Ryan Residence
Small Residence
With experience in the construction industry since 1988, Andrew has designed and built projects ranging from intimate residential spaces to large public infrastructure schemes. He is well versed in many 'alternative' and conventional construction techniques and can advise on the positives and negatives as they apply to each project.
Andrew has designed and built many environmentally sustainable building projects in India and China and has been practicing in Australia since 1997. He brings versatility and a wide range of experience to his work.
Chris has a Bachelor of Architecture gained while at the University of Queensland and has 12 yrs experience in the building industry. He has worked in a number of Brisbane practices and since graduating has been living on the Sunshine Coast working on a range of projects. These have included detached housing, multi-residential, resort, commercial and industrial building types.
Chris is committed to environmentally sustainable design and building practice that improves the quality of the built environment and the lives of the inhabitants that use it, halts the destruction of local and global ecosystems and brings about the long term reformation of the building industry that is currently the single largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
Steve has experience in the building industry since 1982, working on aspects of large commercial and public buildings such as Parliament House in Canberra and Melbourne Aquatic Centre. He has designed and built many eco-friendly buildings including passive-solar mud-brick houses using recycled materials, as well as the master planning of Noosa Pengari Steiner School on the Sunshine Coast, in conjunction with Baxter & Jacobson Architects, and assisting with the master planning of Milkwood Steiner School in Darwin. He completed a Diploma of Building Design and Drafting from Charles Darwin University in 2006.
Semjase has a Diploma of Interior Technology with experience in the design industry since 2003. She has extremely good taste and knows it too. She has worked in a couple of Sunshine Coast practices and has worked on numerous projects around the traps. These include residential, multi-residential, resort, commercial and industrial building types. Growing up with both parents being antique dealers she knows what look will be around long after the suede-effect paint peels.
Joining WD Architects was a bit out of the blue but a great opportunity to work in such a wonderful environment where you work side by side to achieve the same goals. Everyday is amazing, fun and you always feel you are amongst friends.
Verena is currently in the process of completing her Diploma of Interior Technology at Nambour, CSIT. With one year to go she can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Verena really enjoys being a part of WD Architects, a company which is passionate about creating habitats that wherever possible can greatly reduce the negative and hazardous elements on the environment and for the end user. Combine that with the knowledge and experience of her co-workers who she can learn and share with, Verena really does believe she has landed the perfect job!
Sharon makes sure everyone is looked after.
