Michael Roy Zappia is a final year architecture student who is driven by a deep passion for design and learning. Always eager to expand their knowledge, Michael is committed to exploring how architecture can shape a more sustainable and resilient future. With strong aspiration to create urban environments, Michael aims to contribute to design practices that prioritise both people and the planet. Passionate about teaching, Michael also hopes to teach and guide the next generation of students to think critically and creatively about architectural design the built environment.

Michael Roy Zappia

 

Project: Tempos Tempos of Regeneration is a collaborative project by Amy Gilyana, Emma Moore, and Michael Roy Zappia, developed in partnership with Bush to Bowl, an Indigenous-owned social enterprise. The project’s central focus is on regeneration in ecological, cultural, and social contexts, exploring how architecture can translate these natural processes into spatial experience. The design reimagines the Bush to Bowl site as a sequence of interconnected experiences that reveal the rhythms of renewal present within Country. Through the adaptive reuse of the existing greenhouse and the introduction of new pavilions and gardens, the site becomes a living framework that celebrates the cyclical relationships between wind, rain, sky, and trees. Each element represents a unique tempo of regeneration, encouraging visitors to move, pause, and observe the interconnected systems that allow ecosystems to thrive. Movement through the site is choreographed through a network of pathways that shift in pace, reflecting the natural transitions between stillness and activity found in the environment. The Wind Pavilion channels and contrasts airflow, the Rain Pavilion amplifies sound and touch, and the Sky Pavilion frames shifting light and clouds, each offering a moment to engage with the natural cycles of life. Native plantings, bioswales, and sensory gardens work together to restore ecological balance, demonstrating how design can foster both environmental and cultural sustainability. Informed by Indigenous knowledge of seasonal change and Country, the project celebrates regeneration as a collective act between people, land, and time. Ultimately, Tempos of Regeneration reflects the power of collaborative design to create spaces of healing, learning, and reconnection, where architecture becomes both a process of renewal and a testament to the enduring rhythms of nature.