News

peckvonhartel is excited to announce our appointment as principal design consultant for a new 20 storey development in the Darwin CBD that will house the Northern Territory Government.

peckvonhartel is pleased to announce that as of November 2011 we are now operating out of Brisbane in addition to our Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney locations. 

peckvonhartel is very excited to announce that our latest restaurant project, Jamie’s Italian Sydney, is now open to the public.

World renowned chef, Jamie Oliver's long-awaited Sydney restaurant is scheduled to open next month.  peckvonhartel was appointed to convert the site at 107 Pitt Street into the home of Jamie's highly acclaimed Jamie's Italian.

peckvonhartel's Award-winning design of the American Club Sydney is featured in the latest edition of Venue Magazine.

The new Qantas Operations Terminal at Canberra Airport has received two awards at the 2011 Australian Institute of Project Management’s Annual Project Management Achievement Awards.

peckvonhartel is very excited to announce that our entry into Victoria’s State of Design Festival competition ‘Design for an Active City’ has been shortlisted.

peckvonhartel Principal, Rachel Peck has been appointed to the Board of ACTEW Corporation Limited.

The Discovery channel will air a special documentary on the Victorian Desalination Plant on Tuesday 5th July at 7.30pm, featuring an interview with peckvonhartel Senior Principal Yvonne von Hartel AM about the design.

peckvonhartel has been awarded the Enduring Architecture Award for No. 1 Collins Street at the Australian Institute of Architecture 2011 Victorian Architecture Awards.

The June Bulletin is now available online. This month’s Bulletin features the recently opened Union Dining and announces our exciting upcoming work with Jamie Oliver. You can also find out about our current projects, awards we’ve won, and new staff appointments.

peckvonhartel's project The American Club Sydney has been awarded Best Club Development in the 2011 ClubsNSW Awards for Excellence.

peckvonhartel's Award-winning design of The Wheeler Centre is featured in the latest edition of The Weekly Review. It talks about how the design is influenced by the literary nature of the organisations that occupy the space and the challenges of refurbishing a class A-listed heritage building. Click here to read the article.

Union Dining has now opened its doors in Melbourne’s inner-east. This great new restaurant and bar has received some very enthusiastic reviews. Click here to read some of the Reviews.

IndesignLive has featured peckvonhartel's vibrant design of the new ANU College Fulton Muir building in Canberra.

peckvonhartel's refurbishment of The American Club, Sydney, has been shortlisted for a ClubsNSW Excellence Award for Best Small Club Development.

peckvonhartel hosted a cocktail party at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra on Wednesday March 23; the night concluded pvh's 30th Anniversary celebrations and was a great success.

peckvonhartel’s office fitout for NDY in Canberra has received a 5 Star Green Star Rating.

The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing + Ideas has been awarded Best Interior Design – Public or Institutional at the Melbourne Design Awards!

peckvonhartel is delighted to announce the appointment of Victor Rodionov as Project Leader in our Canberra office.

Click here to read a great interview about self-motivation and Leadership with peckvonhartel Principal, Marcelo Solar. The interview appears in the Australian Applied Management Colloquium's February newsletter.

Sydney's Award-winning Grasshopper bar, designed by peckvonhartel, is featured in the February edition of Virgin Blue's Voyeur magazine. Click here.

peckvonhartel is delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Newling Ward as Senior Interior Designer in our Melbourne office.

peckvonhartel has successfully been appointed for a 16,000m² fitout for Airservices Australia in the Alan Woods Building in Canberra.

peckvonhartel has been awarded a fitout refurbishment for the Reserve Bank of Australia.

peckvonhartel is happy to announce that Design Principal, Jeanne Lee has been selected as part of the 2011 Williamson Community Leadership Program.

The December Bulletin is now available online.  This month's Bulletin features information about the opening of the new PET/CT Scanner Suite at The Canberra Hospital, the opening of our BER schools and Yvonne von Hartel's new appointment at the Victorian Skills Commission.

pvh Senior Principal, Yvonne von Hartel AM, has been appointed as the new Chairperson for the Victorian Skills Commission.

The American Club in Sydney, designed by peckvonhartel, has been selected by a panel of Virgin Blue business travellers as the Best Office in Virgin Blue's 50 Best In Business feature! Click here to see the Club featured in the November edition of Virgin Blue's Voyeur magazine.

The ACT Department of Education has officially opened four school redevelopment's designed by peckvonhartel as part of the Federal Government initiative Building the Education Revolution.  A fifth school is due to open later this month. 

Senior Architect, Eman Basheer, joins the peckvonhartel Canberra office.

The November Bulletin is now available online.  This month's Bulletin features information on the Australian Taxation Office fitout, the American Club refurbishment, and a new office fitout for Airservices Australia.

peckvonhartel is excited to have Vish Kunjur join the Sydney office!

peckvonhartel welcomes Laurel Otey and Sarah Cosentino to the team.  Both Laurel and Sarah are experienced Interior Designer's and we are delighted to have them join us.

peckvonhartel is happy to announce two new staff appointments; Senior Architect, Jovan van Kampen and Graduate of Architecture, Ed Peryman, have joined our team and we are excited to have them on board.

Sydney's Grasshopper bar and restaurant enjoys more success, winning three awards!  Congratulations to our Client and Grasshopper creator's Martin O'sullivan and Belinda Lai.

The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing + Ideas has been shortlisted for an IDEA Award. The prestigious Interior Design awards receive hundreds of submissions each year and showcase the best of Australian design.

peckvonhartel hosted a cocktail party at the newly designed American Club in Sydney on Wednesday August 18. The event followed on from Melbourne celebrations in February to recognise the company’s 30th Anniversary.

Congratulations to peckvonhartel Senior Architect, Dominic Pelle, who was awarded the ACT Future Leader of the Year Award at the Property Council of Australia ACT Awards Night and Gala Ball!

peckvonhartel hosted its 2010 Conference in Melbourne on Friday August 6.  It was exciting to have team member's from all three office locations in attendance.

peckvonhartel has entered into the Campus Design Ideas competition for the University of Canberra, hosted to improve the campus landscape in order to reflect the institutional notions of sustainability, education and healthy lifestyle.

New Staff Announcement: peckvonhartel is delighted to welcome new Senior Designer, Malin Paulsson.

The August Bulletin is now available online.  This month's Bulletin features information on the Mildura Jewel Entertainment Complex, 175 Pitt St Sydney, 30 years of peckvonhartel, and more.  Click here to read.

Construction is now complete on the newly designed American Club in Sydney, which is due to re-open next week.

Grasshopper restaurant and bar continues to receive rave reviews within Sydney's hospitality scene.  peckvonhartel acted as interior design consultant's for the popular laneway establishment.

peckvonhartel has entered into the Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities Competition that invited qualified professionals in the fields of architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, and planning to contribute ideas and concepts on the design for the Hong Kong-Macau Bridge.

peckvonhartel has successfully been appointed to design the new 32,000m² fitout for the Australian Taxation Office in the Adelaide CBD.

Leo's Fine Food & Wine supermarket has opened its latest store at 1 Summerhill Road, Glen Iris.

It is with delight that pvh announces its newest team member; Mai Thy Nguyen joins the Sydney office as a Project Architect with over ten years experience.

After much success on the Federal Government's Building the Education Revolution projects, which includes Chapman, Curtin, Redhill, Gilmore, Campbell, and Farrer Primary Schools, peckvonhartel has been hand picked to design the Calwell Primary Library.

peckvonhartel is delighted to announce a new staff appointment in the Canberra office, click here to read about Senior Interior Designer, Karen Clutson!

The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre has won an award for its exceptional environmental features. peckvonhartel is pleased to have played a role in overseeing the design of this outstanding building.

peckvonhartel hosted a lunch with Infrastructure Partnerships Australia and the Shadow Minister for Planning, Brad Hazzard MP, in order to discuss the issues confronting New South Wales.

It was with excitement that peckvonhartel celebrated its 30th Anniversary on 22 February 2010.  In recognition of past and present achievements, the company acknowledged the milestone by hosting a cocktail party at the newly designed Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing + Ideas.

peckvonhartel's master plan of the Mildura entertainment and convention centre has now formally been put forward to the Victorian Government.

The February Bulletin is now available online.  This month's Bulletin features information on the Victorian Desalination Project, The Wheeler Centre for Books Writing & Ideas, Airservices Australia TAS building, and more.  Click here to read.

The newly designed Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas, home to various key literary organisations, celebrates its official opening.

peckvonhartel is pleased to welcome new staff members Lindsay Holland (Design Architect) and Tamara Hansen (Senior Interior Designer) to the Melbourne office!

Yvonne von Hartel AM oversees the opening of the new '6 Star Green Star' accredited Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

peckvonhartel celebrated its 2009 Christmas party in Canberra on Tuesday December 8.  A series of presentations, management and strategy exercises in the morning was followed by a tour of the National Portrait Gallery by Graeme Dix.  It was then on to lunch and drinks at the Pialligo Estate Winery, where staff enjoyed the chance to relax and catch up.  It was a fun day and a great opportunity for peckvonhartel staff to celebrate another year of fantastic work.  The gathering of staff reinforces our capability and our policy of thinking, operating and enjoying being a National Practice.

STOP PRESS: Aquasure Reaches Financial Close

Rachel Peck and Lisa Capezio were invited by Luc Fabrizio, Schiavello Canberra, to Derby Day in the Schiavello marquee. It was a great day, and we look forward to designing the Schiavello marquee next year!

The June 2008 pvhBulletin is now available online. In this month's pvhBulletin; details of our Design Advisory role for ANZ, our work around Australia for the FaHCSIA project and highlights from some of our recent fitout projects.

The Taste restaurant fitout continues to gather accolades and publicity including most recently being featured in the latest issue of Industry Magazine.

peckvonhartel is delighted to acknowledge the selection of Principal Rachel Peck as a participant in the Rudd Australia 2020 Summit.

peckvonhartel is excited to announce that it has been commissioned to undertake design works for the refurbishment of the Canberra Airport Terminal for Qantas. Included in the scope of work is a new office fitout, public toilets, security screening area, baggage handling facilities, ticketing office, check in counters & kiosks, access ramp and new aerobridge.

peckvonhartel is pleased to welcome Dominic Pelle as Senior Architect in Canberra, Jeanne Lee as Principal Design Architect in Melbourne, and Thomas Wagner as Senior Architect in Sydney.

Taste restaurant has been short listed for the Interior design Awards due to be announced in April. The restaurant has also featured on the cover of the April edition of Industry magazine and featured in the March edition of Venue magazine. Kingsleys Canberra restaurant has also featured in issue 21 of Venue magazine.

According to Yvonne von Hartel, Director of ConnectEast and Convenor of the Art Committee, three of the art works on Victoria's Eastlink have now been completed.

peckvonhartel wins design commission for 4,000m² integrated fitout for Altium.

The new Melbourne Convention Centre is on track for an early 2009 completion. Trust member Yvonne von Hartel reports that the 5,000 seat auditorium and associated meeting room and conference areas are on schedule for the formal mid 2009 opening. The new Centre has been awarded a 6 Star Green Star environmental rating by the Green Building Council of Australia under its Convention Centre rating tool, for the Convention Centre's innovative environmental design and operational features; the first in the world for a convention centre.

In recognition of their outstanding service and commitment we are pleased to announce the appointment of Marcelo Solar as Principal and Lisa Capezio as Interior Design Principal, and Aaron Copeland as Senior Interior Designer.

Staff from all offices of peckvonhartel were flown to Sydney for the 2007 Christmas party. A highlight of the two day event was an inspirational talk on leadership given by Rod McGeoch AO which was followed by dinner at the newly opened peckvonhartel designed Taste Restaurant. Needless to say great fun was had by all.

The July 2007 edition of the pvhbulletin is now online. This month thepvhbulletin recognises the recent awards received by peckvonhartelincluding one national circuit receiving the "Project of the Year"award, and an article noting peckvonhartel's recent commission for a23,000m² building refurbishment.

The peckvonhartel team are delighted to congratulate senior principal Yvonne von Hartel and acknowledge her Queen's Birthday Order of Australia.

One National Circuit has won a number of awards at the Master Builders Association of the ACT Excellence in Building Awards, including "Project of the Year".

The April 2007 edition of the pvhbulletin is now online. This month the pvhbulletin contains articles on the opening of One National by the Prime Minister, the annual peckvonhartel Christmas party, the latest in retirement design, and information on peckvonhartel in the press.

Rachel Peck is now a Green Star Accredited Professional. If you are interested in undertaking a Green Star rated project or want further information contact Rachel.Peck@pvh.com.au or refer to the Green Building Council website www.gbca.org.au.

The December 2006 edition of the pvhbulletin is now online. This month the pvhbulletin contains articles on the opening of Kingsleys steak and crabhouse in Brisbane, peckvonhartel wining another 10,000sqm fitout for Defence, and details of some of our latest innovative designs.

The Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA), Australia’s National architectural association, have commissioned peckvonhartel to assist them to identify refurbishment and redevelopment options for the building they own and occupy at 41 Exhibition Street, Melbourne.

To celebrate our 26th year in practice, peckvonhartel created a new website and launched a newsletter called 'the pvhBulletin'. To view the first pvhBulletin click here.

To celebrate our 26th year in practice, peckvonhartel are proud to present to you our new website.
www.pvh.com.au is here. Welcome.