O’Connor and Houle is an architecture, interiors, and landscape design practice located in inner city Melbourne. We undertake a range of projects all around the world, from small to large, including houses, gardens, museums, wineries, education facilities and commercial buildings.

Since being established in 1996 by Annick Houle and Stephen O’Connor, our design-focussed practice has won numerous awards and other accolades. Today, O’Connor and Houle is regarded as one of Australia’s leading design practices and is featured consistently in major architectural publications and postings in Australia and abroad.

Each project is led by one of the principals and is assisted by a support team of talented architects and designers, providing a high level of expertise and experience, bringing professionalism and focus to meet our client’s requirements with confidence.

Our work celebrates life and the richness of our culture, history and environment.

With our architecture, we navigate historical, social, environmental, economic and political layers, seeking to extract a simple, clear idea, which encapsulates the essence and individuality of a project.

Once a design direction is established, we meticulously unfold it to guide all aspects of the project, from the gestational phases of the client brief to the finest construction detail.

This results in rich, multi-layered and sustainable environments that communicate simply, clearly and joyfully.

At any scale, our projects seek to stimulate the senses and engage with all facets of human endeavour. We aim to tailor-make spaces that are experienced as well as seen, and environments that ultimately promote a sense of wellbeing and a sense of belonging.

We believe that powerful architecture can brand an organisation, define the identity of a city, or simply, make home a special place to be.

— culture
— collaborative
— craftsmanship
— sensory
— refinement
— culture
— poetic
— bespoke
— light
— flexibility
— warmth
— elegance
— green
— inventive
— history
— timelessness