Principal Architect
B.Arch (Hons), B.Env Design
Registered Architect
Australian Institute of Architects
A.I.A reg 2450
M.B.A BC 103553
Ben Mountford
Principal Architect
Passionate architect with grassroots knowledge of construction and a passion for the environment.
What would you be if you weren’t an architect?
_ Travel writer
Favourite time of day and why?
_ 7.00 am at the beach, salt water, coffee, and in front you is a new day
First three songs on your playlist?
_ Dan Sultan – Old Fitzroy
_ Van Morrison – Coney Island
_ Lou Reed – New Sensation
Last great meal you ate – where and what?
_ Rockpool Sydney for Scotch fillet and Edwin P. Gibbs house on Sunday for crayfish off the grill
Favourite movie?
_ The Dancer Upstairs, John Malkovich
Biggest architectural design influence?
_ Modern Spanish architects, and prior to that the Danish. Alvaro Aalto and Siza, Enric Mirelles, Jorn Utzon. All have drawn on the site and surroundings better than others. Like them my biggest influence is the site and the question it puts forward, where are we on the ground and where do we want to go with the design?
Favourite colour?
_ Blue green
