What Peddle Thorp Melbourne does

Peddle Thorp Melbourne (legally Peddle Thorp) is a privately held Australian architectural practice founded in Melbourne in the early 1980s. The firm provides full-service architectural design, interior design, master planning, and ESG/sustainable design services, with deep specialization in sports and recreation facilities, aquatic and wellness centres, commercial buildings, residential developments, education, hospitality, civic infrastructure, and aquariums. Its portfolio includes landmark projects such as Rod Laver Arena (1988), ANZ Gothic Tower, RMIT Design Hub, Melbourne Airport Terminal 3 Stage 2, Le Méridien Melbourne, and Dubai Mall Aquarium, alongside over 70 aquatic, stadium, and multi-sport community facilities collectively valued at more than A$3.6 billion.

The practice operates an enterprise field sales model, securing commissions through competitive tendering and direct senior-level engagement with government, developer, and institutional clients. Revenue is project-based, with fees typically structured as a percentage of construction value or fixed-fee arrangements negotiated per engagement. The firm has 51-100 employees, is led by Director Rob Page and Principals Rob Alessi (Sports & Leisure), May Chung, and Socrati Seretis (Business Development), and pursues Indigenous cultural consultation partnerships (Wadawurrung, Wiradjuri, Wurundjeri) as a design differentiator on civic and education work.

Geographically, Peddle Thorp maintains its headquarters in Melbourne (relocating to 419 Collins Street in 2026) and an active project portfolio across Australia (Victoria, NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania), New Zealand (Christchurch), China (Yangzhou, Shenzhen), the UAE (Dubai), South Korea (Busan), and India (New Delhi). The firm is privately held with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or external funding, operating as an independent professional services practice.

Name

Peddle Thorp Melbourne

Legal name

Peddle Thorp

Website

https://www.pta.com.au/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Peddle Thorp Melbourne is a privately held Australian architectural practice founded in the early 1980s, delivering full-service design across sports and recreation, aquatic, commercial, residential, education, hospitality, and civic sectors for government, developer, and institutional clients in Australia and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (541410), Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Sports facility architecture
• Aquatic centre design
• Urban master planning
• Sustainable building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional architectural services revenue generated through project-based fees for design, documentation, and contract administration services across commercial, residential, sports, education, and civic projects. Revenue is project-based with fees typically structured as a percentage of construction value or fixed fee arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Peddle Thorp Architects provides full-service architectural design from concept through construction delivery, encompassing sports and recreation facilities, aquatic and wellness centres, commercial buildings, residential developments, education facilities, hospitality venues, retail spaces, aquariums, and civic infrastructure. The practice supplements core architectural design with integrated interior design, master planning and urban design, and environmentally sustainable design services across projects in Australia and internationally.

Product overview

Peddle Thorp Architects is a single-practice architectural firm offering integrated architectural and interior design services. The core offering encompasses full-service architectural design from concept through to construction delivery, supplemented by interior design capabilities and master planning services. The practice operates across multiple specialised sectors including sports and recreation facilities, aquatic centres, commercial office buildings, residential developments, education institutions, hospitality venues, retail spaces, aquariums, and civic infrastructure. Environmental sustainability is embedded across all project types through ESG-focused design approaches. The portfolio includes landmark projects such as Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Airport Terminal 3, Le Méridien Melbourne hotel, and numerous aquatic and sports facilities across Australia and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design spanning concept through construction delivery across sports, aquatic, commercial, residential, education, hospitality, retail, aquarium, and civic infrastructure projects for government, developer, and institutional clients.
• Interior Design Interior architecture and design services delivered as part of integrated architectural projects, covering spatial planning, finishes, fixtures, and furnishings for commercial, residential, and hospitality spaces.
• Master Planning and Urban Design Strategic planning and urban design services including precinct master planning, feasibility studies, and urban regeneration projects that integrate commercial viability, transport connectivity, green space, and community activation.
• ESG and Sustainable Design Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) services incorporated across all projects, including energy efficiency, water management, sustainable materials, and green building certifications such as 5 Star Green Star and 4.5 Star NABERS.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $3.6 billion in sports infrastructure delivered across 74+ facilities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Wadawurrung Traditional Owners on the Wurdi Baierr Aquatic and Recreation Centre project. Early insights with Traditional Owners helped inform the design narrative, drawing from the surrounding Surf Coast landscape including sand and grass Country, coastal vegetation, cliff faces, beaches, ochre tones, water movement and the meeting of sea and sky. Cultural responses embedded into materiality, colour, landscape and spatial experience.
• Wiradjuri CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Wiradjuri Traditional Owners on the Albury Entertainment Centre Convention Wing Redevelopment project. Local storytelling, community gathering, and deep respect for Country woven into the design narrative. The main feature canopy form echoes the sheltering limbs of a river red gum, long a place of meeting and connection for Traditional Owners.
• Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Zeta ThomsoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural consultation with Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Zeta Thomson for Ivanhoe Grammar School – Coonawarra Willam Aquatic Centre. Elder gave the name 'Coonawarra Willam' (Home of the Swan in Woi-wurrung language) to symbolise the connection between land and water and honour traditional owners.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Populous: Global sports architecture specialist that has designed many of the world's most prominent stadiums and arenas. Direct competitor for marquee aquatic, stadium, and community sports commissions that Peddle Thorp targets in Australia and internationally.
• Hassell: Major Australian-headquartered architecture firm with a comparable multi-sector portfolio across sports, civic, commercial, education and transport. Direct peer competing for the same Australian council, education and commercial tenders.
• Cox Architecture: Australian architecture firm with a strong portfolio in sports venues, civic, education and commercial projects. Direct competitor in the Australian aquatic/sports and civic infrastructure space.
• Woods Bagot: Australian-headquartered global architecture firm with multi-sector work in hospitality, commercial, education and sports. Competes with Peddle Thorp for enterprise clients and international commissions across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
• Grimshaw Architects: Global architecture firm with significant sports, transport and civic infrastructure work including aquatic and stadium projects. Direct peer for the international civic/sports commissions Peddle Thorp targets.
• ARM Architecture: Australian architecture firm with award-winning cultural, civic and education projects. Competes with Peddle Thorp for Australian civic, education, and public-sector commissions.
• BVN: Australian architecture firm with significant education, civic, healthcare and research-building work. Comparable mid-sized Australian practice competing in adjacent public-sector segments.
• Fender Katsalidis: Australian architecture firm with landmark civic, residential and cultural projects (e.g. Melbourne residential towers, museum projects). Comparable Australian practice competing in civic and residential segments.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with deep APAC presence. Overlaps with Peddle Thorp across commercial, hospitality, aviation and sports work, but at a much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• HOK: Global architecture, engineering and planning firm with extensive sports, civic, aviation and education work worldwide. Competes with Peddle Thorp for international stadium, aviation and large civic commissions at the upper end of project scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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