Luxury Homes Designed for

Health, Comfort & Wellbeing

           We help families with a vision for a           

sustainable future to live in a beautiful, healthy,

    carbon-neutral home that enhances their     

       wellbeing and leaves a positive legacy.        

No obligations, Just free advice.

Prioritising your family's health by using healthy materials and systems that filter and cleanse to make spaces that breath.

A building envelope that continually regulates temperature so that you are always in the Goldilocks zone - never too hot and never too cold.

Continuous filtered fresh air, direct connection to the natural world, calmness through acoustic design and circadian rhythm inspired lighting to keep you in turn with the natural world.

DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS FOR A QUALITY HOME

  • Envision a home that exudes stunning beauty with a timeless aesthetic, ensuring lasting value. This home transcends fleeting fads and trends, embracing design features, materials, and textures that have stood the test of time. Using natural materials like stone, wood, and linen, complemented by beautiful light and fresh, filtered air, each space is crafted to be both neutral and inspiring. These environments provide a blank canvas for you to layer your memories, while also being captivating enough to ignite your imagination and support your family’s growth to thrive over time.

  • Imagine a home perfectly tailored to your present and future needs, seamlessly integrating into your daily life. This home is designed to work in harmony with you, easing the burden of everyday tasks and enhancing your overall well-being. Thoughtfully planned to adapt to future changes, it eliminates the need for major renovations, allowing you to continue loving the space you're in. With intelligent design and flexible spaces, your home grows with you, providing a simple, elegant solution to modern living.

  • Imagine a home designed with your family’s health and wellbeing at its core. This home features advanced systems that continuously remove moisture which can lead to mould, allergens, VOCs, dust, dander, viruses, and other airborne contaminants from your internal spaces. The building fabric acts as a protective barrier, filtering out carbon monoxide, particulate matter, radon, bushfire smoke, etc. from entering your home. This significantly reduces the risk of diseases such as stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and both chronic and acute respiratory conditions, including asthma.

    Envision a home that balances focus and fun, enabling you to work from home while seamlessly supporting normal family life. Enhanced sleep quality is achieved by preventing the buildup of CO2 in bedrooms, allowing your brain to fall into a deeper sleep, which in turn boosts your family’s daily productivity and potential for self-improvement and goal achievement.

    Finally, surrounding yourself with natural materials and creating seamless connections to the natural environment elevates mood and long-term wellbeing, fostering a deeper sense of connection to the world around you.

  • Consider a home that rarely requires heating or cooling systems to maintain a stable and comfortable internal environment. This home efficiently utilises body heat, occupancy, and natural environmental warmth to sustain comfort. Experience a living space with no drafts, cold spots, or overheating—no need for multiple blankets to stay warm. Imagine a home where you can wear shorts and a t-shirt year-round (just remember to layer up before stepping outside!). This level of performance ensures consistent comfort and energy efficiency, allowing you to enjoy a balanced and harmonious living experience.

  • Imagine a home where you pay no energy bills. This impeccably designed home uses minimal heating and cooling systems, optimises natural light to reduce the need for artificial lighting, and captures and reuses water, helping to prevent flooding while providing you with an essential life source. Additionally, it features a productive garden that not only nourishes your family but also encourages biodiversity and reduces local heat sinks.

    Coupled with these savings, this house is equipped with solar panels and a battery system that meets or exceeds your daily energy needs. This allows you to charge your EV and run your household at net zero operational cost. What's more, the market highly values these features, with homes like this selling for 28.8% more in 2023. Embrace a self-sufficient lifestyle that benefits both your family and the environment

  • Picture your forever home. It has everything you need in the short and long term, seamlessly aligning with your daily life and adapting to inevitable changes. This home is low maintenance and boasts net zero operational costs. It’s inspiring and cosy, a hub for family and friends that keeps you socially connected. It sustains and supports your family's development, creating a healthy and safe cocoon where they can thrive.

    This home will become so emotionally valuable that selling it will be a last resort. Instead, you’ll pass it down from generation to generation.

    This is true sustainability. Leave a legacy.

Welcome to Borland Architecture

    

                           Our mission is to help 1 million people                                 

                       design and build sustainable, healthy homes                        

                    by offering personalised guidance, pre-designed                    

                           templates, and educational resources.                            

                  

True Quality You Can Feel, Not Just See

At Borland Architecture, we believe true quality extends beyond aesthetics and functionality. We create homes that prioritise your family's health and wellbeing.

Quality homes foster rest, social connection, privacy, play, and comfort. They provide fresh, filtered air, eliminate contaminants, and are highly insulated yet connected to nature. These homes are energy-efficient, self-sufficient, and rich in technology, adapting as your family grows.

Did you know your home's design can affect your family’s sleep quality? Imagine the impact over a lifetime. Better sleep can lead to improved focus for your children, better family functioning, and most importantly, happiness.

We constantly learn and innovate to design healthy, energy-efficient, acoustically insulated, low-maintenance homes.

Roger Borland - Founder

NOMINATED ARCHITECT NO: 65614

As you embark on the journey to create your dream home, it's essential to have a guide who understands your vision and can transform it into reality. Roger Borland is that guide. From humble beginnings on a farm in Ireland, Roger brings a unique blend of resourcefulness and craftsmanship to his architecture career, always focusing on your needs and aspirations.

Having moved to Australia in 2006, Roger has collaborated on award-winning projects across various sectors, gaining valuable experience that he now dedicates to high-end residential architecture. His approach is entirely customer-centric, ensuring every detail aligns with your vision. Roger personally oversees every project from concept to completion, blending luxury contemporary design with rich textural materials and fixtures to create spaces that are uniquely yours.

Understanding the importance of sustainability, Roger became a registered Passive House Designer in 2020. This expertise allows him to integrate effective environmental considerations into your home, enhancing your life and contributing positively to the planet. His designs reflect a perfect blend of his rural roots, dedication, and environmental consciousness, ensuring your home is not only beautiful but also sustainable and in harmony with nature.

With Roger Borland as your guide, you can confidently create a home that meets your family's needs, supports your wellbeing, and aligns with your commitment to sustainability. Let Roger lead you through the process, providing the expertise and personal touch needed to bring your dream home to life.

Future-Proof Design: Adapt to your family's evolving needs, ensuring lifelong comfort and functionality.

Personal Sanctuary: Create a canvas for life, allowing you to layer your family’s history so the home becomes uniquely yours.

Lifelong Comfort: Integrate longevity by designing in world class energy efficiency, health, and wellbeing strategies.

Cherished Heirloom: Design a home rich in both financial and emotional value by aligning it perfectly with your family’s desires.

Create Your Legacy Home Don't Settle for Less:

Enduring Beauty and Function: Revel in a home that combines timeless aesthetics with intelligent design, ensuring both lasting value and effortless living.

Holistic Wellbeing. Thrive in a space that actively promotes your family's health, offering clean air, natural materials, and a seamless connection to nature.

Effortless Comfort: Experience year-round comfort with advanced design that maintains a stable internal environment without the need for excessive heating or cooling.

Self-Sufficient Living: Embrace a lifestyle free from energy bills, with homes designed for efficiency, sustainability, and future adaptability, creating a lasting legacy.

Embrace True Luxury, Create Something Special:

Is Your Dream Home Vision Clear?

Step 1: Book A Free Consultation: Share with us your exciting project vision.

Step 2: Try Us Out Phase: Map out your vision and see if we are a good fit.

Step 3: Full Design Process: A clear path to a family home of value

Our 3-Step Process to Your Dream Home:

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