People
Costa Vorkas
Director, Architect
Meet Costa
Costa is highly regarded as an industry expert in the commercial development field and is sought after for his personable style and considered approach to creative design solutions. His principal expertise lies within the retail, commercial and residential mixed-use sectors, having designed and delivered a great number of successful projects with private, public and institutional clients.
With more than 20 years in the profession, he launched V Architecture, with the goal of making collaboration and client relationships the core of the practice.
With an aptitude for the planning and design of urban public spaces, shopping centre precincts and residential mixed-use environments, Costa has experience in developments of all backgrounds including greenfield sites, complex expansions, refurbishments and restoration of heritage buildings.
Costa is known for taking the time to understand and evaluate individual site context with development brief and apply his knowledge to create commercially viable, sustainable and enduring design outcomes.
Bachelor of Architecture (Hons)
Bachelor of Built Environment
Member, Australian Institute of Architects
Registration No. 3630 (QLD) | 10263 (NSW) | 800773 (VIC)
Nick Soudakoff
Senior Associate, Architect
Meet Nick
Nick is one of Queensland’s foremost experts in the retail development sector. With more than 40 years’ architecture expertise, his extensive experience in delivering large scale retail developments across Australia.
He drives commercially viable design initiatives into every project from concept to completion, rigorously testing the compatibility of the design proposal with the project’s commercial imperatives. Nick takes pride in assessing a full range of project opportunities and arriving at practical responses, which are unique to each proposals vision, specific conditions and site requirements.
Through careful master planning and an appreciation of the imperative of commercial viability, Nick makes certain through design management, he achieves a thoroughly practical architectural response.
His collaboration with leasing and development teams ensures his projects are aligned with the aspirations of all stakeholders on a project. Nick’s passion is to ensure that design initiatives that add value to a project are prioritised and seen through to completion.
Bachelor of Architecture
Member, Australian Institute of Architects
Greg Thrum
Senior Associate, Architect
Meet Greg
Greg is a highly experienced documentation architect, having completed extensive projects across various sectors including health, retail, commercial, education and aged care. Greg has more than 35 years experience completing projects in Australia and Indonesia, giving him an edge to approach projects thoroughly and thoughtfully.
Greg’s key skills include technical expertise in design development, construction documentation and experience in a variety of building types. He has a wide range of knowledge across building systems and services, regulations, building techniques and project delivery methods.
He is experienced working with a diverse range of clients and on a multitude of projects, which has been instrumental in crafting his abilityto lead and deliver successful and sustainable projects.
Graduate Diploma Architect
Bachelor of Applied Science (Built Environment)
Gracie Downes
Associate, Architect
Meet Gracie
Diligent, meticulous and always striving to enhance her skills, Gracie graduated as a Master of Architecture in 2017 and is pursuing her professional registration. She also holds a Bachelor of Design in Architectural Studies and completed a second major in Interior Design.
She has experience in interior, residential, commercial and retail design and thrives working on a range of projects which require varying levels of complexity and detail.
Gracie passionately crafts and creates precise plans, documentation and presentations for each project she is involved in. A perfectionist by nature, Gracie pays extensive attention to detail to ensure accurate and time efficient work persists. Gracie follows each project closely and passionately through all stages of design, from concept development to completed documentation and final presentations.
Gracie is personable with clients and is attentive to their architectural solution requirements. Gracie has experience working with a range of clients, therefore, further enhancing her ability to diligently and professionally liaise with clientele to problem solve.
Masters of Architecture (M.Arch.)
Honours of Architecture (B.Arch.Hons)
Bachelor of Architecture with Interior Design (B.Arch.)
George Stathis
Associate
Meet George
George is a Masters of Architecture graduate with over 5 years of experience and pursuing his professional registration. He has experience in large scale multi-residential, commercial, education, industrial and retail design having worked on projects from early sketch design through to complete construction documentation.
George is personable with clients and consultants, time efficient and methodical in his work, taking great care to achieve the highest result for clients and architectural outcomes. He can professionally interact with any client, consultant or stakeholder, and has the ability to clearly explaining planning and design objectives and outcomes.
George has experience working with a variety of clients enabling him to further be enhancing his ability to diligently and professionally liaise with clientele to problem solve. He possesses a unique set of skills and is an expert in BIM software, 3D rendering and parametric design that he draws upon with a great energy and professionalism bringing out great results for clients and projects.
Masters of Architecture (M.Arch.Prof)
Bachelor of Architecture Design (B.Arch.)
David Laws
Associate, Architect
Meet David
David is a highly skilled and experienced Architect, having worked throughout Australia and overseas.
He is a versatile project leader and solid Revit skills and has lead projects in the Retail, Residential, Healthcare and Commercial sphere. Having operated his own business for 10-years in France, David has a unique insight managing a project across all phases of design through to construction.
He is an excellent communicator, efficient operator and has a keen eye for detail and inspires confidence in both his team and his clients.
Bachelor of Architecture with First Class Honours – University of Technology, Sydney
Diplome d’Architecture – School of Architecture and Landscape, Bordeaux, France
Bachelor of Science, Major in Architecture – Pacific Western University, California
Iwan Sadono
Architect
Meet Iwan
Having obtained his bachelor’s degree in architecture at German university, Fachhochschule Augsburg, Iwan has over 24 years’ experience in the Australian market. While enjoying a wide breadth of design, Iwan specialises in retail, residential, commercial and public spaces. Iwan works diligently to ensure projects are delivered on time and to the highest quality.
He has a passion for creating functional and aesthetically pleasing spaces that positively impact people’s lives and enjoys keeping up-to-date with the latest industry trends.
Adriana Makras
Design Graduate
Meet Adriana
Adriana is an Architectural Graduate pursuing her Masters degree in Architecture at the Queensland University of Technology. While she completes her studies, Adriana, always highly motivated and driven, has also taken the opportunity to learn alongside and assist our highly qualified architects. She brings with her great enthusiasm and innovative ideas.
Bachelor of Design (Architectural Studies)
Edward Huang
Design Graduate
Meet Edward
Edward is an Architectural Graduate pursuing his Masters degree at The University of Queensland. Edward is highly motivated with a keen eye for detail and enjoys being involved in developing innovative design solutions.
Bachelor of Architecture
Elena Tsangari
Operating Officer
Meet Elena
As our Chief Operating Officer, Elena expertly manages our business operations and has been committed to the development and growth of V Architecture since its inception. As a qualified solicitor, her combined background in law and business management is an enormous asset to the practice.
She manages short-term objectives, as well as strategically planning for the long-term practice development. Her role also encompasses people management and HR, finance and compliance auditing.
In addition, Elena is a Senior Teaching Fellow at Bond University, where she has been lecturing in Law since 2016.
Master of Laws
Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
Bachelor of Social Science (Hons)
Solicitor of High Court of Australia and Supreme Court of Queensland
Adriannie Nicolaou
Marketing Manager
Meet Adriannie
Adriannie effortlessly manages our social media platforms, internal and external marketing and is committed to the growth of V Architecture. With a background in marketing and graphic design, Adriannie also has taken keen interest in design which she is now completing a certificate in Interior Design.
Adriannie thrives within a team environment and enjoys working collaboratively with her team to work efficiently to accomplish a variety of projects.
Bachelor of Communication Design
Andrew Chamberlin
Documentation Lead
Meet Andrew
Andrew has more than 20-years of documentation experience. Uniquely, his documentation career commenced at a practical level while working as a fitter, welder and fabricator of boats. He used CAD for pattern making to program CNC routers for the fabrication of Aluminium boats.
In 2015, Andrew pivoted towards architectural drafting. He possesses impressive Revit abilities, excellent communication skills and a wealth of knowledge. His key strengths lie in producing design and presentation images and detailed drawings of building structures.
Within V Architecture, while producing high quality Revit plans, Andrew has also become a valuable Revit knowledge base for many team members and is always willing to mentor other people.
New Zealand Diploma in Architectural Technology
Lucia O’Donnell
Architectural Student
Meet Lucia
As an Architectural student going into her final year of undergraduate study, Lucia strives to bring her passion for design into her everyday life through her work. Through her open-minded and willing to learn attitude, she continues to broaden her architectural knowledge in order to inform creative and innovative design solutions in her future career.
Lucia thrives within a team environment and thoroughly enjoys collaborating with her co-workers to efficiently accomplish tasks on a variety of projects.
Billy Meroekh
Documentation Lead
Meet Billy
Billy has completed a bachelor architecture degree and has more than 20 years of experience in documentation and 3D visualisation.
He has been familiar with Revit since 2005 and has made him very strong in presentations, documents, 3D model and BIM. Experience in handling Revit model, Revit standard and Revit content. He is passionate about 3D Models and Virtual Reality, good in the use of Enscape and 3Ds Max which is very helpful in achieving 3D visualisation.
His experience varies in the fields of master plan, residential, retail / commercial, office and senior living in Australia, Oceania, Southeast Asia and Africa.
He is an exceptionally strong documentary with a talent for working through complex problems and developing practical and efficient design outcomes.
Bachelor of Architecture Design (B.Arch.)
Supri Sugiman
BIM Management and Documentation
Meet Supri
Supri has completed a bachelor architecture degree and has more than 20 years of experience in documentation of various building sectors.
He is experienced in producing high quality and accurate architectural documentation with a passion for BIM systems and is constantly developing and improving his knowledge and skill base in proficient documentation.
Michael Williamson
Documentation Lead
Meet Michael
Michael is an experienced Revit architectural technician with an eye for accuracy and detail. He has worked on a variety of projects including large hospitals, residential developments and retail centers.
His love of classic Australian construction and Japanese traditional design, has influenced design concepts and commitment to a high-quality output.
He has valuable experience in BIM on large scale projects and has been trialing the existing possibilities of VR as a visualisation tool in design development and space planning and coordination of services.
Advanced Diploma of Building Design and Technology
Certificate IV in Residential Drafting
Amir Azis
BIM Management and Documentation
Meet Amir
With more than 18 years-experience in the Architectural profession, Amir as become a specialist expertise in the areas of Health, Education, Aged Care, Retail and Commercial.
Amir is passionate about crafting quality spaces through maintaining the integrity of a projects concept and requirements. He is committed to ensuring design development and the essence of the design is maintained through all aspects of construction documentation and procurement.
Grayce Clemens
Personal Assistant
Meet Grayce
As an Architectural student going into her final year of undergraduate study, Grayce works meticulously to manage the day-to-day operations within our office. She is focused and effective operator who works diligently to be across every project. Grayce has the capability to manage complicated tasks in the prudent and time efficient manner and enjoys interacting with people and build professional relationships.
Graham Harper
Consultant
Meet Graham
Graham is an expert Revit and Animation Technician. He is highly skilled across many architectural software platforms and has a talent for producing high quality visualisations.
He began work as a CAD operator in the architectural field 30 years ago and his expertise includes multistorey residential (up to 60 storey) and resort projects, as well as commercial projects, stadiums, medical and healthcare, vehicle showrooms and industrial.
He optimises the potential of visualisation software (animation and VR) and is at the forefront of cutting-edge rendering technologies. He sees limitless value in 4D software enabling an architectural model with content for construction drawings, quantifiable information, proof of constructability and spacial information.
Graham is passionate about the ability of systemised architectural building information for architectural documentation.
60 imagery photographer and digital VR specialist
Architectural animator and video editor
Architectural Documenter and BIM QS
Peter Borko
Consultant
Meet Peter
Peter is an architect and interior designer with more than 15 years’ experience. He balances interior design, architecture, interior construction supervision, product design and prototyping. Peter has been the visionary behind demanding design concepts and brought numerous bespoke interiors to reality.
He has a wealth of knowledge across retail, commercial, hospitality, interior fit-outs and residential projects. Peter has the innate ability to design interior spaces, joinery and furniture to perfectly complement the wider building form and function.
With a remarkable talent for hand drawing, Peter is skilled in sketch design visualisation for both conceptual and highly refined detail work. Peter oversees all aspects of interior design, furniture, material selections and joinery production across our projects.
Bachelor of Architecture (Distinction) – Slovenia
Architect Slovenia
Interior Designer