Qualifications

B. Arch (Hons), Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.

Urban Design Minor, University of Montréal.

A.A.Arch (Hons) Broward College.

Registrations

NSW Arch Reg #8208.

ACT Arch Reg #2616.

VIC Arch Reg #19051.

QLD Arch Reg #5089.

WA Arch Reg #2980.

NT Arch Reg #AR1158.

SA Arch Reg #3540.

TAS Arch Reg #1209.

APEC #AU/00041.

Design Practitioner Registration DEP0001428.

Principal Design Practitioner Registration PDP0000485.

Current Affiliations

American Institute of Architects #38966139.

Royal British Institute of Architects #20033563.

Association of Consulting Architects ACA #2294.

Past Affiliations

Australian Institute of Architects MRAIA #55718.

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.

Relevant Expertise

Charles began his professional journey as a carpenter apprentice, and has practiced architecture for nearly 30 years.

He is Australian/Canadian citizen, and holds one of only 54 APEC ARCHITECT International Licenses, which allows for the cross-border practice in 14 economies. These include: Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Korea, Philippines, Thailand, China, Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America.

He earned his second degree in architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology, a Chicago institution renowned for its technical expertise in the design and engineering of tall buildings and complex construction projects. The school of architecture, founded by famous Bauhaus architect Mies van Der Rohe, is known for its contribution to the Chicago skyline, and for its minimalist yet meaningful design philosophy.

Over the past 12 years, Charles has focussed extensively on specialized and fast-track datacenters. During this time, he helped deliver and peer review dozens of designs and constructions, while also contributing time and thought leadership to industry events and publications. His efforts have been recognized with awards such as the “Sustainability Initiative of the Year for Pacific Islands Data Centres”, “MBA Excellence in Housing”, and “UDIA NSW Excellence in Affordable Housing.”

Strategic Alliance

As the Nominated Executive Architect for CM+A, Charles works directly with CEOs in leading teams of highly skilled architects and specialist engineers. This role has allowed him to review and improve hundreds of technically complex designs of all types, and to develop a sharp eye for identifying risks, cost-saving measures, and fast-track opportunities. His mission is to keep all specialists aligned with your project’s goals, and to ensure that your business case remains at the center of the process, not getting lost in complexity.

Relevant Past/Current Projects include

S1 INVESTOR - Agro-Thermal Carbon Capture (Closed-loop carbon-negative Geothermal DC with co-benefits)

OPTUS - National Upgrades (Strategic Alliance Panel)

Digital Asset Infrastructure (ASFL Concept)

FIRST QUADRANT - 80MW Site Pre-Qualification

TELECOM FIJI - Design Peer Review and Qualification

MICROSOFT - SYD05 Datacenter (fast-track delivery)

SWITCHDIN - Battery Testing Facility

UNDISCLOSED - East Africa Datacenter Site Feasibility

Sydney Corporate Park DC High Voltage Upgrade

MAWSON - Immersion Cooling DC Feasibility QLD (200MW)

EQUINIX - SY6-III-IV-V (12 MW) DC Expansion, NSW ($40M)

INTEGER IT - PMQ1-2 Port Macquarie Datacentre

FIJI - Design Peer Review and Qualification

MAC TELECOM IC3E - DC Peer Review/Inspections

NEW PLEASANT - Datacentre Site Feasibility

UPCENTER Technologies - Hybrid Cloud Rollout

INTEGER IT - PMQ1-1 Port Macquarie Datacentre

FIRMUS - LST-1 Tasmania Supercomputer Datacenter, Office and Prototype

FIRMUS - LST-2-3-4-5 Immersion Cooling Datacenter and Research Centre

EQUINIX - CA1-IB Canberra Datacenter upgrade

EQUINIX - SY6-IIb-III (12 MW) Datacenter Expansion

MICROSOFT - 12 MW High Density Datacenter Expansion, New South Wales ($60M)

EQUINIX - 18MW Datacenter, VIC ($90M)

SYDNEY RMS - Relocation, Rozelle & Kirribilli ($20M)

SYDNEY TRAINS - Rail Operation Centre ROC ($50M)

ENTERPRISE DATA CORP - Business Recovery Centre

Allied Mills - Gluten Plant Upgrade ($10M)

FIRE RESCUE NSW - HQ D&C ($30M)

METRONODE-EQUINIX - PE2-II DC

METRONODE-EQUINIX - ME4-II-III-IV DC

METRONODE-EQUINIX - Warranties Manuals

METRONODE-EQUINIX - SY7-II-III DC

METRONODE-EQUINIX - SY6-IIa DC

KEPPEL - Datacentre Peer Review Inspections

METRONODE - High Density Datacenter Prototypes

ENTERPRISE - DATA CORP DC Brookhollow I-II

SYDNEY TRAINS - Rail Operation Centre Sydenham

ENTERPRISE DATA CORP - Chatswood Datacenter

ENTERPRISE DATA CORP - Norwest Datacenter

NSW POLICE - AVL Upgrades to 30 Regional Stations

UNDISCLOSED - Data Centre Prototypes

300 Residential units in Waitara ($50M)

144 Residential high-rise in Hornsby ($20)

Harbord Public School ($20M)

Cronulla HS accessibility upgrade ($2M)

Leichhardt PS access. upgrade ($50K)

Mowbray HS D&C ($20)

Fire Rescue NSW HQD&C ($30M)

Elanora Country Club fitout ($10M)

Five Designer-Houses Cluster, Spring Farm ($3M)

Allied Mills gluten plant upgrade ($10M)

19 townhouses, Ku-ring-gai ($10M) 

14-storey high-rise, St. Leonards($20M)

S96 & CC for 18 units, Strathfield ($9M)

21-Townhouse DA, Granville ($15M)

Large Industrial DA, St Marys ($8M)

25 Luxury Resi., Northbridge($10M)

Industrial Site Remediation and DA, Newcastle ($20M)

DA for 21-unit residential, Manly

DA for 62-unit resi. Land Court, Sydney

Various design feasibilities