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The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service, Gathering Space

Builder - @lapelindustries
Landscape - @houghgardens
Planting - @yapyapsnapsnap

📸 @benhoskingphotographer taken in Victorian Aboriginal Health Service -VAHS by @___office

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18 days ago

The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service, Gathering Space

Builder - @lapelindustries
Landscape - @houghgardens
Planting - @yapyapsnapsnap

📸 @benhoskingphotographer taken in Victorian Aboriginal Health Service -VAHS by @___office

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19 days ago

The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service, Gathering Space

The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) has a long and influential history throughout Fitzroy, moving to the Nicholson Street site in the 1990s where it continues to operate today.

OFFICE were commissioned to design a new gathering space at the rear of the Nicholson Street facility. The space is a welcoming and flexible environment for community events, meetings, barbecues, staff lunches, and for visitors to the Health Service to enjoy. The design centers around two circles: one forming an undercover pavilion for all-weather gatherings, and the other a landscaped area with a central firepit to host performances and larger events.

The planting palette was developed to include native medicinal and use species, traditionally utilised by Aboriginal people and resonates with the contemporary medical practices that take place inside the clinic. As these plants grow and flower across the seasons, they will transform the space and visitors’ relationship to it.

Builder - @lapelindustries
Landscape - @houghgardens
Planting - @yapyapsnapsnap

📸 @benhoskingphotographer taken in Victorian Aboriginal Health Service -VAHS by @___office

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20 days ago

The incredibly talented photojournalist @andrewquilty has been documenting the evolution of @wilya_janta over the past four years. These images capture the day after the housewarming, with Serena, her family, and visitors settling in.

Through funding from the @alastairswaynfoundation , we will complete a post-occupancy study in a year’s time to capture what works, what doesn’t, and how these learnings can be shared and incorporated into future designs. by @___office

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The incredibly talented photojournalist @andrewquilty has been documenting the evolution of @wilya_janta over the past four years. These images capture the day after the housewarming, with Serena, her family, and visitors settling in.

Through funding from the @alastairswaynfoundation , we will complete a post-occupancy study in a year’s time to capture what works, what doesn’t, and how these learnings can be shared and incorporated into future designs. by @___office

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2 months ago

A few weeks ago marked the launch of the @wilya_janta Explain Home—a culturally appropriate and climate-responsive home designed by Norm and Serena. The day was a massive achievement for the Tennant Creek community, demonstrating what is possible when we listen to Aboriginal people and let them lead. We have been extremely privileged to support this project as we continue advocating for housing justice for all Aboriginal people.

Thanks to everyone involved - @troppo.architects Paul Memmott, Purpose Collaborative, @csirogram @originalpower_ @reeceplumbing @outbackboarder @mclm_building @shape_aus @oldfourlegs @jimmyfrank1356

📸 @andrewquilty taken in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory by @___office

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2 months ago

We need your help.

In the heart of the Australian desert, a multinational corporation has been granted the largest groundwater licence in the nation’s history—for free.

Fortune Agribusiness intends to extract 40 billion litres of water every year for the next 30 years to fuel industrial agriculture on Singleton Station. This massive water grab threatens to devastate Kaytetye Country and the community of Ali Curung.

The proposed project, Rain Makers, will unite local Indigenous knowledge with global research expertise. Using advanced geospatial analysis and digital modelling, the project will map and visualise the true cultural and environmental cost of this water extraction.

While interdisciplinary forensic and spatial research practices are well established in Europe, Australia lacks comparable Indigenous-led capacity in these methods. Rain Makers builds that capacity locally, creating credible, community-controlled evidence that can support environmental justice and resistance to irresponsible water extraction and fossil fuel projects.

This vital work will give the Ali Curung community further evidence they need to tell their story, challenge extractive industries, and fight government approvals that ignore First Nations sovereignty.

This project is a collaboration between:
Arlpwe Art & Culture Centre
OFFICE
LIMINAL (University of Bologna)
Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC)
Running Water Community Press

To donate please follow the link in our bio. taken in Ali Curung by @___office

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5 months ago

aqua nullius: First Nations Water Rights in Australia is our eighth publication and comes at a time when Aboriginal communities across the country are facing escalating water insecurity. The book brings together more than 20 interviews, structured around four key themes: storytelling, water injustice, First Nations water management, and overturning aqua nullius.

This publication continues our investigation into the privatisation of so-called “public” space, the systemic injustices experienced by vulnerable communities, and the complexities of colonisation and its ongoing legacy.

For pre-orders please follow the link in the bio.

aqua nullius: First Nations Water Rights in Australia
Published – OFFICE, 2026
Editor - Miriam McGarry, Jack Mitchell, OFFICE
Copy Editor - Tom Muratore
Design - Samson Ossedryver

Retain, Repair, Reinvest: Ascot Vale Estate
Published – OFFICE, 2025
Editor – Miriam McGarry, Tom Muratore, OFFICE
Copy Editor - Miriam McGarry
Design - Samson Ossedryver

Papulu-ku Nyinjjiki (seeing houses)
Published – OFFICE, 2023
Editor – OFFICE, Simon Quilty
Copy Editor - Miriam McGarry
Design - Samson Ossedryver

The Politics of Public Space: Volume Five
Published – OFFICE, 2023
Editor – OFFICE, Tom Muratore
Copy Editor - Miriam McGarry
Design - Jake Bonin and Kim Mumm Hansen

The Politics of Public Space: Volume Four
Published – OFFICE, 2021
Editor – OFFICE, Tom Muratore
Copy Editor - Miriam McGarry
Design – Tal Levin

The Politics of Public Space: Volume Three
Published – OFFICE, 2020
Editor – OFFICE, Tom Muratore
Copy Editor - Miriam McGarry
Design – Tal Levin

The Politics of Public Space: Volume Two
Published – OFFICE, 2020
Editor – OFFICE, Tom Muratore
Copy Editor - Miriam McGarry
Design – Tal Levin

The Politics of Public Space: Volume One
Published – OFFICE, 2020
Editor – OFFICE, Tom Muratore
Copy Editor - Miriam McGarry
Design – Tal Levin by @___office

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7 months ago

We are excited to announce the release of our newest publication - aqua nullius: First Nations Water Rights in Australia

To support the production of this publication we are opening pre-orders with the release date scheduled for April 2026. (link in bio)

aqua nullius
First Nations Water Rights in Australia

This book focuses on the concept of aqua nullius, the attempted application of the falsehood of terra nullius to water. The book highlights the voices of First Nations people interviewed from across Australia about their cultural relationships to water.

“This book is a body of water. In these pages lies a collection of words, printed on to paper, pooling together here like the confluence of a river. Each stream of vibration carrying meaning, from thoughts, to sounds, to shapes, arriving through their respective Country and the bodies, hearts, blood and mind of each custodian. Each speaker has held this knowledge in relationship to kin and community for thousands and thousands of years in an unbroken stream.” Jack Mitchell (editor)

This is a publication of over 20 interviews structured around four key themes: storytelling, water injustice, First Nations water management, and overturning aqua nullius.

Contributors include:
Alex Bond, Colleen Raven Strangways, Dave Wandin, David Collard, Erin O’Donnell, Hozaus Claire, Jack Mitchell, Jim Everett, Joseph Williams Jungarayi, Josie Douglas, Kazan Brown, Maureen O’Keefe, Melissa Kennedy, Norman Frank Jupurrurla, Oliver Costello, Sophia Pearce, Sue Jackson, Tony Birch, Troy McDonald, Noel Nannup, Virginia Marshall.

Published by OFFICE

Dimensions: 230mm x 300mm
Page Count: 222
ISBN: 978-0-6487702-7-5

Editors:
Miriam McGarry @mimmcgarry
Jack Mitchell @huktooey
OFFICE
Copy Editor:
Tom Muratore
Design:
Samson Ossedryver @samsonossedryver_studio

Supporters:
@creative.australia , @creative_vic , @cityofyarra by @___office

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8 months ago

At the beginning of 2025, OFFICE took over the lease from our friends @homie.com.au of a 1028m² brick warehouse in Collingwood. Owned by a developer, the lease is short-term, making any significant building upgrades costly. As such, we’ve leaned into the rawness of the building and the DIY reality of being a small practice.

While it was never our intention to run studio spaces, the warehouse is one of the last few remaining buildings of its kind in the area, providing discounted rent to other creatives. It is currently home to fashion labels, graphic designers, architects, a photographer, and a record label.

Across two floors, the building includes full-time studio spaces, a retail shopfront, hot desks, a bookable photography area, a public gallery, and our workshop. All fitted-out with make-shift walls, ikea furniture and a few coats of paint.

@yaseera.jpg has beautifully documented the organised chaos through a snapshot of the spaces within 35–53 Emma Street, Collingwood

@noskin.co
@bug.skin
@candiceforyou
@cohort.records
@joeyclough.work
@benhoskingphotographer
@hughgoadarchitect
@threefivefivethree taken in Emma St by @___office

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8 months ago

OFFICE have had the great privilege in assisting @wilya_janta and Warumungu Elders develop Right Way Housing Guidelines: A new model for remote housing.

These guidelines have been created to ensure Aboriginal families and communities have a strong voice in how homes are designed, built, and lived in. They provide practical guidance from the very beginning of a project so that new homes reflect how people actually live, how they rest, gather, care for one another, and maintain culture, joy, and identity.

Developed by Warumungu Elders with input from other First Nations Elders from remote communities, these guidelines are not intended to be prescriptive or applied universally. They show how one community would like to see future homes designed and built. The guidelines are a living document, and feedback from other remote Aboriginal communities is welcomed. The document is currently structured around 7 key principles:

Community Led
Culturally Appropriate
Design for Environment and Climate
Design for Health
Build the Right Way
Designed to Be Maintained
Ongoing Evaluation and Learning

These guidelines are for everyone involved in remote Aboriginal housing from; community members, Elders, families, and young people; Aboriginal Housing Organisations and Aboriginal design experts; government, funders, architects, engineers, builders, and service providers. They are for those committed to working respectfully alongside community, creating shared language, clear roles, and strong partnerships.

Collaborators
Norman Frank Jupurrurla, Serena Morton Napanangka, Linda Turner Napanangka, Patricia Frank Narrurlu, Diane Stokes Nampin, Jimmy Frank Jupurrurla, Alfred Rickson, Joseph Williams Jungurayi, Simon Quilty, Veronica Matthews, Paul Memmott, Troppo, Aboriginal Housing NT (AHNT), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association (NATSIHA), Andrew Quilty.

The guidelines are available on our website, under the resources tab. by @___office

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9 months ago

Barak Beacon Estate, 1:100

A physical model of our RRR proposal for the retrofit and new public housing extension at Barak Beacon Estate. The estate was demolished in 2023, despite no refurbishment studies being released publicly, with the state government failing to provide any evidence which supported their approach of renewal.

The model was produced as part of the Retrofit exhibition, curated by the Retrofit Lab and held at @msdsocial

📸 @benhoskingphotographer taken in Port Melbourne, Victoria by @___office

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