People

Nicholas is the Principal and founder of Turner. Within the practice, he leads the design of innovative mixed-use residential, public, workplace, industrial and hospitality projects that are both responsive and memorable, each with a strong identity that reflects a familial approach to repairing and enhancing the urban environment. Projects to date include locations as diverse as China, Indonesia, Nigeria, Iraq, Vietnam and Lebanon as well as locally in Sydney, Wolgan Valley, Melbourne, Tweed Heads, and Bowral. Recently the practice has opened a new studio in London, offering direct access to opportunities within the UK and wider European markets. Nicholas is an accomplished speaker and presenter of ideas, providing clarity to the process of designing and delivering buildings, helping to steer a definitive course through the often-complex requirements of approvals and construction.

Karl has led teams at Turner on a wide range of masterplanning, commercial and urban housing projects including the Green Square Masterplan, Victoria Park Stages 2 and 3, Sydney Olympic Park housing, Tandara Apartments Rhodes Waterside, Collins on Bourke Alexandria, Atlas Norwest, and several Trivett car showrooms in Sydney and Melbourne. Karl has had wide experience liaising with local authorities through the application approval process and has been instrumental in the development of the LEP and DCP for Green Square. Karl is presently an elected member of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) Committee for Urban Development and Policy. Karl was also a founding member of Futurenet, an industry networking and education forum for young professionals. Karl was appointed Managing Director in mid 2016.

Dan has practiced Architecture in both Australia and the United States. At Turner, he has worked on a wide range of masterplanning and innovative commercial, urban and affordable housing and mixed-use projects to include Apex in Victoria Park, Divercity in Waterloo and Parkview Place in Sydney Olympic Park. He was also the design leader for multi-award winning commercial building 5 Murray Rose at Sydney Olympic Park, 3 and 4 Murray Rose, plus the International Cricket Hall of Fame in Bowral. Dan is highly skilled in complex stakeholder engagement having recently been involved in City West Affordable Housing Glebe and Pemulwuy student accommodation project in Redfern for Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC). He is currently the Project Director for 18Ha Waterloo State Significant Precinct Redevelopment and Uniting 43 Oxford Street Seniors Living development. Dan brings a strong conceptual framework to projects that is underpinned by a wide experience of construction processes and techniques.

Kevin is an architect who has practised in Europe, South East Asia, and Australia. In early 2001 Kevin joined TURNER in Sydney, and since that time the studio has grown to 130 people delivering a range of building types for a growing client base. In mid 2017 Kevin returned to the UK to set up the London studio for TURNER. Kevin has directed the design and delivery of a variety of large-scale masterplanning, residential, industrial, commercial and mixed-use projects, including Lucent (Greenland), Centrale (Frasers), Otto (Capital Corporation), 120 Macquarie (Toga), Kiara (Meriton), Botania (Meriton), Verve (AVJennings), and the Telopea Social Housing project (winner of the NSW Chapter AIA Award for Housing 2013). He has also been the member of a variety of design review panels and juries, and regularly gives public talks presenting the work of the practice.

Stephen conscientiously strives to maintain an innovative, environmentally responsible, and contextually sensitive design agenda. He offers experience in concept design, documentation, construction, consultant coordination and council liaison, and exhibits a strong desire to ‘push the envelope’ with imaginative problem solving and lateral thinking. Stephen has provided design leadership on a large variety of projects over a broad range of sectors including transport infrastructure, retail, health and research, hospitality, sports facilities, industrial, adaptive reuse, and numerous residential projects from small scale additions through to urban design. At Turner, Stephen has worked on many pivotal projects, including the multi-awarding-winning Washington Park Masterplan and Redevelopment, South Village Kirrawee, and currently the Silkari 6-star Luxury Resort, Spa, Residences and 5-star Golf Club Resort.

James has led the design and delivery of a wide range of project types including masterplanned communities, medium to high-density apartments, social and affordable housing, retail, aged care, and increasingly, hybrid combinations of these typologies. James brings a wealth of experience from various large-scale projects including Sanctuary in Wentworth Point, the Woolooware Bay Town Centre Masterplan and Redevelopment and The Highline Precinct in Westmead. His analytical approach brings well-designed and client-focused solutions. He has been a regular guest critic at the UNSW Master of Architecture since 2014, and a member of the 2018 UDIA NSW Awards Judging Panel.

Shewanna has worked on many major urban housing and residential projects over the last 16 years at Turner, as well as the Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa, translating Development Applications into high quality construction documents. Shewanna has been involved in Airia, Nova, Eco, Atlas and Form at Victoria Park; Divercity Block B, C and D at Waterloo; and most recently mixed-use developments, Centrale at North Ryde and Esplanade at Norwest; plus the Highline, Westmead urban housing project. Shewanna’s focus has been to instill a rigor within the team and to engage with the contractor with a tenacity that ensures the translation of the initial design intent into the built form. In addition, Shewanna is involved in various aspects of practice management, including design and documentation reviews, quality management and staff training.

Annraoi has experience in a wide range of project typologies, having worked extensively in Europe and Australia. He has experience in all stages of production and delivery from initial design to construction. Annraoi has been involved in the initial design and design development of a number of mixed-use residential and masterplanning projects, including the Sanctuary Masterplan in Wentworth Point, the Woolooware Bay Masterplan in Cronulla, Esplanade at Norwest and a mixed-use development incorporating State Heritage Registered Leigh Memorial Church for the Uniting Church and Parramatta Mission, and a similar project in Burwood. He was integral, from inception through to construction, in the development of the Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa. Annraoi naturally combines an analytical and intuitive approach to the projects in which he is involved. He brings a wealth of experience in feasibility testing, and initial and concept design to Turner.

Gary is an architect with over 20-years of experience in both practice and architectural education who joined Turner in 2017. Gary has worked previously with practices such as Ian Simpson Architects and Flanagan Lawrence. During this time, his key projects were Beetham Tower in Manchester; Lumiere in Leeds, a mix-used development that comprised two towers of 33- and 55-storeys; and Hammersmith Grove, a 375,000 sq.ft commercial development in London that won the British Council for Offices Workplace of the Year London Region Award in 2015. Gary led the initial phase of research and development into Build to Rent as an emerging residential typology in the UK. This led to the production of a paper that went on to inform the work adjacent to Wembley Stadium in London for Lone Star and Quintain. This particular site has planning permission for approximately 4,500 Build to Rent units and is amongst the largest of such developments in the UK. Gary has also been a visiting critic at the Manchester School of Architecture since 2001, working with the college of Continuity In Architecture and a member of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham design review panel, which overseas new proposals as part of the planning application process within that Borough.

Theo has over 23 years experience gained working at leading architectural firms in Australia. He is a talented architect who takes pride in his design skills coupled with a strong work ethos and team attitude. He has solid leadership and project management skills in delivering complex, sizable projects backed with technical experience covering both design and construction. Theo has significant experience in masterplanning, medium to high-density housing, civic, sports and education sectors. His key projects include the Green Square Structural Masterplan and Town Centre, Nova, Airia and ESP at Victoria Park, and most recently Melrose Park Masterplan and several confidential planning projects for local government. His established trusted relationships with governing bodies, interdisciplinary consultants and other stakeholders have lead to a track record of completing projects on time and on budget.

Carolina brings a wealth of experience to Turner projects, having worked across a number of architectural typologies from small to large scale mixed-use and heritage adaptation projects. Her experience in all stages of design allows her to anticipate key issues in order to deliver coherent, practical and imaginative solutions. Carolina appreciates the importance of relationship management with the client and diverse stakeholder groups. Carolina’s focus is on continuity of concept and detailing through the design process, well designed and buildable solutions. Recently, she has been involved in the design of residential mixed-use and master planning projects including Parkland Estate, Dry Cleaning Site and George & Allen – shortlisted NSW AIA 2016 Residential Architecture Award for Multiple Housing.

Claire is a registered architect and has been with Turner since 2013. Claire’s project involvement extends across all stages of the architectural design process, allowing her to bring creative solutions to practical thinking. In addition to various residential architecture projects, Claire has worked on a wide range of typologies including masterplans, sporting facilities and commercial projects. These projects include Parkland Estate and 4 Murray Rose Avenue, Macquarie Square & 85 Macquarie Street. Claire is dedicated throughout her work with attention to detail and her enthusiasm for design showing in her positive contribution to projects. She embraces the opportunity to actively engage clients and the project team throughout the process, resulting in an authentic collaborative process to achieve the best outcome for every project.