About Natural Matters Design
Our Aim
Attractive, environmentally responsible designs & buildings customised to our clients.
Our Mission
Our mission is to help you design a house that will be energy efficient (low cost to heat/cool), culturally appropriate, aesthetic to look at and pleasant to live in.
Our Values
We aim to build structures that are sensitive to the environment & reduce our footprint on this planet.
What We Believe
Spaces are designed to encourage movement in mind, body & soul. Some places more and some places less, some that encourage more vigour and others more solitude.
We seek an optimal design for every client, ensuring the building to be ‘comfortable’ and environmentally responsible – to design buildings that require minimum energy inputs to heat & cool, and to design buildings (spaces) that feel good to be around & within.
All these factors combined provide a ‘wholistic’ dwelling or structure that will in itself also promote overall harmony & longevity.
Energy efficiency is an element imperative in the home of tomorrow. The goal is to incorporate modern design, with today’s materials & systems to achieve a complete building, that will outlive the current owners, and encourage a sustainable environment for all.
About Joakim
I have been working in the building design industry for the past 20 years and am keenly interested in sustainable construction techniques and energy efficiency.
I am attentive to delivering designs that fit my client’s brief, are feasible and are cost effective to build.
Having been in the industry for over 20 years, I am intimately familiar with the processes and hurdles of the industry. I look forward to assisting you navigate through this maze and creating your dream home design for your next project.
Our Approach
Our approach is to design a home that will:
inspire your soul
embody your beliefs
be naturally comfortable and delightful to look at
be energy efficient
be affordable
create ergonomic & healthy, safe places for you to live, work and play
minimize its environmental impact of the built environment
be integrated & respond to the nature of your building site, and its surroundings
