About Trace Heritage
Specialist heritage consultants based in Sydney, providing expert heritage services across Greater Sydney and New South Wales.
Our Team
Charlotte Simons
Director
Charlotte holds a Masters in Heritage Conservation and a Bachelor of Design in Architecture from the University of Sydney. She is the recipient of the AIB NSW President's Award and the Morton Herman Prize for excellence in heritage conservation.
A former Heritage Officer for local government, Charlotte brings direct experience in the assessment and management of heritage development applications from the council perspective. This experience gives Trace Heritage a unique understanding of how councils evaluate heritage proposals.
Charlotte has appeared as an Expert Witness in the NSW Land & Environment Court and has contributed to conservation policy for sites of local, state, and national significance.
Thomas Clark
Director
Thomas holds a Bachelor of Engineering and Design in Architecture with First Class Honours from the University of Sydney. He specialises in building fabric design, structural analysis, and the technical aspects of heritage building conservation.
Thomas has served as a tutor in graduate and undergraduate architecture at the University of Sydney and UTS, focusing on sustainability and advanced building design. His combined engineering and architecture background brings a rigorous technical perspective to heritage projects.
Our Approach
Members of our team have contributed to conservation policy and management of projects ranging from small scale interventions to sites of international significance.
We have experience working in professional consultant roles in both private and public sectors.
Rather than simply seeking compliance, we aim to challenge conventions and champion exciting and high quality architectural design interventions consistent with evolving best practice principles.