KPA Architects

29/09/2026

A fabulous project to be involved in!

17/09/2026

It's great to see more of our designs taking shape!

We're proud to have been involved in the Geegeelup Master Plan and the design of the Staff Accommodation and Clubhouse projects.

https://thewest.com.au/news/south-west/construction-under-way-for-bridgetown-residential-aged-care-and-retirement-living-facility-c-22773353

A multimillion-dollar upgrade is continuing to progress at an aged-care and retirement facility in the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes.

01/09/2026

A great project delivering outcomes for regional WA!

13/08/2026

ANOTHER PROJECT COMPLETED:
Ellenbrook Specialist Disability Accommodation Homes

Congratulations to the Autism Association of Western Australia (AAWA) on their two new homes. AAWA appointed Habilitas to project manage and KPA Architects to design the two four-bedroom homes, which were delivered with the help of a $1,057,644 Community Housing New Build Grant from the State Government. John Carey

KPA were proud to be involved in this great project designed specifically for adults living with Autism. Todd Paterson, who was the Development Manager, would like to extend special thanks to Lara-Ann Liebenberg and Alec Johnson for their efforts.

📸 Department of Housing and Works

15/06/2026

Grand Opening: Collie Riverview - Stage 1.

Congratulations to the Riverview Board, residents, and the Shire of Collie on reaching this milestone after many years hard work.

KPA were proud to be involved and we acknowledge Modular WA and T&R Contracting for their construction work.

04/06/2026

Latest thoughts on Perth’s aged care from KPA Director, Todd Paterson.

04/06/2026

The coverage in The West Australian highlights sobering data on Perth’s aged care bed shortages, yet this crisis offers a powerful catalyst for architectural innovation. The Commonwealth’s $115 million capital boost, paired with the Cook Government’s fully utilized $100 million loan facility, unlocks an urgent mandate to fast-track construction.

For KPA Architects, a strict two-year delivery window is a brilliant opportunity to pioneer agile design. By replacing slow, traditional builds with advanced modular manufacturing, vertical urban integration, and rapid adaptive reuse, we can swiftly deliver high-acuity spaces. This funding squeeze will ultimately revolutionize local aged care, transforming clinical environments into vibrant, modern, and deeply dignified homes.

Perth is the target of the latest round of Commonwealth grants to build more aged care beds, after recent figures warned the shortfall is getting worse.

15/04/2026

The forgotten space in aged care and disability homes is having its time in the sun. As we work through the new Aged Care reforms, we are finding that gardens are becoming core design assets in new projects, not just fresh air spaces. Rising expectations for wellbeing‑centred environments are pushing providers to demonstrate quality‑of‑life outcomes. And gardens can deliver exactly that: sensory stimulation, mobility confidence, social connection, and calmer dementia‑friendly spaces. For specialist design accommodation gardens enhance autonomy and reduce behavioural distress. And the added good news is that gardens enable providers to meet the higher expectations and standards relatively affordably. Below is the sensory garden at the award-winning Brightwater Huntington’s Disease Campus in Piara Waters, designed by KPA Architects.

01/04/2026

Older adults are not afraid of new technology like AI when it is introduced thoughtfully. That is the finding of new research by the UNSW that challenges the residential aged care sector to harness the enormous opportunity for AI to help in treating loneliness in older age with AI skilled companions.

As a clinical psychologist and researcher in loneliness and social connection at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), I believe we need to widen the toolkit— not incrementally, but dramatically. Artificial intelligence presents one such opportunity. Not as a replacement for care, but as a ...

25/03/2026

Our latest newsletter is out in the world! This quarter our news is focused on the Aged Care sector.

2026 is off to a solid start, and this newsletter focuses on the growing Aged Care and Retirement Living sectors. We're currently working on several projects in this space and see first-hand the demand, both in the metropolitan area as well as regional, and also the constraints the industry is faci...