AOA Christopher Peck

What AOA Christopher Peck does

AOA Christopher Peck is a Melbourne-headquartered architectural practice founded in 2015 that delivers integrated design, interior design, project management, lead consultancy, tendering and procurement, and contract administration services. The firm operates across five sectors — Education, Residential, Hospitality, Mixed Use, and Retail — with Education as the anchor vertical, evidenced by an extensive portfolio of school, kindergarten, childcare, and early years hub projects delivered for the Victorian School Building Authority, Department of Education Victoria, and multiple local councils including Merri-bek and Monash.

The practice's core technology is its sustainable-design methodology, embedding environmental performance decisions (orientation, passive solar gain, natural ventilation, shading, material selection) from project inception. Demonstrated outcomes include a 5-star Green Building Council of Australia rating for Clifton Creek Primary School and a 7-star NatHERS rating for the Bayview Road residence, with on-staff Certified Passive House Designer capability. Service delivery is supported by a team of approximately 20 named professionals, including founding Director of Design Christopher Peck (25+ years experience, former Regional Design Leader at a large Melbourne practice) and Director of Projects Gordon Lewicki (construction law background, former Partner at an international practice), with Senior Consultant Michael Peck AM providing institutional credibility as former President and CEO of the Australian Institute of Architects.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees for master planning, concept design, technical documentation, tendering, and construction-phase services. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales: direct appointments, government tenders, and repeat-client referrals rather than digital or channel-based acquisition. Customers span government (state departments, VSBA, local councils) and enterprise real estate developers (Lendlease, Amalgamate Property Group, Dacland, Marks Henderson, Pomeroy Pacific), with projects delivered across Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, and other Australian states. The firm operates from a heritage Block Arcade mezzanine office at 282 Collins Street, Melbourne, and is privately held with no disclosed external funding or parent company.

Name

AOA Christopher Peck

Legal name

AOA Christopher Peck

Website

https://aoa-cp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AOA Christopher Peck is a privately held Melbourne architecture firm founded in 2015 that delivers design, interior design, project management, and contract administration services across education, residential, hospitality, mixed-use, and retail sectors for government and developer clients in Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Residential Interior Fit-Out (Multi-Family & High-End) (IMAFANAE)

Keywords

• Architecture services
• Interior design
• Project management
• Sustainable design
• Education architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Full-service architectural firm providing design, documentation, and contract administration services. Revenue generated through project-based fees for master planning, concept design, technical documentation, tendering, and construction phase services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AOA Christopher Peck is a Melbourne-based architectural firm delivering full-service architectural design from master planning and concept design through technical documentation and contract administration. The practice offers integrated interior design, project management and lead consultancy, tendering and procurement, and contract administration services, with sector specialisation across Education, Residential, Hospitality, Mixed Use, and Retail projects. Sustainable, environmentally responsible design is embedded from project inception rather than treated as an add-on.

Product overview

AOA Christopher Peck is a Melbourne-based architectural firm providing a unified suite of architectural and design services. The firm's core offerings include Architecture, Interior Design, Project Management and Lead Consultancy, Tendering and Procurement, and Contract Administration services. The practice specializes across five key sectors: Education (schools, kindergartens, childcare), Residential (houses, extensions), Hospitality (resorts, restaurants), Mixed Use, and Retail projects. The services work as an integrated design-to-delivery model where architectural design leads, with interior design, project management, and contract administration supporting throughout the project lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 5-star Green Building Council of Australia rating achieved for Clifton Creek Primary School
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Chaulk StudiosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAOA Christopher Peck worked as assistant architect under lead design architect Chaulk Studios for the Seaford Park Primary School project, assisting with construction documentation while Chaulk Studios handled primary design leadership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BVN: Australian architecture firm with education, health, and public building portfolios. Comparable in public-sector tendering, integrated design services, and Australian multi-state footprint.
• ARM Architecture: Melbourne-headquartered architecture firm with award-winning education, cultural, and public work. Closely comparable in geographic base, sector mix (including public architecture), and design-led positioning.
• Bates Smart: One of Australia's oldest architecture practices with substantial education, public, and commercial work. Directly comparable as a long-established Australian design firm with comparable service breadth and government-sector relationships.
• Jackson Clements Burrows (JCB): Melbourne-based architecture firm with multi-residential, education, and public architecture work. Comparable in city base, residential and education sector focus, and design-led private-developer relationships.
• FJMT (Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp): Sydney-based architecture practice with public, education, and cultural sector strength. Comparable in delivering large-scale public-sector projects and competing for similar government tenders.
• Architectus: Australian architecture firm with a dedicated education and public infrastructure practice. Closely comparable in education-sector depth and government-tender positioning across multiple Australian states.
• Fender Katsalidis: Iconic Melbourne architecture practice covering residential, hospitality, and public projects. Comparable in Melbourne base, premium positioning, and involvement in mixed-use and waterfront developments such as those pursued by AOA with Lendlease.
• Hassell: Major Australian-headquartered architecture practice with strong education, public, and mixed-use portfolios. Closely comparable along target sectors (including government and education) and project scale; competes for similar Australian developer and government mandates.
• Cox Architecture: National Australian architecture firm with significant education and civic portfolios (e.g., school projects across multiple states). Comparable in target sectors and integrated design-to-delivery model.
• ClarkeHopkinsClarke: Australian architecture practice with strong education and community/early-learning portfolios that competes directly with AOA Christopher Peck in Victorian and national school-building tenders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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