Profile
Tzannes is an Australian studio and a leader in the design of the built environment. Our work spans across architecture, urban design, interiors and product design. Driven by curiosity and passion for design excellence, we are recognised for our creative work that is evidence-based and Country-focused. We establish long-lasting relationships with our clients and collaborators with whom we share a commitment to deliver sustainable and enduring design.
Approach
Design
We are committed to design excellence and a more sustainable built environment through the application of advanced science, technology and engineering. We are guided by the wisdom of Traditional Custodians, empowered by the ambitions of our clients and inspired by the places. We value the trust we have earned as architects, placemakers and product designers. Our designs have been proven to appreciate in value over time in this fast-changing world.
Imagination
The future is what we make it. At Tzannes, we work closely with our clients to realise their objectives, to enhance the human experience and to heal Country for the sustenance of all living beings. Integrating rigorous design thinking with an inquisitive mindset, we embrace the challenges of today to shape a better future.
Culture
Our integrity is unwavering. From our workplace culture to our relationships with Traditional Custodians, clients, collaborators and the wider community, our actions are founded on ethical principles. Authenticity and transparency lie at the core of our practice. These characteristics empower us to stay true to our word and the values that underpin our design thinking.
Collaboration
Drawing upon diverse perspectives and experiences and through design debates and discussions, unexpected lines of enquiry emerge, new ideas and solutions are unlocked and design propositions are strengthened. The creative relationships fostered in this environment free us from silo mentalities and empower the team to achieve the best outcomes for our clients, the broader community and the places we are entrusted with.
Services
Architecture
Urban Design
Interior Architecture and Design
Product and Furniture Design
Team
Leadership
Team
Awards
Over the past 40 years, our commitment to design excellence has been recognised with over 200 international, national and state awards. Notable accolades include the prestigious Robin Boyd and Wilkinson Awards for residential architecture. We have also been honoured for our work in commercial buildings, sustainable timber structures, interior architecture and, more recently, the Red Dot and Good Design awards for innovation in street furniture design and product design.
Awards Highlights
Daramu House
Daramu House has received a 2021 International Architecture Award in the Commercial Architecture category, given by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. The International Architecture Awards are dedicated to the recognition of excellence in architecture and urbanism from a global point-of-view.
2021 / The Chicago Athenaeum / The International Architecture Award / International Architecture
2021 / The Chicago Athenaeum / Green Good Design Award / Sustainable Design
2020 / AIA (NSW) / NSW Chapter Award / Commercial Architecture
2020 / AIA (National) / Commendation / Commercial Architecture
2020 / AIA (NSW) / Commendation / Sustainable Architecture
Timber in Commercial Projects
With a combined total of 20 industry awards including the Milo Dunphy Award for Sustainable Architecture and the Australian Timber Design Awards Excellence in Timber Design, International House Sydney and Daramu House have ignited the world’s interest in the latest tall building timber design technology.
2018 / AIA (NSW) / Milo Dunphy Award for AIA Sustainable Architecture Commercial Architecture / International House Sydney
Street Furniture
In 2016, street furniture by Tzannes for the City of Sydney was recognised nationally and internationally with, among others, two Red Dot and two Good Design Australia awards in the categories of product design, furniture and lighting and urban design. Tzannes are thrilled to have been honoured in this competitive field among such outstanding designers and products.
2016 / Good Design Award Gold Winner / Product Furniture and Lighting
2016 / Good Design Award Gold Winner / Architectural Place Design
2016 / Red Dot Product Design Award / Product Design
Dangrove Art Storage Facility
Among Dangrove’s nine awards is Australia’s most prestigious honour in its category, the Australian Institute of Architects’ Harry Seidler Award for Commercial Architecture, presented to Tzannes in 2019. The jury citation states: “Dangrove is a two-storey private facility designed specifically for the storage, evaluation and curation of one of Australia’s largest private art collections. In this masterful project, Tzannes engages complex technical pragmatics and the sublime in equal measure.”
2019 / The Harry Seidler Award / Commercial Architecture
2019 / AIA (NSW) / Sir Arthur Stephenson Award / Commercial Architecture
Residential Design
Cementing our reputation as leaders in this field, Tzannes has been recognised with a number of awards in residential design since 1985. The ‘named award’ is the first and highest award in each sector of the Australian Institute of Architecture national awards, and is given to the work judged to be the most significant for the advancement of architecture in that category. There is only one winner of the named award in each category in any year and, in a highly competitive field, Tzannes are proud to have been recognised by the industry nine times.
2010 / RAIA (NSW) / Wilkinson Award / Single Housing / Bigola Residence
1998 / RAIA (NSW) / Blacket Award / Residential Architecture – New Houses / Kronenberg House
1997 / RAIA (NSW) / Robin Boyd Award / Housing / Snelling House
1989/ RAIA (NSW) / Wilkinson Award / Residential Architecture / Kinsella House
1988 / RAIA (NSW) / Robin Boyd Award / Outstanding Domestic Architecture / Henwood House
Central Park
Central Park Masterplan is a successful urban renewal, awarded as a result of a competition designed in association with Cox Richardson. Central Park has become an important exemplar for urban design and master planning, winning the AIA Lloyd Rees Award for excellence in Urban Design in 2017, and in 2019 was honoured internationally at the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in the District/Masterplan Scale Category.
2017 / AIA (NSW) / The Lloyd Rees Award / Urban Design
2019 / Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat / Category Winner District/Masterplan Scale
2019 / The Urban Developer – Development of the Year Award – Urban Regeneration Winner
Year
Project
Award
Category
2025
39 Martin Place
AIA (NSW) / Sir Arthur G Stephenson Award / Commercial Architecture
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Award / Best Tall Building by Region, Oceania
Commercial
Martin Place Metro Precinct Urban Design Framework
Australian Urban Design Awards (AUDA) Award / Strategic Design & Policy
Urban Design
