What Edmiston Jones does

Edmiston Jones is a multidisciplinary architectural practice headquartered in Wollongong, New South Wales, with additional studios in Nowra and Batemans Bay. Founded by Mark Jones in 1980 and operating continuously for more than 40 years, the firm is the longest established architectural practice on the NSW South Coast. It employs approximately 25 people organised across six directors covering architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, heritage, access consulting, and project management.

The firm delivers full architectural services across five key sectors — Health & Wellbeing, Education, Residential, Aged Care, and Industrial — supported by specialist services in interior design, landscape architecture, master planning, heritage conservation, access consulting, project management, and co-design facilitation under IAP2 methodology. Notable projects include the award-winning Trauma Recovery & Health Consulting Rooms at the Illawarra Women's Health Centre, multiple University of Wollongong facilities, the BlueScope Steel slag handling facility at Port Kembla, and IRT Group seniors living developments. The firm holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 certifications, is registered under the NSW Design and Building Practitioner Act 2020, and maintains an international partnership with arki_lab in Denmark for co-design methodology.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed-fee arrangements, with multi-year project engagements spanning from site assessment and brief development through to construction administration and post-occupancy evaluation. Clients are a mix of institutional (University of Wollongong), healthcare (Illawarra Women's Health Centre, Grand Pacific Health, IRT Group), government (Shoalhaven City Council, Wollongong City Council), and enterprise industrial accounts (BlueScope Steel, Manildra Group, Independent Cement & Lime). Go-to-market combines direct principal-led client engagement with referrals, repeat engagements, community co-design workshops, and thought-leadership events across the regional NSW market.

Name

Edmiston Jones

Legal name

Edmiston Jones

Website

https://aej.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Edmiston Jones is a regional Australian multidisciplinary architectural practice of approximately 25 staff across Wollongong, Nowra, and Batemans Bay, serving healthcare, education, residential, aged care, industrial, and government clients across the NSW South Coast through full architectural and co-design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC), Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Architectural services
• Interior design
• Landscape architecture
• Master planning
• Co-design consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Wollongong

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Full architectural service from site assessment and brief development through to administration of building contracts and post-occupancy evaluation. Revenue generated through professional fees calculated as a percentage of construction cost or fixed fee arrangements for specific service phases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Edmiston Jones is a multi-disciplinary architectural practice delivering design and project management services across five core sectors: Health & Wellbeing, Education, Residential, Aged Care, and Industrial. The firm provides the full architectural service from site assessment, brief development, and concept design through to construction administration and post-occupancy evaluation, supported by specialist teams in Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Master Planning, Heritage, Access Consulting, and Co-Design. Revenue is generated through professional fees structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed fees for defined service scopes, with primary clients spanning government, healthcare, education, residential, aged care, and industrial organisations in regional New South Wales.

Product overview

Edmiston Jones is a creative architectural practice offering comprehensive design services across five key sectors: Health & Wellbeing, Education, Residential, Aged Care, and Industrial. The firm operates as a single unified practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, providing multidisciplinary architectural services supported by specialist expertise in Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Master Planning, Heritage, Access Consulting, Project Management, and Co-Design. Projects range from research, medical, and educational facilities to multi-dwelling residential, aged care, and industrial developments, with a focus on sustainability and considered design that enhances and inspires lives through extraordinary built environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health & Wellbeing Architecture Design of healthcare facilities, medical centres, hospitals, mental health facilities, trauma recovery centres, and community health buildings for healthcare providers, women's health centres, and aged care operators.
• Education Architecture Design of educational facilities including universities, schools, early childhood centres, libraries, and flexible learning environments for education departments, universities, TAFEs, and childcare operators.
• Residential Architecture Design of bespoke individual houses, multi-dwelling residential developments, affordable housing, co-housing communities, and residential subdivisions for private clients, community housing providers, and developers.
• Aged Care Architecture Design of aged care facilities, retirement villages, seniors living communities, dementia care, and co-housing for older adults for retirement operators, aged care groups, and community housing providers.
• Industrial Architecture Design and construction of industrial buildings, manufacturing facilities, processing plants, warehousing, distribution centres and supporting infrastructure for industrial and manufacturing enterprises.
• Interior Design Interior architecture services including spatial planning, materials and finishes selection, and colour application, delivered as a dedicated team within the larger practice across health, education, residential, aged care, and industrial projects.
• Landscape Architecture Landscape design integrating built and natural environments to create healthy, energy-efficient outdoor spaces with optimal biodiversity outcomes, delivered alongside architectural projects.
• Master Planning Macro-level planning of safe, healthy and beautiful spaces providing improved social connection, nature interaction and biodiversity outcomes through incremental integration of built and landscape architecture.
• Heritage Design Sensitive heritage conservation, restoration, and adaptive reuse of historic buildings while respecting artefacts from bygone eras, led by Mark Jones with historic houses trust experience.
• Project Management Quality-assured full architectural service starting with site assessment and brief development through to administration of the building contract and post-occupancy evaluation, led by Director Zoran Micevski.
• Access Consulting Equitable access strategies implemented from concept through detailed design and documentation, ensuring compliance with accessibility standards across every Edmiston Jones project.
• Co-Design Services Structured collaborative design methodology engaging stakeholders through facilitated creative forums to foster innovation and objective consideration of all issues, managed in accordance with International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) principles.

Quantifiable outcome

• Award-winning trauma-informed design project for Illawarra Women's Health Centre recognised with 2025 Australian Institute of Architects Regional Division Awards (Interior Architecture, Vision Award, Regional Medallion)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• arki_lab (Denmark)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Edmiston Jones formalised a collaboration with arki_lab in Denmark to coordinate community engagement and co-design workshops. This international partnership brings Danish expertise in co-design and community participation to Australian projects, including a series of structured discussions exploring end-user engagement methodologies.
• RJK Engineering (Tasmania)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Tasmanian-based consulting firm RJK Engineering for the tourist development project in Strahan, Tasmania. The partnership combines local knowledge with specialist expertise to deliver projects in regional areas.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Jackson Clements Burrows: Australian architecture firm with strong residential, education, and public architecture portfolio. Comparable in multi-disciplinary approach and regional Victorian/Melbourne presence, similar firm size and design philosophy.
• John Wardle Architects: Australian architecture firm known for design-led, multi-disciplinary practice with strong educational and cultural sector focus. Comparable in its integration of architecture, interiors, and research-led methodology, though operating at a larger national scale.
• ARM Architecture: Australian architecture firm with expertise in cultural, educational, and public architecture. Comparable in multi-disciplinary approach and award-winning design philosophy, similar firm scale.
• Conrad Gargett: Australian architecture and heritage practice with strong education, health, and heritage conservation portfolio. Comparable in multi-disciplinary expertise (architecture, interior, heritage) and regional Australian presence.
• S2 Architects: Mid-sized Australian architecture firm with regional NSW presence and multi-disciplinary expertise. Comparable in scale, regional focus, and service integration model.

Broad incumbents

• Architectus: Australian architecture practice with multi-disciplinary expertise across architecture, interior design, landscape, and urban design. Comparable service integration model and sector focus, though operating at national scale.
• Hassell: International architecture and design practice with strong Australian roots in health, education, and public architecture. Comparable sector focus and multi-disciplinary approach, but with 10x+ the scale and global footprint.
• BVN: Australian architecture and design firm with strong education, health, and research facility portfolio. Comparable in multi-disciplinary expertise and sector focus, though larger and nationally distributed.
• Cox Architecture: One of Australia's largest architecture practices with deep expertise in education, health, and public architecture. Comparable sector alignment (health, education) but operates at much larger scale across national and international markets.
• DesignInc: Australian architecture practice with strong education, health, and public sector portfolio. Comparable sector focus and multi-disciplinary model, though larger and nationally distributed across multiple offices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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