News

Nicole Leuning re-appointed to the NSW State Design Review Panel

Congratulations to Nicole Leuning, Senior Associate / Practice Manager at Smart Design Studio who has been re-appointed to the NSW State Design Review Panel (SDRP), led by the GANSW – Government Architect NSW

The SDRP is a Government Architect NSW initiative which provides independent evaluation and advice on the design quality of state significant projects.

We are so fortunate to benefit from Nicole’s expertise in cultural, public and multi-residential projects and we know she will continue to be a valuable member of the SDRP.

IDEA 2025  Residential Multi

Portman Terraces has been shortlisted in the IDEA 2025 Residential Multi

Bundarra Building Shows Heritage Restoration and Modern Design Can Be Best Friends

We are delighted that Bundarra, in collaboration with Those Architects, has been featured by Yellowtrace.

Bundarra

We are proud to share a video of Bundarra, our recently completed project and winner of the 2025 UDIA Development Awards for Excellence in Commercial Development.

AFR Magazine

We are thrilled that Principal and Founder William Smart was profiled as part the 30th anniversary issue of the AFR Magazine.

2025 NSW Architecture Awards

Three SDS projects have been recognised for design excellence at the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) NSW Chapter Awards.⁠

DA Approved

We are excited to share the news that the development application was recently approved for a small house on the Hawkesbury River.

DA APPROVED

Development Application has been approved for Clovelly 357, a sculptural boutique residential building with five luxurious apartments.

VL50 list

The March April issue of Vogue Living is out and we are thrilled to have made the #VL50 list. A big thank you to the talented editorial team and congratulations to all the other creatives that feature in the fabulous Very Best of Australian Design edition. ⁠ ⁠

The Unexpected Things⁠

The Local Project produced a video in which principal William Smart shares The Unexpected Things⁠ about his apartment. ⁠

Happy Holidays

Smart Design Studio will be closed from Friday 20th December 2024 and will re-open on Thursday 2nd January 2025. We would like to thank our amazing clients, consultants, contractors and passionate staff members for making it a wonderful year. We wish you all a safe, happy and restful holiday break.

Regency House

Regency House represents an opportunity to create a luxury residential development by Fortis in the established harbourside suburb of Elizabeth Bay.

architects own home

When designing an architects own home above their own workplace, Smart Design Studio thought of the industrial qualities of the surrounding precinct and how they could bring them into the design of the home of William Smart.