EMERGING: ARCHITECTURE’S HOLY TRINITY
Much like the city in which it is based, Sydney architectural studio TRIAS is a melting pot of experience, education and interests, thanks to the three creative minds at its core. Jennifer McMaster, Casey Bryant and Jonathon Donnelly each bring a unique and diverse set of skills and experience to the young practice. TRIAS was established in 2016, when the trio came together and founded the studio on the principle of creating buildings that are solid, simple and beautiful.
“We all came to architecture from different backgrounds and sets of interests,” says McMaster. “Architecture sits at the nexus of so many fields – society, culture, history, psychology, science, making and technology – so I think we were all drawn in by a distinctive combination of these things. We all find a lot of satisfaction in pursuing the more humanistic side of architecture, the act of making culture, of building societies and of contributing to a place.”
GENESIS OF TRIAS
McMaster, Donnelly and Bryant began their respective careers in different places, contributing to the vast array of experience they bring to the practice.
“When we were starting out, we moved between studios and cities, gaining a variety of experiences and insights. We also travelled a lot to open our eyes to work around the world,” McMaster says.
Donnelly has worked across both small- and large-scale practices, and has also spent time in the furniture and graphic design industries. He was one of the first members of Grimshaw Architects when it moved to Sydney and was involved in much of its early competition work.
Meanwhile, Bryant worked for practices in both Sydney and Melbourne, including Peter Stutchbury Architecture and
