Arman Gouniaei
Building Design & Interior Design
Profile
Award-winning Building Designer and Interior Designer creating premium residential and commercial spaces. Every project begins with a conversation — understanding how people want to live, work, and feel within a space.
Specialising in building design, interior design, commercial fitout, and conceptual design. From initial sketches through to detailed documentation, the focus is always on craft, proportion, and materials that age with grace.
Based in Australia, working with clients who value considered design — spaces that are as functional as they are beautiful.
About
Designing spaces that endure
With a deep commitment to craft and an eye for proportion, Arman Gouniaei brings a considered approach to every project. From residential homes to commercial fitouts, the work is grounded in understanding how people inhabit and experience space.
Trained across building design and interior architecture, Arman combines technical precision with creative ambition. Each project is an opportunity to balance form, function, and materiality — delivering spaces that feel both intentional and effortless.
A recognised talent in the design community, Arman's work has earned international awards and continues to push the boundaries of what considered design can achieve in the Australian context.
Design Philosophy
Good design begins with listening. Before any line is drawn, there is a conversation — about how light enters a room, how a family moves through their home, how a business wants its clients to feel the moment they walk through the door.
The best spaces are not loud. They are quiet, confident, and deeply functional. Materials are chosen for how they age. Layouts are refined until nothing can be added or removed. Every detail serves the whole.
Recognition
Awards & Honours
French Design Awards — Winner
French Design Awards
Violin House — Residential Concept
WinnerBDAA Design Excellence Award
Building Designers Association of Australia
Contemporary Residence — Melbourne
FinalistInterior Design Excellence Award
Design Institute of Australia
Commercial Fitout — Hospitality Venue
CommendedServices
Areas of Practice
Education
Academic Background
Bachelor of Building Design
2024 – Present
Studying building design with a focus on residential architecture, sustainable construction methods, and documentation standards.
Diploma of Interior Design
2021 – 2023
Comprehensive training in spatial planning, material selection, colour theory, and commercial fitout design.
Experience
Professional Path
Building Designer — Independent Practice
2023 – Present
Leading residential and commercial projects from concept through to detailed documentation. Specialising in premium spaces that balance form, function, and materiality.
Interior Designer — Commercial Studio
2021 – 2023
Delivered hospitality and retail fitout projects. Developed expertise in joinery detailing, lighting design, and client-facing presentations.
Featured Project
Violin House
A residential concept where sculptural form meets spatial poetry — every curve informed by proportion, every surface rendered in photorealistic detail.
Discipline
3D Visualisation & Conceptual Design
Approach
From massing studies through to final renders, the Violin House explored how organic geometry can define domestic space — blending structural ambition with liveable warmth.
Tools
Revit · Lumion · Archicad
Selected Work
Project Highlights
Building Design
Contemporary Residence
A ground-up residential project balancing open-plan living with private retreats. Timber cladding, steel detailing, and floor-to-ceiling glazing create a home that responds to its landscape while asserting its own quiet identity.
Interior Design
Penthouse Interior
A full interior transformation centred on material restraint and spatial flow. Custom joinery in American oak, honed stone surfaces, and a curated lighting scheme turn a raw shell into a refined living environment.
Commercial Fitout
Hospitality Venue
A hospitality fitout designed to move guests from street to seat with a sense of arrival. Banquette seating, blackened steel frames, and warm downlighting create a space that works as hard on a Tuesday lunch as it does on a Saturday night.
Conceptual Design
Pavilion Study
An exploratory concept testing the limits of cantilever and transparency. A single-volume glass pavilion hovers above a reflecting pool — a study in how minimal structure can create maximum spatial drama.
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Philosophy
“Good design is not about making a statement — it's about making a space that feels inevitable.”