style that clients respond well to. She’s drawn to residential and community-focused projects where design has a direct, daily impact on how people live – favouring spaces that feel calm and well resolved over anything overdesigned.

Living through a major renovation of her family home as a teenager sparked her interest in architecture. The natural beauty of Sydney’s harbour and bushland shaped her appreciation for buildings that respond well to climate and landscape.

Bridget Buxton,
Senior Architectural Graduate

Master of Architecture, Victoria University, Wellington NZ

Bridget is straightforward and easy-going, with a clear communication style and a relaxed, get-it-done approach that keeps projects moving. She has worked across urban design, masterplanning and sustainable multi-residential housing projects. Bridget is drawn to work that starts with deep site research, and brings in elements of co-design, so the people who’ll use a place can help shape it.

Good design, for Bridget, has integrity: it expresses its surrounding context and responds to the people it’s intended for. A university exchange in Vancouver, Canada, reinforced Bridget’s love of nature and regenerative design, which feeds into her love of rock climbing, running and hiking.

Kayleb Wilson-Crosbie,
Architectural Graduate

Bachelor of Architecture, RMIT
Master of Architecture, RMIT University

Kayleb brings a strong understanding of constructability and visual communication to Fieldwork – two things he sees as fundamental to achieving good architecture. He’s as comfortable working through the logic of how something gets built as he is crafting the drawings and representations that bring an idea to life.

He’s drawn to social housing and policy-driven projects, where design can improve neighbourhoods for people who don’t always have a say. Good design, in his view, needs to be honest and empathetic – with an authentic dialogue between the building and the people and place it serves.

Kayleb is on the BIM and Technology committee.

Selected Projects

Amendment C376: Sustainable Building Design

Private: Wellington Street Social Housing, Collingwood

Alan Damen,
Architectural Graduate

Bachelor of Design (Architecture), The University of Melbourne
Master of Architecture, The University of Melbourne

Alan works across housing, commercial, advisory and education projects at Fieldwork. His Master’s thesis on comfort and climatic adaptation in the reuse of underutilised commercial buildings continues to inform his interest in retrofit, material innovation and low-carbon design.

Alan is an active member of the Fieldstudies Committee, currently researching bioregional material supply chains in Victoria to make more locally sourced materials viable. His practice extends from buildings to furniture and object design, exploring resourcefulness at multiple scales. In addition to Fieldstudies, Alan is the captain of our Archisoccer team and a member of the Country-Centred Design Committee.

Selected Projects

Mid-Rise Design Guide

Old Kyneton Primary School Redevelopment

Lily Di Sciascio,
Architectural Graduate

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Anthropology and International Relations, The University of Melbourne
Diploma in Languages in Italian Cultural Studies, The University of Melbourne
Master of Architecture, The University of Melbourne

Lily first studied international relations and anthropology before landing in architecture – a background that shapes how she approaches design, with a focus on civic impact and the relationship between public and private space. Growing up close to the ocean (on Waduwurrung Country), gave her an early care for place that carries through her work today.

She’s drawn to projects where design considers both occupant and environment across every scale, from the block plan to the detail of a handrail. Lily recently completed her thesis on collective housing in the Australian context and the potential for socially and environmentally resilient outcomes.

Lily is an active member of our Country-Centred Design and Culture committees.

Artem Alshakov,
Architectural Graduate

Bachelor of Design (Architecture), The University of Melbourne
Master of Architecture, The University of Melbourne

Artem brings meticulous attention to detail to his work, with a careful, methodical approach to checking and refining a design, particularly in the delivery stages. He’s drawn to seeing a project through from start to finish, watching small ideas build into something larger over time.

Over the years, he’s come to appreciate just how many people and disciplines it takes to deliver a project well – the depth of thought that goes into even the smallest decisions, across consultants and industries most people never see. Outside the studio, Artem collects records and plays in a band.

Tahli Hogberg,
Architectural Graduate

Master of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Design (Architecture), The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts, La Tobe University

Tahli came to the industry through an Arts degree majoring in English and Creative Writing, before redirecting her path to architecture. She’s drawn to projects that respond carefully to their existing context and prioritise the public good. She received the Bates Smart Award for her thesis project, which explored social infrastructure for teenagers through the adaptive reuse of a neglected suburban corner store into a public art studio.

Growing up across Queensland’s rainforest, city and coast gave her an early understanding of how climate and context shape the way people live. Tahli enjoys working through both the broader process and the smaller details of a project, balancing simplicity with generosity.

Lewis Bushell,
Architectural Graduate

Master of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Liverpool

Lewis is drawn to residential projects, and how they’re occupied, adapted, and edited over time. Growing up in the UK, surrounded by heritage buildings, shaped an early interest in adaptive reuse and how new architecture can be layered carefully onto the old.

Lewis’ design thinking comes back to simplicity: how something that looks straightforward is often more complex to achieve, and how the best design uses fewer materials to do more. Outside the studio Lewis leads an active life doing bikepacking, camping and photography.

Aida Chen,
Architectural Graduate

Master of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Design, The University of Melbourne

Aida brings a visual arts background to her work, with a sharp eye for detail and an enjoyment in how every piece of a project falls into place. She thinks about design at two scales at once: the macro experience of a space and the micro, human-level moments within it.

Aida has experience across multi-residential and commercial projects, and an interest in the impact of civic work. Time spent living abroad opened her thinking to the varied cultural practices and traditions that shape architecture around the world.

Rachel Smith,
Architectural Assistant

Bachelor of Design (Architecture), The University of Melbourne
(Ongoing 2025-) Master of Architecture, The University of Melbourne

Rachel came to architecture through an arts background, drawn to the idea of making ideas tangible – visualising, sharing and telling stories through design. She moved to Melbourne in 2018 for university, a shift that sharpened her awareness of how cities organise movement, density and space.

Rachel first joined Fieldwork as a recipient of the Fieldwork Award at the University of Melbourne. She’s currently completing her Masters at the Melbourne School of Design. Rachel is a member of the Fieldstudies Committee.

Selected Projects