ABOUT

IAN ROBINSON ARCHITECT

I am an architect with a lifelong passion for design and our collective history. Since childhood I have travelled extensively observing how people have chosen to live in many cultures, both today and far back in history.

The possibilities of how you can create a beautiful, satisfying and comfortable living environment for yourself and your family are far wider and richer than the urban environment you are used to might lead you to believe.

Across cultures and through time there are consistent and enduring ingredients and qualities that people have chosen to accommodate and to build their dwellings around.  When these are present your dwelling can be a place of ever changing delight.

Along the way I have had decades of experience working within planning controls in heritage areas creating rich and fulfilling living environments. Success has been about patience, flexibility and resourcefulness as a designer and knowing that there is always a solution to be discovered. Many designs have been recognised through awards and publications.

For thirty years I was a registered builder with our carpenters and apprentices building the work designed. I have a deep understanding of the construction process. Although I have designed many building types my greatest satisfaction is in designing dwellings. Other building types contain part of your life, but your dwelling is the only one that has to serve fully. Your dwelling is the one environment that contains all dimensions of your life. Once successfully realised a beautiful dwelling is a place of magic and renewal.