Here at Austin Design Works, we are committed to designing innovative and highly energy-efficient buildings that use the latest green building methods. Our expertise in Passivhaus design and the use of ecological materials and technology, passive energy and healthy building systems allows us to bring sustainability to the core of our projects. When choosing materials for your project we will always look for options that are local, sustainable, and have a low carbon footprint. We would be delighted to learn about your ideas and aspirations and look forward to helping you to create your dream home.
We are a third-generation family business based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, led by siblings Matthew Austin and Rachael Emous-Austin, architect and landscape architect respectively, and we love to bring these disciplines together in our work where we can. Our design studio has a long-standing reputation, with over 30 years’ experience in community and residential architecture, often working on challenging sites and buildings.
We know that successful projects grow from enjoyable collaborations with both clients and like-minded professionals. We commit to working with our clients to engage fully with you and to develop the individual requirements of each brief, taking our client team with us on the journey of the design, planning and build process, guiding you through the ups and downs along the way.
Our talented team work together in our Nailsworth office to provide consistent, tailored resources to each project. We have developed a positive reputation for site-sensitive, ecologically conscious design and a sustainable approach is always at the core of our projects. With a wealth of experience working with historic buildings and a deep knowledge of traditional construction, low-carbon, and natural materials, we can apply this experience to both new build and deep retrofit projects using Passivhaus as a guiding principle.
Being signatories to the RIBA Climate Challenge and Architects Declare means we will strive to design buildings that in essence reduce operational energy, embodied carbon, potable water use, volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) and are positive for biodiversity.
In February 2024 we became a certified B Corp which means we’re counted among businesses that are leading a global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy. Certified B Corporations, or B Corps, are companies that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
