Reiné is a passionate and professional residential architect and thermal performance assessor with over 20 years experience in the Canberra region. She believes all projects - no matter how small or tight budget – can benefit from a considered, professional design approach.

Reiné is Director of Tranquil Architecture, a residential architecture firm she runs alongside her engineer turned thermal performance assessor husband. Together they lead a team of staff working on a wide range of renovation, rebuild and townhouse projects in Canberra and surrounds.

Prior to this, Reiné was an associate architect at Light House Architecture and Science, where she was designer and project lead on several award winning renovation and new build projects. She has also worked on award wining multi-unit developments as a registered architect at DNA Architects, and with Allan Spira Architects.

Reiné believes family life and architecture can be balanced successfully, having commenced work at Light House with a newborn and then launching Tranquil Architecture alongside her husband with two young children.

Reiné can contribute to topics including:
- Residential and renovation design
- Energy efficient and solar passive design and NatHERS ratings
- Canberra region specific design
- thermal performance and high performance construction techniques
- business establishment and setup as an emerging firm
- balancing work and family