About
PIPPA ARCHITECTURE is a Tasmanian architecture practice founded by registered architect Pippa Jensen in 2023.
The practice is grounded in a considered and collaborative approach to architecture, creating thoughtful, enduring spaces that respond to place, people and purpose.
PIPPA ARCHITECTURE is grounded in Tasmania’s way of life, generous without waste, considered without unnecessary complication and closely connected to landscape and climate. Light, material, proportion, movement and everyday rituals are considered alongside the practical realities of how buildings are made and lived in. PA believes good architecture begins with understanding what is already there, listening to the people, the site and the stories that shape a place before deciding what to add or change.
PA has experience across Georgian, Victorian, Queen Anne, Arts and Crafts, Art Deco and Mid-Century architecture and seeks to understand existing buildings and the layers of history they carry. Where possible, we seek to retain, adapt and improve what already exists, finding opportunities for new architecture to sit thoughtfully alongside the old.
Grounded. Tasmanian. Designed for living.
Pippa Jensen
Pippa Jensen is a registered architect with more than ten years of experience across Tasmania. Pippa graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2015, gained experience at Birrelli Art, Architecture and Design during her university years and worked at Cumulus Studio from 2015–2022. Some key projects Pippa was the project architect for include Stoney Rise Cellar Door and Du Cane Brewery, as well as residential projects such as Laura and Lime Avenue.
In 2020, Pippa was awarded the AIA Tasmanian Emerging Architect Prize in recognition of her contribution as an educator, advocate and collaborator. (Read full jury citation here).
Alongside her practice, Pippa contributes to the architectural profession through advocacy, education and community engagement. She is Chair of the AIA Tasmanian Significant Architecture Committee, a founding leader of the Northern Tasmanian Findlay Project, and a seasonal educator and Course Advisory Board member at the University of Tasmania. She has also contributed to the AIA Tasmanian Chapter Awards as Creative Director and juror, tutored and juried SONA Superstudio, and volunteered with Open House Launceston.
Outside architecture, Pippa enjoys family life, her whippet Snow, gardening with native plants and camping along Tasmania’s beaches.
