Adrian Scaffidi

Bachelor of Design (Architecture)

I’m Adrian Scaffidi, graduating in 2024 with a Bachelor of Design (Architecture) from Swinburne University after previously completing an Advanced Diploma of Building Design at RMIT University and pre-apprenticeship in Building and Construction. With a foundation in technical skills and hands on skills and a love for creative problem-solving, I’m excited to begin my career in architecture and gain valuable industry experience before returning to complete a master’s degree.

What I enjoy most about architecture is working closely with clients to find design solutions, whether on large-scale commercial projects or smaller residential designs. I’m passionate about creating solutions that meet, and ideally exceed, client expectations. I have efficient skills in Revit, Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator, and AutoCAD and I’m eager to expand on and learn new skills and/or programs

I’m confident in presenting and communicating ideas and thrive in team settings where collaboration is key to creating meaningful designs. I’m looking forward to the opportunity to make a positive impact and grow professionally in my role.

Studio 5 - Museum X

Interior shot of the proposed glasshouse museum showcasing the native and local flora of Newport. A museum design proposing the natural restoration and promotion of biodiversity on post-industrial sites.

Studio 5 - Museum X

Hero shot of the proposed museum design incorporating a walkable green roof passing through the glasshouse garden museum with connecting bridges across the site. The walkable green roof also acts as part of the museum program with native flora also planted across the roof creating a harmonious blend between the roof gardens and existing natural fabric of Newport.

Studio 5 - Museum X

Eye level perspective of a museum goer experiencing the native and local flora of Newport through the walkable green roof museum.

Studio 4 - Waterfront Intervention

This project was designed based of form finding machines created at the beginning of the semester. This design was created using the curvature created from the straight sections of a Hyperboloid shape.
A mixed-use hybrid building combining cafe, restaurant, rentable communal spaces and student accommodation along this waterfront site with overhanging forms harboring a connection with the waterfront.

Studio 4 - Waterfront Intervention

This design was extended beyond the original site conditions extending over the entire North Pier with outdoor seating and park spaces along bike paths. This design decision was made with the intention that future design projects such as the Melbourne Green Line can be constructed, and this design will be able to blend seamlessly with the current and future landscape.

Acknowledgement of Country

The School of Design and Architecture respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and knowledge-keepers of the lands, waters and sky that surround us, where we work, learn, create, communicate and make place. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded and this always was and will always be Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to make a better world through design.

We extend our acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, real-life clients, and knowledge keepers, who have contributed to our own education diversity and growth. We will continue to ensure that staff and students respectfully honour ancestral connection to Country and Place in everything that they do.

We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

Guided by the principles of respect, reconciliation, and reciprocity we undertake to indigenising and decolonising design practice by dismantling colonial structures and challenging biases that have marginalised Indigenous voices and design.

As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.