Their work is not only immensely intelligent and subtle, with a lack of hectoring urgency in its form, but it is a determined orchestration of space…

Leon van Schaik, Design City Melbourne, 1st ed. (Chichester: Wiley, 2006), 181.

Garner Davis exploit modernity in the detail. They use perforated metals, seamless glass, modest steel frames … Corners and edges are uncomplicated … it is clear, clean expression.

Norman Day, “Reading between the lines,” The Age (Melbourne), May 23, 2005.

Garner Davis is an architecture studio based in Elwood, established by Jill Garner and Lindsay Davis in 1990.

We are careful detailers, drawn to quietude and modularity. Our buildings have been described as sensitive, durable and adaptable—attuned to use, time and change. They articulate interdisciplinary training in architecture, interior design, service design, structural engineering, philosophy, art and writing.

We offer broad expertise, from briefing to contract administration. Likewise, our design process is holistic. It prioritises the resolution and integration of each component, incorporating accessibility, aesthetics, histories, narrative, site, weather, construction and maintenance—while speculating on civic memory.

Our extended profile is available at request, including a register of drawings and publications. We welcome all enquiries.