JDA Co. announces the appointment of three new team members to meet the increasing demand for climate adaptive design services and consultancy. Kane Murray joins the Brisbane practice as a Technical Detailer, while Lily Pepper and Chris McCormack are appointed as architectural graduate and architectural student, respectively.
JDA Co. is the preferred architecture and design practice for governments, councils and private enterprises in adapting urban environments to withstand floods, cyclones, bushfires, storm surges and extreme heat.
The studio was instrumental in expertly informing the Queensland Government’s recently announced flood resilient design guidelines, alongside Queensland Government Architect Leah Lang, earlier this month.
JDA Co. has also been appointed as the main advisors to the Queensland Government’s Resilient Homes Program, which provides guidance to Queensland homeowners to prepare for, live through, and recover from flood events.
Demand for the studio’s architectural design services and expertise has increased three-fold following catastrophic flooding and bushfire events in recent years, says director James Davidson.
Welcoming the new talent to his team, Davidson said, “We are committed to informing the developments of systems to help deal with the legacy issues of building in floodplains.”
“There are more than 150 built examples that went through the recent floods, which adopted the principles recommended in the guidelines and they’ve all been extremely successful, with most homeowners back in their homes within a few days.”
JDA Co.’s most recent completed projects include the award-winning heritage refurbishment of Brisbane’s The Princess Theatre; Wilson’s Cottage, an ecologically sensitive design built into the extreme and remote landscape of Lizard Island; and The House at Lizard Island, dubbed Australia’s most exclusive, secluded island destination.
Photo (left to right): Chris McCormack, Kane Murray and Lily Pepper.
Photographer credit: Alex Chomicz
