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Our work is informed by observation, discussion and the constant search for better ways of responding to the built environment. In our blog, we share ideas and observations from practice alongside new projects, project stories, industry perspectives, awards and news from CCG.


Balancing Heritage and Modernity: Beaconsfield Terraces Wins Silver at Better Future Sydney Design Awards 2025
We are thrilled that Beaconsfield back-to-front Terraces have been recognised in this year's Better Future – Sydney Design Awards. This award celebrates the design process and product of planning, designing and constructing form, space and ambience that reflect functional, technical, social, and aesthetic considerations. Consideration was given for material selection, technology, light and shadow. Project Overview Beaconsfield Terraces carefully balances heritage preservation
Nov 1, 2025


Beaconsfield front-to-back Terraces declared Australian Good Design Award Winner 2025
We’re proud to share that our project was recognised in this year Australia’s International Good Design Awards for Excellence in Design and Innovation. The Australian Good Design Awards, one of the world’s longest-running international design award programs, has announced this year’s Australian Good Design Award Winners as part of the Official Good Design Awards Week – Rewarding, Defining, and Celebrating Good Design. This year’s theme, “Design for Better”, underscores the vi
Oct 28, 2025


Villa Croatia: A Contemporary Coastal Retreat Wins Southeast Europe’s BIG SEE Awards 2025
We’re proud to share that Villa Croatia, a private residence designed by CCG Architects, has been awarded a BIG SEE Architecture Award 2025. This international recognition celebrates the most original and innovative architectural achievements in Southeast Europe, and Villa CR has been recognised for its refined minimalism, strong connection to place, and environmentally responsive design. 🔗View the project on the BIG SEE Awards website A Mediterranean Retreat Rooted in Simpl
May 29, 2025


CCG Architects Contributing to Major Rail Infrastructure Upgrades
CCG Architects is proud to be contributing to a range of projects within the Rail Infrastructure Upgrades, The Regional Rail and New Intercity Fleet (RIU–RR and NIF) program, helping deliver a safer, more accessible and future-ready rail network across New South Wales. Led by Transport for NSW, the program supports the introduction of new regional and intercity trains through a series of infrastructure upgrades spanning key rail corridors, including Sydney to Newcastle, the B
Feb 18, 2025


Welcoming Interior Designer, Irene Zarate, to CCG Architects!
CCG Architects is pleased to welcome Irene Zarate as our newest interior designer, bringing a thoughtful eye and a fresh creative voice to the studio. Irene’s arrival strengthens our ability to shape interiors that are practical, refined, and closely connected to the architecture around them. We look forward to the creativity, care, and design insight she will bring to the work ahead. Welcome to the Team!
Jan 13, 2025


Innovative Design and Future-Proof Solutions in Data Centres
Our staff share the Directors’ passion for helping clients realise their aspirations for the built environment, while solving unique architectural problems at the same time. To ensure we retain our project roles, we have deliberately maintained a practice size of under 20 staff. Experienced practitioners provide support so that our clients do not get passed down the line and risks are managed closely. Expertise in Data Centre Projects & Mission Critical Facilities At CCG Arch
Jan 3, 2025


The Future of Urban Design
Urban Planning To create flourishing cities of the future, we will need to address issues like public health and community building. Creating vibrant downtown districts, mixed-use spaces, human-powered and intermodal transit systems, and green spaces are all critical to this goal. Vibrant cities need to have great air quality, clean water, and healthy citizens. Cityscape should encourage walking and biking as well as micro-communities where people live, work, and play in the
Apr 12, 2024


The Future of Housing
Cities live up to their full potential when they’re inclusive. Yet the skyrocketing cost of housing is threatening to turn many urban environments into exclusionary zones. To guard against such a scenario and enable more people to find opportunities in urban areas, cities need to develop creative, diverse, and affordable solutions for all types of housing. Factors that are changing the way we live include both consumer trends, which are creating demand for new forms of hou
Jan 3, 2024


MBA Awards: Edmondson Park Commuter Car Park wins Excellence in State Award for Car Parks
We are excited to announce that Edmondson Park South Commuter Car Park has won the Excellence in State MBA Award 2022. We congratulate A W Edwards for delivering this project successfully. The Edmondson Park South Multi-Storey Commuter Car Park involved the design and construction of a new commuter car park, providing originally 1000 new spaces. This was increased to 1250 spaces part way through the project. The project comprises ground and five suspended floors, in place of
Nov 29, 2022


Contactless Design
COVID-19 has changes how we interact with public surfaces and we are now more mindful of the surfaces we touch. An elevator buttons can contain 40 times more bacteria than a public toilet seat, viruses live up to 24 hours on non-porous surfaces such as door handles, and 80% of sickness-causing germs is spread via hands. Hands-Free Access Thus, hands free access particularly in high-traffic areas such as an apartment, community or office building’s front entrance, lifts, bat
Sep 1, 2021


The Future of Transport
Global demand for transport is growing fast. Given present trends, passenger and freight activity will more than double by 2050. Such growth is a token of social and economic progress, but it carries with it greater energy demand and increased CO2 emissions and atmospheric pollutants. A greater reliance on rail has the potential to cut that growth. In a world becoming ever more urbanised, rail travel is well matched to urban needs. High-speed rail can serve as an alternative
Jul 3, 2021


Five Key Learnings from COVID-19
COVID-19 has giving us a new perspective on the way how we work; a reset of work-life balance as we have not experienced in the recent past. An overwhelming majority of the workforce now believes their employer should embrace some level of working from home. Though people will still need a variety of places to interact - personal connections and bonding are suffering from a prolonged working from regime, impacting connection to corporate culture and learning. Therefore, enab
May 1, 2021


Waurn Ponds Station Upgrade
CCG Architects has been engaged by the Lead Engineer AAJV for the Waurn Ponds Station upgrade, which has been progressing throughout the Design and Documentation for the Warrnambool Line Upgrade.
Downer had initially approached our team to assist with the architectural documentation for D&C.
The upgrade will consist of a new passenger overpass with an additional down platform and pedestrian link with DDA ramp and Lift access to the platform and platform level, ensuring eas
Mar 31, 2021


Campbelltown Hospital Multi-storey Carpark
The progress of the redevelopment program for Campbelltown Hospital has hit a milestone where the Multi-storey car park which CCG have been engaged by AW Edwards to provide architectural services for the Design & Construction. The completed multi-storey carpark will be assisting the congestion parking happening at Campbelltown Hospital with a seven storey parking facility for 799 car parking spaces. The multi-storey car park provides easy access throughout the span of the st
Jun 25, 2020


Goulburn Police Academy – AAO Training Facility
The new $8 million Active Armed Offender (AAO) training facility for NSW Police at the Goulburn Academy was officially opened on Thursday, August 13 2020. The new training facility will be used to provide police with the specialised skills and techniques to manage dangerous and highly volatile active armed offender incidents. The new building includes flexible scenario spaces, matt room, equipment/storage rooms and amenities for staff and students. A mezzanine provides a gant
May 3, 2020


Mt. Druitt Police Station Smoking Ceremony
A memorable day on Tuesday 11th of June 2019, CCG completed the design and documentation for Mt. Druitt Police Station, which was recently handed over to NSW Police. A Traditional Aboriginal Smoking Ceremony was performed by Senior Darug, Lexodious Dadd from the Cannemegal clan on the day of the hand over. The Smoking Ceremony is an ancient Aboriginal custom in Australia which involves the burning of various native plants. The smoke produced is to cleanse and ward off bad spi
Nov 6, 2019


AIA 2019: Award for Public Buildings – Shortlisted
CCG Architects submitted to the Australian Institute of Architects Awards, and applied for an award for public architectural, for the project of Newcastle Interchange. The submission for this project included a presentation which highlighted the Newcastle Interchange design history. The presentation generated a narrative from the previous design of Wickham Station through the various changes which led to the final Newcastle Interchange. Our presentation included referenced ca
Apr 3, 2019


CCG Architects Welcomes Marc Oberhauser as Design Principal
It is with great pleasure that we welcome Marc Oberhauser to our team as Design Principal, based in our Sydney office. Welcome to the Team! Marc joins CCG Architects with more than 20 years of professional experience across senior architectural roles, including as a Senior Project Architect and Director. His career has included extensive work in educational and institutional projects in Sydney, with experience on projects connected to UNSW, UTS and other university environmen
Feb 6, 2009
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