SGA Studio & Workshop

The SGA Studio & Workshop occupies a double-site located on the fringe of commercial and residential activity behind Kingsland Village. The project was conceived not just as a new home for Strachan Group Architects (SGA), but for a multi-disciplinary hub to bring together Architects, Builders, Joiners and Landscape Architects to encourage collaboration and facilitate a unique approach to how Architects work and engage within the construction industry. The building exemplifies many of the approaches common to SGA’s portfolio, from prefabrication, passive environmental design, and their unique approach to applied assembly and fabrication. The opportunity to innovate and experiment with new details has been extensively explored with components such as bespoke windows with winders that were designed, tested and fabricated on-site. The large workshop space and associated (SGA-W) joinery workshop were utilised in the fabrication of custom built-in cabinetry and joinery for the office, designed and made by SGA staff. Other items such as moveable leaners (to promote working standing up), tables and kitchen island were also designed and built by SGA to allow flexibility and create adaptive and interactive spaces.