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We’re thrilled to have Senior Associate Gaston Nogues presenting Morris Moor Building 4 at the Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter Awards tomorrow. Morris Moor’s Building 4 is a testament to the power of adaptive reuse, transforming a 1950s redbrick factory into a thriving, all-electric commercial hub while preserving its industrial character. Spanning 16,000 sqm across three levels, the design introduces expansive windows, skylights, and communal courtyards, enhancing daylight, thermal performance, and connectivity. Featuring 15 tenancies, co-working spaces, and event facilities, the project was fully leased within a year, demonstrating the long-term value of the vibrant, community-focused, sustainable redevelopment. #VictorianArchitectureAwards Up Property, Kapitol Group, Made For, Tract Consultants, ADP Consulting, Connect Plus Property Solutions Photography by Dianna Snape

Certified B Corporations believe there’s a better path to a better world—one of action and purpose, inspiration and community. We’re rapt to be Australia’s highest ranked architectural BCorp. The best part? Reaccrediting every 3 years. Yes, gathering the data around 200+ indicators over 5 categories – governance, workers, community, environment and customers – is a LOT. Thank you Anna James! But the evidence and clarity that gives us about what’s working and what to focus on next is gold. In #BCorpMonth we come together to celebrate the wins and hear from some of our emerging leaders in this space about the next steps in our practice operations. This week we all came together to hear Sindy Bowlen and Isabella Peppard Clark share how we can better embed sustainability in our projects, by presenting an education case study, along with Maia Heysen and Olivia Goodliffe who inspired us by their plans to run a Kenyan Marathon to support the One Heart Charity in East Africa. Looking ahead, our Sustainability Action Plan is also about to be launched at the beginning of next month. We’re proud to be a Certified B Corporation™: a company that demonstrates positive social and environmental impact. We’re part of a generation of people using business to make a better tomorrow a reality today. #BCorpMonth.

Thanks RMIT for this case study about CHC's partnership with #YulendjWeelamLab. Our workshops and on-Country experiences with the Lab's designers and Indigenous knowledge holders have helped us recognise how far we've come over the past nearly decade, celebrate our achievements on projects and in practice, and prioritise our Designing with Country goals for the years ahead. https://lnkd.in/gBJDNbUY

A great collaboration with all involved - we're proud to see this project come to life.

One week to go to the ‘Designing & Delivering New African Cities’ talk series 24th-28th February. Join us in Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney by registering on the links below. Our Partner, Dean Landy will be joining Stephen Jennings, the New Zealand founder and CEO of Rendeavour, Africa's largest new city builder, discussing the insights, challenges, and opportunities of creating 6 new cities across Africa in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. We are working to deliver Africa’s most sustainable, liveable and resilient new cities and help raise communities out of poverty and into a vibrant local economy. In doing so, Rendeavour is delivering over 30,000 acres of new urban development in parts of the world that are undergoing unprecedented urbanisation as nearly 1 billion people move to urban centres over the coming decades. We invite developers, designers, impact investors, and anyone interested in learning more about the amazing emerging market that is Africa. Places are very limited, so register now for your free tickets. - Perth https://lnkd.in/dM6eVrky - Melbourne https://lnkd.in/dDazKb_j -Sydney https://lnkd.in/dexQrQWv #urbandevelopment #sustainabledevelopment #africa #walkability #urbanfutures #Rendeavour #UrbanLandInstitute #ClarkeHopkinsClarke #HerbertSmithFreehills

We’re pleased to be welcoming Partner Dean Landy back from a year’s secondment in Africa in his time as Head of Urban Planning at Rendeavour working on the development of 6 new sustainable cities in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and DRC. At this upcoming event, Dean will join Rendeavour founder and CEO Stephen Jennings to share insights into these transformative projects and discuss the challenges and opportunities facing urban designers, planners, and architects as they rethink city planning in response to Africa's unprecedented urbanisation in the coming decades. This is a unique opportunity to learn from global experts and explore how we can build sustainable, liveable, and resilient cities in rapidly growing urban areas worldwide. Book your tickets here: Melbourne - https://lnkd.in/gFJdts6S Sydney - https://lnkd.in/gs8Q5NCk Perth - https://lnkd.in/gPx9dEWt #UrbanDevelopment #UrbanDesign #Sustainability #CityPlanning #Networking #AfricaUrbanFuture #ClarkeHopkinsClarkeArchitects

Our practice has partnered with OCULUS to deliver a game changing addition to Sydney’s surfing and lifestyle culture for URBNSURF. Check out how this collaboration blends architecture, community, and the thrill of waves into an unforgettable experience. #ArchitectureForCommunity #Urbnsurf #DesignForImpact

2024’s been a HUGE year for all of us. Take a look at what we’ve been up to in our end of year wrap up video. From all of us here at ClarkeHopkinsClarke, thank you for your collaboration and support this year, and warm wishes for a fun, restorative, well earned break over summer. Our Melbourne and Sydney studios will be closed from Friday 20 December, and reopen on Monday 6 January. Have a great New Year, and see you in 2025! 

🎧Biophilic co-design for mental health: Episode 2 of Up Property’s new podcast. We’re excited to share this wide-ranging interview about co-designing for mental health at Barwon Health’s Mental Health Hub in Geelong. CHC Senior Interior Designer Stephanie Clarke and developer Marcus Jankie of Up Property delve deep into the nuances, surprises and impact of co-designing biophilic spaces with clinicians and consumers with lived experience. How have adaptive reuse, trauma-informed design and co-design with clinicians and consumers with lived experience helped transform a derelict arcade in central Geelong into an exemplar of biophilic design for mental health? Steph & Marcus unpack the way colours, shapes and patterns regularly used in biophilic interiors designed for nature connection and wellbeing can inadvertently trigger negative associations. “We learned what a nuanced approach to colour, patterning and degrees of abstraction looked like for this group,” Steph says. “Connecting the interior environment to the natural environment was really important to them, but we had to avoid anything too abstract or hyper-realistic and create beautiful, semi-abstract touch points throughout the spaces to add to the overall design.” Listen here: https://lnkd.in/g6PzXwZh #adaptivereuse #traumainformeddesign #codesign #biophilicdesign #livedexperience #mentalhealth #mentalhealthdesign #healthcaredesign #designformentalhealth #colourtheory #designforhealth #psychologyofcolor

It’s been another big year of growth and transformation at CHC. We’re delighted to share the promotion of three emerging leaders in our Melbourne and Sydney studios. Karrie Williams steps into the role of Associate in our Health team in Melbourne. Karrie has had an incredible design journey so far, progressing from small refurbishments to $150m new builds in just seven years. She’s highly regarded for responsive design, cross-sector collaboration, deft problem solving, technical skills and team mentoring. She also loves learning, which is fortunate because in healthcare no two projects are ever the same, and there are always more nuances to understand about our clients, their highly specific needs, and the forces shaping the rapidly changing healthcare environment. Nicholas Simmonds in our Melbourne Health team has also been promoted to the role of Associate. Nick’s talent for complex problem solving is a major asset in the highly technical field of health design. From new specialist health facilities to major hospital redevelopments, he guides projects through all phases with an eagle eye for quality, sequencing and standards. Nick has a natural ability to make the complex simple, a thirst for knowledge and a resourcefulness that helps him take projects to the next level. Jake Le Lievre takes on a Senior Architect role in our Sydney team. His broad knowledge and construction expertise have been central to the success of our growing Sydney team. Jake’s architectural and masterplanning experience incorporates mixed use and retail, commercial, health, hospitality, community, education, residential, and sport. Cross-disciplinary coordination, inclusivity and designing with Country are his cornerstones. “With my life being affected by physical disability, I try to champion universal design in my work,” he says. At University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Jake teaches humanitarian design in collaboration with Engineers Without Borders. Over the past two years he’s led two semesters of student projects with Torres Strait Islanders on Saibai Island, and guided students working with the Yirrganydji people in Far North Queensland via the Dawul Wuru Aboriginal Corporation. Please join us in congratulating our new senior leadership team members!