Gray Puksand Expands National Presence

Leading Australian architecture and interiors firm Gray Puksand has opened a new studio in Canberra.

With existing studios in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, the move comes as Gray Puksand expands its work in the nation’s capital.

The office, located in the city, will enable the firm to continue its growth while servicing clients with both existing and new locally-based team members.

Gray Puksand has been undertaking projects in Canberra for more than a decade.

Managing partner Stephen Turner says the move to open the new studio is part of the firm’s long-term plans to increase local participation and geographic presence in Canberra.

“The ACT is a growing market across all of our main sectors, and we are excited to be on the ground as we forge ahead in making a mark with leading buildings for Canberrans,” he says.

“For Gray Puksand, opening a Canberra studio is a natural step and strategic move for us as we look to fully service clients across the east coast of Australia and become a greater part of this community.

“We look forward to continuing our design work and research in Canberra by being on the ground while also creating local job opportunities to join our team.”

Gray Puksand’s work in Canberra spans multiple sectors including education, commercial, government, workplace and aged care as the city is undergoing a strong period of development and urban renewal.

“Canberra is slated to undergo a significant period of development and we are playing a role by investing in the future of the city, through both our projects and local presence,” Turner said.

Local projects include Throsby Primary School and award-winning Greenaway Views Seniors Living. Greenway Views attracted national attention from its win in the development of the year awards, setting a new standard of seniors living.

For too long, Australian aged care facilities have looked and felt as if to be some strange hybrid between hotels and hospitals.

While both asset types can present comfortable living environments neither is particularly well suited to long-term residency.

Greenway Views, on the other hand, presents a new standard of senior living—one in which atmospheric health, ageing in place and genuine quality of life prevail.

The joint venture between LDK Healthcare and Cromwell Property, delivered by FDC Construction and Fitout, breathes new life into five buildings, each with two wings, previously occupied by the Federal Government Department of Social Services.

As much an exercise in human-centred design as it is a case for adaptive reuse, Gray Puksand’s design champions a resounding connection between place, community and care, while empowering residents with a deserved sense of freedom and dignity that goes unparalleled in the aged care and retirement living sectors.

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