Both practices were established in the Illawarra/Shoalhaven in the early 1980s and have worked on designing individual residences, aged care villages, medical centres, community facilities as well as educational buildings in secondary and tertiary institutions. The combined firm will be known as Edmiston Jones GBB. 

Edmiston Jones directors Mark Jones and Steven Bayer and associate Zoran Micevski will be joined by GBB director Graham Betts. GBB founding director Terry Graham will act as a consultant.

Mr Jones said Edmiston Jones GBB will focus architectural services in the Illawarra and South Coast and operate from existing offices in Wollongong, Nowra and Batemans Bay. “The team of 20 includes senior staff with decades of experience as well as in-house experts accredited in sustainability, accessibility and project management”.

Mr Jones said the merger will combine the skills of an interior architect and interior designer to form a dedicated team within the larger practice and able to contribute to every project. The firm will remain regional and export its expertise to other parts of NSW as well as Victoria, Tasmania and WA.