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Workshop 1 Pty Ltd Dunn + Hillam Architects produce ethical, inspiring, innovative and practical architecture that is of an international standard. Our projects are directly responsive to the needs of the client, the parameters of site and climate and the role of architecture in a sustainable future.

Like all good workshops we like to investigate the nature of how things work. We like to experiment and to find new answers to old questions. We use an understanding of how climate makes site, how site makes people, how people make buildings and to design from these basic principles without preconceptions. This is why no two projects of ours appear the same, because each project has primary ingredients individual from the last. We are not interested in championing a ‘style’ of architecture. Overall we aim to be specific and to produce buildings which are highly tailored, particular and buildable.

We choose materials and construction methods carefully and place a great deal of importance on how the buildings are crafted and how connections are made to existing buildings and context. The materials and construction carry meaning in social, spatial, sculptural, emotional and aesthetic terms as well as being the primary practical concern in terms of building life cycle cost, embodied energy and budget.

Workshop 1 Pty Ltd Dunn + Hillam Architects is a practice based in Sydney, Australia. We work on projects throughout urban, regional and remote areas of Australia. We work as a critical practice combining building projects, research and teaching. Workshop 1 Pty Ltd was formed in October 2001.

Our practice has a broad range of project experience producing architecture at different scales for domestic, commercial and government clients. Workshop 1 has proven that as a practice we are consistently capable of delivering high quality design on time and on budget. We have a strong network of like-minded consultants, builders and suppliers. We are members of the Green Building Council of Australia and are A+ members of the Australian Institute of Architects. Our practice has been selected twice by the RAIA to be part of an open house exhibition that showcases exemplary work of architectural practices in NSW. Our work has been published in Architecture Australia, Houses Magazine, Green Magazine, The Sydney Morning Herald and a recent book compiling the 100 best houses in Australia. Junee Library was awarded the Premier’s Prize in the 2010 NSW Australian Institute of Architects Awards.