Approach

Spaces shaped for people, purpose and the quiet beauty of everyday life

Where memory and modernity meet in calm conversation

Purpose

Carter Williamson is a studio of architects and urban and interior designers, united by a fascination with how people live, work, and gather.

Our projects move between intimacy and scale, from finely crafted private residences to mixed-use buildings that anchor a street or a skyline.

People are always at the centre of our work. Warmth, playfulness and generosity are woven through each space, creating architecture that is both personal and enduring.

We think in volumes and voids, sequence of space, gardens and light, finding proportion and texture that create quiet theatre. A glimpse of sky above a bath, a courtyard drawn into the living room, a shaft of sunlight in an unexpected place.

Through collaboration with artists and landscape designers, every project becomes a living signature.

Carter Williamson
Good design listens before it speaks

Approach

Behind every plan lies both a functional and an emotional brief.

Through conversation and curiosity, the studio draws out the rhythms, rituals, and ambitions that make each client unique.

Ideas are tested through sketches, models and discussion, refined through the energy of the studio until they find their form.

Constraint becomes a tool for creativity. Each step is part of a shared journey toward a building that feels inevitable, purposeful and alive.

People

Led by Principals Shaun Carter and Ben Peake, our studio is a collective of architects and urban and interior designers, united by curiosity and craft.

Shaun’s background in structural engineering deepens his approach to design, grounding bold ideas in a profound understanding of form, space and making. Ben brings clarity and strategy, bridging creativity and the business of design to ensure each project realises its full potential.

Our leadership reflects the balance we seek in our work. Two thirds of our senior management are women, shaping a culture that values precision and invention in equal measure.

We work collaboratively, questioning, refining and exploring ideas together.

Architecture is strongest when shaped by shared intent

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Services

Our work spans the full life of a project, from first conversation to final detail.

We guide clients through the architectural journey, translating ambition into form and ensuring that design intent is carried through to completion.

We collaborate with clients, consultants, builders and craftspeople so that creativity and technical precision move in unison.

Every decision and detail contributes to a single outcome: architecture that endures and enriches.

Every detail matters, from the first idea to the final touch

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Architecture should endure in both form and feeling

DNA

For more than twenty years we have shaped homes, civic buildings and urban projects that balance innovation with longevity.

Each project responds to its context with sensitivity to landscape, heritage and the rhythms of daily life.

Our aim is simple: create places that feel effortless but hold depth. Buildings that reveal new layers as they are used.

We value design that lasts, both in structure and in spirit.

Outside the studio, our team contributes to education, advocacy and design review, helping to shape the culture of architecture beyond our own walls.

The measure of a city is how it feels to live within it

High-Density living

We bring the intimacy of home into the scale of the city.

In apartment and mixed-use projects, human experience remains the measure of success.

Light, air, outlook and material character define the quality of these spaces, turning density into a form of generosity.

A sense of belonging is as important here as in any private home.

Want to know more? Call us, we'd love to hear from you! (02) 9799 4472

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