Day Bukh Architects

Day Bukh Architects, now Matt Day Architect, is a small design-based studio in Mona Vale on Sydney's Northern Beaches, led by architect Matt Day. It specialises in "high quality low-energy homes and small public buildings that are highly connected to nature", with new houses across Sydney and in coastal, alpine and bush locations, as well as renovations and extensions.

Best-practice passive solar design is the studio's minimum standard, and it aims further where it can, towards Passivhaus Standard, off-grid, net zero and carbon positive homes. Its motto is "Consume Less – Enjoy More."

On Lunchbox, Doll's House hides a playful split-level renovation behind a classic gabled front in Sydney. Sustainable House Annandale gets the basics of sustainable design right in the inner west, and Sustainable House Marrickville adds a light-filled living pavilion built around passive solar design, thermal mass and recycled materials for a family of four.

See Doll's House, Sustainable House Marrickville and more of their work on Lunchbox below.

Don't Be Fooled By The Classic Gabled Exterior, This is a Fun Home

This home manages to be thoroughly modern while mimicking the classic gabled form of children's drawings and doll's houses.

Get the Basics Right to Make Your Home As Sustainable As Possible

If you focus on the basics first in sustainable house design, everything else becomes a bonus and your reduce greenwashing overwhelm.

An Inner City Sustainable Addition Opens Up to the Garden

Using passive design techniques, this new living space embraces the outdoors and will be comfortable year-round without relying on AC.