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About Us

Melbourne:

LEVEL 3, 358 LONSDALE ST
MELBOURNE, VIC 3000

Tel : (03) 9670 9671
E : fmd@fmdarchitects.com.au

Hobart:

E : hobart@fmdarchitects.com.au

Tel: 0401039358

Our architecture and interiors tell the stories of the place on which it resides, and the stories of the people who occupy the place, both past and present. We develop site sensitive, sustainable design responses embedded with the particularities of our client, which maximises the natural amenity of the home to elevate a greater sense of wellbeing and connection to place. 
Our design response oscillates between the pragmatic and the poetic, always striving for unique creative responses which are engineered for the local conditions
FMD Architects is a practice with extensive experience in architecture and interior design of varying scales, types and budgets. The core work of the practice is boutique commercial, hospitality and residential work.
The focus on specific projects enables a high level of client service as well as an intense design process with rigorous detail.
A particularity of the practice is its extensive research into materials and product development, which equips it with a knowledge to develop rich and inventive architecture.
The personal and collective histories of our clients enrich our ideas on every project. Our methodology allows us to research thoroughly the particularity of any design brief without falling back upon generic response.
We add value through an insightful creative process to produce a unique response to each project

About Us: About

Fiona Dunin

(Director)

1998 —
University of Melbourne,
Bachelor of Architecture
(Honours)

1993 —
RMIT,
Bachelor of Arts
(Interior Design)

Fiona Dunin established FMD Architects in 2005 with a focus on design intensive projects of varying scales and types.

Fiona merges the two disciplines of interior design and architecture. Her experience is diverse, with a range of projects including residential, major retail and institutional projects over the last 30 years. The detailed nature of her work, coupled with her extensive research into materials and product development is reflected in the rich interiors and architecture produced.

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Selected Awards

2022 | Winner |  2A Magazine Award [Residential] : Coopworth

2022 | Winner |  Australian Good Design Award [Architectural Design] : Coopworth

2022 | Shortlisted |  Grand Designs Home of the Year [Residential] : Coopworth

2021 | Honorable Mention |  Inde Awards [Living Space] : Coopworth

2021 | Finalist |  Design Files Awards [Residential] : Coopworth

2021 | Shortlisted |  IDEA Awards [Residential] : Coopworth

2021 | Shortlisted |  Houses Magazine Awards [Residential] : Coopworth

2021 | Winner |  Design Anthology Awards [Residential Living Spaces] : Coopworth

2021 | Winner |  Lysaght Design Awards [Regional] : Coopworth

2021 | Winner |  Inside Out Brickworks Home of the Year [New Home] : Coopworth

2021 | Winner |  World Architecture Festival [House and Villa] : Coopworth

2021 | Winner |  AIA Tasmania Esmond Dorney New Architecture Award [Residential] : Coopworth

2020 | Shortlisted |  AIA Victorian Architecture Awards [Residential] : CLT House

2020 | Shortlisted |  Australia Interior Design Awards [Residential] : CLT House

2020 | Shortlisted |  Houses Magazine Awards [Residential] : CLT House

2020 | Shortlisted |  Houses Magazine Awards [Heritage] : Split House

2020 | Shortlisted |  Houses Magazine Awards [Residential] : Split House

2020 | Winner |  Timber Design Awards [Residential] : CLT House

2019 | Winner |  Timber Design Awards [Interior Fitout] : His & Her House

2019 | Finalist |  Timber Design Awards [Residential] : Bustle House

2019 | Shortlisted |  AIDA Awards [Residential] : His & Her House

2019 | Shortlisted |  Houses Magazine Awards [Heritage]: Pentagon House

2018 | Commendation | AIA Victorian Architecture Awards [Residential] : Old Be-al

2018 | Shortlisted |  NGV Architecture Commission – Summer Pavilion : Agona

2018 | Shortlisted |  Australian Timber Design Awards [Residential] : Old Be-al

2018 | Shortlisted |  IDEA Awards [Residential] : Bustle House

2018 | Shortlisted |  IDEA Awards [Residential] : K2 House

2018 | Shortlisted |  Houses Magazine Awards [Alterations]: Old Be-al

2018 | Shortlisted |  INDE Awards – APAC Region [Wellness]: Beyond Rest Collingwood

2016 | Shortlisted |  IDEA Awards [Residential Decoration] : Ocean Residence

2016 | Shortlisted |  IDEA Awards [Residential Interior]: Dowel House

2016 | Commendation | Dulux Colour Awards [Residential Interior] : Dowel House

2016 | Shortlisted | AIA Victorian Architecture Awards [Commercial] : Surgeons Rooms

2015 | Shortlisted | World Architecture Awards [Health] : Surgeons Rooms

2015 | Shortlisted | IDEA Awards [Commercial] : Surgeons Rooms

2015 | Finalist | Timber Design Awards [Furniture] : Surgeons Rooms

2014 | Commendation | Integrain Timber Vision Awards [Residential] : Bayside Residence

2014 | Shortlisted | IDEA Awards [Residential] : Cross Stitch

2014 | Shortlisted | Houses Magazine, House of the Year [Res. Alt.] : Cross Stitch

2014 | Shortlisted | AIA Victorian Architecture Awards [Residential] : Cross Stitch

2013 | Shortlisted | Houses Magazine, House of the Year [Res. Alt.] : Jacks House

2013 | Shortlisted | Timber Vision Awards [Interiors] : Jacks House

2011 | Shortlisted | Houses Magazine, House of the Year [Outdoor Category] : Pergola

2011 | Commendation | Abode Magazine, House of the Year [Small] : Pergola

2010 | Top 25 Shortlisted | Evolve Competition Designer Rugs

2009 | Shortlisted | Belle House of the Year : Tree House

2009 | Shortlisted | AIA Victorian Architecture Awards [Residential] : Tree House

2009 | Shortlisted | AIA Victorian Architecture Awards [Res. Alt. & Add.] : K House

2009 | Shortlisted | Inside (IDEA) Awards [Residential Interiors] : K House

2009 | Shortlisted | Inside (IDEA) Awards [Residential Interiors] : Tree House

2008 | Shortlisted | Inside (IDEA) Awards [Residential Interiors] : Eastern Residence

2007 | Shortlisted | Inside (IDEA) Awards [Concept Design] : Workstation

2007 | Shortlisted | Inside (IDEA) Awards [Residential Interiors] : Western Residence


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2018 | NGV Summer Pavilion Shortlist

2010 | Venice Architecture Biennale Exhibitor in the Australian Pavilion

2010 | State of Design Festival, ‘Raising The Bar’

2009 | State of Design Festival, ‘Baking Architecture’


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2023 | Green Magazine, Cover and Feature on Tiara House

2023 | Grand Designs Australia Magazine, Feature on Coopworth

2023 | Timber Homes Book, Feature on Feature on Coopworth

2022 | Lifestyles Today Book, Feature on Coopworth

2022 | 2A Architecture and Art, Feature on Coopworth

2021 |Houses Magazine, Feature on Coopworth

2021 | Green Magazine, Feature on Coopworth

2021 | Hearth of the Home Book, Feature on Coopworth

2021 | Green Architecture Book, Feature on CLT and Ripple House

2020 | Habitus Magazine, Feature on CLT House

2020 | Houses Magazine, Feature on CLT House

2020 | Green Magazine, Feature on CLT House

2019 |House and Garden, Feature on the Bustle House

2019 |Inside Magazine, Beyond Rest, Bustle House and K2 House

2019 | Green Magazine, Feature on Bustle House

2019 | Domain – The Age, Feature on Old Be-al

2019 | House and Garden, Feature on Pentagon House

2019 | House and Garden, Feature on His and Her House

2016 | Inside Magazine, Feature on the Barristers Chambers

2016 | House and Garden, Feature on the Dowel House

2016 | House and Garden, Feature on the Ocean Residence

2015 | Green Magazine, Feature on Brighton Joinery

2015 | Houses Magazine, Feature on FMD Architects

2015 | The Age (Commercial RE), Feature on the Surgeons Rooms

2015 | Inside Magazine, Article on the Surgeons Rooms

2015 | Belle Magazine, Article on the Deco Residence

2015 | H&G Magazine, Article on the Cross-Stitch House

2014 | Inside Magazine, Article on the Deco Residence

2014 | Belle Magazine, Feature on the Cross-Stitch House

2014 | The Age, Article on Cross-Stitch House

2014 | Houses Magazine, Article on the Treehouse

2014 | Green Magazine, Feature on the Cross-Stich House

2013 | Houses Magazine, Article on the Bayside Residence

2012 | The Age, Article on Weatherboard House

2012 | World’s Best Apartments, Feature on St Kilda Rd Penthouse

2012 | World’s Most Glamourous Houses, Feature on the Western & Cerise Residences

2012 | The Age, Article on FMD Architects

2011 | Inside Out, Article on the South Eastern & Cerise Residences

2011 | The Age, Article on Pergola

2010 | Houses Magazine, Article on the Pergola

2010 | Houses Magazine, Article on the Cerise Residence

2010 | Houses Magazine, Article on the Treehouse

2010 | Financial Review, Article on the Cerise Residence

2010 | The Age, Article on the Cerise Residence

2009 | Vogue Magazine, Article on the K House

2009 | Houses Magazine, Article on K House

2009 | Designex & Form & Function, Article on FMD Architects

2009 | Inside Magazine, Article on Cerise Residence

2009 | Inside Magazine, Article on K House

2009 | Inside Magazine, Article on Tree House

2008 | Contemporary Home Design, Article on the Eastern Residence

2008 | Vogue Living, Before & After, Winter

2008 | Featuring Western Residence

2008 | The Age, Article featuring the Western Residence

2008 | Inside Magazine, Article on Eastern Residence

2007 | Inside Magazine, Article on Western Residence

2006 | Houses Magazine, Feature on Western Residence

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