AWARD WINNING HOTEL + RESORT ARCHITECTURE
GKA is a boutique firm of architects established in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1993, following a successful partnership between Martin Grounds and Jack Kent in creating the groundbreaking, internationally renowned and multiple award winning Four Seasons Resort at Jimbaran Bay, Bali.
Over the past 30 years GKA have designed culturally unique resort and hotel projects in countries such as Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Barbados, Maldives, Fiji, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Morocco and Tanzania, with an emphasis always on the use of local natural materials, culturally appropriate design and an empathy with topography and environment.
GKA firmly believe that where possible architecture should involve and reflect local conditions, materials and traditions, developing an interpretation of local building culture, the involvement of local tradespeople and use of local materials is reflected in everything we do. Our projects provide guests and visitors with an authentic “sense of place” unique to the location.
Following the retirement of Martin and Jack in 2023, GKA is now headed by longtime partner, and now company Director Scott Bradley. Scott is a registered architect in Western Australia with 30+ years of experience with GKA specializing in culturally specific, international resort architecture and has been a key part of helping establish GKA’s reputation as leaders in culturally appropriate and regionally sympathetic resort architecture. Scott has been an integral part of GKA since being a site architect for the founding Four Seasons Bali project, and has worked as design architect across a wide and varied portfolio of international projects advancing GKA’s diverse breadth of expertise in the resort, resort residential and tourism market.
Nick Juniper has recently joined GKA as Associate Director. Nick brings a wealth of experience in the resorts sector from his years as a GKA Partner, with extended and diversified skills in project leadership in the interim years.
Our people
SCOTT BRADLEY - DIRECTOR
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Architecture,
University of Western Australia 1990
(B Arch Hons)
ONGOING REGISTRATION/S
Architects Board of Western Australia
(Member #2181)
Australian Institute of Architects
(Level 1 - Registered Architect)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2023-Current: Director, Grounds Kent Architects
2008-2023: Partner, Grounds Kent Architects
2002-2008: Senior Project Architect, Grounds Kent Architects
1994-2001: Graduate Architect, Grounds Kent Architects
1992-1993: Graduate Architect, Richard Longley & Associates
1990-1991: Graduate Architect, Grounds Kent Architects
NICK JUNIPER - ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Architecture,
University of Western Australia 1994
(B Arch Hons)
ONGOING REGISTRATION/S
Architects Board of Western Australia
(Member #1967)
Australian Institute of Architects
(Level 1 - Registered Architect)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2024-Current: Associate Director, Grounds Kent Architects
2018-2024: Principle, Fulcrum Agency
2017-2018: Associate, Cox Architecture
2015-2017: Associate Director, CODA
2013-2015: Associate Director, Formworks Architecture
2006-2013: Partner, Grounds Kent Architects
2004-2006: Senior Project Architect, Grounds Kent Architects
1998-2004: Architect, Saleeba Adams Architect
1995-1998: Graduate Architect, Saleeba Adams Architect