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Introduction

‘3 Over 4 Under’ is an annual forum presented by EmAGN WA (formally MERGE Emerging Architects), providing an opportunity for three established practices and four emerging practices to present and discuss current work and interests.

Theme: On the Side.Forum Location: PICA, Northbridge.Speakers: Overs: Todd Paterson + Daniela Wainstein, David Gulland, David Hillam.

Unders: Ben Caine, Brendan Jurich, Gertjan Groen + Valerie Schoenjahn, Sean Gorman.

This year, EmAGN WA present the theme ‘On the Side’ the 11th in our themed series previously exploring ‘On Site’‘On Weathering’‘On Home’‘On Language’‘On re-use’‘On Idea’‘On Technology’‘On Rejuvenation’‘On Forgotten’ and ‘On Impact’.

On the Side

With the new age of social media, the architectural profession has become an even more collaborative and creative community. With many practitioners using different mediums to bounce ideas around and showcase their diverse range of skills and interests.

This year we explore the diverse range of interests and side projects that often go hand in hand with architectural practice. As creatives, architects often engage with the wider art related fields, as well as the more pragmatic aspects of architectural practice. Charles and Ray Eames made furniture and films that complimented their architecture, whilst Frank Lloyd Wright had a passion for Japanese prints that inspired his design approach of infusing buildings with nature.

EmAGN WAOctober 2015

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‘On the Side’

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Speakers

Ben Caine Lumos Property

Todd Paterson + Daniela WainsteinKPA Architects

Brendan Jurich Designer / Maker

David Gulland HASSELL

Valerie Schönjahn + Gertjan Groenprojects we did

David Hillam Hillam Architects

Sean Gorman MSG Architecture

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Lumos PropertyBen Caine

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Name of side practice:Lumos Property

Names of principals:Ben Caine + Chris Bardsley

Date of practice commencement:Early 2013

Size of office - Small (1-5), Medium (6-15), Large (16-25), Extra Large (26 & up):Small

Practice Statement:Lumos Property is a partnership between an architect and a builder with a mission to create affordable, well-located infill apartments by collaborating with talented emerging architects.

Ben Caine is an award winning Architect with a background in Marketing, Business and Property Development. Ben is also employed as Senior Design Architect at Hames Sharley.

Chris Bardsley has an extensive background in commercial construction and Project Management and is a current member of the Australian Institute of Project Managers. Chris is a qualified quantity surveyor.

Through hands on management of each stage of a project from inception through to sales and delivery, we work hard to ensure all projects are exceptionally designed to suit our purchasers and built-to-last so that they deliver solid benefits to owners and investors.

Current Side Project:Oyster Apartments – Scarborough. Designed by CAPA

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Oyster ApartmentsLumos Property

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On the Side

How being a developer made me a better architect. (and vice versa)

Architects today are rapidly losing control of the design and procurement of buildings and place making in the built environment.

Correspondingly we have also seen our status and earnings as Architects slide due to competition from less-skilled practitioners and the inherent limitations of Architecture’s ‘fee for service’ business model.

Fortunately we already have many of the elements at our disposal to become empowered to use our skills and be the client and leader for our own development projects.

There is the potential to provide a better outcome aesthetically, environmentally, socially and financially too.

Whilst practicing Architecture for others, I co-founded Lumos Projects in 2013 with Chris Bardsley (a Commercial Builder) to help fill the gap in housing and provide well designed, affordable apartments in places we would be happy to live. We have also sought to collaborate with talented emerging architects and consultants and develop lasting relationships with our investors, partners and buyers.

Our first project, Oyster Apartments in Scarborough, is now under construction having sold 85% of the units off the plan.

This presentation is about the how the experiences of being a property developer ‘on the side’ made me a better Architect, and how being an Architect might make you a better property developer.

Ben Caine2015

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KPA ArchitectsTodd Paterson + Daniela Wainstein

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Name of practice:KPA Architects

Name of presenters:Todd Paterson + Daniela Wainstein

Date of practice commencement:July 2003 + May 2015.

Size of office - Small (1-5), Medium (6-15), Large (16-25), Extra Large (26 & up):Large

Practice Statement:

Todd has been with KPA since 1998 working on a range of projects. Specialising in Sustainability, Aged Care and Retirement as well as large Retail projects. Having travelled extensively across five continents studying the various models available. He is now KPA’s Director.

Todd sits on numerous boards and committees ensuring a high level of community involvement. These include the City of South Perth Design Advisory Consultants, Australian Institute of Architects Practice Committee and Access Committee.

Daniela has a number of years’ experience in various projects and constructions including council building refurbishments and extensions as well as industrial and commercial buildings and urban design. Since graduating in 2010 from the Curtin University of Technology, Daniela has been a part of several well known architecture firms working on numerous projects in the Retail, Residential and Health sectors.

Daniela has been part of KPA since May 2015 and also has her own ‘on the side’ business upcycling vintage furniture.

Current Architectural Projects Austin Lakes Shopping Centre, Stirling Central Shopping Centre

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On the Side

‘Re…use, claim, cycle, furbish, purpose, condition, generate, model.

KPA Architects are specialists in Retail and Aged Care / Retirement Living Architecture. Our passion of these areas of expertise cross a number of design boundaries when it comes to other fields of art and research. One of these being furniture upcycling and creative reuse.

For two of us in particular, there is a strange joy associated with trolling the streets of Perth during neighbourhood verge collections, to look for the next great find.

For Todd, it was a first home buyers need to furnish a new townhouse, for Daniela, it was a financial savings endeavour for a poor Uni student desperate to move out of her parents’ house. Similarly and ironically, both saw beauty and potential in another man’s trash.

Through this creative hobby, and in our everyday lives as Architects, we endeavour to research the original blueprints of the pieces we find and utilise this historical content to design better furniture for the aged care / retirement industry that is not only practical, but also has great aesthetic appeal.’

Todd Paterson + Daniela Wainstein.2015

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Designer / MakerBrendan Jurich

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Name of practice:Brendan Jurich

Name of principal:Brendan Jurich

Date of practice commencement:2010

Size of office - Small (1-5), Medium (6-15), Large (16-25), Extra Large (26 & up):Sole Practitioner

Practice Statement

The furniture by Brendan Jurich is informed by geometric simplicity that stimulates curiosity and engages the observer. Jurich explores the possibility of a constant dialogue with the piece, one that encourages contemplation. The intertwining of interior and exterior states supports this narrative. At the foundation of his work is exquisite craftsmanship and an edict of longevity. Each project evolves poetically through reasoning, restraint and material honesty.

Current Projects:

Loft Addition - Maylands Residence.Rear Extension and landscaping - Wembley Residence.

Side Projects:

A new line of contemporary furniture in preperation for a solo exhibition.

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On the Side

For me, the notion of craft represents tactility, physicality, and a purity of purpose.

I work as a designer-maker of contemporary furniture and fine art. On the side, I practice small scale architecture which helps to sustain my practice.The meaning of work to me, is synonymous the with values inherent to craft: the pursuit of excellence, the forming of relationships with other determined, like minded crafts-people, the preservation of technique combined with new thinking, a devotion to learning, and the beautiful reality that there are some things money just can’t buy.

We are naturally drawn to objects that have a story, or are strangely familiar. My work is informed by geometric simplicity that stimulates curiosity and engages the observer. I explore the possibility of a constant dialogue with the piece, one that encourages contemplation. The intertwining of interior and exterior is a constant source of intrigue.

Each project evolves poetically through reasoning, restraint and material honesty.

Brendan Jurich2015

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HASSELLDavid Gulland

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Name of practice:HASSELL Names of principals:A number of principle over 13 studio locations. Date of practice commencement:1938 (in Perth since 2004) Size of office - Small (1-5), Medium (6-15), Large (16-25), Extra Large (26 & up):Extra Large.

Practice Statement:HASSELL is about unlocking the potential of places, and creating economic, social and cultural value. We judge the success of the buildings and places we design by the way people use and enjoy them – the clients who commission them and the people who inhabit them. Good design is about helping clients meet their needs and objectives. It is also about the way people feel when they experience it, a sense of meaning, connection and belonging.

Current Projects:WA New Museum Project (shortlist RFP phase, HASSELL with OMA)Perth New Stadium (HASSELL with HKS and Cox)Perth Stadium StationWilletton Senior High School Stages 1 and 2Karratha Health Campus

Current side Project:Drawing on the Train.

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On the Side.

Drawing on the train is one way to use otherwise lost time to maintain a link with drawing by hand. I use ink pens (old school rotrings), and try to draw what – or who – is in front of me. Drawing by hand influences and helps me practicearchitecture across a number of broad themes.

SEEINGSeeing is looking plus doing. Manually transferring what I see onto paper forces me to look closely, interpret and re-imagine information into a different medium.

FOCUSArchitecture requires simultaneous management of diverse issues. 10 minutes drawing one thing to the exclusion of everything else is like meditation.

MEMORYMemory and experience are important tools in architecture. I can see a drawing from years ago and be instantly transported back into that environment – like Proust’s idea of involuntary memory inspired by madeleine cake.

SIMPLICITYIt is harder and takes longer to simplify. Trying to draw more with less is confronting because there is nowhere to hide, but it can bring clarity and strength to an idea.

PEOPLEDrawing people helps me consider human scale, proportion and functionality. Aesthetically, people are endless variations on a fairly narrow theme, but their interaction with architecture should enhance both.

David Gulland2015

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projects we didValerie Schönjahn + Gertjan Groen

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Name Of Practice:Projects we did

Names of principals:Valerie Schönjahn, Gertjan Groen

Date of practice commencement:2011

Size of office - Small (1-5), Medium (6-15), Large (16-25), Extra Large (26 & up):Small

Practice Statement (one paragraph):We engage with projects byexperimenting, modelling, prototyping, drawingseeking and finding formwith common sense and intuition

Current Project:Hydillowah Farm – House on a Hill

Current Side Projects:Lamps, stools, pottery

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On the Side.

Side projects provide us with a playground of all the fun elements of architecture, where everything is possible. Here we are free to experiment with form, space and materials on a negligible budget and often without clients and consultants. In this environment we have cultivated a persistent approach to projects in regards to process and time. The process involves a lot of experimenting; making and trying, finding constraints. Naturally experiments go hand in hand with failure, which benefits the process. The environment of our playground allows us to take risks and make mistakes with minimal repercussions. It is this that enables us to keep pushing boundaries, because the initial dream is far from the result.

‘The first draft of anything is shit’ - Ernest Hemingway

Projects we did.2014

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Hillam Architects

David Hillam

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Name of practice:Hillam Architects

Name of principal:David Hillam

Date of practice commencement:1993

Size of office - Small (1-5), Medium (6-15), Large (16-25), Extra Large (26 & up):Extra Large

Practice Statement:Hillam Architects is a progressive, innovative and design orientated firm based in Subiaco, Western Australia. Our Ethos is simple; to design and create styl-ish and imaginative buildings in which form and function work together in perfect partnership.

Current Projects:Lumiere (Mixed-use), South Perth; Arthouse (Mixed-Use), Waterbank Place Build-ing (in collaboration with BATESSMART (Mixed-Use), Perth; Joondalup; Botanical (Mixed-Use, Subiaco; Affinity (Mixed-use), Rivervale; Parks on Swan (Mixed-use), Rivervale; 48 (Mixed-Use), Rivervale; Vantage (Mixed-use), Rivervale; City Beach Residence_IV, City Beach; City Beach Residence_V, City Beach; Dalkeith Residence, Dalkeith; Hillam Architects New Office (Commercial), Subiaco.

Side Project:

Working as a Graduate in Japan and learning the philosophy of Keiretsu; Discussing my personal journey starting with small development projects through to establish-ing Hillam Architects (Architectural Company); Edge Visionary Living (Develop-ment Company); Scarpa Constructions Pty Ltd (Building Company); Majool (Lighting Company),

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On the Side

Working as a graduate in Japan I became interested in the philosophy of Keiretsu.Wikipedia defines Keiretsu as a set of companies with interlocking business relationships and shareholdings. It is a type of informal business group. The keiretsu maintained dominance over the Japanese economy for the last half of the 20th century. My understanding of Keiretsu was as a vertical integration of businesses so perhaps for me this is a discussion more so about above and below than on the side.My practice was formed following a small duplex development done “on the side”. This was the catalyst for design enquiry which allowed me to generate enough work to commence.Over subsequent years small development projects evolved into to larger projects structured in more sophisticated ways cumulating in Edge Visionary Living formed two years ago.

Enterprises forming our Keiretsu group include :

Hillam Architects Pty Ltd : “a progressive, innovative and design-orientated firm. Our ethos is simple; to design and create stylish and imaginative buildings in which form and function work together in perfect partnership.”

Majool Pty Ltd - “our ethos is simple: design credibility. We aim to source local and international lighting, furniture, rugs and accessories that combine quality, function and individuality.”Majool now focuses as a fitting and material supply company to internal and external projects though also offers furniture packages to end users.

Scarpa Construction Pty Ltd – name inspired by the craft of Carlo Scarpa is a building company which has allowed construction of internal projects, to date principally the City Beach residence, an opportunity to experience construction at the base level, getting hands dirty labouring before and after work – to embrace the practical.

Edge Visionary Living Pty Ltd : “is a highly contemporary development and project management company. Our name reflects the overriding ethos of our business, Design led, we build functionality into every project, through efficient space utilisation and technology integration, and combine it with a passionate embrace of the aesthetic.

David Hillam2015

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MSG ArchitectureSean Gorman

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Name of practice:MSG Architecture

Names of principals:Sean Gorman + Michael Gay

Size of office - Small (1-5), Medium (6-15), Large (16-25), Extra Large (26 & up):Small

Practice Statement:

MSG Architecture looks to deliver architecture in a flexible and human way, by staying small and forming collaborations when required.

On the side.

Experiential Existence, Virtue Ethics, Session Musicians, how I couldn’t work out how what I do on the side influences how I practice Architecture, how nothing is on the side, why this blurb might be redundant by the time I’ve finished writing the actual talk and, how figuring out what the Rub is requires Rubbing up against the Righteous.

Sean Gorman2015

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