Josh Upston
Associate Architect
Joshie – the most (passively) enthusiastic person on the team. Quite mysterious. Has good beard-growing abilities.
Aside from wearing a different pair of sneakers every day, Josh is known as the ‘resi king’, specialising in residential design, communication, documentation and project delivery. He’s a veteran of S. who’s been making architecture dreams come true for over 10 years and keeps the archi team in check by ensuring that projects are delivered with quality and efficiency.
Outside of work, Josh loves hitting birdies (whoa calm down, we are talking about golf), gaming and jumping in the caravan with his wife and 2 beautiful kids for another Tassie adventure.
What else can we tell you? Not a lot, we already said he was mysterious. But what we do know, is that you’ll definitely want this guy working on your project.
Notable clients
James Boag, Baker Group, Victory Christian College in Bendigo, Devonport Christian School, DHHS, Ballarat Christian College, City of Launceston, Vos Nominees Pty Ltd and Our Cradle.
![LCCOCBA RGB 300dpi 7 copy 2](https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/LCCOCBA_RGB_300dpi-7-copy-2.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=880&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=82&usm=20&w=1320&s=9410442e32c0ada67e03d469afc17f87 1320w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/LCCOCBA_RGB_300dpi-7-copy-2.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=661&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=82&usm=20&w=992&s=ffe0accae9f1def7a52eabc82fafdfd1 992w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/LCCOCBA_RGB_300dpi-7-copy-2.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=512&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=60&usm=20&w=768&s=a7152688cd531a17df77bbde844813f4 768w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/LCCOCBA_RGB_300dpi-7-copy-2.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=426&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=60&w=640&s=ada01dd89dea15584e193f38db06f35a 640w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/LCCOCBA_RGB_300dpi-7-copy-2.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=346&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=60&w=520&s=9eb65619896e582f495545dacb393635 520w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/LCCOCBA_RGB_300dpi-7-copy-2.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=693&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=60&usm=20&w=1040&s=93e1b2d6dbcbad942b5966b2c31b5f28 1040w)
Qualifications + Experience
Industry Experience
Masters of Architecture
— University of TasmaniaBachelor Environmental Design
— University of Tasmania![Cricket 2020 High Res 4](https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/Cricket_2020_High_Res-4.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=880&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=82&w=1320&s=fc1a5e6e2ca78eac0575f70583c5e871 1320w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/Cricket_2020_High_Res-4.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1760&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=82&usm=20&w=2640&s=ba2e78cc922a86db05862eab0b57c1d0 2640w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/Cricket_2020_High_Res-4.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=661&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=82&w=992&s=9e7ea76ff297f983802dc94e8318dd1c 992w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/Cricket_2020_High_Res-4.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1322&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=82&usm=20&w=1984&s=f033b2ec2aa7f36ca1c786616ec5245e 1984w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/Cricket_2020_High_Res-4.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=512&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=60&w=768&s=dc14b5312264fb945ea5fabfee5bb556 768w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/Cricket_2020_High_Res-4.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=60&w=1536&s=bf64684a8dbb5d7ac3e897eb5549ee5d 1536w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/Cricket_2020_High_Res-4.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=426&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=60&w=640&s=03309a54643f4b3cf08f318f9b3e31f6 640w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/Cricket_2020_High_Res-4.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=346&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=60&w=520&s=2b30a5afc8f09d5f6047f0393cce0c81 520w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/Cricket_2020_High_Res-4.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=693&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=60&w=1040&s=cf4f85b33cefbe306b35585118f5c4dd 1040w)
Volunteering
Director
— Launceston Golf ClubVolunteer
— Launceston City MissionWe have an ongoing partnership with Launceston City Mission in which the entire team at S. Group engage in annual group volunteering projects.
![2018 Client Party RGB 300dpi 54](https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/2018_Client_Party_RGB_300dpi-54.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=880&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=82&usm=20&w=1320&s=a63a48e91730e1d6ba3271a320fbec92 1320w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/2018_Client_Party_RGB_300dpi-54.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=661&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=82&w=992&s=78496cf19949bc439f49b2ab8ae7837f 992w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/2018_Client_Party_RGB_300dpi-54.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1323&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=82&usm=20&w=1984&s=449af2ffc1f050992e709cd04b8f6e6c 1984w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/2018_Client_Party_RGB_300dpi-54.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=512&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=60&w=768&s=185847c0d130ad8e1a9ba0bf3d33f4d3 768w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/2018_Client_Party_RGB_300dpi-54.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=60&usm=20&w=1536&s=6458f7c193007f280b66690cccb0255e 1536w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/2018_Client_Party_RGB_300dpi-54.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=426&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=60&w=640&s=e5f635f20a2d45fbeaab49cdde03cbd1 640w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/2018_Client_Party_RGB_300dpi-54.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=346&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=60&w=520&s=7f74afb6f0978600a58a78dc13f93753 520w, https://s-group.imgix.net/team/josh-upston/2018_Client_Party_RGB_300dpi-54.jpg?crop=focalpoint&domain=s-group.imgix.net&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=693&ixlib=php-3.3.0&q=60&usm=20&w=1040&s=1224813333408e5892b58e0fba20126a 1040w)
Honours + Awards
House of the Year
— Master Builders and HIADulux Colour Award
— DuluxSome of the projects Josh has worked on…
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