The Derwent River is the world’s most zinc polluted river in the world. MONA  invited Austin Maynard Architects to propose a floating laboratory, adjacent to the MONA art gallery, where the University of Tasmania could study the river in detail. The floating laboratory was to be called “The Heavy Metals Lab” a floating laboratory for scientific research, arts engagement, and remediation of the Derwent Estuary’s heavy metal legacy.

Austin Maynard Architects were engaged by Up Properties to reimagine their award winning Morris Moor sustainable precinct. The master plan aims to tie together the seperate programmes across the site and create a vibrant community space within the heart of Morris Moor.

Austin Maynard Architects brings revolutionary housing to Bendigo that is environmentally, socially and financially sustainable. Prioritising sun, view, garden and community spaces, Forest House is a multi-residential spin on their award winning Rae Rae House. Forest House is an 8 star, three-storey residential community with 13 apartments, two loft-style townhouses and a grand heritage home, all located within easy walking distance of the Bendigo CBD.

Craddock’s Paddocks is eco-tourism at its finest – super sustainable, resilient, low maintenance, long lasting accomodation in a beautiful rural setting, just an hour from Sydney.

We conceptualised an organic structure that changes and evolves via low-maintenance, self-sufficient hanging gardens. By splitting and dividing the tower forms like a cell, the architecture responds directly to the extreme tropical climate, creating a breathable vertical community.