Open House Perth (2015)

By Maude Pilote, Interior Designer Open House Perth is an event that gives the public the opportunity to get an insight into buildings that are normally not accessible. A few Hillam’ team members and I took several groups of people through the apartment common area, one of the resident’s apartment and to finish in our […]

An exciting new area of design for Hillam Architects

By Meghan Lewis, Graduate of Architecture The prominent corner site in Fremantle currently houses a traditional shop front and attached residence, built in approximately 1896 and 1909 respectively. Hillam Architects have recognised the significance of the primarily heritage listed streetscape, which is comprised of mostly late nineteenth and early twentieth century buildings, striving to augment […]

Lights. Cameras. Action!

By Mitchell Cook, Architectural Assistant Shortly after the 2015 National Architecture Awards, we were contacted by the Seven Network. To our delight, Better Homes and Gardens wished to visit WA and feature one of latest residences. I was asked to spend the day on-site with the production team – and I was glad too! Not […]

Destination South Perth

By David Hillam, Owner & Principal A new generation of apartment development is set to transform South Perth. Among these various developments is one of our very own; Lumiere. As a Director of both Hillam Architects and Edge Visionary Living, I believe my outlook on the approval process is somewhat unique. I took this opportunity […]

Bicton Residence wins The Marshall Clifton Award

By David Hillam, Owner & Principal Earlier this year, Hillam Architects attended the 2015 WA Architecture Awards at Crown Perth’s Grand Ballroom. The Australian Institute of Architects recognised no less than 44 projects. Among them, three of our own; Bicton Residence, Trigg Residence and Haven (Apartments). Bicton Residence was awarded the Marshall Clifton Award for […]

Aria: Under Construction

Although webcams are nothing new, the technology has developed to the point where their reduced cost and improved image-quality makes them a useful tool for installation on, or near, construction sites. Thanks to our client, Blackburne Property Group, the real-time video feed provides future residents with an update on the progress of their new home, […]

Helping great talent develop

Hillam Architects continues to employ and need new talent as we grow. It is a great place to be when you see team members taking on new responsibilities and moving into new roles as part of their development. I get a lot of joy in being part of a team that enables others to reach […]

Our New Office

By John Ng, Associate Working closely with Northerly Group, the fit-out on the ground floor tenancy of the Hillam-designed Encore Apartments, is well underway with completion expected mid-October. The industrial-chic inspired design, (in contrast to our current office), brings the Hillam’ team onto a single level. This, along with the open-plan layout, is in an […]

The changing role of ‘risk’ in Architecture

By Mitchell Cook, Architectural Assistant Earlier this year, a few of our team flew over to Melbourne for ‘Risk 2015’; the National Architecture Conference. Attendees from our office included David Hillam (Principal); Thomas Letherbarrow and Felipe Soto (Directors); Nick Jeffery (Registered Architect); Scott Horsborough, Luke Patience, George Shi, Keith Reid and Nikhil Mhashelkar (Architectural Graduates); […]