Residential Architects Brisbane
ABOUT US
PlaceMate principal architect Jan Hogarth’s philosophy is centred on creating high quality, beautiful spaces that will hold their value to endure time and trends.
Jan specialises in residential architecture and has designed over 700 domestic building projects of all sizes and budgets from Moreton Bay to Boggabilla, Mooloolaba to Byron Bay, to all over the western suburbs of Brisbane.
Jan graduated from the University of Queensland in 1987 with a double degree Bachelor of Architecture/Design Studies and has dedicated her life to designing beautiful homes and apartments.
She has created dozens of new homes and hundreds of renovations on properties dating from 1910 to 2010. From small lots in the city to acreage properties with beautiful hillside views, Jan has done it all. She also personally designed and developed three multi-unit complexes.
Jan has lived in St. Lucia for most of her life and is the mother of three adult daughters.

Best use of a steep site
PlaceMate topped the state for best use of a sloping site over $250000 at the Queensland Master Builders Association Housing & Construction Awards. The award was for the design of two contemporary townhouses built on a 500sqm site that dropped 10m from a busy road. All the bedrooms and living areas captured picturesque city views.

Best renovation $250-$500,000
PlaceMate took home the prize at the Queensland Master Builders Association Housing & Construction Awards for the best renovation between $250,000 - $500,000. The winning renovation was a 1910 cast concrete Californian bungalow-style home in Indooroopilly. The design added a new wing and unified alterations undertaken in 50s, 70s and 80s.

Recognised in The Courier-Mail
PlaceMate's skills were recognised in The Courier-Mail for our transformation of a Shorncliffe residence originally built around 1910.
Registered with Board of Architects Queensland
Registration Number 2457
