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REALMstudios directors advocate for better design through state and local government advisory roles
Founding Directors Damien Pericles and Jon Shinkfield continue to advocate for better integrated design in liveability and city making...
Oct 5, 2015


REALMstudios celebrates 2 years of practice
In 2 years REALMstudios has grown a team of 11 and produced a portfolio of projects that reach directly into the intersection of urban...
Sep 7, 2015


it’s about how we see things… which lens are we looking through?
Iconographic reincarnation is one thing (ARM’s William Barak building) but more critically it is the ‘landscape’ of Country that has been...
Aug 17, 2015


REALMstudios wins murray street hotel & apartment towers competition
In a narrative from history and horticulture, REALMstudios developed a competition winning design for the Fragrance Group hotel and...
Jul 9, 2015


perth studio relocation
The growing REALMstudios’ Perth team has moved to a new studio in bustling Northbridge. This brings synchronicities to our practice...
Jun 29, 2015


meaningful primary school playgrounds
The school playground or campus is transforming beyond the boundaries of traditional ‘play’ to become a place that builds local...
Apr 28, 2015


new studio for REALMstudios in melbourne
REALMstudios launches into its new Melbourne studio space in the heart of the city, Flinders Lane. Home to our growing practice of 4...
Apr 1, 2015


guildford heritage precinct master plan
Damien Pericles and Michael Memeo recently attended an initial on-site community consultation event for the Guildford Heritage Precinct...
Mar 26, 2015


kunshan studio
Jon Shinkfield co-lead the Masters of Architecture Design Studio with Markus Jung from MADA (Monash University). www.kunshanstudio.com.au...
Feb 17, 2015
new website!!
We have just launched our new website: www.realmstudios.com Please check it out!!
Feb 13, 2015
design review panels
Damien and Jon continue with design review panel representation as an extension of their commitment toward better cities and the...
Dec 19, 2014
new major wins!
REALMstudios has recently secured a number of major contracts that align with ‘City Making + Liveability’. We are very excited to...
Apr 29, 2014
REALMstudios accepted on BMW panel
REALMstudios is proud to announce their position on the Building Management and Works (BMW) Engineering & Building Specialists Panel for...
Apr 9, 2014


science up design
Water and habitation are inextricably linked. First we built our homes near water for survival. Then we built our cities on great rivers...
Apr 3, 2014


the garden… a microcosm of the city
It’s a question of how we see it: An expression of the values of city making, adopting the posture of the seasons. It is an integrated,...
Apr 2, 2014
aviopolis presentation by REALMstudios director damien pericles at UNSW
I really enjoyed presenting my 2006 ETH Masters work titled ‘Conduit Aviopolis’ to 4th year LA students at UNSW. The work focused on...
Apr 2, 2014


china town revitalisation
In one of our first commissions the MRA approached REALMstudios to assist with generation of concepts for urban renewal of Perth’s China...
Jan 28, 2014
climate ready and water sensitive
Your Invitation The CRC for Water Sensitive Cities is pleased to announce its October industry event, Climate Ready & Water Sensitive,...
Oct 2, 2013
REALMstudios incorporates
An exciting moment has come with the incorporation of REALMstudios. We are a trans-disciplinary studio-based design practice with...
Oct 1, 2013
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