People
Andrew McLeod – Principal Architect
A registered Architect and Builder with over 25 years industry experience.
Jennifer Pryce –
Joined the Solarchitecture team early 2010.
Ambah O’Brien -
Ambah has recently joined the Solarchitecture team after 10 years of running her own succesful Artistic business. Ambah and Andy have collaborated on various residential projects in the past 15 years.
Our Office
The office’s power is supplied by a stand alone photvoltaic array. We have a composting toilet, all grey water is treated in a Nimmy reedbed system – irrigating a small orchard and rainwater harvested onsite. Set in the Chewton Bushlands.
Design process
Click here for the Architects Registration Board of Victoria’s publication; working with an Architect.
The brochure provides a summary of the services, roles and responsibilities of Architects and the responsibilities of clients of architects.
You can expect your experience with SOLARchitecture to fit within these guidelines, with our services tailered to suit your requirements.
Contact us here to discuss your project.
Philosophy
Design philosophy:
SOLARchitecture focuses on ecologically sustainable design utilising passive solar principles.
Aims to participate in humanity’s reconnection with the earth with buildings that strive to be ecologically sustainable in their water, energy and material use.
To create buildings as landscaping elements,defined by the rhythm of openings, texture, and the way light moves through space.
Structures should appear permeable to allow the passage of light to define its mood with glimpses through and beyond to help locate the building in its landscape and to become a primary aesthetic element.
Use local materials and colours to help connect a building to its landscape. I would like to think that as our concern for our impact on the environment expands, our interdependence and sense of connectedness will grow. Materials and skills will become localised once again and houses will clearly represent the areas that they are built in.