WONGA BEACH RESORT
Climate Positive, Resilient & Disaster Proof, 6 Star Eco Luxury Resort
CHARLES WRIGHT ARCHITECTS
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.
Awards & Recognition
Charles Wright Architects is recognised nationally and internationally for design excellence across public, cultural, education, civic and residential architecture. The practice has received multiple Australian Institute of Architects awards and international accolades, including major recognition for public, educational and residential projects.
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UNESCO Prix Versailles – Education Architecture (International)
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Australian Institute of Architects – National Awards (Educational Architecture, Sustainability)
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Australian Institute of Architects – State Awards (Residential, Education, Public & Cultural)
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International Architecture Awards (Residential and Education)
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Widely published in leading international architecture publications