Our architecture and design services

At Giarola Architects, we’ve developed and refined a signature visioning process to help our clients obtain clarity around their goals and objectives; identify the most suitable pathway; unlock hidden opportunities in the stated brief; and agree upon an appropriate “value for money” budget, before we commence the formal design process. 

Investing time upfront to establish this shared vision ensures the project runs more smoothly, because it provides solid foundations for subsequent decision-making and flexibility. We bring together your aspirations and our decades of experience to guide you through all of the complexity that arises throughout the life of the project.

We listen carefully to our clients’ needs, wants and aspirations, and we employ a highly collaborative approach to guide the entire team towards the best possible solutions. We strive to deliver an enjoyable process and innovative design solutions, and to exceed our clients’ expectations on both fronts.

We’re proud of our track record over three decades – we regularly achieve the highest possible performance rankings from our clients – and we enjoy many long-lasting partnerships with our clients, which are testament to our friendly and professional approach.

We generously share our expertise, knowledge and experience without imposing on our clients, because we believe that the best-designed spaces support the goals and activities of the people who use and enjoy them every day.

We have earned a reputation for excellence thanks to our high-quality design and documentation, which is all done in-house so that we can respond to our clients’ feedback and suggestions quickly and easily.

We are committed to quality assurance and we produce extremely thorough and detailed drawings that make it easy for builders to construct our projects. This results in enhanced teamwork, faster build times and fewer variations, and enables us to deliver our clients’ projects on time and within budget.

We prioritise lifelong learning so that we are always at the forefront of design knowledge. We achieve this by:

• Undertaking new research and applying evidence-based findings to our projects;

• Continuously improving our design and delivery processes and outcomes, using post-occupancy evaluation data; and

• Seeking input, expert oversight and fresh perspectives from our peers and trusted colleagues, to improve our design outcomes.

This growth mindset enables us to harness efficiencies and unlock new opportunities, so we can potentially save on construction costs while delivering innovative spaces that surpass our clients’ ambitions.

We believe in inclusive education and workplaces, and our longstanding expertise in the design and delivery of specialist environments means we intentionally create places and spaces where everyone can thrive.

We are particularly skilled and experienced in the design of teaching and learning spaces for students with disabilities – especially students who are autistic and neurodivergent – and this knowledge can readily be transferred to other project typologies.

We strive to create designed outcomes that are naturally inclusive, welcoming and inviting for people from diverse social, cultural, geographic and family backgrounds, and people with varied identities and abilities.