Climate Responsive Sustainable Design
Homes designed for comfort, efficiency, and place.
Climate Responsive Sustainable Design
Homes designed for comfort, efficiency, and place.
Sustainable, High-Performance Homes for Modern Living
Founded in 2004, Baker Drofenik Architects design contemporary homes across Victoria that prioritise comfort, efficiency and long-term environmental performance.
We work with both new and existing homes, tailoring practical, low-carbon design strategies to suit a range of building types and budgets. Our approach balances thoughtful architecture with measurable outcomes, helping clients create homes that are resilient, energy-efficient and a pleasure to live in.
Refining Existing Homes Through Strategic Upgrades
The most sustainable home is often the one you already have, reimagined with knowledge and design. Through carefully calibrated upgrades, existing houses can be elevated into spaces of quiet comfort, performance and architectural clarity.
We identify targeted interventions that enhance thermal stability, reduce energy demand and remove reliance on fossil fuels, without compromising the integrity of the original structure. Our approach is deliberate and design-led.
A well-considered renovation is not simply an upgrade, but a transformation, unlocking a home that is more composed, more efficient and distinctly more liveable.
High-Performance Additions & New Homes
New building work offers the opportunity to set a clear architectural agenda where performance, materiality, and spatial quality are integrated. Our additions and new homes are finely tuned environments prioritising comfort, longevity, and environmental responsibility.
We go beyond baseline compliance, using passive design principles, careful orientation, and a refined material palette to create buildings that perform naturally. Construction systems and detailing are resolved with precision to reduce energy demand and maintain a healthy, stable indoor climate year-round.
The result is purposeful, enduring architecture, effortless to live in, with a quiet confidence grounded in performance.
Net Zero Homes & Regenerative Design
Our high-performance homes are designed as integrated systems, targeting net zero while responding to their surroundings. Performance shapes form, orientation, and materials from the outset.
Airtight, well-insulated envelopes are paired with resolved ventilation to maintain stable conditions and strong indoor air quality. The result is a quiet, efficient, resilient home.
We apply regenerative principles, prioritising low-impact materials, durability, and long-term resource use. These homes resolve impact while enhancing everyday living, connecting occupants to climate, light, and air through an architecture that performs as beautifully as it feels.
