Melbourne studio · Richmond
Architects in Melbourne
From our Richmond studio we design apartment buildings, mixed-use precincts, workplaces and homes across Melbourne, and take them from feasibility through planning to completion.
JAM Architects is a Melbourne architecture practice based at Level 2, 7 Howard Street, Richmond. Founded in 1998, it designs multi-residential, mixed use, commercial and residential projects across Melbourne, with master planning, interior design, planning permits and VCAT representation in house.
Richmond studio
Melbourne architecture, since 1998
JAM Architects began in Melbourne in 1998, and our Richmond studio is still where most of our Melbourne work is designed. Our directors lead every project personally, so the person who sets the design direction is the one who sees it through planning and construction.
Much of our Melbourne work is about renewal: turning former industrial land, car parks and under-used sites into places people want to live and work. Smith & Co in Collingwood, Coppin Street in Richmond and the precinct at East Brunswick Village all began that way.
Alongside the larger projects we design homes, heritage alterations and interiors, from a Victorian terrace in Parkville to a family residence in Kooyong.
What we do in Melbourne
Every scale, one studio
Apartments and townhouses
Multi-residential buildings from boutique terraces to large build-to-rent and social housing projects. Multi-residential architects
Mixed use and precincts
Urban renewal and mixed-use buildings that combine homes, retail, offices and public space. Mixed use & development
Offices, retail and hospitality
Workplaces and commercial buildings designed for flexibility and NABERS performance. Commercial architects
Homes and heritage
New houses, renovations and heritage alterations. Residential architects
Planning permits and VCAT
Applications, council negotiation and VCAT representation. Planning permits & VCAT
Interiors and fit-out
Workplace, retail and residential interiors designed with the architecture. Interior design & fit-out
Melbourne projects
Recent work across Melbourne
Hampton Quarter
A mixed-use urban renewal development that consolidates several under-used parcels and an existing car park.
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Smith & Co
"A complex arrangement of retail, commercial and residential spaces" on a large site in Collingwood's busy shopping strip.
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Nicholson Street (EBV)
Part of East Brunswick Village, a large mixed-use precinct built around the '20 minute neighbourhood' idea, where residents meet daily needs...
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Nicholson Offices
Sited on the northern edge of East Brunswick Village along Nicholson Street, this is the only office building in the masterplan and completes the...
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Bakehouse Terraces
The site's original brick bakehouse was built in 1902 for baker James Willmott, whose shop was at 392 Queens Parade.
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Coppin Street
An "exercise in renewal" of an abandoned industrial site close to the Bridge Road retail precinct, within an established residential area.
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Lusher Road
One of the largest projects in Victoria's Big Housing Build, Lusher Road is "the redevelopment of an existing industrial site into a social...
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Gatehouse Street
"This classic Victorian brick terrace sits within the beautifully preserved heritage streets of Parkville." A modest heritage facade conceals...
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Moralla Road
The residence provides "a generously sized contemporary residence for a family" by building on an adjacent vacant lot beside the family's...
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Across Melbourne
Questions
Melbourne FAQs
Where is your Melbourne studio?
Level 2, 7 Howard Street, Richmond VIC 3121, on Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Country. Call (03) 9429 7744 to arrange a meeting.
Which parts of Melbourne do you work in?
Across metropolitan Melbourne, with a long record in the inner north, inner east and bayside suburbs, including Brunswick East, Collingwood, Richmond, Fitzroy North, Hawthorn, Kooyong, Parkville, Hampton and Footscray, and out to the Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Ranges.
Do you design apartments and townhouses in Melbourne?
Yes. Multi-residential work is a large part of the practice, from boutique terraces in Fitzroy North to Hampton Quarter and the buildings of East Brunswick Village. See Multi-Residential & Apartments.
Can you take a Melbourne project through planning and VCAT?
Yes. We prepare planning applications, negotiate with councils and represent clients at VCAT. See Planning Permits & VCAT.
Next step
Tell us about your project.
A site you are buying, a planning permit, a new home or a full precinct: start with a conversation with one of our directors.
Contact
Start with a conversation
Tell us about the site and what you have in mind. A director from our Melbourne studio will come back to you to talk it through.