Mattias Dorph

Mattias is a Scandinavian-Australian architect recognised for creating refined, deeply considered homes that balance architectural clarity with warmth and liveability. With experience spanning Europe and Australia, he has led the design of significant residential, hospitality and mixed-use projects, developing a reputation for thoughtful design leadership and carefully resolved outcomes.

After completing his Masters in Architecture in Denmark, Mattias began his career in Copenhagen before relocating to Australia, where he has worked across both international and boutique design practices. His approach is grounded in the Scandinavian principles of simplicity, longevity and material honesty, combined with the openness and ease of contemporary Australian living. Known for his calm and collaborative approach, Mattias works closely with clients to create homes that feel timeless, intuitive and enduring – spaces that feel both refined and deeply personal.

Fernanda Diaz

Fernanda is an Associate at MHNDU with over a decade of experience delivering complex, high-end residential architecture. Her work combines strong technical capability with a refined design sensibility, shaped by an early background in engineering and a rigorous approach to architectural resolution.

She leads a number of bespoke residential projects, including private homes with construction values of up to $20 million. Working across all project stages, Fernanda is involved from early design development through to documentation and on-site delivery, ensuring continuity between concept, detail and construction outcome.

Fernanda’s work is defined by careful spatial planning, considered materiality and the resolution of complex architectural forms. She works closely with clients, consultants and builders to deliver highly resolved homes that balance design ambition with technical precision, buildability and enduring quality.

David Dally

After graduating with a Masters in Architecture from the Nelson Mandela University in South Africa, David has gained over ten years of architectural experience on a diverse range of luxury residential, multi-residential and mixed-use projects in Australia and overseas. David joined MHNDU in 2021 and now focuses his skills primarily on luxury single residential projects, which he is most passionate about. As the leader of one of our luxury housing teams, he guides multi-million-dollar projects on some of Sydney’s most exclusive and notable waterfront properties from concept and strategically through the approval process.

David is fascinated with interior and exterior space and believes that experiencing and inhabiting the built environment is one of the most fundamental aspects of being human. He approaches crafting unique homes as an intimate and personal journey for each client. Inspired by both modern architecture and the textural forms produced by the natural world, he embarks on each project with an awareness of the pivotal role that shelter has in defining aspects of our lives, seeing each architectural stage as a creative opportunity to create both beauty and functionality.

Malwina Wojcik

After completing a Bachelor of Engineering at Wroclaw University of Technology, Malwina continued her studies and obtained a Masters in Architecture and Urban Planning. Before joining MHNDU in 2017, she worked in Europe, where she gained specialisation in residential buildings, offices and industrial estates.

As an MHNDU Associate and registered architect, Malwina liaises with directors to work collaboratively on multiple stages of projects, from conceptual design, building documentation and construction coordination. She is known for bringing visual presentation value to our projects through her graphic skills.

Malwina is a firm believer that architecture should be texturally expressive and draw upon natural and local materials in order to connect with a wider sense of place, culture and context. She is passionate about helping to craft projects that are sculpturally expressive, and evolved from a sympathetic understanding of the site’s surrounding landscape.

NSW Registered Architect 12351

Alex Wills

Fascinated by architecture from an early age, MHNDU Associate Alex studied a First-Class Honours degree at the University of Sydney (fetching numerous academic accolades, including being featured on the Dean’s List of Excellence and being awarded the prestigious Ethel M Chettle Prize in Architecture). He then joined MHNDU (then BMA) in 2009, working on a range of boutique homes and multi-residential projects.

As a testament to his loyalty to the firm, Alex returned to MHNDU after a stint working in London, where he cultivated a diverse portfolio, ranging from designing spas in the Seychelles Islands and lavish private residences in Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Having accrued significant experience in Sydney and overseas, Alex has refined his principal interest area to crafting and delivering unique homes for clients.

Alex is inspired by innovative architectural thinking, as well as textures and patinas developed in the natural world, which he often subtly incorporates into project detailing. What initially drew him to an architectural career remains a fundamental motivation for him today: that in its purest form, architecture is a form of creative expression.