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Project Lead (Melbourne) ROLEAn exciting opportunity has emerged for a talented and experienced project lead architect w...
27/03/2026

Project Lead (Melbourne)
 
ROLE
An exciting opportunity has emerged for a talented and experienced project lead architect with experience in delivery of large-scale multi-residential projects to join our team.
 
KEY REQUIREMENTS
Experience in apartment planning for high density living and high-end luxury multi-residential
Exemplary client engagement skills. Registered architect with 10+ years’ experience of multi-residential projects. Ability to manage teams and large-scale (300+ apartments) projects and from design development to completion. Comprehensive understanding of contractual responsibilities including scope and deliverables. Exemplary project planning: resource modelling, programming, and task allocation. Excellent technical knowledge, documentation & Revit skills.
 
TO APPLY
For more about us and role, see our link in bio (wardle.studio/contact/opportunities)
 
Please email [email protected] ensuring that you clearly identify the role you are applying for in the subject line and provide a clear indication on your availability.

Interior Design Lead (Melbourne) ROLEWe are seeking a talented and experienced interior designer to become part of our c...
27/03/2026

Interior Design Lead (Melbourne)
 
ROLE
We are seeking a talented and experienced interior designer to become part of our collaborative team and work on large-scale, multi-residential projects.
 
KEY REQUIREMENTS
10+ years’ experience in interior design. High attention to detail with excellent technical knowledge. Experience in apartment planning for high density living and high-end luxury multi-residential. Exemplary client engagement & presentation skills. High proficiency in Revit, Microsoft Suite and Adobe Creative Suite software. Ability to effectively communicate, lead and work as part of a collaborative team. Documentation experience, sustainable materials and FF&E specification
 
TO APPLY
For more about us and role, see our link in bio (wardle.studio/contact/opportunities)
 
Please email [email protected] ensuring that you clearly identify the role you are applying for in the subject line and provide a clear indication on your availability.

This International Womens Day we are launching an interview series honoring women who raise the standard over at flagbea...
08/03/2026

This International Womens Day we are launching an interview series honoring women who raise the standard over at flagbearers.com.au

A handful of us, whether admirer, advocate or mentee have reached out to someone we find inspiring to hear a little more about their story. We have Tine Van de Wiele with Els Van Meerbeek, Megan Fraser with Emma Jackson, Justine Makin with Justine Clark and Rick Jordan with Gumji Kang.

Why not use this occasion to reach out to someone - both for the potential insights and to ripple their flag a bit.

We have long taken pride in the fact that so many of our people make their home with us for extended periods of time.Rec...
02/03/2026

We have long taken pride in the fact that so many of our people make their home with us for extended periods of time.

Recently we took stock of this and found we have 25 people that have been with us for over 10 years. Considering the spread from almost 40 years (guess who) to 10 years we share a remarkable combined 408 years of experience!

We had a shared lunch at Rosella (thanks Rocco!) and enjoyed each other’s stories of how we came to find ourselves at Wardle - therein contained clues about why so many of us have chosen to stay for the long haul.

In order of appearance we have John Wardle, Meaghan Dwyer, Diego Bekinschtein, Alex Peck, Kah-Fai Lee, Jasmin Williamson, Adam Kolsrud, Justine Makin, Chloe Lanser, James Loder, Stephan Georgalas, Bill Kalavriotis, Jeff Arnold, Mathew van Kooy, Goran Sekuleski, Kristina Levenko, Jenna Ong, Rick Jordan, Sam Clegg, Yee Jien, Alan Ting, Richard Sucksmith, Alex Morrison, Sharon Crabb, Jeanne Skelin and Dan Conquest. Our thanks to you all!

We congratulate Josephine Harris, who, together with her partner Luke Austin, is a Kingspan Award winner for the Microho...
13/02/2026

We congratulate Josephine Harris, who, together with her partner Luke Austin, is a Kingspan Award winner for the Microhome 10 competition. Their proposal, Laneway House, is an independent project that responds to the shortage of affordable housing in Sydney’s inner suburbs by reimagining underutilised laneway garages as compact dwellings. The project challenges conventional housing models, prioritising social value, environmental responsibility, and the potential of laneways as lived urban spaces - blurring boundaries. 
 
At Wardle, we value the ideas and initiatives our people pursue beyond the practice, particularly when they reflect the values embedded in our pillars. Blurring Boundaries is one of these, as we think strategically about how to design the spaces we work, live and gather in.

We send our heartfelt congratulations to Hugh and the team at Yiaga on being awarded three hats by Good Food this week. ...
30/01/2026

We send our heartfelt congratulations to Hugh and the team at Yiaga on being awarded three hats by Good Food this week. Opening in October, the Wardle designed venue has quickly gained recognition as a dining destination. The project brings together a shared ambition to pair beautiful food with an equally considered and evocative space.
 
“Serene, contemplative, like eating inside an artwork that considers the Australian landscape and becomes part of it.” Good Food
 
A carefully selected palette of materials, fixtures and furniture celebrates domestic craft and makers. This is complemented by a state‑of‑the‑art kitchen that supports an intimate dining experience centred on distinctly Australian produce, from ingredients to glassware.
 
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We are pleased to recognise the achievements of Sydney-based team member, Sean Wong, who was recently appointed EMAGN Pr...
23/01/2026

We are pleased to recognise the achievements of Sydney-based team member, Sean Wong, who was recently appointed EMAGN President-elect, following many years of service as co-chair, and is shortlisted for the 2026 Dulux Study Tour. 

Committed to knowledge-sharing and mentorship, Sean plays an active role in fostering architectural discourse both within the studio and across the profession. He is currently leading the Blacktown City Council Civic Centre project.  

At Wardle, our practice is shaped by the depth and generosity of our people, whose contributions extend well beyond the studio. We are proud to work alongside practitioners who enrich the practice through their leadership, and commitment to architecture and design.

Interior Designer (Sydney) ROLEWe are seeking a talented interior designer, with experience in design and delivery of co...
16/01/2026

Interior Designer (Sydney)
 
ROLE
We are seeking a talented interior designer, with experience in design and delivery of commercial and multi-residential projects, to join our growing interiors team.
 
KEY REQUIREMENTS
5+ years’ experience in high end commercial and multi-residential interiors. Exemplary client engagement and design communication skills. High proficiency in Revit, visualisation programs, Microsoft Suite and Adobe Creative Suite software. Ability to effectively work as part of a collaborative architecture and interiors team. Curiosity for material innovation and sustainability.
 
TO APPLY
For more about us and role, see our link in bio (wardle.studio/contact/opportunities)

Please email CV’s to [email protected]

19/12/2025

Shotover Street Hotel is a 200-room hotel, a key site set to become a civic threshold between Queenstown, New Zealand’s historic town centre and the emerging Lakeview Precinct.

The design breaks the building into a series of interlocking, stepped volumes that respond to the steep alpine terrain and align with the finer grain of the city. A landscaped setback at the lower levels softens the building’s edges, while a permeable retail podium and multiple entries activate all three frontages. The restrained material palette and carefully articulated façades are intended to recede against the dramatic mountain backdrop. As Wardle principal Mathew van Kooy notes, “The dominance of the mountain in Queenstown is enormous. We wanted a building that would sit quietly against it, not fight for attention.”
 
Above the in-situ podium, the hotel is delivered as a fully volumetric modular structure—Wardle’s first major modular project and one of the most technically complex in Queenstown. Fully fitted room pods are manufactured off-site and craned into place atop seismic isolation plates, creating two distinct modular towers connected by a lightweight bridge. This approach responds directly to the site’s extreme topography, seismic conditions and labour constraints, while accelerating delivery and improving build quality. “Modular doesn’t always mean cheaper, but it means earlier opening, fewer defects and fewer trades in a market where trades don’t exist,” says van Kooy, positioning the project as part of a broader shift in how complex hotels are delivered in challenging alpine and remote environments.

Rose Nolan’s ENOUGH flying over our Collingwood studio. At the end of October Rose came to our studio for ‘On Top of the...
17/10/2025

Rose Nolan’s ENOUGH flying over our Collingwood studio.
 
At the end of October Rose came to our studio for ‘On Top of the World’ an event in collaboration with Stewart Russell and
 
We gathered to raise and admire the flag and then hear from Rose about her journey and processes.
 
Don’t miss the opportunity to see BREATHING HELPS at Tarrawarra Museum of Art, an exhibition of large scale sculptural installations and bold spatial interventions. Showing until the 9th of November.

As our singular restaurant for the remarkable Hugh Allen, Yiaga enters the final stretch, we reflect on the collection o...
29/08/2025

As our singular restaurant for the remarkable Hugh Allen, Yiaga enters the final stretch, we reflect on the collection of exceptional craftspeople we have curated.

They are pouring their best work into this space lined with Wardle designed tiles, crafted by Robert Gordon.

Jon Goulder designing a systematic dining chair in timber, steel and leather, in addition to crafting the dining tables.

Ross Thompson building a fine blackwood timber cellar for a very special collection of bottles.

Edward Linacre bespoke lighting system shaping the dining experience with in the main room.

Vivienne Wong crafting a custom designed table for the private dining room. Suspended above is a feature timber and glass pendant by Ruth Allen and Adam Markowitz.

We can’t wait for you to see the result of all this endeavour.
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