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AACA Competency:

Design 4.6

Module Outline:

Space optimisation is a central concern for designers seeking to enhance the quality of life while delivering long-term value for their clients. By adopting flexible design principles, it is possible to maximise the utility of every square metre within residential and commercial environments. This approach not only improves financial and environmental performance but also enhances occupant wellbeing and future proofs buildings for evolving needs. In this module, we examine key methods, design principles, and products that enable more effective use of space across a wide range of settings—including homes, offices, hotels, classrooms, and hospitals—wherever space can work harder and smarter.

Learning Objectives:

1. Improve our understanding of building space optimisation strategies (Conceptual Design 3.3 & 3.4)
2. Identify key solutions for optimising space within residential & commercial spaces (Conceptual Design 3.2)

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Meet our Presenter

Mark Micallef

Mark Micallef has over 15 years’ experience in technical sales and management roles in the building industry working with some of Australia’s leading building materials manufacturers. Mark is an expert in acoustics, thermal comfort, and indoor environmental quality, with formal training in Australia and abroad, and had been involved in a design and construction capacity on many of Australia’s largest building projects, including Barangaroo, Perth Children’s Hospital, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Melbourne University School of Architecture, Eureka Tower and Melbourne 108. Mark holds an MBA from RMIT University and a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from Victoria University, in addition to several formal and informal qualifications in building and construction-based subjects.