Ande Bunbury Architects are an award-winning Melbourne-based architectural firm with a reputation for finely crafted architectural solutions. Established in 1998, we provide expertise in architecture, interior design, environmental sustainability and project management.

Our projects demonstrate commitment to design for sustainability in water, energy and materials; integrate new techniques and systems with centuries-old fundamental principles. Buildings incorporate passive solar design; natural ventilation; solar heating, cooling, power & hot water; rainwater collection systems; grey water recycling; and water efficient landscaping.

Our buildings are designed to be cost effective yet beautiful, for flexibility of use over time, have a long lifespan, and low toxicity & maintenance finishes.

Beaumont Concepts has forged a reputation for designing award winning custom designed homes since 2001 and has built its reputation for unique, functional homes one house at a time. We understand that our clients are not only looking for a thoughtful mix of innovative sustainable design, precision construction and attention to detail, they are also looking for a higher level of customer service and personal involvement.

Email Beaumont Concepts at studio@beaumontconcepts.com.au

Breathe Architecture are a highly regarded, award winning Melbourne design practice.

Their bespoke projects are rich in quality and style, and focus on providing functional, sustainably responsive living environments, complimented by a beautiful aesthetic.

Comprising eight highly skilled, passionate and motivated members with diverse backgrounds and specialisations, Breathe is a collaborative design environment with a broad range of competencies and a united ethos that elevates both architectural and professional performance.

BP Architects design energy building efficient homes that are comfortable live in and have cost effective running costs.

As architects specializing in sustainable design & low allergy environments we work closely with our clients to help them realize their home dreams.

What our clients say about their homes:
The Owner of the ecoHome said ‘the architect took my ideas and made them so much better’.

‘We chose BP Architects to design our home because all the homes designed by BP Architects are different and we could see that the architects work closely with their clients’. At the completion of their home the Owner of the Mirboo Home stated ‘so it seems a well designed & well built house does indeed provide good thermal performance without any further energy input than the sun, wind & ceiling fans’.

Passive solar design Integrated with active solar energy generation and the technical aspects of energy efficient building are considered throughout the design process from concept ideas to construction.
We have experience in designing houses on sloping sites and roof gardens.

BP Architects have been recognized for their innovative sustainable design by numerous industry Awards for their residential designs including the following Awards:
Frankston and Mornington Peninsula Business Excellence Awards for Building Services
Frankston and Mornington Peninsula Business Excellence Awards for Environmental Sustainability – Finalist
BPN Environ Sustainability Award – Highly Commended – Single Dwelling (Alterations and Extensions)
HIA Home Ideas Show – Best Show Feature – EcoHouse Designer
EPA Victoria Sustainable Business Award
GreenSmart Smart Housing Award – Finalist
GreenSmart Design Concept Award – Finalist
GreenSmart Partnership Award – Finalist
Sustainable Traders Awards, City of Port Phillip
Environmental Sustainable Traders Awards, CoPP
Silver Medal, Green Buildings Awards – National Awards, NSW
National MBA Environment and Energy Building Efficiency Award – Housing under $300,000

DB Architects is a boutique Melbourne-based practice.

 We pride ourselves on providing innovative and practical design solutions that encapsulate individual project requirements including site analysis and budgetary constraints.

 DB Architects is committed to Environmental Sustainable Design practices and can suggest practical, environmentally friendly solutions for each project

 We offer a personalised and professional approach to design needs and our aim is to exceed client expectations at every level.

Ecoliv Buildings prefabricated modular homes provide compact yet functional housing solutions for permanent or holiday living in any location. Sustainable modular design options allow you to adapt, change or add to your home by arranging predesigned modules in a variety of configurations. Constructed in our factory and transported on site, modules can be used as extension or a complete new home.

Email Ecoliv Buildings at info@ecoliv.com.au

Energy Architecture designs residential, institutional and commercial buildings, with emphasis on sustainability and energy efficiency.

John Maitland, founding director, is recognised for award-winning design and environmental knowledge, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects.

The practice undertakes projects ranging from small to large scale. Architectural services include design; documentation; and full service from development of the brief to building completion.

Residential projects also include additions and alterations, concept design advice, and integration of contemporary and heritage design.

Consultancy services provide energy efficiency and sustainable development advice to individuals, organisations and developers.

35 years of building design experience and early adoption of energy rating tools places F2 as a leader in the field of energy efficient house design. Tim Adams has investigated zero energy design responses for a number of years and was the instigator of the highly successful 10 Star Challenge in 2011 when President of the Building Designers Association of Victoria.

Houses that have high performance passive attributes are more comfortable to be in and reduce running costs at the same time as minimizing environmental impact. A little consideration at conceptual design stage will reap rewards in money and pleasure for the life of the building. If the objective is given appropriate priority at the outset it is possible to create homes that have little or no running costs. This is a good result for all but of most benefit for people on fixed incomes.

Freda Thornton is a Melbourne architect who has extensive experience in the design and construction of environmentally sustainable dwellings. She offers a personalised service with attention to details, and understands how to assemble low-cost materials to make interesting light-filled spaces, which are warm in winter and cool in summer.

The architecture of GBA is a transformative vehicle, which addresses abiding questions such as: ‘How do we endow dwelling with care?’ How can the built environment incubate human well being?’ Our buildings attempt to articulate the meaning(s) of being-at-home in the world, nurturing a future that is sustainable and caring. GBA has been the recipient of more than seventy awards, which include housing and sustainability.

Gregory Burgess has been awarded the AIA Gold Medal and an Honorary Doctorate of Architecture, University of Melbourne acknowledging his significant artistic, social, environmental and intellectual contribution. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to architecture in the area of environmentally sensitive building design, and to the community.

“The environmental dimension of Gregory Burgess Architects’ work integrates ecological concerns into the central tasks of architecture. In an era when we still give specialist awards for sustainability, as if it were not a necessary part of the art of architecture, GBA’s work celebrates architecture as an ecological art. This is an architecture that becomes sustainable at a level beyond the technical issues of solar orientation, energy transfer and materials, embracing larger concerns about how we live and the values and forms that are worth sustaining.”

Prof Kim Dovey, University of Melbourne. Art, Community, Environment, Spirit.  Architecture Australia, Nov/Dec 2004

MAKE is a Melbourne based architectural practice with a strong focus on quality and a passion for good design. Our buildings are designed to respond to the seasons and careful thought is put into how spaces are occupied. Believers in quality not quantity, MAKE look for efficiencies and delight in the design of our buildings and focus on ways that these buildings can make our lives better.

At MAKE, we see each project as collaboration between us, our clients and builder and all the aspects of the building process are carefully considered. Through this collaborative approach we don’t overlay a prescribed style, instead preferring to let the client brief and context drive the outcomes. A sustainable ethos, responsible social agenda and a site responsive design process are part of every project and even the smallest project presents an opportunity to contribute positively to the fabric of its place.

MAKE projects are published widely and have received numerous awards.

What others have said:

MAKE “looks opportunistically and thoughtfully at all their architecture projects, no matter how small, with the ambition that they ‘do more‘- offer more – for the client, the neighbourhood and the broader site context.”

“With an ability for making liveable and sustainable spaces, MAKE is at the forefront of domestic architecture in Australia.” Anna Johnson AR profile 2013

Marcus O’Reilly Architects is a small award winning practice with a strong design focus. We provide a high level of personal service and engagement.

We work with clients to develop their brief. We look for your ideas as our starting point; we then apply our creative and practical expertise to create a fresh, tailor-made approach.

Our work demonstrates a strong commitment to good design. In addition, our practice offers the following expertise:

• Thorough knowledge of the planning approval process, including its vagaries,
• Realistic costing and cost-controlling strategies, ensuring projects come within their targeted budgets
• Sound understanding of building techniques and materials
• Tight documentation
• Effective contract administration.

Modus Architects is a multi disciplinary practice whose work and methods engage with contemporary issues relating to people, place and the environment. The practice offers high quality design with a commitment to responsible and resilient architecture. Modus Architects provides a style of service that respects and complements a wide variety of clientele and organisational structures with a focus on a consultative approach whilst offering clear and confident direction and advice during design and construction.

Design

Our design approach draws inspiration from the character of the client and intended users as well as responding directly to the building’s local environmental and built context. Respect for existing heritage buildings and local context ensure successful designs that make a positive and long lasting contribution to the local and broader built environment.  Projects always involve working with clients to integrate and consider a building or region’s social & environmental context, heritage value, energy and water consumption, environmental impact, durability, health, flexibility and recyclability.

Sustainability

We understand that the successful integration of sustainability on all building projects must start from the initial briefing and flow through all phases of design from concept and master planning to the final fit-out and furnishing of the building. Incorporating sustainability measures in any new building can be achieved simply and efficiently by attending to the basic passive design principles in the orientation and layout of the building. A client’s commitment to sustainability will help ensure that objectives are maintained and articulated through the design and construction process, and critically, through the life of the building in its occupation, operations and maintenance.

Neil Architecture is a Melbourne based architectural practice with a strong focus on design excellence. It is our desire to ensure all projects are unique, challenging and functional. We pride ourselves in producing innovative outcomes that enrich the quality of peoples’ lives and the built environment.

Neil Architecture strives to develop a close and productive relationship with all our clients enabling us to develop an understanding of the needs and requirements for each project.

Positive Footprints specialises exclusively in Designing and Constructing Sustainable Homes, and to make living lightly easy to achieve.

Today our award-wining new homes are 8 or 9 star in energy performance, and use only 30% of mains water compared to a standard 6 star home. We pride ourselves in selecting materials that are low in embodied energy, do not contribute to the loss of rainforest & habitat, nor off-gas dangerous chemicals to the internal environment.

Combined with photovoltaics, solar hot water and efficient appliances, our houses are able to be truly Carbon Positive. The outcome is a house that is warm, bright, spacious, welcoming and functional

Richard Middleton Architects (RMA) is an architecture, urban design and interior design practice established in 2012. Our team was formed through various working relationships, several of us having been colleagues for many years at BVN Donovan Hill prior to commencing smaller practice.

Our projects pursue a vision that is cognisant of process, place and impact. Through a comprehensive understanding of site, structure, interiors and services, we work towards outcomes that are reflective of their environmental and social responsibilities.

Steffen Welsch Architects Pty Ltd celebrate light, balance and beauty, adopting an ecological approach to the building and its environment. Established in Melbourne in 2001, our team draws its strength from our European influences as well as our extensive local and international experience. Consequently we successfully apply universal concepts to our unique and diverse Australian environment. Our experience shows that sustainable design solutions only work when they provide comfort and are sensible.

We are proud that our buildings achieve high energy ratings and have been showcased as positive examples of sustainable projects. In our work we find a balance between cost efficient, environmentally sustainable designs and implementing innovative systems and products.

At Zen Architects we are committed to producing sustainable architecture.

For over twenty years we have researched, refined and applied our knowledge of sustainable design. Your ideas and opinions are respected and ultimately your way of life is seamlessly woven into the design. It’s a collaborative process.

We are passionate about creating beautiful, enduring buildings that are exciting to live in.

We are proud to be involved with the Mullum Creek development and look forward to hearing from you.