Experienced Geelong Architects & Town Planners

Our Approach

As part of CKA Studio’s growing network, our Geelong office champions design excellence in the region. With a focus on sustainability and community, the team delivers projects that respond to Geelong’s evolving identity.

Our studio blends local insight with the broader expertise of the CKA team, collaborating across disciplines to bring clarity and creativity to every project. From early feasibility and planning advice to detailed architectural design, we provide a considered approach that supports clients at every stage.

While our presence in the region continues to grow, our focus remains the same: creating enduring, sustainable spaces that contribute meaningfully to Geelong’s built environment.

Expertise

Architecture

We design homes and buildings that respond to Geelong’s diverse streetscapes — from heritage Federation pockets to newer coastal subdivisions with wider blocks. Our architectural work balances local character with modern performance, shaped by local planning overlays and neighbourhood character guidelines.

Interior Design

Our interior design team creates spaces that feel grounded in Geelong’s lifestyle — whether bright, breezy coastal palettes or refined urban details suited to denser neighbourhoods. We tailor layouts to suit varied block sizes and can link you to our Interiors page for full service details.

Town Planning

We navigate Geelong’s mix of heritage overlays, medium-density zones, and growth-area planning controls to streamline your approvals. From setbacks to site coverage limits, our team provides clear direction — with more information available on our Town Planning page.

Feasibility & Strategy

Before you commit, we assess site constraints such as sloping blocks in older suburbs or narrower infill lots near the CBD fringe. We explore yield options, budgets, and planning pathways to help you decide the best direction for your home or development.

Masterplanning

For multi-lot sites or community-focused developments, we create masterplans that respect local circulation patterns, green spaces, and Geelong’s mix of architectural eras. Our approach ensures cohesive, long-term outcomes for larger parcels of land.

Sustainable Design

Geelong’s climate, block orientations, and coastal winds inform our passive solar strategies and sustainable building techniques. From high-performance envelopes to low-impact materials, we design for long-term comfort and reduced energy use.

Education Projects

We design learning environments that reflect Geelong’s community values — spaces that prioritise natural light, flexibility, and engagement. Whether adapting older brick-era school buildings or designing new facilities, each solution responds to its local context.

Community Spaces

Community buildings must respond to the suburb’s character — from coastal community hubs to established inner-neighbourhood centres. We design inclusive, durable spaces aligned with council requirements, supporting social connection and accessibility.

Architecture

We design homes and buildings that respond to Geelong’s diverse streetscapes. From heritage federation pockets to newer coastal subdivisions with wider blocks. Our architectural work balances local character with modern performance, shaped by local planning overlays and neighbourhood character guidelines.

Interior Design

Our interior design team creates spaces that feel grounded in Geelong’s lifestyle, whether bright, breezy coastal palettes or refined urban details suited to denser neighbourhoods. We tailor layouts to suit varied block sizes and can link you to our Interiors page for full service details.

Town Planning

We navigate Geelong’s mix of heritage overlays, medium-density zones, and growth-area planning controls to streamline your approvals. From setbacks to site coverage limits, our team provides clear direction, with more information available on our Town Planning page.

Feasibility & Strategy

Masterplanning

Sustainable Design

Educational Projects

We design learning environments that reflect Geelong’s community values, spaces that prioritise natural light, flexibility, and engagement. Whether adapting older brick-era school buildings or designing new facilities, each solution responds to its local context.

Community Spaces

Community buildings must respond to the suburb’s character, from coastal community hubs to established inner-neighbourhood centres. We design inclusive, durable spaces aligned with council requirements, supporting social connection and accessibility.

What our clients say

Jay Lo

"Great architect team. I was referred to CKA Studio by my Land Surveyor and I'm very happy to find this company. They are talented young people and have a flair for design, the communication is great and professional as my email is always responded almost immediately. I'm currently have a project for 4 town houses and the drawings CKA Studio produce doesn't take long to submit to the council. They always inform every stage to make sure I'm well informed. They also have solid town planning team which make things easier. I'm very pleased with the final drawings and will continue working with CKA Studio for the next projects."

"Designing architecture in Geelong and its surrounding regions means crafting places where coastal landscapes, rural character, and growing communities meet. Spaces that honour the environment while shaping the future of the region."

CHAHID KAIROUZ
MANAGING DIRECTOR

Who we are

CKA Studio is a multidisciplinary architecture practice built on curiosity, collaboration, and a commitment to meaningful design. Across all our teams, we share a belief in architecture that responds to people and place. Creating spaces that are functional, sustainable, and enduring.

As a studio, we bring together diverse expertise across residential, commercial, civic, and community-focused projects. Our designers work collectively, drawing on shared knowledge, rigorous design thinking, and a studio culture that values dialogue as much as craft. This collaborative ethos ensures that every project benefits not just from one perspective, but from the strength of the entire practice.

Our Geelong team embodies this approach within the region’s unique coastal and regional context. While they work closely with clients across Geelong and its surrounding areas, they remain fully connected to the broader studio, leveraging collective experience while contributing their own local insight and regional understanding.

Together, our studio works to shape thoughtful, site-responsive architecture that enriches the communities we serve. Whether in metropolitan areas or along the coast, in regional townships or growing urban centres, we design with purpose, clarity, and a dedication to creating places that stand the test of time.

OUR TEAM

Giuseppe Passuello

Associate

Giuseppe is a multi-disciplinary designer whose work bridges architecture and landscape, bringing a holistic approach to both residential and commercial projects.

He is skilled at integrating built form with natural surroundings, creating environments that are functional, enduring, and enriching for their users.

Guided by a belief that well-designed spaces elevate the human experience, Giuseppe focuses on crafting thoughtful, harmonious places that balance form, function, and context.

Shirantha Gomes

Associate - Design

Shirantha is an architect whose work blends creative exploration with a strong commitment to sustainability and contextual responsiveness. Drawing on his interest in urban art and the philosophical foundations of architecture, he brings a thoughtful, ideas-driven approach to each project.

Skilled in advanced design software and BIM technologies, Shirantha combines conceptual ambition with technical clarity, striving to challenge convention and craft environmentally responsible spaces that resonate with their users.

Robert Cutler

Associate

Robert combines extensive experience in the UK and Australia with a deep technical expertise across education, healthcare, commercial, and residential projects.

Since joining CKA Studio in 2021, he has been instrumental in delivering medium-density and mixed-use residential developments, including the Abode Apartments in Malvern.

Now based in the Geelong office, Robert is focused on strengthening the practice’s regional presence and is highly regarded for his precision in documentation and construction detailing, as well as his ability to cultivate clear, collaborative relationships with clients and builders.

Neha Joshi

Graduate Architect

Neha is an experienced Architectural Graduate at CKA Studio, where she has contributed for the past 3.5 years.

Holding a Master of Architecture from the University of Newcastle, she brings a thoughtful balance of creativity and technical expertise to projects across all phases.

Our Approach

As part of CKA Studio’s growing network, our Geelong office champions design excellence in the region. With a focus on sustainability and community, the team delivers projects that respond to Geelong’s evolving identity.

Expertise

Architecture

Interior Design

Town Planning

Feasibility & Strategy

Masterplanning

Sustainable Design

Education Projects

Community Spaces