""Currently, it's just me that does 95 percent of absolutely everything." By everything he's referring to not only his design but construction work. Ben came to his profession as someone "interested in understanding how things work." After earning his architecture degree at Auckland University in his native New Zealand, he worked for firms in London and Sydney designing community buildings, art galleries, and competition entries."
"So far, Ben's converted three industrial structures into living quarters, all for himself, his wife, Dulia, who is currently finishing up her training in orthopedic surgery, and their toddler, Hattie. Ben and Dulia's first apartment was in a former car mechanic's garage. Next, he transformed a rail car into their home. And most recently, he domesticated a sheep shearing shed in rural Canterbury, just south of Christchurch. By selling or renting the last project, he's been able to pay for the next."
Ben Daly established Palace Electric as a one-man architecture practice that handles design and construction work personally. He believes architects must engage more and reports doing 95 percent of every task. He trained at Auckland University and worked in London and Sydney on community buildings, galleries, and competition entries. He has converted three industrial structures into family homes: a former car mechanic's garage, a rail car, and a sheep-shearing shed in rural Canterbury. His wife, Dulia, is completing orthopedic surgery training and they have a toddler, Hattie. Selling or renting past projects has funded subsequent conversions. Samuel Hartnett photographed the projects.
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