Kambarang ‘25: Past Spaces. Future Places.
TRCB is moving offices
It is fitting that during Kambarang, the season of transformation and birth, TRCB will be moving to its new home at 88 William Street in the Perth CBD.
Located on the corner of Hay Street and William Street, the building stands opposite the Gledden Building and Wesley Church, two other heritage listed buildings.
This 1923 building was designed in the Art Deco style by architect and solider, Talbot Hobbs. Hobbs’ architectural legacy includes many buildings in the Perth CBD, Fremantle and York. Lieut. General Sir J. J. Talbot Hobbs is also one of WA’s most distinguished WWI soldiers.
The TRCB family recently enjoyed a pre-renovation sundowner to check out the new office. The picture above captures everyone enjoying one of the three (yes, three) office balconies.
We will be in our new office for the start of December.
A talented internal TRCB project team collaborated on the challenge to design a space that feels like us: creative, honest, collaborative, and ready for the future.
Farewell to the CBH Building
As we look forward to our new home, TRCB Director Fred Chaney contributed a personal reflection on the building which has held a mythical space in his imagination for 40 years and which TRCB has proudly called home for the last 8 years – the CBH Building, 22 Delhi Street West Perth (recipient of The Richard Roach Jewell Award for Enduring Architecture, 2024).
Pick up a copy of this year’s WA Chapter edition of The Architect or click on the link below to read Fred’s article.
Scarborough Arbours
The Arbours have become a popular Scarborough feature (including as part of the highly successful night markets) and contribute to one of Australia’s most iconic urban beach experiences in a cohesive and attractive public realm.
The Arbours are important visual and spatial elements conceived and designed as both a practical and poetic response to the harsh environmental conditions of the coastal site.
Watch the video to get an insight into the project from Fred Chaney, Sharyn Egan and Jonathan Khoo.
National Architecture Awards Shortlist
The AIA 2025 National Architecture Awards shortlist has been revealed, recognising design excellence across the country.
We are delighted to say that the METRONET Morley-Ellenbrook Line Project delivered by TRCB (in collaboration with Woods Bagot, TCL and UDLA) has been shortlisted in two categories, Steel Architecture and Sustainable Architecture.
The project picked up four awards at the AIA 2025 Western Australia Awards: the prestigious George Temple Poole Award, the Public Architecture Award, the Wallace Greenham Award for Sustainable Architecture, and the Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture.
Mānawa Bay wins retail award
Designed by TRCB in association with Eclipse Architecture, built by Savory Construction, and owned by Auckland International Airport, Mānawa Bay (a premium purpose-built outlet centre) has been awarded Best in Category in the 2025 Yardi Retail Property Award at Aotearoa New Zealand’s most prestigious property awards programme.
Graduate Award Spotlight
Congratulations to our talented graduates and students recognised recently at the UWA School of Design Awards!
Charlotte (left) was awarded the prestigious Architects Board of Western Australia Graduate Award, recognising excellence in architectural studies and potential for continued contribution to the field.
Savannah (right) received the Cameron Chisholm Nicol Award for Architectural Design for her outstanding final design project in the Master of Architecture program.
Khawrizmi (centre) was awarded the UWA School of Design Bursary and attended the 2025 Regional Architecture Conference in Alice Springs – a great opportunity to engage with regional design practices.
We are incredibly proud of their achievements!
A few more TRCB updates:
