MiCRO - exploring the big ideas behind small spaces.
Location: Rosby Wines, 122 Strikes Lane, Eurunduree.
Dates: 14-16 March 2024
Tickets: bookings via humanitix
Note: There will be a total of 6 formal CPD points available on Friday 15th March.
Contributors.
Cameron Anderson.
Cameron is a Registered Architect with over 14 years of professional experience that includes working with award winning architectural firms both in Sydney and Melbourne. Cameron is dedicated to Sustainable Design practices and providing feasible and individual design responses.
Prior to establishing CAARCH in Mudgee in 2011, Cameron was a Senior Architect and Project Leader with the internationally renowned architectural practices Bates Smart in Sydney and Hayball Architects in Melbourne.
Cameron is also a founding committee member and President of the Regional Architecture Association and held previous roles on the Australian Institute of Architects NSW Chapter Council and as Chair of the NSW Country Division.
Over the years Cameron has created a number of small and resourceful buildings and has a strong interest in doing more with less when it comes to design responses and creative thinking.
caarch.com.au
instagram.com/ca_arch/
Brad Swartz.
Brad Swartz Architects was established in late 2015, following principal Brad Swartz's own Darlinghurst Apartment winning a number of design awards including the Houses Awards and Australian Interior Design Awards.
Since then the practice has focused on bespoke residential designs, relating uniquely to the client’s brief with a focus on improved amenity in urban living — encouraging density (done well) within our cities.
From these beginnings, we have continued to win awards for individual apartment designs, slowly grown the practice to a team of 6 with completed residential projects varying in size from a 24sqm units to new build homes.
Catherine Hunter.
Catherine Hunter was a producer of arts programs (with a commitment to architecture stories) on the Nine Network’s Sunday program from 1985 to 2006. Since then, she has worked as a freelance director/ producer for ABC Arts as well as Australian Story, Landline and Compass and made films for many regional and state art galleries.
Her most recent arts documentaries include: “Jeffrey Smart” (ABC 2022), “Cobar Sound Chapel” (ABC Compass, 2022) “Bronwyn Oliver: The Shadows Within” (ABC 2021); “Quilty: Painting the Shadows“(ABC 2019); Australia’s Lost Impressionist: John Russell”(ABC, 2018) “Glenn Murcutt – Spirit of Place” (ABC 2016) and “Trent Parke – The Black Rose” (ABC 2015).
In 2017, she was a finalist in the Walkley Documentary award, the ATOM Documentary – Arts award with “Glenn Murcutt- Spirit of Place” which also won the People’s Choice award at Archiflix Sydney and Melbourne. The Murcutt documentary was selected for numerous film festivals including the 2017 Chicago International Film Festival, the 2018 Palm Springs’ Architecture and Design Arts Film Festival and opened the 2017 New York Architecture and Design Film Festival. In 2018, it also screened at festivals in Los Angeles, Washington DC, Athens, Copenhagen, Lebanon, Bangkok and Budapest.
Current projects include an extended film about the Cobar Sound Chapel and documentaries on painter William Robinson and Elisabeth Cummings.
localarchitectsouthcoast.com.au
instagram.com/local_architect_south_coast
Drew Heath.
Drew’s existence as a sole practitioner has led him to be a designer and maker of houses in remote locations.
He has no office but the site. No set range of materials but what is available. No staff other than a team assembled for the project. No style of architecture other than responding to a place and a brief.
What is always present is a care for materials. Their expression is related to a moment of design derived from the place and bringing longevity.
Methodology is fluid but tied to the inevitable sensibility and process of building houses that satisfy a client, a place and a future that transcends us.
burrowarchitecture.com
instagram.com/drewheatharchitect
Sally Sutherland.
Sally Sutherland is an Architect and Interior Designer, who leads regionally based practice Source Architects with her partner and fellow architect David. Committed regionalists, Sally and David established Source in 2014 after more than a decade working in Sydney where Sally worked with practices such as Graham Jahn and Jorge Hrdina on high end custom houses, and AJ+C on significant apartment, sporting and cultural projects.
Established initially as a traditional country architecture practice taking on a broad range of projects, including the State Award-winning Montoro Wines Cellar Door; the practice is increasingly focussed on private residential projects, facilitated by intimate connections with clients, suppliers and contractors.
sourcearchitects.com.au
instagram.com/source_architects
Alex Scheibner.
Alex Scheibner trained as a blacksmith under Guido Gouverneur in Sydney between 1994-1997. Followed by two years at Granger Forge. This led to his working in Los Angeles USA, along side Tony Swatton supplying hand forged armour and swords to Hollywood. Scheibner also completed his training as a mechanical fitter.
It was a natural progression to move towards sculpture where years of developing both his understanding of the nature of metals and his metal working skills could take on such varied applications. Scheibner's work stretches from delicate hand forged poppies to large scale, modernist, geometric stacks and public art installations.
From his purpose built workshop at Talerwin Forge in the picturesque setting of Rylstone in the Central West of NSW, Scheibner continues to diversify his art practice.
scheibner.com.au
talerwin.com
instagram.com/alexscheibner
Glenn Murcutt.
Glenn Murcutt’s touch on regional architecture is one of lightness and depth – recognised locally and internationally through publications, awards and educational roles. A person who needs little introduction, his presence is humbly welcome in any space as is his meaningful contribution to the way architecture can positively impact the regions. This impact has been seen through the Australian Islamic Centre, Magney House and now the Cobar Sound Chapel where the weight of a silo brought to bear musical improvisation, architecture and community.
Portrait by Anthony Browell.
Justin Penney.
Justin Penney is a licensed builder and director of Penney Constructions. Justin founded Penney Constructions in 2004 and has had a keen interest in sustainable building, working with a small, detail focussed team. He has spent the last 15 years specialising in rammed earth construction and enjoys collaborating with architects to bring buildings to life.
penneyconstructions.com.au
