KAVAN APPLEGATE | DIRECTOR

MELBOURNE

"My passion is harnessing the transformative effects of architecture to help people live better lives. Through the creative and sustainable use of building form and materials and the rehabilitative effects of daylight, I believe architecture can significantly change the quality of life for those inhabiting its space. It is this ‘architecture of hope’ that I seek to provide each day by delivering well-planned, operationally effective and delight-filled master planning and building solutions.”

1. What is your nickname? Kav. Yep, that original. Being Australian, it should be Kavvo, but that’s never caught on. Fortunately

2. What is your favourite food? Vietnamese, this week. But I love any good pescetarian/vego

3. Who is your favourite Architect / Designer? Can I say, Phil or Rob? A big fan of DCM, Renzo, Make, SMarchitecture, Frank Lloyd Wright as well. (I’ve never been good at narrowing favourites down to one, hey?)

4. What do you love most about the design profession? The constant variety and the satisfaction in bringing a team together to bring a solution 

5. What professional skill do you most admire in someone? The ability to cover all bases

6. What are you most afraid of? Letting someone down

7. What’s your favourite building and/or landscape design? I just visited the National Gallery of Singapore. So, this week, it’s that

9. What is your hobby? Golf would be the closest

10. How would your friends describe you? Only serious when I need to be

11. If you could witness any event of the past, present, or future, what would it be? The hectic hours before the clients for Falling Water arrived at Frank Lloyd Wright’s office