Oliver du Puy

For Melbourne architect Oliver du Puy, designing residential architecture is like “painting a portrait” of his clients. He laments that, with the rise of real estate speculation, “homogeneity is creeping into homes.”

“I always try to design with personality,” he explains, “wringing out all of the interesting ideas of the site and of the clients.”

While studying architecture at university, Oliver was inspired by the work of Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata and