Architecture AND

Name

Architecture AND

Legal name

Architecture AND

Website

https://architecture-and.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Architecture AND is a Sydney-based architectural practice led by Dr. Andrew Burns that designs dwellings, multi-residential developments, education, hospitality, and cultural and masterplanning projects for developers, governments, schools, and private clients across Australia and selectively internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Multi-residential design
• Cultural building design
• Education facility design
• Masterplanning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

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 architecture and design services delivered through project commissions across residential, commercial, cultural, education, hospitality, and masterplanning typologies. Revenue is project-based, typically negotiated per commission with a mix of private, developer, and government clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Architecture AND is a professional architecture practice delivering architectural design services across a breadth of typologies, including residential dwellings, multi-residential and mixed-use developments, education facilities, hospitality and nature-tourism projects, cultural and public buildings, and masterplanning/urban design commissions. The firm operates from studios in Sydney (Redfern) and Hobart (Tasmania) and delivers projects across natural and urban settings, with a methodology grounded in design thinking, material richness and geometric precision.

Product overview

Architecture AND is an architectural practice led by Dr Andrew Burns, based in Sydney with a satellite studio in Hobart. The firm offers a comprehensive portfolio of architectural design services across multiple typologies: dwelling/residential design, multi-residential developments, education facilities, hospitality venues, cultural institutions, nature tourism projects, and masterplanning/urban design. Their projects range from small pavilions and houses to large mixed-use and educational complexes, characterized by material richness and geometric precision. The practice works across both natural and urban settings, emphasizing collaboration, interpretation of client vision, knowledge transfer, and design precision.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Comprehensive professional architecture and design services delivered across residential dwellings, multi-residential developments, education facilities, hospitality venues, cultural institutions, public buildings, and masterplanning projects, working in both natural and urban settings.
• Dwelling Design Residential architecture services covering new builds, renovations and heritage-sensitive restorations, with named projects including Marrickville House, Haberfield House, Port Arthur House and Hawkesbury House.
• Multi-Residential Design Multi-residential and mixed-use development design, evidenced by the $55M McEvoy Street Housing project (163 apartments), Mitchell Road Housing, Rothschild Avenue Multi-Residential, Ashmore Estate Housing (Park Sydney) and Glebe Housing.
• Education Facilities Design Educational institution design and masterplanning, evidenced by the Geelong Grammar Primary Corio Campus (double-stream Prep–Year 6), the Cranbrook School Wolgan Valley rural campus for immersive outdoor learning, and additional school masterplanning projects.
• Nature Tourism & Hospitality Design Hospitality and nature tourism architecture including the Three Capes Track lodges for Tasmanian Walking Company, Light to Light Walk accommodation, Barilla Pavilion and Haymarket Hotel, with minimal-impact design frameworks for remote and ecologically sensitive settings.
• Cultural & Public Projects Cultural institution and public facility design, evidenced by the Redfern Place community facility for Bridge Housing, the Australia House gallery and atelier in Niigata, Japan (Jorn Utzon Award 2014), and the Museum of the 20th Century Berlin international competition entry.
• Masterplanning & Urban Design Urban design frameworks and masterplanning services, evidenced by the Wollongong Urban Design Framework, the South West Metro Fine Grain Study and the Hook Island Masterplan, providing intelligent coordination of site or precinct development over long time periods.

Quantifiable outcome

• Three Capes Track project received Colin Philip Award for Commercial Architecture
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 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

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HayballcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating architects on Redfern Place community facility project, working alongside Architecture AND and Silvester Fuller on this major Bridge Housing development in Redfern, Sydney. Architecture AND completed the design of the PCYC building component.
• Silvester FullercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating architects on Redfern Place project alongside Hayball and Architecture AND for this multi-building community housing development.
• Turner (Turner Studio)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutive architect on the Marrickville Timberyards project - a landmark mixed-use project with co-living, build-to-rent and commercial spaces. Architecture AND designed two of seven buildings in the precinct.
• Tribe StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating architecture firm on Marrickville Timberyards project, responsible for adjacent buildings within the same mixed-use precinct.
• SJBminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead architect on Green Square Site 15 multi-residential competition entry, with Architecture AND as collaborating architect alongside CHROFI.
• CHROFIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating architect alongside SJB and Architecture AND on Green Square Site 15 multi-residential design excellence competition.
• Tasman Storey ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating architects on Millers Point House project - a rare new dwelling in historic Millers Point context. The design integrates sensitive streetscape expression with a contemporary courtyard through genuine cross-practice collaboration.
• Aileen SageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban Design / Placemaking collaborator on Marrickville Timberyards project.
• YerrabingincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural advisory and Connecting with Country partner on Marrickville Timberyards project. Yerrabingin also serves as cultural advisor on Redfern Place project.
• Environmental PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture collaborator on multiple projects including Wombeyan Caves Tourism Project and Yiraaldiya National Park Visitor Centre.
• NeoscapeminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject Manager on the Marrickville Timberyards project.
• Dangar Barin SmithcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape designer on Millers Point House and Marrickville House projects, known for collector garden reinterpretations.
• MALA (Landscape Architecture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architect and design collaborator on Geelong Grammar Primary Corio Campus project alongside Right Angle place vision.
• Brook AndrewcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist collaborating on multiple projects including Australia House (artwork 'Mountain Home - dhirrayn ngurang') and Gunyama Aquatic Centre competition entry. Indigenous Australian artist whose work integrates story and community into architectural fabric.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kennedy Nolan: Melbourne-based residential and multi-residential architecture firm of comparable boutique scale and typology focus, particularly in dwelling and multi-residential design; competes for similar high-design residential clients in the Australian market.
• WOWOWA Architecture: Boutique Melbourne architecture firm of similar size and design-led positioning, focused on residential, hospitality, and community projects; operates in the same high-design boutique tier with comparable brand-led client acquisition strategy.
• Jackson Clements Burrows (JCB): Melbourne-based architecture firm with comparable typology breadth across residential, education, and cultural projects; similar award-led positioning and comparable firm scale, making it a strong peer in the high-design Australian architectural services segment.
• SJB Architects: Sydney-based architecture practice with comparable multi-residential, hospitality, and urban design portfolio across Australia; Architecture AND has directly collaborated with SJB on the Green Square Site 15 competition entry, evidencing head-to-head positioning on the same briefs and clients.
• Hayball: Australian architecture practice with strong education, multi-residential and public/cultural portfolios; Hayball is the collaborating architect alongside Architecture AND on the Bridge Housing Redfern Place project, indicating direct overlap on community housing and institutional clients.
• Silvester Fuller: Sydney-based architecture practice of similar scale and typology breadth, particularly in multi-residential and community/public projects; co-architect with Architecture AND on the Redfern Place community housing development for Bridge Housing.

Broad incumbents

• Hassell: Large multi-disciplinary Australian design practice operating broadly across architecture, interior, and urban design with offices nationwide and internationally; competes for the same education, hospitality, and cultural commissions but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Cox Architecture: Major Australian architecture firm with deep institutional, education, and multi-residential portfolios; competes for the same high-value developer, government, and university clients but operates as a much larger incumbent with offices across Australia and Asia.
• Fender Katsalidis: Established Australian architecture firm with strong multi-residential, commercial tower, and cultural portfolios; competes for the same design-excellence competitions and developer clients but at greater scale and with broader international presence.
• Bates Smart: Established Australian architecture practice with strong multi-residential, commercial, and heritage portfolios; competes with Architecture AND for developer commissions and design excellence competitions in Sydney and Melbourne.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

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