Team
Luigi Rosselli
Principal
M Arch EPFL (Switzerland)
NSW Registered Architect No. 4895 (Nominated Architect)
AIA, AAA
After many years seeking wisdom and knowledge from the world, from eminent architects including Mario Botta, Alvaro Siza, Umberto Riva and Aldo Giurgola in universities and workplaces in Milano, Lausanne, Switzerland and New York, Luigi settled in Sydney in 1984 and shortly after commenced his practice in Surry Hills.
He immediately embraced with enthusiasm the Australian culture, landscape and spirit and married his international upbringing to the local. The result was a great number of buildings that are not parochial or provincial, and his best projects are the fruit of a marriage of cultures.
For posterity, he has bred a progeny comprising a successful architect, a challenging artist and a world recognised musician.
Jane McNeill
Associate Director
B Fine Arts 1987 (UTAS)
B Environmental Design 1996 (UTAS)
B Architecture (hons.) 1999 (USYD)
Jane’s first architectural project was designing “Buckingham Palace” in Lego on a boat heading the UK when she was 4. After studying fine arts, working in restaurant management and extensive travelling, Jane realised her calling and followed her path to architecture.
Jane joined Luigi Rosselli Architects in 2010 after working in various Sydney firms and running her own private practice. She has experience across a wide range of architectural project types including residential design, restaurants, schools and office fit-outs. Jane believes in the importance of the client brief, response to site, the interconnection between the built, natural and social landscape, and places a high value on aesthetics.
Jane loves remote beaches, big cities, good food and wine, and still enjoys building with lego.
Nicola Ghirardi
Senior Associate
B Arch 2007 (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
M Arch 2010 (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Nicola joined Luigi Rosselli after working more than 4 years for an international firm in Shanghai. His work experience varies from large scale cultural projects, commercial, workplace and residential, with a special focus on museum and exhibition design. In Shanghai, he worked with Mario Botta for the Museum of Ceramic Art in Nanchang, and other competitions. His project for the Museum of Ancient Oracles of Anyang has been shortlisted at the World Architecture Festival 2012 in Singapore for the category “Future Project-Culture”. In 2011 he won the 1st Prize co-winner at the XXI International Prize of Architecture in Camerino with his Laureate Thesis “Design and Enhancement of the 3rd Mile of the Via Appia Antica in Rome”.
Passion and curiosity for architecture, art, design and all artistic expressions took Nicola around the world, moved by the will to learn, broaden his perspectives and promoting the Italian taste in design.
Enthusiast of outdoor sports, acting and singing when in need of recharging the batteries, Nicola does not hesitate to travel to remote places, to discover other cultures and vernacular architecture, or just looking for new adventures.
Evan Howard
Senior Associate
B Arch 2005 (UTS)
M Arch 2008 (UoN)
NSW Registered Architect No. 10988
Evan is passionate about creating unique homes that complement and enhance his client’s lives. Before joining Luigi Rosselli, he worked for some 15 years on many different project typologies, most recently on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, designing and delivering many successful high-end residential projects. Evan completed his Bachelor’s degree at UTS studying part-time, which allowed him to gain extensive and valuable practical experience working in one of the largest architectural firms in Australia. After travelling the world, he completed his Master’s Degree at the University of Newcastle where he also tutored in design.
Evan is experienced in all stages of project delivery, has a keen eye for detail and aesthetics, and believes the best projects start with a good plan and a strong client relationship. When he’s not tackling DIY projects, Evan spends his weekends outdoors sharing his love of cooking, music and nature with his family and friends.
Diana Yang
Associate
B Arch 2014 (UNSW)
M Arch 2016 (UNSW)
NSW Registered Architect No. 11421
Diana joined Luigi Rosselli after working three and half years with jaa studio, gaining extensive experience working on high-end residential projects in Sydney and its surrounds. Concurrently, she also tutored at UNSW, mentoring the first year architecture students. She completed her final semester of masters in Italy, in an interdisciplinary summer design studio collaborating with local and international students of IUAC University of Venice.
Diana is interested in the mediation that the built environment can provide between program, composition and surrounding context, both natural and artificial. Nature loving and adrenaline seeking, outside of the studio, you will find her rock climbing the cliffs or running the trails of the blue mountains.
Sally Gunn
Junior Associate – Administration
Sally has been ‘the voice’ of Luigi Rosselli Architects for almost a decade. She is the person you will invariably encounter first when you get in contact with the practice, and provides support to both the Luigi Rosselli Architects team, and Clients, and Collaborators alike with more than twenty years of business and financial administration experience.
Outside the studio, Sally likes to indulge her love of the great outdoors by pulling on her boots and hiking the bush reserves around her home with her greyhound, and she expresses her own creative side through singing and songwriting.
Yun Gao
Junior Associate
B DesArch 2007 (USYD)
M Arch 2009 (USYD)
NSW Registered Architect No. 10152
Before joining Luigi Rosselli Architects, Yun worked for several architecture firms both in Sydney and his native China, and delivered numerous projects from small house renovations to substantial new multi-storey apartments across the Sydney region. Over 10 years of architectural practice, Yun has built a solid knowledge in the design and documentation of projects of varying scales, particularly in the high-end residential sector. Yun believes architecture should take root on the site it inhabits, and that it is people who make architecture real.
Outside the architect’s studio, Yun indulges his passions for sports, food, and travelling.
Riccardo Adirosi
Junior Associate
B Arch 2011 ( Sapienza Rome, Italy)
M Arch 2011 (Sapienza Rome, Italy)
NSW Registered Architect No 10939
Riccardo Graduated from the University of Rome in Architecture and Urban Design, and has gained over a decade of experience in the industry across Italy, China, and Australia where is currently practicing as a registered Architect in NSW.
As an architect, he has made his way into Sydney’s leading architectural practices and has been working for a well-established clientele. His project portfolio includes Community Housing, small-scale residential, multi-Residential, adaptive reuse, and mixed-use developments. Riccardo offers experience in all phases of the project’s lifecycle supplemented by his specialization in designing and resolving complex projects which have allowed him to craft his approach to working with clients and consultants to achieve the best outcome for every project.
He describes himself as open-minded and always looking to expand his knowledge, learn from others and obtain new skills through further experience.
In his spare time, you can find him sailing in the Harbour, or enjoying a few drinks with his fellow friends and family.
Jeffrey Blewett
Junior Associate
B DesArch (Hons. 1) 2017 (USYD)
M Arch 2022 (UTS)
Jeffrey is passionate about holistic design outcomes, where architecture, interiors and landscapes are all entwined to reflect a singular concept. A keen collaborator and problem solver, he is interested in highly client specific work, bespoke details and forming a strong connection to the immediate environment. He joined the studio in 2016, drawn not only to Luigi Rosselli Architects’ use of signature curves and sinuous forms but also their eclectic approach to adaptive-use and reinvention of historical typologies within contemporary contexts. In his time at Luigi Rosselli, he has worked across all stages of the design process on residential, multi-residential and commercial buildings in both urban and rural contexts.
Jeffrey studied at the University of Sydney, graduating with First Class Honours in 2017. He was awarded the Faculty of Architecture’s Graduate Award in Innovation and Design Excellence and the university-wide scholarship for honours research, among other distinctions. His thesis project focused on an adaptive re-use design for Australia’s first hospital, Sydney Hospital, which served to develop his sensitive understanding of the relationship between human proportions and architecture as well as a love for working with existing sites interwoven with history.
Harry Pham
B Arch 2009 (St. Petersburg State Uni. of Architecture and Civil engineering, Russia)
Harry Pham graduated as a Bachelor of Architecture and Urban Design from the St Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Russia, in 2009, before embarking on a training program in Osaka, Japan for overseas students of architecture and the arts, funded by renowned, self-taught architect, Tadao Ando.
Following his stints in Russia and Japan, Harry returned to Hanoi, Vietnam to work international firm, Finenco Architects.
After relocating to Sydney in 2014, Harry worked for BHA Architects and Smart Design Studio before joining Luigi Rosselli Architects as a Project Architect and 3D visualisation artist.
Outside the studio, Harry enjoys art, especially pencil hand sketching, playing music, and soccer.
Polly Davies
B Arch 2018 (UTS)
M Arch 2020 (UTS)
Born and raised in Queenstown, New Zealand, Polly has joined our office on completion of her 5-year degree and UTS where she completed both her undergraduate and masters in Architecture.
During her years of study, Polly worked at both Turner Studio and Woods Bagot gaining experience over multiple large-scale projects where she was able to gain valuable practical experience within the industry. With a love for residential architecture and holistic approaches, she was drawn to the Luigi Rosselli approach of designing homes that not only positively impact the client’s life + wellbeing but also applies sustainable principles within the home and broader context. With a passion for the outdoors, it is in her interests to see how we can intertwin nature within our homes through curated architecture and interiors.
During her weekends and time off, more often than not you’ll find Polly running & hiking in national parks or at home cooking with friends and family.
Mark Langman
M.Arch 2018 (University of South Australia)
B.Arch 2016 (University of South Australia)
From the City of Churches, Mark joined Luigi Rosselli Architects after spending four years with Tridente Boyce Design Studio, Adelaide. Mark brings a holistic approach to all his work with an appreciation that industry-leading design outcomes lie within the detail. As part of the creative process, Mark has always looked to the drawing board to find inspiration. The imaginative quality that lies between the mind and hand is not comparative with the computer, a view closely shared with Luigi’s ‘yellowtrace’ perspectives.
Outside the studio, you will often find Mark exploring Sydney’s scenic coastline.
Stefano Manuelli
B Arch 1998 (UNIGE)
M Arch 1998 (UNIGE)
ARB UK
Stefano joined Luigi Rosselli Architects in May 2022 after having worked previously with Peter Stutchbury Architecture as an Associate from 2014 to 2018, and prior to this with Candalepas Associates on arrival in Sydney from London in 2013. Stefano considers himself fortunate to have worked with some of the most esteemed Architects in Sydney and believes that architecture should delight, endure and be socially responsible.
Stefano graduated in Architecture with First Class Honours from the University of Genoa, Italy in 1998, and then worked for a short period in Italy before relocating to London in 2000 where he worked until 2012 in some high-profile boutique studios. He registered with the Architectural Registration Board (ARB) of English Architects in 2003 and has since practiced the profession as a registered Architect in the UK.
Having completed many high-profile and award-winning projects in several sectors (including hotel, leisure, residential, and office) both in Australia and overseas, Stefano has honed particularly well-rounded skills and garnered an expansive range of experience in projects over a broad range of scales and complexity. He thoroughly enjoys the opportunities that avail for Architects in Australia including large private residential dwellings, the quintessentially Australian design concept of blending inside and outside living as well as the integral role that landscapes play in the design of stunning buildings.
Grace de Rome
B Arch 2017 (UK-Newcastle)
M Arch 2020 (UTS)
Grace’s passion for art naturally evolved into a deep appreciation for the built environment. She joined Luigi Roselli Architects after working in the world of commercial Architecture both in London and Sydney at global design practices Allies and Morrison, and Grimshaw. The breadth of projects saw her working on commercial, educational, multi-residential, and masterplanning projects in London, Australia, the Middle-East, and Asia. This experience has allowed her to hone her skills as a designer and provided an in-depth knowledge of differing architectural practices, new technologies, materials, and sustainable outcomes. Her passion is now for contextual and sustainable design; responding to landscape whilst considering materiality and natural engineering techniques to lessen the impact on our environment.
Originally a Londoner, Grace’s love for the outdoors brought her to Australia 4 years ago. In her spare time, she can be found running, swimming, or exploring the coast of Australia for new freediving spots.
Martin Tran
B Arch (Hons) 2006 (UNSW)
NSW Registered Architect No. 9339
Martin loves how practicing architecture lets him be part of the process of building, making and creating. He completed his studies at UNSW and continues to expand his knowledge by seeking out remarkable buildings during his travels to experience their materials, space, and place.
Before joining Luigi Rosselli Architects, Martin gained 16 years of experience at acclaimed firms in Sydney and Melbourne. He began his professional career while still in university and has worked on sustainable architecture and various types of residential projects, ranging from community housing to high-end residences. In his previous firm, Martin held a senior position and oversaw the office’s larger projects, including luxury houses and residential subdivisions. He served as a project architect on significant projects in Sydney’s northern beaches and Pittwater.
Martin’s interest in the process of making extends to his approach to architecture, as well as his passion for film photography. During his free time, he enjoys strolling through the city with one of his vintage cameras loaded with a fresh roll of film.
Janice Lee
B Arch 2017 (Taylor’s University, Malaysia)
M Arch 2019 (University of Adelaide)
Janice is a Graduate Architectural Designer with a background rooted in the vibrant multi-cultural heritage and lush rainforests of Malaysia.
Her architectural journey began with childhood site visits alongside her father which sparked a lifelong fascination with the built environment.
With nearly three years of working experience in mid to high-end private residential projects in Sydney’s Lower North Shore, she has a keen eye for detail and enjoys sketching as a tool to understand how a building comes together.
Beyond architecture, she enjoys the rhythmic laps of swimming and shares her culinary creations, including Basque Cheesecakes, Chocolate Chip Cookies and more with family and friends.
Wei Ling Teo
B DesArch 2022 (USYD)
Wei Ling joined LRA midway through her final semester of her B.Architecture at USYD and greatly enjoys working in this established firm. She was attracted to the firm’s elegant design and sustainable building practices, especially their expertise in rammed-earth construction. Recognising that she is in the earlier stage of her architectural journey, Wei Ling is keen to broaden her knowledge and gain exposure in the field. As such, she appreciates the wealth of knowledge from her more experienced and very helpful colleagues.
Growing up in humid Singapore has made Wei Ling cherish Sydney’s wonderful weather and multitudes of outdoor activities. On the weekend, she can be found catching up with friends and frequenting the inner west markets. She does not look forward to winter.
