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About

The practice
and the person.

Atelier Designa is led by Brice Pannetier — founder and director of the practice. Based in Queensland, operating globally.

Brice
Pannetier

Founder & Director · Atelier Designa Pty Ltd

Brice has 15 years of experience across major public, sports, and infrastructure-led projects — supporting design teams from masterplanning and concept design through to detailed coordination and construction-stage delivery.

His experience includes extensive involvement in stadium and venue projects, where complex geometry, performance requirements and delivery constraints must be resolved early to de-risk project outcomes.

As a specialist consultant, Brice works closely with architectural and multidisciplinary teams during the early phases of design — providing computational design leadership, geometry rationalisation, and construction-informed judgement. A distinctive part of that work is quantifying environmental performance at massing stage, before form is fixed and before an accredited assessment would normally begin — steering design decisions with data rather than assumption. His focus is clarifying geometry, system logic, and interfaces, so design intent carries forward coherently from concept to delivery.

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Career

Practice history.

Professional Career

2021 – Now
Atelier Designa Pty Ltd
Founder & Director · Gold Coast, QLD
2014–2021
Populous
Senior Roles · Brisbane, QLD
2013–2014
Atelier Des Deux Anges
Architectural Designer
2012–2013
Philippe Rahm Architectes
Architectural Designer · Paris

Qualifications

  • 2025 Overseas Qualifications Assessment
  • 2023 Construction Life Cycle Assessment Specialist
  • 2012 Architecte Diplômé d'État (France)
  • 2012 Master of Architecture (M.Arch)
  • 2009 Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)
Specialist Capability

Key skills.

Applied across competition bids, feasibility studies, and multi-year delivery-stage support within advanced BIM environments.

Early-Stage Architectural Design
Expertise in concept and feasibility design for complex, high-risk projects where early decisions have disproportionate downstream impact.
Computational Design
Advanced parametric modelling and option testing to support informed design decisions. Selective use of AI-assisted workflows.
Stadiums & Large-Scale Venues
Deep experience across sports venues and major civic infrastructure — Olympic scale through to feasibility and refurbishment.
Façade & Envelope Strategy
Development of robust architectural systems balancing design intent, constructability, performance, and procurement logic.
Geometry Rationalisation
Translating complex forms into clear, coordinated, and deliverable geometry — from global massing to panel-level resolution.
Environmental Performance
Quantifying solar, climate and envelope performance at massing stage — screening designs against accreditation benchmarks (LEED · BREEAM · BRE) early enough to shape form, upstream of the accredited assessment.
Construction-Informed Judgement
Applying delivery-stage experience to de-risk early design decisions before fabrication and procurement commitments are made.
Multi-Disciplinary Coordination
Effective collaboration with architects, engineers, and specialist consultants — operating inside the team, not alongside it.
Competition & Bid-Stage Support
Rapid iteration, option comparison, and design clarity under tight deadlines and high-stakes programme conditions.
"His work is at a global standard of excellence, and he possesses expert knowledge in computational design, fabrication, analytical tools and representation that is highly desirable."
Chris Knapp PhD / RAIA · Research Director, Building 4.0 CRC · Director, Studio Workshop Architects · Adjunct Professor, Monash University