Studio

We take a collaborative approach to realising fresh outcomes for each project, with an emphasis on research and development and an inherent regard for sustainability.

Established in 2005, CO-AP has completed a diverse range of builds including houses and apartments, showroom and office fit-outs, hospitality design, events, educational and retail design.

The practice thrives on challenging assignments. Tackling difficult sites, complex briefs and strict planning controls enables us to seek alternative approaches to achieve better outcomes, and in doing so question the status quo. Our design process often results in layers of complexity but always strives to distill an architecture that is simple, and executed with precision and clarity.

If you have a project in mind or would like to learn more about our services please feel free to contact us.

CO-AP is a certified carbon neutral service.

(NO CO2 Certification #NC419)

 

Nominated Architect William Fung

NSW 7199 | VIC 16469 | ACT 2750


 

People

Will Fung

Architect

Will studied architecture at the University of New South Wales. Upon graduation Will travelled to the Netherlands, where he joined Wiel Arets Architects in 1999 and worked on a diverse range of projects including houses, apartment towers, stadiums, urban masterplans and warehouse facilities. Returning to Sydney, Will was project architect at Engelen Moore, working on a number of retail, commercial and residential projects. Will has been a guest critic at the Schools of Architecture at UNSW and UTS and a sessional design tutor at the University of Sydney. He was jury chair for single residential projects at the NSW Chapter AIA Awards in 2017 and a co-jury member for the 2013 Australian Interior Design Awards. Will co-founded CO-AP with Charles Markell in 2005.

Tina Engelen

Designer

Tina travelled overseas regularly during her formative years with her parents, who imported architectural design products for their family business DeDeCe. Tina studied interior design at Sydney College of the Arts before becoming features editor at Interior Design & Architecture, a new magazine published by Herbert Ypma. She did design internships with Arclinea and Burley Katon Halliday, formed Daffodil with Danny Venlet and Marc Newson, and undertook private and collaborative projects. Tina co-founded the architectural practice Engelen Moore in 1995, where she realised projects including Price O’Reilly House and worked with property development companies Walker, Australand, Multiplex and Chase Property Group. Engelen Moore had many projects published internationally and won numerous national and international awards, including their apartment building Altair which won both “Best Building in the Australasian Region” and “Best Housing Scheme in the World” at the World Architecture Awards 2002, Berlin. Tina has been a jury member for the NSW Chapter AIA Awards in 2014 & 2018 and was shortlisted for the Gold Medal at the 2015 IDEA Interior Design Awards. Tina joined CO-AP in 2007.

Patrik Braun

Architect

Patrik completed an apprenticeship in the construction industry before studying architecture at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Following a scholarship at the University of Adelaide in 2000, Patrik joined Engelen Moore in 2002 and became an associate in 2007. He was project architect for a number of residential developments in Auckland, New Zealand, where his responsibilities included concept design, design development, construction documentation and site implementation. Patrik joined CO-AP in 2010.

Phillip Chum

Graduate of Architecture

Phil graduated from Masters in Architecture in 2018 at the University of Technology, Sydney. He has travelled to Cambodia and Korea as part of his university studies, and was also selected to travel to the U.S. studying Modern American architecture in 2015. In 2021 Phillip was elected to co-chair EmAGN, the Emerging Architects and Graduates Network of the Australian Institute of Architects NSW Chapter. Phillip joined CO-AP in 2015.

Christopher Raddatz

Architect

Chris graduated with a Masters in Architecture from University of Technology, Sydney in 2015. University led him through studios in Berlin & Japan while experience in professional practice has seen him shift between large scale commercial firms and small boutique design studios. It is at this more intimate scale of practice in which care, rigour, patience and consideration are core values to the design process which Chris has come to enjoy. Chris joined CO-AP in 2019 and remains a sessional design tutor at the University of Technology.

Liat Busqila

Graduate of Architecture

Liat completed her Masters of Architecture at Sydney University with high distinction in 2021, after also studying abroad on exchanges at ETH Zurich (2020) and UCLA Berkeley (2014). Intensive design studios during university have taken her to Paris and Sri Lanka. Liat joined CO-AP in 2021.

Past Collaborators

Anna Chan

Anton Bucic

Arri Roumeliotis

Anastasia Nikopoulou

Mitchell Bradford

Rachel Harris

Kingsley May

Tom Chan

Frederik Reich

Sam Koopman

Vernon Cheung

Raffaele Villano

Ben Peake

Claire Meller

Events

2022 / The Architecture Symposium: Truth or Dare / Will Fung / Co-presenter / NGV / Melbourne

2021 / Houses Awards / Will Fung / Jury member

2019 / Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) / Tina Engelen / Jury member

2018 / NSW Chapter AIA Awards / Tina Engelen / Jury member for single residential category / NSW

2017 / NSW Chapter AIA Awards / Will Fung / Jury Chair for single residential category / NSW

2017 Apr / doubleTALK no.24 / Will Fung & Andrew Burges / Double Talk Speaker Series / Brickworks Studio Hobart / TAS

2016 Oct / Foundations / Will Fung (panelist) / AIA EmAGN speaker event / Brickworks Studio Sydney / NSW

2016 May / Architect & Builder Relationship / Will Fung & Angel Roumeliotis / Architecture On Show speaker series CIty of Sydney / Surry Hills Library / NSW

2015 Nov / VALUE / Tina Engelen & Patrik Braun / EmAGN speaker event / Brisbane / Queensland

2015 Nov / CO-AP Architects / Will Fung / Architecture Speaker Series / The University of Adelaide / South Australia

2015 Oct / Architecture by Hand & Mind 60 Years of Architecture at UNSW / Red Centre West Wing UNSW / Sydney

2015 Mar / Zürich Basel Paris Bietigheim Torino Genova Milano Vigevano / Will Fung & Myles Wearring, Phillip Arnold & Sandra Lim recent travels / Studio L5 / Surry Hills

2014 Oct / To Layer and Distill / Architecture On Show / Woollahra Council / Sydney

2013 Aug / Good Design is Everything / DesignEX Women in Design Speaker Series / Museum of Sydney / Sydney

2013 / NSW Chapter AIA Awards / Tina Engelen / Jury member for commercial & interior architecture category / NSW

2013 / Australian Interior Design Awards / Will Fung / Jury member

2012 Oct / 2012 Houses Awards: Stories Behind Winning Projects / Tusculm AIA NSW Chapter / Sydney

2010 Oct / To Layer and Distill / Allen Jack + Cottier offices / Sydney

2009 Nov / To Layer and Distill / National Portrait Gallery / Canberra

2009 / Portraits + Architecture / National Portrait Gallery / Canberra

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