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NIC BRUNSDON is an award-winning architecture studio operating locally and internationally from Perth, Western Australia.

16/02/2026

Taking shape.

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On Whadjuk Noongar Boodja

13/02/2026

John Farrant Drive underway 🌙

At the edge of the Swan Coastal Plain, at the foot of the scarp. Encircled by the upslope of the bordering National Park.

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On Whadjuk Noongar Boodja

11/02/2026

We are proud to be a Certified B Corporation.

At Brunsdon Studio, we believe design shapes culture, community and environmental outcomes — and that practice should be accountable for the impact it creates.

B Corp certification recognises our commitment to responsible business, across governance, people, environment and the communities we work with.

This is our second round of certification and we are glad for the continued commitment and contribution of our clients and project partners in support of this mission.

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Project foyer refurbishment

18/12/2025

A whip around our projects under construction to close out the year.

1. Gooseberry Hill w
2. North Coogee w moda
3. Riverview w
4. Lombok w
5. Subiaco w .construction
6. Desa Sanubari w
7. Price Street w
8. Trigg w .homes
9. Scarborough w .homes

Thank you to all of our wonderful clients, builders and consultants for their care, vision and craft. We look forward to seeing everyone fresh in the new year.

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04/12/2025

Proud of the work done by our project partners on with and

Through this collaboration, brick offcuts and surplus materials from construction sites are collected by ECR and returned to Midland Brick for processing. These materials are then crushed and reintroduced into the production of high-quality clay bricks, specifically for this project.

While bricks are inherently recyclable, they are often downcycled into road base or fill when recovered from demolition or construction sites.

The site’s history, as the world-renowned Australian Fine China factory; a place of innovation, clay, and craft, informed our approach here. It becomes a way to celebrate the cultural and material history of the site, while introducing contemporary sustainable practices in building.

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On Whadjuk Noongar Boodja

20/08/2025

Works continuing at on Sumba Island, Indonesia.

A continuation of a site-wide master plan of activity and amenity, these buildings comprise the Cultural Desa, a set of 12 villas nestled in the coconut palms, central to present and future activity on site.

These villas use traditional building methods and hyper-local materials. A locally respectful and contextually driven response for a special place.

One of a series of projects where we try to answer a question of ‘how can we make tourism a transformative force for good’?

11/08/2025

We are pleased to share our invited proposal for the Australian War Memorial, Canberra  Project Statement:  ‘Dawn’ is a machine of hope. A chorus. A reverie. A place to come, reflect and be bathed in cleansing light.

It is an inviting and memorable space, central and integral to the redevelopment of the Australian War Memorial’s guiding masterplan. It is a place to remember. A place to revisit. A place to sit alone, or with friends and relatives. A place that you will take with you, tell your people about, and be drawn to visit again.

Conceptually, this is a place for memory. If we read the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as the solemn representative body and holder of loss and grief, then this reflective space placed directly below should represent that body’s soul. The soul of the nation.

“I love a sunburnt Country” - My Country, Dorothea McKellar

Here we invoke the spirit of our nation. It’s youth. It’s optimism. The sun we are all kissed by, blessed by. That spirit of hope that animated our first colonial settlers in search of a better life. The spirit of care that lives within our first peoples. That hope that binds us together now as we dream of connected and respectful futures.

Dawn is composed of 12 ‘Totems of Country’, two seats, and a light bath. The light signatures are derived from places of historical and active conflict. The totems are made up of the timbers and stones of the shared country we stand on. The seats are circular and democratic, a kangaroo one for our pre-colonial history, and a cowhide one for post. A soundscape connects all the experiences together, scored to heighten the dawn experience, supplementing the feelings, themes, and accessibility of the proposal.

Project Team
- Craig Ritche, Ngarra Group
- Francois Tetaz, Sound artist
- James Ogilvie,
- Zoe Marson, Nic Brunsdon, Brunsdon Studio

Thank you to the Australian War Memorial and our brilliant project team.

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23/07/2025

One of a number of villas we are designing with and for on Sumba Island, Indonesia.

This is the entry to the hilltop villa. An interstitial space, delaying then revealing the long view over Pantai Dassang. Entry to the villa proper and to the guest wing is from this space. An oculus above open to the sky, weather and sounds of this place.

Sumba has a limestone geology much like Perth and we wanted to respond to the simple, earthen, and natural feeling of this material in this place.

Rooms are arranged linearly just below the crests of the hilltops, buried in, deliberately kept low, and planted out on the roof above, preserving the natural morphology of the hillscape and character of the environs.

Each room then has long views south, over the lands and into the ocean. Spaces to watch time, weather, and seasons gently shift.

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18/07/2025

AGWA Foyer & Design Store, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.

The foyer and design store refurbishment reorganises and re-imagines the entry to Western Australia’s preeminent arts institution, reacquainting it with the brutalist countenance of the original gallery building.

The single sheeted desk monoliths which define the space’s place consideration for wheelchair users over the able bodied, set for the full length at accessible height datum - an important flip of the common public space paradigm.

The desks befit the state’s art collection, imbued with clear rules for usage and presentation. On top of these are specific travertine plinths to carry the points of activity of welcome and information for the gallery.

The entire refurbishment aims to original architectural intention of the gallery building, a state icon. The result is a timeless monument to greet visitors on entry, flexible to ongoing changes.

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On Whadjuk Noongar Boogja.

17/07/2025

Brunsdon Studio is pleased to introduce our strategic arm: Place Sense, offering expertise in the feasibility, visioning, briefing, and development of sites. Through in-depth context analysis and forecasting, we identify commercial opportunities for built environments.

We are very excited to bring this service to Western Australia and explore our shared cultural heritage and emerging sense of self.

By working closely with clients and partners, we guide and position projects to realise their greatest value across urban, technical, and community needs.

With a holistic approach, Brunsdon Studio’s Place Sense transforms urban spaces through future- proofing, benchmarking, and research-driven solutions.

Our consultancy provides targeted insights to developers, government, and private industry in areas such as development positioning, ground plane strategy, scenario planning, and project design guidance.

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Please get in touch if you have any opportunities you would like to discuss.

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16/07/2025

Highlands Villa, The Sanubari.

The interior of a set of villas designed for the hill peaks of Sumba Island, Indonesia.

The living room is lit by a high sky window, expressed in the roof form. Bringing a sense of formality and presence to this key social space.

The villas are arranged linearly just below the crests of the hilltops, buried in, deliberately kept low, and planted out on the roof above, preserving the natural morphology of the hillscape and character of the environs.

Each room then has long views south, over the lands and into the ocean. Spaces to watch time, weather, and seasons gently shift.

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