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(About)
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.
In 2019 we achieved ISO Certification across standards ISO 9001:2015 (Quality management systems), ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental management systems) and AS 4801:2001 (Occupational health and safety management systems).
This is a great achievement for the deciBel team and also for our clients and stakeholders. ISO Certification ensures that we have systems in place to continue delivering (exceptional) projects into the future, in a high quality (dynamic and fun) environment. You can view and download our certificates HERE.
You can also view and download our current Insurance Certificate HERE.
We look forward to working with you.
(What we do)
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
(Where we do it)
Retail and Commercial
Cultural and Performing Arts
Urban and Landscape Masterplanning
Public and Institutional
Healthcare
Hotels and Eco Resorts
Education
Residential
Integrated Mixed Use
Workplace and Studio
Exhibitions and Installations
Interiors
Moonbases and Spaceships
(Our Ensemble)
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.
During the unprecedented times of COVID19 we are still driving exceptional change. We are working collaboratively and thoughtfully, from home, and with the support of our amazing people below.
Dylan Brady
Conductor
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.
Stephanie Brady
Producer
Stephanie is a producer of things, with a background producing for some of Melbourne’s finest creatives. A people loving introvert, she joins the Decibel team as a plate spinner, examiner of process, inquisitor, thinker and doer. Outside of Decibel she enjoys cooking for the masses, listening to podcasts and being a mum to three very excellent humans.
Arthur Chen
Graduate (Architecture)
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 Coleiro
Senior Architect
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 Jones
Associate
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.
Lillian Le
Associate
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.
Biljana Lojanica
Senior Architect
Biljana is a registered architect, with a highly developed design sensibility. She is interested in innovative, out-of-the-box design thinking with very strong social and environmental awareness and the application of smart technologies into the design process.
She loves cross-pollination of industries as a source of inspiration, hence she made herself a very informed consumer of psychology, human behavioral habits, technology, design entrepreneurship and business.
She also loves fresh cut grass smell, calming sounds of waves crashing and tranquility of deep forests.
She loves cross-pollination of industries as a source of inspiration, hence she made herself a very informed consumer of psychology, human behavioral habits, technology, design entrepreneurship and business.
She also loves fresh cut grass smell, calming sounds of waves crashing and tranquility of deep forests.
Iris Meng
Graduate (Architecture)
Iris has always had a keen interest in different buildings and environments, which together with a passion for the arts led Iris to the amazing field of architecture. Iris loves all hot spicy chilli foods when eating out, and walking her dog in the beautiful Autumn evenings.
Elena Nentcheva
Graduate (Architecture)
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.
Son Nguyen
Architect
Son is a Vietnamese-Australian architect with six years of professional experience. From Hanoi, Son brings with him love for both culture and community. He believes that architecture is born to serve the people and to make their life better. To him, being an architect means fighting a battle, with victory being the collection of problems solved along the way. That is why he gives 100% to any project undertaken and stays full of energy until the job is done. Son is a self-taught musician and an astronomy enthusiast. In his free time, it is all about guitars, heavy metal, stars and black holes.
Tim Percy
Design (Strategy)
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 Rutty-Muirhead
Manager (Studio)
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.
Sarinder Charlie Singh
Delivery (Architecture)
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).
David Smith
Architect
David is a Registered Architect with experience across build-to-rent, residential, hospitality and aged care sectors. David keeps his skills sharp through his connection into the tertiary system, developing striations across emerging design trends and technologies in the field of architecture. When not in the office you’ll find David pondering his life choices standing on his local cricket pitch or developing his latest Dave-Plan.
Lam Tran
Architect
Lam is our newest Registered Architect at Decibel, with eight 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 Xu
Student (Architecture)
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 plays Basketball and Volleyball outside the studio.
Yichen Yang
Graduate (Architecture)
Yichen is a Graduate Architect who is passionate about designing our cities with innovative concepts and addressing problems with unique solutions. His experience involves architecture design, urban design and international project coordination, which are fostered by years of professional practice in China, Germany and Australia. He is an Australian Foundation Tennis Coach and loves to play tennis with friends on weekends.
Yvonne Yu
Graduate (Architecture)
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.
Is this you?
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.
(Our Place)
(Address)
Decibel Architecture
Level 3 Pixel Building
205 Queensberry Street
Melbourne Australia 3053
(Contact)
(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