Well another successful Sustainable House Day has been and gone! Awareness seems to be growing throughout Australia about the wonderful houses on display dem...

1. Firstly, the standard plans do not consider the land upon which the house is to be built. The implications of this are: The house may perform badly in rel...

New home designs, as distinct from the more traditional house plans of our colonial past, are reflecting a more casual lifestyle by creating greater open pla...

House plans by Warwick O'Brien Architects are different from those you may see from those offered by the major builders. Woba designs are bespoke. They are n...

A project that explores new materials and building techniques. Below are some preview photos of one new house design in Rostrevor. This environmentally susta...

Warwick O'Brien Architects floor plans are unique to each individual client. This is because each client brings with them unique personalities, lifestyles, s...

· If we sit down and think about the state of the world and our place within it, I think we would all agree that the planet, and most of us within it, is und...

Sustainable homes are Warwick O’ Brien Architects' passion and commitment to the preservation of the natural environment. We have been working in this area f...

The first aspect that jumps out immediately upon arrival in Tokyo for the first time is what appears to be order within chaos. Chaotic juxta-positioning of b...

The expression “wow factor” has been in most people’s vocabulary when discussing what they are looking for in an interior of a space. It has been promoted as...

As an invited panel member of THE LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE in Adelaide last year I presented the following contribution to a discussion on house design and ...