Born and trained in Belgium, Lara Maeseele brings a European design sensibility shaped by international experience. Her career spans award-winning practices in London and Hobart, with projects recognised for design excellence and innovation.

Now based in nipaluna / Hobart, her practice is defined by a personal and collaborative approach to design. Working across architecture and interiors, collaborating closely with clients, craftsmen and specialists to create spaces of lasting value – purposeful, economically viable and a pleasure to inhabit. The work embraces the complexities of design, navigating planning restrictions, budgets, and lived-in needs while guiding clients toward sustainable choices through passive strategies, thoughtful detailing, and joyful design.

With a deep connection to place, material honesty, and authenticity, Lara’s architecture aspires to natural elegance — responsive design that enriches both private experience and the public domain.
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Lara Maeseele is an architect with a passion for designing spaces that reflect the character of their place while supporting the people who inhabit them. Her design philosophy is rooted in:

Integration
Seeing architecture and landscape as inseparable parts of a whole

Sustainability
Creating buildings that are resilient, enduring, and environmentally responsible.

Human connection
Designing spaces that foster comfort, community, and belonging.

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I acknowledge and respect Tasmanian Aboriginal peoples as the State's first peoples and recognise them as the traditional owners and continuing custodians of the land and waters of this beautiful island, Lutruwita (Tasmania) on which I work, learn, and live.