Stephen Sainsbury architect
B.A. Environmental Design (Distinction) B. Arch. (1st Class Honours) Master of Architecture (by Research).
Registered Chartered architect in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Registration No. 6643
Ph (02) 9557 9597, fax (02) 9557 9598, mob 0434 443 792 email stephen.sainsbury@ecoshelta.com
|
Our multi award winning practice specialises in Environmentally and Ecologically
sound architecture and building with the creation of beautiful places to shelter.
|
|
|
The aim of the practice is to achieve the highest possible aesthetic
return for the lowest achievable ecological impact. We use the EcoCost
system of environmental evaluation to determine the optimal building palette
|
![]() |
|
We have designed and built a range of buildings from
small cabins through individual dwellings, multiple dwelling projects, commercial winery buildings
and ecotourism villages, in materials as diverse as stone, rammed earth, site milled timber,
Japanese joined large section timber frames, lime rendered straw bale,
marine grade structural aluminium frames, recycled brick and
recycled timber.
|
![]()
|
| The practice is based in the inner west of Sydney, NSW but operates throughout NSW, the Eastern Seaboard and Tasmania. We have designed and built for remote coastal locations, large landholdings and tight inner urban sites and have won major awards for our environmental commitment and structurally innovative buildings.
|
![]() |
| We are currently developing and commercialising the Ecoshelta, a pre-fabricated modular aluminium framed building system suitable for remote areas and exposed coastal locations.
|
![]() |