Karen Abernethy Architects

Our pro­jects em­brace and trans­late a brief into spaces that en­hance the hu­man ex­pe­ri­ence and have the po­ten­tial to change and grow with time. We use sim­ple forms and ba­sic nar­ra­tives to cre­ate a design that res­onate sim­ply and pro­foundly with place and its in­hab­i­tants. Each el­e­ment of a pro­ject is care­fully con­sid­ered and in­te­grated into a co­her­ent whole through close col­lab­o­ra­tion with skilled con­sul­tants and trades­peo­ple. Established in 2013, the stu­dio is now based permanently in Melbourne and works on pro­jects in both Aus­tralia and Switzer­land.

Indesign (Issue 55) - Gallery Funaki
Houses (Issue 101) - Jewel House
The Terrace House Book (Architecture Media, 2015) - Jewel House
Belle (May 2015) - Humming Puppy Melbourne
Artichoke (Issue 57) - Humming Puppy Sydney
Inside Interior Design Review (Issue 94) - Humming Puppy Sydney
Mezzanine (Issue 7) - Studio profile
Slope & Swell (Vol II) - Studio profile
The Design Guide New Zealand (Issue 8) - Jewel House

2014 Australian Interior Design Awards (Retail Design) - Gallery Funaki (Commendation)
2014 Houses Magazine Awards (Alts & Adds under 200 m2) - Jewel House (Commendation)
2014 Think Brick Awards (Horbury Hunt Residential Award) - Jewel House (Finalist)
2016 Interior Design Excellence Awards (Workplace under 1000m2) - Humming Puppy Sydney (Winner)
2016 Interior Design Excellence Awards (Emerging Designer) - (Winner)
2017 INDE Awards (The Prodigy) - Shortlist
2017 INDE Awards (The Social Space) - Humming Puppy Sydney (Winner)
2017 Australian Interior Design Awards (Hospitality design) - Humming Puppy Sydney (Commendation)
2017 Australian Interior Design Awards (Retail design) - Búl (Commendation)