Wolveridge Architects is a Melbourne-based studio of international renown dedicated to creating thoughtful, materially engaging and meticulously crafted built projects that tell a unique story. Those that are deeply contextual, borne of place and richly responsive to human behaviour. Our work is rooted in a bespoke, singular approach to realising habitable spaces that mediate between historical methodologies, cultural reference, modern relevance and future-proofed resilience. Each project is a portrait of its inhabitants and environs, infused with a deep understanding of human wellbeing and connection to nature. We believe architecture is about much more than form; it is a sensory experience that engages with materiality, light, texture, and space to evoke comfort, security, and an appreciation for the inherent value in beauty. These are the key tenets of our practice, yielding environments of quiet originality, exacting composition and arresting visual expressions.
Will Smart
Director
Coming across Wolveridge Architects in 2011, Christchurch-born Will Smart commented to a friend, ‘One day I’ll work there’. Two years later, the University of Auckland graduate reached out to Jerry and joined the Wolveridge Architects team as Project Architect, moving into the role of Associate and Shareholder in 2017, Associate Director in 2020 and Director in 2023. Will worked in Perth previously, where his passion for bespoke residential architecture began. It continues today and his experience at Wolveridge has strengthened an interest in context-driven design and material exploration, which has evolved organically through working alongside Jerry. Working across all stages of the architecture process, Will places high value on the client experience and acknowledges that all projects have their challenges while ensuring the process is honest, open and enjoyable for all.
Jerry Wolveridge
Director
After graduating from Deakin University in 1995, Jeremy Wolveridge worked in Port Douglas and London before returning to his hometown of Melbourne, where he established Wolveridge Architects in 2000. Time spent travelling, living and working in different regions honed his respect for natural landform, local thinking and the understanding of designing for place, which underscores all that he does today. A longstanding commitment to sustainability defines his unaffected, raw aesthetic and prioritises the process as much as the outcome. For the past dozen years, Jerry has lived in The Hill Plains House, an off-grid home he designed and built with his life partner and fellow architect Christina Theodorou and their children.
Jessica Corbett
Associate
With a builder for a father, Jessica Corbett spent the vast majority of her childhood around construction sites where her passion for architecture and the built form was first realized.
Jessica has honed her design skills over the past 10 years at Wolveridge Architects and has helped Jerry and Will to solidify the office direction when it comes to interior design.
Starting out as student then slowly promoted to leading high value and often high profile projects, Jessica has a focus on providing above all, a Client focussed service, herself living a coastal lifestyle often relating to a vast majority of clientele.
She loves seeing materials and construction methods expressed in an honest way, which in a way is a reflection of her own pursuit for authenticity.
Lilliana Sierra
Associate
Over her 20-year career working in Australian and Colombian design practices, Lilliana has consistently demonstrated her ability to develop ambitious and creative designs. Her two degrees in Architecture and Production Design have equipped her with vast design knowledge. Lilliana has a proven track record of generating original and innovative design concepts, presenting them effectively, and achieving successful outcomes. She has broad experience; having worked across high end residential, urban and commercial architecture as well as furniture, interior design and set design. Lilliana joined Wolveridge Architects in 2020 bringing with her a passion for environmentally sustainable design. Promoted to Associate in 2024, she is a firmly believer in the power of collaboration and meaningful discussions to make a positive impact to our projects, the practice and the world.
Our practice pays close attention to both natural terrain and urban conditions, ensuring buildings sit harmoniously within their surroundings, respecting and enhancing their physical and sociological fabric. We see each project — from residential and commercial to hospitality and wellness-oriented — as an opportunity to forge a responsive relationship between people and place. Our design ethos is sensitive and respectful, embracing nature and environment. At a time when anxiety is skyrocketing and attention spans are collapsing, our focus remains honed on atmosphere, navigation, and craft to create tactile environments that evoke warmth and embody a sense of composed sanctuary that puts the nervous system at ease. Timber, concrete, steel, and natural textures are carefully curated to heighten the sensorial experience of habitation and to reflect each client's unique personality through spatial composition, material integrity and visual expression.
Our commitment to the evolution of the built environment encompasses sustainability, passive design principles, and resourcefulness to ensure projects remain architecturally and functionally resilient. We are driven to shape emotionally enriching spaces, authentically built outcomes that cohesively dovetail architecture and interior design. Our work is a coherent, original expression of considered design, deeply responsive to the physical and emotional needs of those who inhabit it.
