Decibel Architecture delivers exceptional outcomes, on purpose. Our Architecture is imagined with, formed for and shaped by our clients' aspirations.
Be it to heal, to educate, to house or to inspire: we advocate for deeper engagement in the process of design. We explore and challenge our clients' expectations and ensure their purpose and aspirations are reflected in their outcome.
Decibel Architecture builds on a rich and diverse experience across industries to conceive and deliver compelling outcomes in sustainability, culture, healthcare and organisational change. We bring fresh perspectives to every project and relationship, and relish new ways of listening.
Contributing as Architects, Design Thinkers and Strategists we are shaping positive change in the world. We work across scales, typologies and the human sphere to design exceptional, ecological and ethical Architectures, Experiences and Transformations.
We are energised by imagining and designing better futures. We weave compelling stories that enthral and ignite minds and we commit to defining challenging problems and providing innovative solutions. We consider our challenges as symbiotic ecologies integrating the full spectrum of potential.
We support our people and our clients to be focused, effective, kind and curious.
Together we embark on creative journeys to extraordinary destinations.
We look forward to working with you.
Full Service Architecture
Specialist Artistic Facade Design
Urban Master Planning
Tall Building Design
Engineered Timber Design
Interior Design
Integrated Sustainable Design
Healthcare Design
Sculpture Collaboration
Rendering and Visualisations
Augmented and Virtual Reality
Retail and Commercial
Cultural and Performing Arts
Urban and Landscape Masterplanning
Public and Institutional
Healthcare
Hotel and Eco Resorts
Education
Residential
Integrated Mixed Use
Workplace and Studio
Exhibitions and Installation
Interiors
Moonbases and Spaceships
At Decibel Architecture we promise vivid thinking from engaged people, working on purpose. Architecture is collaboration, and our people are the key to our success. Together we can adventure beyond the possible.
Dylan is a registered Architect. Dylan has been contributing to the public realm of architecture since 1992, and has delivered extraordinary buildings and outcomes in that time across Asia and Australia. Founding director of studio505, and now founding Conductor of Decibel Architecture, Dylan loves to be a fun dad, work in the garden, draw ideas with Pen 1.0, and deliver outrageous promise.
Arthur is interested in parametric design and likes exploring how algorithms can change the way people design architecture. Outside of work, he is a big fan of comics and enjoys watching those fantasy scenes. During holidays, he also loves travelling and taking photos of some awesome buildings.
Adrian is a registered Architect. He is interested in sustainable architecture as well as the ability for architecture to have a positive effect on the way people experience the world around them. On the weekend’s Adrian can be found cycling, meditating or experimenting with culinary techniques.
Chris is a registered architect with over twenty years of institutional, educational and hospitality experience, having worked in Melbourne, Sydney and London. He thrives within a project team environment, enjoying good relations with clients, consultants and contractors. Chris understands that communication, whether verbal, written or drawn is the key to successful working relationships and successful project outcomes.
Lil is a traveller, graphic artist, insomniac, snowboarder… she loves learning new languages, both cultural and visual, likes to find herself in unexpected situations, and can be found hand sketching across the globe and drawing her life into comic strips.
Josh believes that architecture is the most meaningful when it makes life better, for those who are most in need. If he had super powers, he would create and live in a world where people are kinder to one another. To unwind, Josh likes to create fine-line ink drawings, eat noodles and watch drag queens competing on TV.
Elena is inspired by all forms of creativity. The scale between sculpture and building excite her most because of its ability to manipulate the human experience and encourage interaction. She constantly changes her hobbies and hopes to one day know how to build, design and realize any idea. Her dream is to move to the mountains with her dog, build a wooden cabin and furniture, and paint cityscapes from afar.
Tim delivers insight and solutions through knowledge, strategy and evidence at the intersection of people, place, culture and performance. With experience across human centred design, data analytics and design research, Tim defines projects with the strategic approach required to make impactful change and deliver on our clients’ purpose.
Dauntie’s obsession with organisation is habituated through eight years of office life. When she’s not behind Reception or re-stocking the snacks, she organises film nights, reads grisly detective novels, and volunteers at equestrian events. A self-diagnosed word-nerd and curious soul, there is almost nothing she won’t find interesting.
Charlie enjoys building; with over 20 years experience across a multitude of sectors, he has developed a commanding understanding of creating lasting change through the built environment. When not constructing clients dreams he’s busy reminding everyone how amazing his two boys are (but really, he’s just being a rad dad and excited about enjoying their company), and how nothing is ever original (the classics are always better).
Lam joins the Decibel team with five years of professional experience in Vietnam, Singapore and Australia, bringing a great variety of expertise to the studio. Lam is continuously developing and improving his design, making his artistic vision come to life. When not hard at work in the studio, Lam can be found playing tennis, painting miniatures and travelling.
Johnny’s passion for Architecture stems beyond the built form to a user-centred design that is both playful and novel in nature. Through the lens of entrepreneurship, Johnny strives to use technology and computational design to change the world for the better. He is a self-taught pastry chef and enjoys Basketball and Volleyball outside the studio.
Yvonne loves to unfold the hidden gems in all walks of life. She appreciates the growth and development discovered through the challenges faced in life. Yvonne believes the power of architecture not only stimulates the imagination, but also empowers a way of life philosophy. Yvonne pursues her dream of skiing the seven continents from around the world outside the studio.
If you think you have something to give, and that you could be part of our story, please email a brilliant letter, an outstanding folio and your vital details (max 10mb) to work@db-a.co.
Decibel Architecture
Level 3 Pixel Building
205 Queensberry Street
Melbourne Australia 3053
(Challenge Us)
dB(A) is open and ready to listen to you
and hear about your project and your dreams.
Let’s make them real together. Throw down
the gauntlet to our Conductor by sending a proposition to dylan@db-a.co
(Challenge Yourself)
If you think you have something to give,
and that you could be part of our story,
please email a brilliant letter, an outstanding folio and your vital details to work@db-a.co
Melbourne Design Award 2018
Architecture – Proposed
Gold
AR Future Project Awards 2018
Retail & Leisure
Commendation
Design & Health International Academy’s Awards
International Healthcare Project above 40,000 sqm
Highly Commended
Salutogenic Design Project
Winner
Sustainable Urban and Built Environment
Winner
AIA 2017 COTE Top Ten Award 2017
Design and Sustainability
Winner
AIA Honour Awards for Architecture 2016
European Healthcare Design Awards 2016
Healthcare Design (over 25,000sqm)
Highly Commended
FuturArc Green Leadership Award 2016
Institutional
Certificate of Merit
WAF Awards 2016
Health
Finalist
Leadership Excellence Assessment Framework & Singapore National Parks
Certificate of Recognition
Outstanding Project
Building & Construction Authority
Green Mark Awards 2013
Platinum Award
Architizer A+ Awards 2016
Architecture +Colour
Jury Winner
Australian Institute of Architects Awards 2014
International Architecture Commendation
Melbourne Design Awards 2014
Gold Winner
IDEA Awards – International Project 2014
Shortlisted
Victorian Premier Design Awards 2014
Finalist
China National LuBan Award 2014
Construction Excellence
China 3 Star Rating for Sustainability 2013
Award Here
WAF Inside Festival Awards 2013
Culture Category – Shortlisted
Architectural Review Emerging Architects Award 2014
Highly Commended
Dulux Colour Award 2013
Commercial Exterior Category
Melbourne Design Award 2012
Architecture – Commercial – Constructed
UDIA Awards 2012
Finalist
LSAA Awards 2013
Winner – LSAA Award of Excellence
International Architecture Awards 2015
Small Project Architecture Commendation
The Timber Awards 2013
Outdoor Standalone Structure Winner
Chelsea Flower Show 2013
Best In Show Gold Medal
World Architecture Festival 2013
Display Category – Shortlisted
Premier’s Design Award 2012
Finalist
Innovation & Excellence Awards 2012
Property Council of Australia
Nepean Award for Innovation
ARBS Awards 2012
HVAC Project Excellence Award
National Master Builder’s Awards 2011
Boral National Environment and Energy Efficiency Award
BPN Sustainability Awards 2011
Large Commercial Award & Best of the Best’ Award
Australian Property Industry Awards 2011
Presidents Award
Victorian Architecture Awards 2011
Award for Sustainable Architecture
Premier’s Sustainability Award 2011
Built Environment Award & Products or Services Award
FSC Developer of the Year 2011
Pixel 100% FSC Certified
Australian Business Awards 2011
Best Eco Product – Pixelcrete
Master Builders Association Awards (Vic) 2011
Best Sustainable Building
Melbourne Award 2011
Contribution to Sustainability – Corporate
Green Building Award, New Buildings
Asia Pacific, Commercial Project Merit Award 2010
Banksia Award for Built Environment
Harmonious Man Made Landscapes 2010
Australian Private Business Award 2011
Finalist
United Nations Association of Australia (Vic) 2011
Finalist World Environment Day
City of Port Phillip Design Development Award 2007
Best Contribution to Urban Art
China National LuBan Award
Construction Excellence
RAIA Best Interior Architecture Award 2008
Museum Industry Recognition Awards (MIRA) 2006
Honorable Mention
Bureau International des Exhibitions (BIE)
Silver Medal
Australian National Construction
The Age: Good Weekend Magazine
October 2016
PRC Magazine
May 2017
Modelo
May 2017
Architecture Australia
July 2017
Architecture Victoria
August 2017
GTAV
September 2019
Pacific Rim Construction
November 2017
7travel
AECCafe
Arch20
Archdaily
Architect Magazine
Building Design + Construction
Concept
Dezeen
Global Construction Review
Highsnobiety
Hypebeast
LonelyPlanet
StupidDope
February – March 2017
ABC News
The Age
Architecture AU
Architecture & Design
The Australian
Channel Nine
Channel Seven
Concrete Playground
Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Development Ready
Dezeen
Herald Sun
Time Out
The Urban Developer
May 2018
FRAME Australia 2017
Melbourne, Australia
Dylan Brady
Brickworks 2017
Sydney, Australia
Dylan Brady
Melbourne Design Showcase
Hong Kong
Dylan Brady
Midrise Timber Building seminar
Perth, Australia
Dylan Brady
Architecture Television (ArchiTel.tv)
Episode 102: Architects Overseas
Dylan Brady
Busan Biennale
Busan, South Korea
Invited to Lecture
Dylan Brady
Changing Perceptions of Engineered Timber for Construction
Rotorua, New Zealand
Dylan Brady
Wood Innovations Seminar 2016
Rotorua, New Zealand
Dylan Brady
Wood Innovations Seminar
2016
Melbourne, Australia
Toby Pond
FRAME Australia 2016 Conference and Exhibition
Melbourne, Australia
Dylan Brady
AIA National Seminar Series 2016
Melbourne, Australia
Dylan Brady
MADA Presentation 2016
Melbourne, Australia
Dylan Brady
AIA Building Abroad Presentation 2016
Melbourne, Australia
Dylan Brady
Science without Borders 2016
Melbourne, Australia
Dylan Brady
MSD Alumni Series:
‘Work: in Play’
Melbourne, Australia
Dylan Brady
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