Meridian
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Architecture & interiors · Est. 2011

A quieter
kind of space.

Meridian is an architecture and interiors practice working across residential, commercial, and cultural projects — a small studio with a long view, founded on a simple belief that considered space has a measurable effect on how people live.

Studios Sydney · Tokyo
Founded 2011 · MCA, RAIA
Manifesto

We design slowly. We detail obsessively. We refuse to treat a building as a product. Every project begins as a conversation about how a place should feel at six in the morning — and ends with a drawing that reflects it.

— Meridian Studio
Ishi Nakamura, founding partner
Selected works

A small, careful
portfolio.

Six projects from the last four years. We take on a maximum of eight commissions annually — the constraint is a choice. Each project is led end-to-end by a partner.

MST–018 · NISHIYAMA RESIDENCE · TOKYO · 2024
MST–018 Nishiyama Residence Shibuya, Tokyo
2024
MST–016
MST–016 Narrow House Paddington, Sydney
2024
MST–014 · COASTAL PAVILION
MST–014 Coastal Pavilion Wategos, Byron Bay
2023
MST–012 · CULTURAL ANNEX
MST–012 Cultural Annex Kichijōji, Tokyo
2023
MST–010
MST–010 Observatory Folly Blue Mountains
2022
MST–008 · MERIDIAN HALL · WHARF PRECINCT · 2022
MST–008 Meridian Hall Walsh Bay, Sydney
2022
Process

Four phases.
One continuous conversation.

01.

Listening

Six to eight weeks on site, in conversation, and in research. We do not begin to draw until we can describe the brief in the client's own words.

02.

Concept

A single unifying idea, tested against light, context, and the way the project will be used over a decade — not a trend cycle.

03.

Detailing

Every junction drawn in full. We prototype at 1:1 where it matters. Materials are chosen to age well and to carry the signature of craft.

04.

Delivery

On site weekly. A partner present at every critical construction milestone. We hand over a building that works as drawn.

Recognition

A small record
of external readings.

2025House of the Year, ResidentialHouses Awards
2024Emerging Architecture ShortlistAR Awards · London
2024Cover feature — Nishiyama ResidenceMonocle Issue 174
2023Cultural Building CommendationJapan Architecture Review
2023Best in Show — PavilionAILA Landscape Awards
2022Feature — Meridian HallDomus Magazine
Enquiry

Let's begin
a conversation.

studio@meridianstudio.co →
Sydney · +61 2 8000 0000 / Tokyo · +81 3 0000 0000