HUMPHREY HOMES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- ARCHITECT
- Principal Design Architect
Helen's passion for striking architecture is evident the moment you meet her and is why she leads the Humphrey Homes design team.
She has worked in residential architecture for 25 years, having focused on high-end single residential for most of that time.
She spent a large part of her career with Philippa Mowbray Architects and also successfully ran her own architectural business, designing homes in the western suburbs.
Principal Design Architect Helen Marchesani shares Dean's passion for great design. The philosophy at Humphrey Homes is centred on innovation, creativity and simplicity, the thoughtful application of natural materials, and ‘honest' architecture: spaces that not only look and feel great, but are also tailored to clients' needs. We look nationally and internationally for leading design thinking, materials and lifestyle ideas, and we are also inspired by our clients, who are encouraged to bring their own ideas to the table.
Joie brings global experience to Humphrey Homes. After graduating with a Bachelor Degree in English and Design in 2000, she travelled and worked in Sydney, London and South Korea. On returning to Perth, she pursued her love of fine art managing a prominent art gallery in Subiaco, before moving into styling and completing her studies in Interior Design. She has worked in residential interior design ever since and has a wealth of construction knowledge to assist her design skills.
"As a lover of all things design, architecture, art, photography, fashion and lifestyle I am always researching and growing as an interior designer. I love the creative process.
Whether that is sourcing materials, or painting up render colours for my clients, I am passionate about interior design and how an interior space can elevate how we live day-to-day.
I love getting to know our clients' personalities and translating them into the interior and exterior elements of their home, so that when they move in they feel like the space not only reflects their ethos but enhances their life and their families lives in the spaces we create."
Joie loves painting, building, renovating and all sorts of creating, even cooking! Away from work you can find her looking after her young daughter and often in the South West at a winery with friends or the beach, painting art, or collecting vintage art and furniture.
Katie's love of architecture and interior design cultivated her passion for her career with her citing, "that there was never another career option as I knew from a child that this was my path."
Growing up in the South West, Katie moved to Perth in her early 20s and in 2012 completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Interior Architecture at Curtin University.
Her experience in residential interiors and architecture is evidenced with the work she does with Humphrey Homes, as well as when she managed her own successful interior design studio for six years. She brings a level of sophistication and great industry contacts which enable her to source products and work with clients to cultivate ideas and solutions that best highlight how they like to live.
Katie's mantra is evidenced day-to-day when working with clients: "good design should be life changing and beautiful."
She adds, "Creating homes that are truly unique to our clients is what makes my job so special and rewarding. Getting to know our clients on a personal level so we can deliver them a unique home that truly represents them is my passion."
When not working, she enjoys exploring down south and spending time with her husband and two young children.