Origen Architects Pty Ltd

Origen Architecture is informed by the origin of all things and referencing/reverencing 'beginnings'. Nature provides the basis for solutions to all design, energy, light /colour, materials, water, and engineering decisions, as we learn to recognise sustainable natural systems. Each project is regionally responsive to its sense of place; bio-climatically responsive to climate and geography, interacting inside and outside of the building envelope including transitional spaces, to the changing seasons and time of day. Bio-mimicry provides the guidelines to dynamic and original solutions to design challenges utilizing new and evolving materials, both technologically recent developments and re-energised ancient practice, e.g. nano scaled structured colour dyes, that mimic butterfly wings, nautilus spiral flow pumps, termite mound self sufficient cities, rough surface additives for self cleaning.