We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present, emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

32/61 Marlborough St
Surry Hills NSW 2010

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ABA is a Sydney based architecture practice. Underlying the work of ABA is a belief in architecture as a creative form of geography making.

Andrew Burges Architects

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Bismarck House

Rethinking the semi

Gunyama Park Aquatic Recreation Centre

Grafting the Coastal Pool into the City 

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Parramatta Aquatic Centre

RETHINKING THE AQUATIC CENTRE AS A COMMUNITY LANDSCAPE

Gully House

Surfside House

CLIMBING THE RIDGELINE

East Sydney Early Learning Centre

CHILDCARE CENTRE AS A MINI-CITY

Brick House

CONSTRUCTING PRIVACY, CONNECTING GEOGRAPHY

525 George Street

RECAPTURING THE LOST THEATRICALITY OF SYDNEY CINEMAS

The Cutaway

DOING JUST ENOUGH

Coastview Apartment 

REMAKING LIVING IN A MODERNIST ICON

The Water City

Sustainable Sydney 2050

Skylight House

CREATING GENEROSITY THROUGH THE CROSS SECTION

Albert Street 

DESIGN BY SUBTRACTION 

Plywood House II

RETHINKING THE GEOMETRY OF THE ‘SHOTGUN’ CORRIDOR

Woolloomooloo Tram Shed

RETHINKING THE SHED AS A SOCIAL HUB

Hills Academy Early Learning Centre

EXPLORING HIGH DENSITY LOW RISE

Operable Facade

RE-IMAGINING THE FAÇADE AS A PUBLIC/PRIVATE THRESHOLD

Harbourside Villas and Boathouse

RECONSTRUCTING A WATERFRONT SITE

Heritage Rooftop Pavillion

CREATING A MODERNIST ROOFTOP

Australia House

BETWEEN ART, NATURE AND DOMESTICITY

Balmain Lightwell

ORGANISING THE PLAN AROUND LIGHT

Huntley Street Learning Centre 

BETWEEN THE RATIONAL AND THE ORGANIC

Back to Front House

RETHINKING THE NORTH FACING STREET ORIENTATION

Carport Tree-House

OCCUPYING THE PERIPHERY

Headland House

EXTENDING GEOGRAPHIES INTO THE SITE

Inhabited Roofscape

DEVELOPING A COMPACT ADDITION WITHIN HERITAGE PARAMETERS 

Courtyard House

AN AFFORDABLE MODEL FOR SOUTH FACING YARDS

Domestic Compactus 

RETHINKING DENSITY: NEW MODELS FOR TIGHT GRAIN LOW RISE

Peninsula Beach House

CREATING A MULTI-FAMILY BEACH HOUSE

Small Big House

RETAINING THE COASTAL WEEKENDER 

Garden Courtyard House

BETWEEN TOWER AND COURT - FRAMING THE CITY

Stone House

CREATING A GARDEN THRESHOLD

Bondi Apartment 

COASTAL APARTMENT AS MINIMAL RETREAT

St Mary’s Cathedral Forecourt

CREATING LEGIBILITY THROUGH A NEW URBAN CANOPY

Aged Care Garden Apartments 

ENGAGING CAMPUS AS AGED CARE TYPE

Semi-Detached Addition

CREATING A COMPACT CORE AROUND LIGHT

Federation Addition

THICKENED WALL AS THRESHOLD

Plywood House I

GARDEN PAVILIONS AS BEACH HOUSE

Vertical Zoo

BETWEEN THE MONSTROUS AND SUBLIME

Pyrmont Aquatic Centre 

CONCRETE LEVITATIONS

Real Ideal Sydney

MINITURISED LIVING 

Venice Architecture Biennale

FIGURE AND LANDSCAPE