Let’s connect, collaborate and create better places to live.

Residential Studio welcomes thoughtful collaborations with people and organisations who share our commitment to healthy, sustainable and beautifully considered homes.

Whether you build, make, advise, develop, teach, study, publish or create, we’d love to hear what you have in mind. Choose the pathway below and include enough detail for us to understand the opportunity and the best next step.

Join our professional network

We are building a trusted network of people who value clear communication, quality workmanship, thoughtful design and better residential outcomes.

Apply to join the Residential Studio professional network →

Students + emerging designers

We value curiosity, thoughtful questions and the next generation of architectural and design thinking. Students and recent graduates are welcome to introduce themselves for:

• Work-experience and observational opportunities
• Internships or future junior roles when available
• Studio visits, educational conversations and portfolio feedback
• University, TAFE or school workshop enquiries

Please email hi@residentialstudio.com.au with a short introduction, your course and year level, what you hope to learn, preferred dates and a concise portfolio or work sample. Opportunities depend on studio capacity and are not always available.

Careers + studio team

Interested in working with Residential Studio? We welcome considered expressions of interest from architects, graduates, interior designers, technicians, visualisation specialists, studio support professionals and aligned freelancers.

Please include:

• The type of role or collaboration you are seeking
• Your location and working availability
• Relevant software and technical skills
• A short CV and carefully edited portfolio
• Why Residential Studio’s work and values connect with you

Send a careers expression of interest →

Media + editorial

We welcome opportunities for project features, expert commentary, interviews, contributed articles, podcasts and conversations about architecture, interiors and healthier homes.

Founder and Principal Architect Barbara Busina can contribute to topics including:

• Healthy homes, natural light, ventilation and wellbeing
• Renovations, additions and improving existing layouts
• Designing for real family life and changing needs
• Site feasibility, planning pathways and early decisions
• Architecture and interiors considered together
• Using inspiration and AI-generated ideas thoughtfully

For media requests, please include the publication or platform, topic, format, deadline, intended audience and any image or asset requirements.

Send a media enquiry →

Speaking engagements + panels

Barb is available for selected conferences, panel discussions, podcasts, community events and industry conversations. Presentations can be shaped for homeowners, design professionals, students, property audiences or community groups.

Please share your event date, location, audience, expected attendance, session format, topic, duration, recording plans and speaker budget.

Discuss a speaking engagement →

Workshops + education

Residential Studio can develop practical, engaging sessions for homeowners, schools, universities, community groups, workplaces and industry teams.

Possible workshop themes include:

• How to write a useful brief for your architect
• Reading your home: light, airflow, movement and connection
• Renovation priorities and early feasibility
• Designing a healthier home
• From inspiration to a coherent material direction
• Understanding the residential design and approvals journey

Tell us about your group, learning goals, preferred format, timing, location and budget so we can suggest an appropriate session.

Enquire about a workshop →

Social media + brand collaborations

We consider values-aligned collaborations that are useful to our audience and connected to architecture, interiors, landscape, wellbeing or better ways of living.

Suitable formats may include educational reels, product or material stories, studio visits, project features, interviews, event coverage and longer-term creative partnerships. All collaborations must allow for an honest, architect-led perspective and clear disclosure.

Please include your brand or organisation, proposed concept, deliverables, usage rights, timing, budget and why the partnership is a natural fit for Residential Studio.

Propose a social media collaboration →

Start a conversation

Not sure which pathway fits? Email hi@residentialstudio.com.au with a short introduction, what you are proposing and any relevant timing or links.

We review every considered enquiry and will respond where there is a strong fit, appropriate timing and a clear way to create value together.