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Company type | Private company |
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Industry | Architecture |
Predecessor | Suters Architects, dwp | design worldwide partnership (in Australia) |
Founded | 1958 in Newcastle NSW, Australia |
Founder | Brian Suters |
Headquarters | Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney, Sydney , Australia |
Area served | Australia and International |
Key people | Michael Hegarty, Angus Rose, Scott Chapple, Ivana Simkovic |
Products | Architecture |
Owner | Suters Holdings |
Number of employees | 51-100 |
Parent | Suters Holdings |
Website | dwp.design |
ARCH, previously known as Suters Architects[1], is an architectural and interior design firm that has delivered buildings across Australia since being founded in 1958. The firm operates in ten specialist sectors, including civic & community, education, health & wellbeing, hospitality, industry & science, residential, retail, seniors living, sport & leisure, and workplace.
The practice adopted the name ARCH in 2024 as an outworking of the 2022 dissolution of a business arrangement with Thailand based dwp | design worldwide partnership, the arch symbolises connection, convergence and community. ARCH's projects are designed to promote well-being and engagement, serving as social hubs, wellness centres, places of respect, sports and leisure venues, and entertainment destinations.
With over 70 employees, ARCH operates from five offices located in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle, and Sydney, and is actively involved in projects across all states of Australia.
Current Directors are David Rose[2], Angus Rose[3], Michael Hegarty[4] and Scott Chapple[5].
History
[edit]ARCH is the new name for Suters Architects[1], founded in 1958. The architectural and interior design practice has grown over the decades, notably through mergers with Anderson Street Architects in Queensland, Prior & Cheney Architects[6] in Victoria and dwp in Asia and the Middle East. Suters Holdings sold its interest in dwp studios in Asia and the Middle East in late 2022 to focus on the Australian and Pacific regions, becoming dwp Australia[7].
The firm traded as dwp | design worldwide partnership[8] in Australia from 2017-2022, but that business relationship ended and the new name ARCH was established in 2024 for the trading entity dwp Australia Pty Ltd.
The practice was founded in 1958 by Brian Suters, who was honoured in 2009 with a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in recognition of his significant contribution to the architecture of Australia, and was made a free man of the City of Newcastle, NSW in 2022 due to his contribution to civic life and Newcastle's built form.[9]
A summary of the practice's earlier names:
- 1958: Suters Architects
- 2013: dwp | Suters[10][11][12]
- 2017: dwp | design worldwide partnership[8]
- 2022: dwp Australia Pty Ltd[7]
- 2024: ARCH[13]
Sectors
[edit]- Civic & Community
- Education
- Health & Wellbeing
- Hospitality
- Industry & Science
- Residential
- Retails
- Seniors Living
- Sport & Leisure
- Workplace
Notable projects
[edit]ARCH is known for such projects as Blundstone Arena in Tasmania, the Hanna Neumann Building at ANU Canberra and the Eric Tweedale Stadium in Sydney, and their work in conservation with the recent opening of Taronga Zoo's new Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Centre. They have a portfolio of acute public hospital redevelopments in Queensland and NSW, and mental health facilities in Melbourne, Darwin, Adelaide, regional NSW and the Gold Coast. ARCH is also known for learning environments such as the USQ Engineering, Robotics and Mechatronic, a building that acts as a ‘living lab’, with a structural health monitoring system[14][15][16].
Completed | Project name | Location | Award |
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2024 | Concord Oval Redevelopment | Concord, NSW Australia | Parks & Leisure Australia Winner – Community Facility of the Year Award NSW/ACT[17] |
2023 | St John the Baptist School | Plympton, SA Australia | Architecture & Design Collection Awards Platinum Winner – Educational Facilities |
2023 | USQ Engineering Robotics and Mechatronic Lab | Springfield, QLD Australia | Global Future Design Awards Gold Winner – Educational Architecture Built[18]
ARCHframe Awards[19] |
2022 | Eric Tweedale Stadium | Granville, NSW Australia | World Design Awards
Winner – Sports Design[20]
Global Future Design Awards Gold Winner – Sports Architecture Built[21] Urban Design & Architecture Design Awards Gold Winner – Sport Architecture Built NSW Architecture Awards Australia Institute of Architects Commendation – Public Architecture World Architecture Festival Finalist – Sports Architecture Finalist – Timber Prize Award Architecture Masterprize Best of Best – Recreational Architecture Sustainability Awards, Architecture & Design Finalist Excellence in Construction Awards (MBA Awards) Winner – Sporting Facilities $10m-$20m Architecture and Design Collection Awards 2022 Silver Winner – Sports Recreation Architecture Built - Professional BLT Built Design Awards 2022 Winner – Architectural Design Sustainable and Energy Saving Winner – Architectural Design Recreational |
References
[edit]- ^ a b https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View/83129614713
- ^ "David Paul Rose - Registered Architect". www.architects.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Angus Charles Jennings Rose - Registered Architect". www.architects.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Michael John Hegarty - Registered Architect". www.architects.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ https://www.boaq.qld.gov.au/Web/Contact_Management/Profile.aspx?ID=101558&WebsiteKey=8a232f6d-4c23-4e48-80ff-669c5b50d302
- ^ https://architectureau.com/articles/headlines-21/
- ^ a b https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View/37169328018
- ^ a b "DESIGN WORLDWIDE PARTNERSHIP SINGAPORE PTE LTD - Profile, contacts and insights | The Grid". sgpgrid.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Brian Suters AM honoured for architectural legacy". NewcastleCorporate. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Boom or bust choice". Australian Financial Review. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Time for architects to redesign their profession". Australian Financial Review. 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Inner city schools could include residential, office space". Australian Financial Review. 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "dwp Australia becomes ARCH". Architecture & Design. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "UniSQ Springfield | UniSQ". www.unisq.edu.au. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "USQ Engineering Building". QUADRIC. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "University of Southern Queensland F Block Refurbishment - Northrop". northrop.com.au. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "National Finalists - Parks & Leisure Australia". Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ APR (2023-10-20). "Gold Winner – USQ Springfield Expansion of F Block | dwp". Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "USQ Springfield Expansion of F Block | Archframe Design Awards 2023 – ARCHFRAME". Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ Community, The Architecture. "Eric Tweedale Stadium | dwp | design worldwide partnership | World Design Awards 2022 – The Architecture Community". Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ APR (2022-05-01). "Gold Winner | The Eric Tweedale Stadium | dwp | Design Worldwide Partnership". Retrieved 2024-08-14.