Studio
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Jesse Ant Architects is an award-winning Melbourne architectural practice specialising in residential, childcare, educational and commercial architecture. Its concept design-led approach combines thoughtful planning, contemporary design and a strong understanding of how people experience and use buildings. The studio’s work responds carefully to site, landscape, materiality and the wider environmental and social context.

Notable projects include The Tara in Kew, winner of Best Architecture Single Residence Australia at the 2021 Asia Pacific Property Awards and a finalist in the 2024 Urban Developer Awards, and Happy Seeds ELC & Kindergarten, nominated for the Property Council of Australia’s 2026 Innovation & Excellence Awards.

The studio’s portfolio spans high-end residences, townhouses, childcare and early learning centres, commercial projects and interiors, with an emphasis on refined contemporary architecture, functionality, lasting quality and user-centred design.


Antry Lau
Director

B. Planning & Design (Melb Uni)
M. Architecture (Melb Uni)
RAIA – A+ Member
Registered Architect (ARBV)

As co-director, Antry supervises the practice’s architecture from inception to completion, creating spaces that are functional, buildable and unique to the needs of each project. With more than a decade of experience, Antry balances the commercial outcomes of the client with innovative touches through light, colour and materials that keep the human experience always in mind. Antry is inspired by the simplicity of form and the integration of high-end technology in the architecture of Norman Foster, as well as the cultural, historical and environmental responses found in the work of architect Renzo Piano.

Jessica Wang
Director

B. Planning & Design (Melb Uni)
M. Architecture (Melb Uni)
RAIA – A+ Member
Registered Architect (ARBV)

As one of the two founding directors, Jessica looks after various aspects of projects from concept to construction to ensure the vision of the client is upheld at every stage. Building on a career of over ten years in architecture, Jessica brings a fresh architectural language to suit the context of each project, along with a consistently high standard of quality and charming details. Jessica is inspired by the architect Bjarke Ingels, renowned for his optimistic and socially responsible vision, as well as the work of Kazuyo Sejima who designs with a clean, modernist approach through slick surfaces and pure geometry.

Antry Lau
Director

B. Planning & Design (Melb Uni)
M. Architecture (Melb Uni)
RAIA – A+ Member
Registered Architect (ARBV)

As co-director, Antry supervises the practice’s architecture from inception to completion, creating spaces that are functional, buildable and unique to the needs of each project. With more than a decade of experience, Antry balances the commercial outcomes of the client with innovative touches through light, colour and materials that keep the human experience always in mind. Antry is inspired by the simplicity of form and the integration of high-end technology in the architecture of Norman Foster, as well as the cultural, historical and environmental responses found in the work of architect Renzo Piano.

Jessica Wang
Director

B. Planning & Design (Melb Uni)
M. Architecture (Melb Uni)
RAIA – A+ Member
Registered Architect (ARBV)

As one of the two founding directors, Jessica looks after various aspects of projects from concept to construction to ensure the vision of the client is upheld at every stage. Building on a career of over ten years in architecture, Jessica brings a fresh architectural language to suit the context of each project, along with a consistently high standard of quality and charming details. Jessica is inspired by the architect Bjarke Ingels, renowned for his optimistic and socially responsible vision, as well as the work of Kazuyo Sejima who designs with a clean, modernist approach through slick surfaces and pure geometry.