Ironbark Architecture + Design

I highly recommend Chris from Ironbark. He was an amazing architect and thoroughly understood the brief for our renovation, taking it well beyond our imagination. From the beginning, Chris asked us to list our problems and said they were no longer ours, they were now his to resolve. And I really liked that approach. Now that we have brought his vision to life, we could not be more thankful.

We engaged with Chris from Ironbark Architecture to design our home. When meeting with Chris initially he listened to us and really wanted to understand our lives and how we will live in the space, to ensure the design would suit our lifestyles. We met with other architects from the Sutherland Shire area and they simply didn't listen and wanted to push the same agenda as every other house they design. Chris is very detailed and is willing to think of alternative ways to make things work. We really wanted a house that minimised the impact on the environment via a considered design. Chris was extremely supportive of working with us on this. Throughout the design stage he pushed us to consider ideas that we hadn't thought of (which is totally the point of engaging with an architect!!!), some we loved and some we didn't - it was great he put the ideas forward. Without this our design wouldn't be anywhere near as good as it is. To the challenges that came up in trying to solve for some of our "must haves" he thought of ways that they could work. Following the completion of designing the house we continued to engage Chris through the detailed design phase (where the fixtures, fittings and finishes are completed amongst many other things). Again, he was meticulous with his attention to detail. We really enjoyed working with Chris, he has been incredibly helpful, doesn't force a house on you that looks like every other house, has a strong ethos on sustainability and is extremely detailed. He designed a home for us that we can't wait to move into (the build has just started)! I would highly recommend him.

Chris is a gentleman to deal with and surpassed all our expectations in the design of our house . Wishing him all the very best Stephen and Dimi Palamidis

We used Ironbark Architecture on our rebuild/renovation in Cronulla, after receiving positive recommendations from another Ironbark project that was completed nearby. It was a pleasure working with Chris to bring our ideas and his expertise together and we are delighted with the outcome. Chris spent the time to understand what we were trying to achieve and the combination of his design skills and his attention to detail ensured we got there. Chris’ project management and clear communication was appreciated not only by us but by the builders and other trades involved in the project. We would not hesitate to recommend Ironbark.