People

Kieran Bast

Founder / Director

Bachelor of Design (Architecture), Master of Architecture

ARBV Registered Architect

Kieran founded Wheelhouse Architecture after 14 years in the industry working across residential, education, civic and sports-facility projects. He grew up around building and construction and brings that practical, "can this actually be built on budget?" sensibility to every project. He believes good design has the potential to genuinely improve people's lives, not as a slogan, but as a daily working principle. That means listening before drawing, explaining trade-offs honestly, and treating every brief as a chance to do something specific to the client and the site, not something off the shelf.

Before founding Wheelhouse Architecture, Kieran contributed to a substantial body of public-sector and community work at Haskell Architects. While these projects were delivered with a previous employer (not as WHA work), they represent the depth of sector experience Kieran brings to every WHA engagement and the sectors WHA intends to pursue as the practice grows.

Education

Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA)

Bentleigh Secondary College — new performing arts centre — $13.5m

Bentleigh Secondary College — STEAM building and two-court gymnasium - $10.5m

Lorne P-12 College — new senior school block - $9m

Essendon Keilor College, Niddrie Campus — STEM building — $7.5m

Carwatha P-12 College — senior building refurbishment and synthetic pitch — $3m

Essendon Keilor College, Essendon Campus — Heritage Hall refurbishment — $2.5m

Civic, sports and community facilities

Local Government

GR Bricker Reserve, Kingston City Council — $9m

Lloyd Park Pavilion, Frankston City Council — $7.5m

Mills Road Depot, Kingston City Council — $5m

Black Rock Life Saving Club, Bayside City Council — $4.5m

Parkdale Yacht Club, Kingston City Council — $3m

Bonbeach Life Saving Club, Kingston City Council — $3m

Botanic Gardens Visitor Pavilion, City of Greater Geelong — $3m

Garfield Netball Pavilion, Cardinia Shire Council — $3m

Combined value: more than $80m across 14 projects, spanning education (STEM, STEAM, performing arts, heritage refurbishment), civic infrastructure, coastal community facilities, and council operational buildings — under multiple public-sector procurement regimes (VSBA, Local Government). Project attribution: Haskell Architects. Listed here as a record of Kieran's individual professional experience.