WONGA BEACH RESORT
Climate Positive, Resilient & Disaster Proof, 6 Star Eco Luxury Resort
CHARLES WRIGHT ARCHITECTS
Global Leaders in High-Performance Architecture
Charles Wright Architects (CWA) is a world-renowned practice at the forefront of climate-responsive design. One of the few boutique firms globally to achieve World Winner status (in association with KIRK and i4 Architecure) at the Prix Versailles – UNESCO World Architecture and Design Awards, CWA bridges the gap between visionary residential landmarks and complex, high-performance institutional infrastructure.
From the Daryl Jackson National Award for Education to the Phaidon Atlas of Brutalist Architecture, our work is canonised as the global benchmark for Resilient Tropical Modernism.
FEATURED PROJECTS
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Construction is now complete on this exciting new house project.
Setting a new benchmark for sustainable living & luxury in the city
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Construction is near complete on this exciting project for JCU - we are working as Architects in Association with KIRK and i4 Architecture
Climate-Responsive Architecture Across Australia’s Eastern Seaboard
Designing for Place, Climate and Context
Architecture today is defined by its ability to respond intelligently to place, climate, culture and program. Charles Wright Architects is an award-winning Australian practice delivering complex public, cultural, healthcare, education, high-end multi-residential, resort, hotel, commercial and residential projects across Australia’s eastern seaboard.
With bookend studios in Port Douglas (servicing the Cairns region) and Melbourne, our practice operates across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, combining regional intelligence with national project delivery capability. We work closely with government agencies, institutional clients, developers and private clients to deliver architecture that is robust, climate-responsive and enduring in demanding urban, regional and remote contexts.
Integrated Design, Performance & Delivery
Our work is underpinned by an integrated design methodology that brings together environmental performance, technical rigour and long-term operational outcomes. We embed Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) principles as a foundational driver across all project typologies — from complex public and institutional projects to high-end multi-residential, resort and hotel developments.
This integrated approach allows us to deliver architecture that is not only design-led, but also highly constructible, operationally efficient and resilient over time. Our teams work closely with clients, engineers, sustainability consultants and specialist advisors to ensure each project achieves strong environmental performance while remaining commercially viable and buildable within real-world procurement and delivery frameworks.
Project-specific strategies are developed in direct response to climate, context and program, integrating passive design principles, environmental performance and material durability into the architectural logic of each project. This approach is evident in site-responsive residential and hospitality projects such as (W)RIGHT House, and in The Edge House as well as in large-scale public, healthcare, education and commercial projects where environmental intelligence must be integrated within complex consultant coordination, stakeholder engagement and regulatory frameworks.
Across all typologies, we balance environmental performance with constructability, cost discipline and long-term operational resilience. This ensures our architecture performs not only at concept stage, but through documentation, construction and occupation — delivering enduring value for public authorities, institutional clients, developers and private clients alike.
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Sustainability Embedded in Every Project
Sustainability is embedded as a foundational design driver across all project typologies and scales. Our work integrates passive climatic strategies, low-energy building systems, durable material selection and long-term lifecycle performance to achieve resilient outcomes in tropical, subtropical and temperate environments across Australia’s eastern seaboard.
We work closely with environmental and engineering consultants to embed sustainability into the architectural logic of each project, balancing performance, constructability, cost and long-term operational value. This approach supports robust outcomes across public buildings, healthcare and education facilities, large-scale residential developments, resorts and hotels and bespoke houses.
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Reducing carbon footprint and long-term operational impact is central to our design methodology across all project typologies. We integrate passive design strategies, high-performance building envelopes and low-energy systems to minimise operational energy demand and support long-term environmental performance across public, healthcare, education, commercial, high-end multi-residential, resort and hotel projects and bespoke houses.
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Our approach combines low-energy design with intelligent integration of renewable technologies, water management and building services to achieve resilient, future-ready outcomes. Project-specific strategies are tailored to climate, site and program, supporting low-carbon performance across tropical, subtropical and temperate environments throughout Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
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Stamp House as an example of how integrated solar generation, passive design and water-sensitive site strategies can be embedded within architectural form. Across all project scales, we carefully manage site impact, construction logistics and environmental integration to minimise disruption and, where possible, enhance ecological performance and long-term site resilience.
A National Practice with Regional Intelligence
Charles Wright Architects is an award-winning Australian architecture practice delivering complex public, cultural, healthcare, education, high-end multi-residential, resort, hotel, commercial and residential projects across Australia’s eastern seaboard.
With bookend studios in Port Douglas (servicing the Cairns region) and Melbourne, our practice operates across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, combining regional intelligence with national project delivery capability. We bring design excellence, technical rigour and delivery discipline to projects in metropolitan, regional and remote contexts, supporting long-term partnerships with public authorities, institutional clients, developers and private clients.
Our work is defined by rigorous contextual response, environmental intelligence and enduring architectural quality — delivering projects that perform, endure and create lasting value for clients and communities.
Please don't hesitate to contact us and discuss your requirements and ideas.
Charles Wright Architects delivers specialist architectural leadership across complex public, institutional and private sector projects, bringing deep technical knowledge, strategic design capability and proven delivery experience across diverse project types and scales.
Our expertise spans health, education, public and cultural buildings, hotels and resorts, commercial developments, mixed-use and multi-residential projects, alongside bespoke residential architecture. We bring a disciplined approach to delivering cost-effective, high-performing built outcomes within fixed budget and operational constraints.
Our team integrates stakeholder engagement, functional briefing, benchmarking and regulatory alignment to shape projects that perform operationally, socially and environmentally. Supported by advanced digital workflows, BIM-based coordination and rigorous quality assurance processes, we provide clients with clarity, confidence and continuity of leadership from early planning through to delivery and commissioning.
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Community & Stakeholder Engagement
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Masterplanning & Urban Design
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Feasibility Studies & Investment Evaluation
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Architecture
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Interior Architecture
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Specialist Health Facility Planning
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Specialist Education Facility Planning
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Specialist Hotel & Resort Planning
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Project Leadership & Delivery Management
Awards & Recognition
Design Leadership & Global Recognition
Charles Wright Architects is defined by an uncompromising commitment to excellence across the public, cultural, and residential sectors. Our work is recognised by the world’s most prestigious bodies for its ability to solve complex architectural challenges with sculptural boldness and technical rigour.
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Global Cultural Benchmark: World Winner at the UNESCO Prix Versailles for International Education Architecture.
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National Excellence: Recipients of the Australian Institute of Architects’ highest honours, including the Daryl Jackson National Award for Educational Architecture and multiple National Awards for Sustainable Architecture.
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Sector-Spanning Authority: Consistent State and International Architecture Awards across Residential, Public, and Civic categories.
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Architectural Canonization: Featured as a definitive voice in climate-responsive design within global monographs by Phaidon Press, Thames & Hudson, and Images Publishing