The People Behind Wheelhouse Architecture
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.