We work to create beautiful and functional architecture which incrementally improves the aesthetics of a place.
We search for the answers to complex problems and we strive to innovate.
We celebrate our patrons’ visions and wills to effect change.
We fuse a Japanese appreciation of efficient and workable space with the pursuit of a new Australasian modernity.
We operate across borders, contexts, and cultures to tirelessly and timelessly deliver for our clients and for the built environment we inhabit.
We offer services to our clients for architecture, master planning, interior design, urban strategies and utopian ideas.
We push through complex regulatory frameworks and we aspire to add value without compromising design.
We create a range of architecture from single dwellings to multi-unit higher density housing, from country sheds to large industrial warehouses, and from high-end commercial and hospitality fit-outs to sports and cultural precincts of state significance.
We believe architecture is not the result of only one person’s stroke of genius but teamwork, collaboration, and transdisciplinary networks.
We seek success in every project and above all,
We love design.
Shunji Senda, graduate of the University of Melbourne with honours degree in architecture, established SEARCH STUDIO in 2015.
Originally born in Japan and having arrived in Australia in 2005, Shunji achieved recognition as a registered architect in Melbourne in 2014.
Before establishing SEARCH STUDIO, Shunji set his way on a transformative journey, traveling and working in various beautiful cities including Berlin, Tokyo and Melbourne,
collecting profound inspirations and influences for his unwavering dedication and pursuit of excellence in architecture.
Shunji is passionate about placemaking, and the contribution of great Architecture and Built environment to the long term growth for the local community in the future world.
The key element associated with Shunji’s works is his minimalist aesthetics and perfectionistic spatial planning in the designs rooted in his Japanese cultural background.
Shunji oversees all areas of architectural design and delivery in the studio with broad experience in residential, commercial, hospitality and cultural sectors, rigorously creating proposals that merge through inventive translation of all information from client, contexts, conditions and programs. Whether working with boutique developers, start-up businesses or private clients, Shunji ensures the creative process remains as a central part of SEARCH STUDIO.