Neeson Murcutt Architects was formed in 2004, combining the independent practices of its directors Nicholas Murcutt and Rachel Neeson.
As directors of a studio based practice, they are closely involved at every stage of all their projects. Neeson Murcutt Architects employs staff who are experienced, creative and dedicated. As a team Neeson Murcutt Architects are committed to delivering intelligently conceived and well-executed projects. Based in Sydney, Neeson Murcutt Architects works in urban, suburban, rural and outback settings across Australia.
Neeson Murcutt Architects architecture aims to be both engaging and memorable. Neeson Murcutt Architects looks to the particularities of each project – its program, budget, physical and cultural contexts – to identify the driving questions to which the architecture responds. Neeson Murcutt Architects delights in the unexpectedness that often results from the search for the most direct solution.
Neeson Murcutt Architects seeks to integrate artful experimentation with professional logic. Neeson Murcutt Architects brings a public mindedness to the work with each project considered within its broader contemporary environment – its impact on public domain, sustainability, infrastructure and landscape.
The work of Neeson Murcutt Architects has been recognised for design excellence locally and internationally through awards, publications, lectures and exhibitions. This includes representation at both the 2006 and 2008 Venice Biennales, the 2009 Wilkinson Award for the Whale Beach House, the 2009 National Architecture Award for Residential Architecture for Whale Beach House and Zac's House, the 2009 RAIA VIC Chapter Architecture Award for Zac's House, 2008 RAIA NSW Chapter Architecture Award for the North Avoca House, the 2007 Wilkinson Award for the Five Dock House and the 2006 RAIA NSW Chapter commendation for the Shipwreck Lookout.
