Rosalyn's practice leans on the emotive, not the purely practical. She believes a project’s aspiration is just as important as its function, and that every building not only serves its occupants, but also takes its place within a greater site, context and community. Rosalyn doesn’t like excess in her life or her work, and will always try to incorporate honestly-made materials into her designs, avoiding imitation wherever possible.
An international practitioner, Rosalyn hails from the Philippines and lived in Zurich after graduating from the University of Melbourne. She is particularly experienced in medium and large-scale cultural, public or institutional builds, and after working on Hobart’s Hedberg performing arts complex in collaboration with Theatre Royal and the State and University of Tasmania, she has greater stamina and a deeper appreciation for a complex building’s ‘back of house’.
Rosalyn's creative talents are many and varied, having been a producer for an independent short film, and designed and made her own furniture. When work is done, she might be found at the potter’s wheel or hiking in the mountains.
Rosalyn is intrigued by the idea of changeable architecture, adapting with use over time or with the seasons. A visit to Peter Zumthor’s Therme Vals in the depths of winter intrigued her, not just for the moody labyrinthine interiors, but because you might experience it completely differently in the Swiss Alps summer.
