About Us

jnholman designs is a 2022 ‘start-up’ specialising in Landscape and Urban Design.

Jacob Holman, founder and former Associate at Turf Design Studio in Sydney Australia, brings a wealth of experience, knowledge and design skill, forged through tertiary studies and over 6 years of industry experience across a wide range of projects in large scale urban design, city parks, sports facilities, waterfronts, schools, hospitals, childcare centres and playgrounds, high rise city towers, recreational planning, and environmental design.

Jacob is a passionate, inter-disciplinary professional, with an approach to design that is both creative and scientifically founded. Although formally educated as an architect (graduated with a Master’s Degree in Architecture, with distinction, at Politecnico di Milano, Italy), his interests and experiences lie in projects that are deeply rooted to their local environment, knitting seamlessly into their native context.

Jacob is a gifted collaborator and leader with a passion for sustainable design and community-driven projects. Bringing a wealth of unique life experiences to his design approach, he seeks outcomes that are appropriate to place and designed to have an enduring legacy.

In addition to his leadership and design capabilities, he has strong technical skills in documentation, detailing, and BIM modelling, enabling him to execute projects with precision and efficiency.

During his studies, he was the recipient of UCT’s John Perry Prize in Architecture for the best graduation studio project in the Architecture Program exploring innovative environmental, structural and social models of building.