We are Pepper & Well – a design studio that values character, craft, and clarity in architecture. We create spaces with personality – thoughful, well-resolved projects, deeply attuned to both people and place.

Our work balances warmth and precision, with a strong sense of materiality and spatial order. Light, texture, and proportion are carefully considered to create buildings that feel both grounded and elevated. Each design is layered and rich in detail yet never overworked, striking a balance between livability and architectural intent.

We take a pragmatic, client-first approach, ensuring that great design aligns with real-world constraints. We start every project with our Feasibility service, setting the foundation, and helping clients explore possibilities with confidence. This process streamlines decision-making, refines the scope, and ensures that ambition and budget work in harmony.

At Pepper & Well, we create architecture that doesn’t just look good but feels good, and gets built. Spaces that are intuitive, enduring, and beautifully resolved.

We create Spaces with Personality

The Founders

This is Laura.

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A wannabe architect for as long as she could remember, Laura began her architecture degree before being drawn to a career in nursing. Years later, her story comes around full circle, taking on the integral role as Studio Manager at Pepper & Well.

Laura brings structure and order to the studio, as well as a welcome air of empathy and understanding to each project and client individually.

This is Andy.

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Defined by hard-work, loyalty and passion for a good outcome, Andy has been the project architect on a number of significant projects around the country and is the person you want by your side during this complex process.

He’ll also ensure the journey is a whole lot of fun!

With years of experience at some of Melbourne’s leading firms, Andy lives by process and dies by meaningful design. He gives his all and will make your space happen.

This is Andy.

ARBV MArch BArchSt

Defined by hard-work, loyalty and passion for a good outcome, Andy has been the project architect on a number of significant projects around the country and is the person you want by your side during this complex process.

He’ll also ensure the journey is a whole lot of fun!

With years of experience at some of Melbourne’s leading firms, Andy lives by process and dies by meaningful design. He gives his all and will make your space happen.

This is Laura.

BN GCertCN

A wannabe architect for as long as she could remember, Laura began her architecture degree before being drawn to a career in nursing. Years later, her story comes around full circle, taking on the integral role as Studio Manager at Pepper & Well.

Laura brings structure and order to the studio, as well as a welcome air of empathy and understanding to each project and client individually.

This is The Well

Meet the incredible team behind the projects at Pepper & Well.

From the top left:

This is Andy – who you’ve met earlier;

This is Ian – the draftsperson in the engine room bringing the projects through compliance and onto site;

This is Elise – in Interiors, with supreme knowledge of materials and a passion to translate your personality to your space;

This is Laura – keeping the wheels moving everywhere;

and this is Olive – an inspired architectural graduate taking our design process to the next level.

Sustainability

We do good.

Architects have a responsibility to imagine and deliver buildings that perform at their best; for you and for the planet.

Pepper & Well are part of Australian Architects Declare so we can be held accountable for our organisation and the work that it puts out.

We want to design with purpose so you can build with purpose.

Technology

Construction is an expensive game and we have a responsibility to be efficient and get it right.

We partner with the best technology because we are committed to bespoke design, accurate visualisation and concise documentation so everyone involved, from start to finish, stays in touch with your dreams and expectations.

Tell us about your space.

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