What Maddison Architects does

Maddison Architects is a multi-disciplinary architecture practice established in 1989 in South Melbourne, Australia, by Peter Maddison. The firm integrates architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture under one roof and operates with a small team of approximately eight staff, including a Founding Director, a Practice and Design Director, associates, project architects, graduates, an office manager, and a part-time student of architecture. Its work spans educational facilities (schools, universities, leadership institutes), hospitality venues (bars, restaurants, breweries), private residential projects (new homes, alterations and additions, adaptive reuse), and commercial and public-sector projects including medical facilities, tourism venues, and urban renewal schemes. Notable clients include the Victorian Department of Education, VSBA, RMIT University, RACV, Medical One, the Melbourne Eureka Tower Observation Deck, Red Rock Leisure, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority in Perth, and Devonport City Council.

The practice earns revenue through professional services fees — design, documentation, project management, and consultancy — on a per-project basis across four primary verticals: Educational Institutions, Hospitality, Residential, and Commercial & Public. Its go-to-market is predominantly sales-led, combining direct client engagement, referrals from returning clients, and the high public profile of founder Peter Maddison as host of Grand Designs Australia on Foxtel (10 seasons, 100 episodes). The firm positions environmental sustainability as a core design discipline, backed by an internal database of Green Guidelines covering materials, energy performance, and passive design strategies, and emphasises integration of branding, art, and storytelling into built outcomes. Maddison Architects is an A+ member of the Australian Institute of Architects and has won dozens of industry awards since 2002, including the 2018 Victorian Architecture Medal and the 2016 RAIA National Presidents Prize awarded to Peter Maddison. The practice has completed 200–300 projects of varying scale across Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia, Tasmania, and internationally.

Name

Maddison Architects

Legal name

Maddison Architects Pty Ltd

Website

https://maddisonarchitects.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Maddison Architects is a Melbourne-based, multi-disciplinary architecture practice founded in 1989, integrating architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and ESD consulting for educational, hospitality, residential, and public-sector clients across Australia and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior architecture
• Landscape architecture
• Educational facility design
• Hospitality venue 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, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Professional architectural services including architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture for projects spanning hospitality, commercial, educational, and residential sectors. Revenue generated through design fees, project management, and consultancy services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Maddison Architects is a multi-disciplinary architecture practice that provides integrated architectural, interior, and landscape design services for residential, commercial, educational, hospitality, and public sector projects. The firm operates on a professional services basis, generating revenue through design fees, project management, and consultancy, with a strong focus on environmental sustainability embedded from project conception.

Product overview

Maddison Architects operates as a multi-disciplined architectural practice offering integrated services in architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture. The firm, established in 1989, delivers projects across educational, residential, hospitality, commercial, and public sectors with a focus on environmental sustainability. The practice emphasizes collaboration with specialists in branding, art installations, and storytelling to enrich building outcomes. Their portfolio includes notable projects such as the Sunshine SDS educational facility, RACV Tiny Home showcasing sustainable housing, Eureka Skydeck 2# tourism venue, RMIT campus redevelopments, and various hospitality venues including All Hands Brewing House and Ludlow Bar.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design encompassing concept development, design documentation, and project delivery for buildings across residential, commercial, educational, hospitality, and public sectors.
• Interior Architecture In-house interior design capability integrated into architectural projects, covering space planning, materials selection, custom furniture, and lighting design.
• Landscape Architecture Integrated landscape design addressing outdoor spaces, site context, and environmental sustainability within architectural projects.
• Environmental Sustainable Design (ESD) Consulting Sustainability consulting supported by an in-house ESD database covering materials, energy performance, and passive design principles, integrated from project conception through construction.

Named customers20 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lyons ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Collaborated on RMIT New Academic Street project - major precinct scale project involving redevelopment of multiple RMIT buildings along Swanston and Bowen Streets. Partnership delivered major city campus upgrade and urban design outcomes.
• MVS ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Collaboration on RMIT New Academic Street project. MVS Architects led the architectural team for the precinct upgrade.
• NMBW Architecture StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Collaboration on RMIT New Academic Street project as part of multi-firm architectural team.
• HAW ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Collaboration on RMIT New Academic Street project as part of multi-firm architectural team delivering precinct upgrade.
• MVS ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaddison Architects respected existing environment created by MVS Architects when designing RUSU Outdoor Kiosk for RMIT University Student Union.
• LyonscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorked with Lyons, IPH and Aspect Studios on Yagan Square project in Perth - scheme of national significance for Western Australia. Maddison developed retail strategy and provided interior design services.
• IPHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Yagan Square project with Lyons and Aspect Studios for Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority.
• Aspect StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Yagan Square project for overall development with Lyons and IPH.
• Lyons ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Devonport Living City urban renewal project. Three main buildings including food pavilion, multipurpose building, and multi-storey car park.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Bates Smart: Long-established Melbourne architecture firm with strong heritage and adaptive reuse portfolio including hospitality and education projects. Comparable as a Melbourne design-led practice with similar sustainability emphasis.
• HASSELL: Large Australian-headquartered architecture and design firm with education, hospitality, and public realm portfolios. Comparable to Maddison because of overlapping sector exposure (education, public, hospitality) and similar Australian market footprint, though at materially larger scale.
• Grimshaw Architects: Global architecture firm with significant Australian presence in education, transport, and public architecture. Comparable in sustainability emphasis and large-scale project delivery, though at much larger scale than Maddison.
• ARM Architecture: Australian architecture firm with significant heritage, cultural, and education portfolios. Comparable in sector overlap (especially education and public realm) and design award profile, though operating at larger scale.
• Cox Architecture: Large Australian architecture firm with extensive education, public, and cultural portfolios including RMIT and Victorian education work. Comparable in sector breadth and education specialism, though at significantly larger scale than Maddison.

Direct peers

• Kennedy Nolan: Melbourne-based architecture firm known for residential and adaptive reuse projects with a strong design profile. Comparable to Maddison in scale, sector emphasis, and design-led Melbourne practice identity.
• Kerstin Thompson Architects: Melbourne-based design-led practice with comparable scale, residential and education specialism, and AIA-recognized award profile. Strong philosophical alignment on environmental sustainability and contextual design.
• Lyons Architecture: Melbourne-based architecture practice known for education and public architecture, co-partner with Maddison on RMIT New Academic Street and Yagan Square Perth. Comparable in scale and sector mix, with similar design-led profile and AIA award profile.
• Jackson Clements Burrows (JCB): Melbourne architecture practice with comparable scale and a similar emphasis on residential, hospitality, and education projects. Both firms are recognized for design-led approaches and AIA award profiles.
• MVS Architects: Melbourne architecture practice specializing in education and student accommodation. Directly comparable as co-partner on RMIT New Academic Street, with similar project scale and education-sector focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/maddisonarch
• Facebookfacebook.com/MaddisonArchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maddison-architects

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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