About

I am a passionate architect and interior designer located in Brisbane with more than 10 years industry experience in modern residential design including new builds, restorations and renovations.

Before establishing the Owen-Catt Architects studio, I worked with Paul Uhlmann Architects on the Gold Coast, designing and managing high-end, award-winning residential projects, town houses, Surf Club redevelopments and multi-residential complexes including the Hyatt Coolum. My portfolio features design and building projects valued between $290,000 and $295 million.

As an experienced sculptor and artist, I’ve embraced the opportunity to collaborate on unique furniture projects, including street furniture design for the Cavill Street Redevelopment with Cardno S.P.L.A.T.

I strive for simplicity through rigorous and functional space planning and am passionate about working with clients to find the right design solutions.

I believe beautiful, innovative and functional spaces can improve how we feel and ultimately live in our homes.

Early days

I have always had a love of creating and a passion for functional, practical design. Perhaps this was engrained as a child watching my father, the ultimate MacGyver, find practical solutions to complex problems around the home.

During my Brisbane school days, this passion for form and aesthetics culminated in a study path that merged straight sciences with sculpture and design.

These experiences and my love of ‘making’, led me to study architecture at the University of Queensland, where I graduated with honours. I now approach every new building project as an artistic endeavour’.

Travel and family influences

I have travelled extensively around New Zealand, Asia, South America and Europe, and spent my university breaks ski instructing in North America. While travelling exposed me to different cultures and architecture, it also broadened my understanding of how we experience ‘home’.

After University I moved to the Gold Coast where I met my husband, Pete.

Now a wife and mother of two, I appreciate how crazy life can be. I believe functional yet beautiful spaces allow a home to operate more effectively. Let’s face it – when life travels smoothly, everyone benefits.

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