MERCEDES MAMBORT

Mercedes Mambort has 15 years industry experience working under some of Australia’s most forward thinking and progressive architects. ‘S.H.E Architects,’ of which Mercedes is the founder and principal architect, was started in 2020 and a majority of clients have been through referrals. The S.H.E values encompass Sustainability; through passive solar design, as well as passive house technology and strategy, Health; through natural healthy materials and considerations into building biology (how homes affect our physiology and biochemistry), and Environment; through conscious selections, building technology and spatial planning. We deliver elegant architecture tailored to the needs of inhabitants. We use cutting edge representation techniques including 3D models and VR, where requested by the client, to communicate our designs and ideas.

Mercedes acquired her Master’s and Bachelor of Architecture from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and spent time abroad studying in Italy and Austria, as well as exhibiting her work at international architecture exhibitions including the 2012 Venice Biennale of Architecture. She has taught at Monash University and sat on the Victorian Chapter Council at the Australian Institute of Architects, 2013-2015 as the EmAGN/ SONAA graduate representative. More locally, Mercedes has volunteered with organizations such as Creative Mullumbimby and Women’s Village Collective.

Mercedes is particularly passionate about bespoke high-performance, low-energy, healthy homes, completing her Passive House Designer Certification in 2021, and is eager to see passive house intelligence become the mainstream building typology. Mercedes role in advocasy for better quality building is a major driver for her practice.