Ecotect Architects acted as architectural and environmental consultants to the developer of this Federation home in Cottesloe. The brief was to recycle thedilapidatedhouse and transform it into a well performing passive solar house. The design included a special air collection system in the roof which took warm air from the roof space in winter and ...
An award-winning architectural home, this passive solar house on the beach features a curved roof to suit the aesthetic of its bush setting. Large timber decks and solar verandaperfectly optimise the passive solar design. Natural light to the centre of the home provides an even internal ambiance and the design allows for the pick upcooling ...
This 2005 Green Smart Building of the Year WA and national runner up is a well optimised passive solar house constructed of rammed earth and recycled light poles. Designed with a thoughtful fusion of styles, the family compound features two houses with a shared laundry and courtyards. The optimised design eliminates the need for air ...
This passive solar house built on a difficult block that faces north to the backyard. It was designed on a tight budget specifically for the wheelchair access requirements of the client.
This house, designed for a retired farmer on a strict budget, is constructed with the hot location in mind. The house, facing north on the side of the block, is designed in light colours to reflect the heat. The simple brick and iron construction met the client’s budget needs while the solar veranda and BBQ ...
Seville Grove is a prefabricated,transportable home designed and constructed to demonstrate alternatives to traditional double-brick construction. The home was designed in two sections – one wing as living and dining and the other wing housing bedrooms and bathrooms. The house was designed to be placed north-facing topick up south-west and north-east breezes. The design received ...
The original home was simple, well built and in need of an upgrade to suit the larger homes that had surrounded the block over the years. Already facing north, the design team converted the home to a passive solar house. They enclosed the courtyard space to create an attractive atrium that provided the owners with ...
This project consisted of a renovation of a 1930s cottage with an addition at the rear of the house using similar material palette as the existing house. The addition includes an open plan living space on ground level opening out onto north-facing courtyard with upstairs bedrooms and kids area. Optimal passive solar access and shading ...
Do you want to make a 21st century shift to a better and more ethical lifestyle? ILIOS promises to provide you with an easy-care residence with cool courtyards, well-tended communal gardens and all the current smart energy saving strategies. ILIOS embeds the comfort and space you expect but places the values of a sustainable lifestyle ...
Built with a focus on natural materials including hempcrete, this small home near Margaret River will provide Perth couple, Andrea and Holger with a comfortable, healthy, low-bills retirement.
Featured in the latest Sanctuary Magazine, the house – designed by our very own James Shaw – captures the winter sun and keeps the residents comfortable at any ...
The Solar Energy Information Centre was the idea of Mr Garry Baverstock in the 1980s. At a time when knowledge and awareness of solar energy was low but growing, Mr Baverstock received support and input from marketing strategist and businessmen to secure a building in South Perth. It won the Australian Design Award in 1990 ...
Designed and project managed by Garry Baverstock, this building was one of the few passive solar designs in Perth at the time. It continues to be one of the most sought-after office locations in the area.
A range of climate sensibly designed portable homes that where built in Perth and transported to South Hedland where they where quickly assembled. A range of design options were submitted to provide VDM and their clients with home layout and design choices.
Nine Independent Living Units and a communal room have been built as part of a cluster housing development within the Mandurah Retirement Village Master plan. These have communal parking areas and are accessed by paths to their units.
With a positive and satisfactory working relationship in place with MRV, a new request was made to design and oversee the build of a 34 bed nursing home extension. The job entailed designing the rooms into clusters of between 10 and 12 and each cluster would have its own communal area.
18 bed Respite Centre and Day Centre controlled by a centralised Nurse’s Station. The Nurse consultant wanted the doors to each room in the Respite Centre to lead off a centralised communal area which would in turn be easily viewed from the central Nurse’s Station.The Fire requirements placed limitations on this concept, but in principle ...
After 4.5-year journey Garry Baverstock and James Shaw achieved a DA approval from the JDAPS system. It is a state of the art Sustainable Development to suit a future master planning vision for this TOD in Western Australia.
This is an innovative initiative that will be a ground-breaking step forward for all aspects of the built ...
Ecotect-Architects designed a conversion for The Russell Centre to retrofit it as a commercially viable solar efficient office building. Retrofit additions include an internal shade-controlled solarium and a series of external shade awnings designed to reflect light upwards into the building. Resulting heat loads and light levels were kept uniform in the building and external ...
Ecotect Architects worked directly with the Armadale Redevelopment Authority (ARA) to help masterplan three development precincts – Champion Lakes, Champion Drive and Forrestdale Industrial Estate. Work included materplanning, developing guidelines and working with the consultant team to prepare a sustainable development checklist.
The Perth Zoo Administration Building is a ‘high tech’ building with a deliberately ‘low tech’ external appearance. The brief required the design of a building with minimal running costs, in particular the minimisation of energy use.
In the mid 2000s a company called TBB was appointed by the Subiaco Re-Development Authority to elicit ideas, drawings and recommendations on what should be done with the Fine China site. Ecotect and TBB submitted drawings that would compliment the environment .
In 1998 the City of Melville appointed Ecotect-Architects after a tender submission by a limited number of firms to design a new environmental building in the heart of an A class reserve called Piney Lakes. This wetland site is a unique area where natural wetlands and wildlife is preserved. The community was engaged early in ...
Ecotect Architects’ affordable courtyard house optimises the aspects of passive solar design, with north facing windows protected by solar pergolas where necessary and by shaping the house plan to capture prevailing breezes.