Anna Baranoff

As a registered Architect with over 22 years’ postgraduate experience, Anna’s experience lies primarily in three areas;

• Communications with clients and contractors,
• Design: turning constraints into opportunities, and
• Project and Design Management.

Anna co-founded contexture to create a nimble, flexible, and adaptable studio with focus on delivering projects with efficiency and accountability. Clients engage directly with the leaders of the company at all stages.

Anna’s architectural career spans residential projects through to complex multi-million dollar capital works projects. She has been responsible as Senior Architect , Principal Consultant Design and Project Management roles within Health, Research, Education and Transport projects within large multidisciplinary firms, Qld Government sector and Design Manager within the Construction sector. The variety of projects she has been involved in shows the adaptability and flexibility of Anna’s architecture knowledge and process.  Through this experience, Anna has valuable lessons-learnt, that has allowed strategic problem solving and innovation to be applied to all roles and project types. Anna thrives on meeting and exceeding client expectations. Driving for sustainability both environmentally and environmentally 

Working as a Casual Academic at University of Qld, St Lucia Campus, for the past 2 years, Anna has enjoyed mentoring and leadership guidance to 2nd and 3rd year students in Architectural Design of resilient structures and larger complex university buildings, enjoying the mentorship and leadership guidance to the younger generation of Architecture students.

Throughout Anna’s career she has gained experience in preparing architectural drawings, engagement and management of multidisciplinary consultants, leading user group consultations and project managing roles. Anna is industrious when undertaking defect inspections, and diligently responds to answering design and construction queries.

Her drive is for working on Architectural projects that provide clients with joy to live sustainably, with improved liveability/ workability. She is particularly proud of all her roles played in the lives of homeowners, to the larger scale complex sector projects. To name but a few: Qld Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons), Centre for Children's Health Research (Hassell), and the Outer Islands Torres Strait Redevelopment Primary Health Care Centre projects (Jacobs), which involved 4 islands individual facilities, spanning 5 years, including the C19 pandemic.

The following list includes projects Anna significantly contributed to in various roles over her career at Jackson Architects, Lyons (JV Conrad Gargett), Queensland Health and Jacobs. The list includes a range of professional services scope from briefing and studies to fully constructed projects with budgets over $1.5B.

• Renovations in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
• New Build project designs in Brisbane, the Fraser Coast and Tasmania.

• Torres Strait Primary Health Care Centres
• Palmerston North NZ Mental Health Unit & SPIRE
• Queensland Children’s Hospital
• Cooktown Multipurpose Health Services Master Plan
• Nambour General Hospital – Refurbishment Project
• Redcliffe Hospital – Emergency Department

• CSIRO Perth Precinct Project
• CSIRO Perth Master Plan

• Flagstone State Community College

• CSSD Dental Reprocessing Facility Enoggera Health Centre, Gallipoli Barracks

• Chermside Bus Station

During his 30 year Architecture career, Leighton has worked across a diverse spectrum of projects. He is a Senior Architect with a broad and solid knowledge base, leading and coordinating multi-disciplinary resources on complex project types including residential, industrial, laboratory, educational, pharmaceutical, cleanroom, animal house and healthcare. He is adept at commanding and synthesising the input from a wide range of project stakeholders to deliver cohesive project outcomes. He is meticulous, passionate and positively engages with the architecture profession, clients and industry.

Leighton displays a keen interest in ESD, process driven design and commitment to a true multidisciplinary approach. He is a highly effective designer and team leader with a focus on exceeding clients’ expectations through his strong customer service orientation. Leadership, innovation, adaptability and commitment are key aspects of Leighton’s ethos.

The following list includes projects Leighton significantly contributed to in various roles over his career at S2F, SKM and Jacobs. The list includes range of professional services scope from briefing and studies to fully constructed projects with budgets over $140M.

• Renovations in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
• New Build project designs in Brisbane, the Fraser Coast and Tasmania.

• Fraser Coast Mental Health Facilities
• Nambour General Hospital Ward Block & Refurbishment

• J&J Institute: Abu Dhabi & Dubai
• Fortune Pharmacal, Hong Kong
• Integria Healthcare Tableting Facility, Warwick
• Leo Pharma Capacity Expansion
• CSL Fluvax Product Expansion, Parkville
• Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology Office

• ANSTO Renewal Enabling Projects, Lucas Heights
• CSIRO Perth Precinct Project & Perth Master Plan
• CSIRO Sydney Consolidation
• CSIRO & NMI Aerotropolis
• CSIRO Lindfield & Marsfield Refurbishment
• CSIRO Pullenvale Accommodation & Adelaide Strategic Master Plan
• IRRI Controlled Environment Glasshouses, Philippines
• JCU QTHA Research Laboratory
• UQ School Of Veterinary Science
• UQ Clinical Research Centre
• UQ Australian Institute for Bioengineering & Nanotechnology Laboratory

• Bremer TAFE Blocks B&C Redevelopment
• QUT Q Block Physics Laboratory
• UQ Prentice Data Centre

• Joint Health Command Health Enoggera & Oakey
• Land 17 Phase 1b/1c
• Air Force Cadets, Redcliffe
• Darwin RAAF Upgrade Works
• Robertson Barracks HQ
• Navy Cadets: Codes Review

• Public Transport DDA Compliance