Gugan Gulwan | COX Architecture with ck architecture Australia

Gugan Gulwan | COX Architecture with ck architecture Australia | Photographer: Thurston Empson

2026 National Architecture Awards Program

Gugan Gulwan | COX Architecture with ck architecture Australia

Traditional Land Owners

Ngunnawal Country

Year
2026
Chapter

Australian Capital Territory

Category
Interior Architecture
Builder
Projex Building
Photographer
Adam McGrath
Thurston Empson
Media summary

Gugan Gulwan is a project that truly represents the community it serves. A space for First Nations people to gather, connect and share, in a building that feels safe, culturally considered, and strongly identifiable. The outcome is an outstanding, a new purpose-built facility, designed and delivered with deep community consultation, welcoming both local and National First Nations people. Gugan Gulwan supports at risk Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth, and a culturally considered space was designed by COX architecture in collaboration with ck architecture, to offer a building not only reflective of its function, but more significantly, its people and place.  An uplifting space, its design responds to Country and community, supporting Country to flow through the site and define gathering spaces within the project. Careful consideration has been made to reflect and embed First Nations culture in all aspects of the building, including the significant artwork integration. 

N/A

Project Practice Team

Matte Ager-McConnell (Wiradjuri), Graduate of Architecture (COX)
Ronan Moss, Project Director (COX)
Karen Clutson, Director and Interior Lead (COX)
Belinda Barnes, Project Lead (COX)
Alyssa Valenton, Interior Designer & Engagement(COX)
Paul Millwood, Technical Assistant (COX)
Grant MacDonald, Project Architect (073462D) (COX)
Nissie Bungbrakearti, Computational Designer (COX)
Cassandra Keller, Project Director (CK)
Shoba Cole, Project Lead (CK)
Ryan Kingston, Project Architect (2690) (CK)
Madison Bauer, Project Interior Designer (CK)
Estelle Yum, Interior Designer (CK)
Roberto Moreno, Graduate (CK)

Project Consultant and Construction Team

Redbox Design Group, Landscape Architect
WSP, Structural, Mechanical Engineer, Hydraulic Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Dry Fire, ESD Consultant, Civil, & Acoustic Consultant
Canberra Town Planning, Town Planner
Lit Consultanting, Fire Engineering
BCA Advisor, BCA Certifiers
Purely Access, Access Consultant
Turner & Townsend, Quantity Surveyor
HPCE, Structural and Facade Engineer
WSP, Mechanical Engineer, Dry Fire, ESD Consultant, Acoustic Consultant
Aero Tight Building Envelope Testing, Air Tightness
Lit Consultanting, Fire Engineering
Pinnacle Design Consulting, Hydraulic Engineer
Redbox Design Group, Landscape Architect
Purely Access, Access Consultant
PROJEX Building | Kieran Taylor, Project Director
PROJEX Building | Austin Miller, Contractor’s Authoerised Person
PROJEX Building | Charlotte Thompson, Contract Administrator
PROJEX Building | Mathew Lefevre, Construction Manager
PROJEX Building | Andrew Bailey, Site Manager
PROJEX Building | Samuel Molloy, Leading Hand

Connect with COX Architecture with ck architecture Australia

This form is now closed.