Established in 2014, SWAA (a.k.a. Studio Workshop Architects + Associates) was originally formed to test the possibilities of digital fabrication and computational design to create new forms of architecture and construction. This ethos of experimentation and a desire to help define new ways of creating architecture is still at the core of the SWAA identity.

Our practice directors come to architecture with prior experience as licensed builders and tradespeople, bringing an attention to quality, craftsmanship, detail, and a common sense approach to getting things done. This ‘on the tools’ experience was transformed through tertiary study and research, as well as our own experimental projects to prototype new building systems and processes.

The SWAA team applies this spirit of enquiry and pursuit of excellence into everything we do. Our work is inspired by the environmental and cultural context where each project is built, combined with our understanding of the rich history of the architectural discipline. We can work at all scales and typologies, and have honed our expertise particularly in the areas of single and multi-residential and mixed use developments, commercial, hospitality, and urban design.

We are grateful to practice on the land of the people of the Yugambeh language group, in one of the world’s great climates and regions in the Gold Coast of Australia. Our work extends across southeast Queensland, northern New South Wales, Papua New Guinea, and the United States.