Studio Chris Fox discovers and develops meaningful stories of place. We work and meet on Gadigal land and pay tribute to elders past, present and emerging.
Services
Design and Delivery
Concept Design. Design Development.
Shop Drawings. Engineering. Fabrication. Project and Cost Management.
Strategic Art Thinking
Research. Narrative Development. Diverse Stakeholder Engagement. Art Masterplanning. Identification of Art Opportunities.
Technical Art Consultancy
Infrastructure Bid Early Involvement.
Urban Design, Art & Placemaking Advisory Role. Challenging a Team to Think Outside the Box.
Cultural Collaboration
We have extensive experience in stakeholder management and love working with a diverse range of creative practitioners.
Material Engagement
Our projects integrate material-led research and development, using reclaimed and heritage materials.
Computational Workflow
Our innovative process ensures a fluidity between technical design and artistic thinking.
Site Understanding
Every project starts with geological, historical and cultural analysis, hearing stories and walking the site.
Process
Collaborators and Partners
The studio team thrives in meaningful collaborations and co-design, generating unique cultural placemaking outcomes with a diverse range of creatives, stakeholders and practitioners. Below our current collaborators and partners:
First Nations Collaborators
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Jacob Nash Design
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Michael Mossman
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Shay Tobin
Landscape
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Yerrabingin
Strategy and Place
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City People
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Cultural Capital
Research
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The University of Sydney, School of Architecture, Design and Planning
Delivery
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Shop1
Engineering and Documentation
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Bollinger+Grohmann
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bim.Group
Chris Fox
Artist + Founding Director
Chris Fox is an artist and academic with 30 years experience in the built environment navigating the complex constraints of the public domain. He is passionate about transforming our cities, towns and landscapes through artful thinking and collaboration.
In addition to his Studio practice, Chris is a Senior Lecturer in Art Processes and Architecture at The University of Sydney, teaching architectural students exploratory processes to enable deeper connection to place.
He has been the recipient of many awards, grants and residencies including the 2018 National Trust Heritage Award for the Most Outstanding Project of the Year.
Biography
Tina Salama, Dr
Director
Tina Salama is a medical doctor
specialising in the field of psychiatry. She is also co-director of Studio Chris Fox, with a background training in Architecture and a Master’s in Fine Arts.
Tina is passionate about the impact of the built environment on human health. In particular, the ways in which art and place making contribute to urban identity and cultivate connections between individuals, communities and environments; weaving narratives of our unique and collective past, present and futures.
Tommaso Pagani
Computational Designer + Project Lead
Tommaso studied Architecture at Politecnico di Milano, where he completed the Bachelor and Master degree. During the master thesis he started to develop his passion and knowledge about computational design and digital fabrication.
At Studio Chris Fox, Tommaso leads project delivery, from concept through to completion. He delivered the Rozelle Interchange project and worked on the Interchange Pavilion, especially on the timber fabrication process. He likes beautiful design and he is interested in how new technologies and materials can improve architecture and our life in the future.
Sarah Anstee
Computational Designer + BID Coordinator
Sarah studied at the University of Sydney graduating with an architectural Honours and Masters degree maintaining a deep interest in art. They’ve been motivated towards interdisciplinary explorations of art and design through various mediums. Sarah‘s skills include multi-scalar spatial sensibilities, technical design, planning & documentation.
In thinking about environments, artistic and spatial potential, Sarah is highly motivated by artistic processes, innovative design and creating space for diverse interests.
Kylee Stevens
Studio Manager
Kylee has lead some of Australia’s most successful creative organisations and brings over 13 years of creative business management to Studio Chris Fox.
With a career spanning more than 3 decades of creative practice, Kylee has worked as a Strategic Consultant, General Manager and Business Coach, leading creative organisations in strategic planning, business operations, stakeholder and employee engagement.
Kylee’s role at Studio Chris Fox is to lead practice wide operations and support all stakeholders in project management, strategic and financial deliverables.
Say Hello
info@chrisfox.com.au
Studio Chris Fox was founded by artist Chris Fox with the aim of transforming the built environment, bridging the disciplines of art, architecture and engineering. Chris has over 30 years’ experience in the built environment, navigating the complex constraints of the public domain to design and deliver landmark interventions of wonderment and beauty.
The studio has a rich skill set that includes strategic art-thinking and computational processes that impacts urban design, architecture, landscape and place making. We transform places with sculptural form that push the boundaries of what seems physically possible, whilst telling meaningful stories of place and people through time.
About The Studio
Computational Workflow
Ongoing practice led research works to impact the built environment and the public domain through landmark interventions.
