Kirby Architects is a boutique Melbourne architecture firm that specialises in creating beautiful, bespoke homes intelligently designed to enhance everyday experiences throughout your life.
We listen, we ask questions, we give honest advice, helping interpret your aesthetic through a collaborative and inclusive process, putting together the right team, innovative materials, creative thinking and meticulous management to achieve your vision.
Kirby Architects acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and waters of Australia.
Kirby Roper, Director
Lasting design is about quality and timeless aesthetics, but also the functionality and sustainability of the layout, fittings, environmental impacts and social factors.
With over 25 years of professional architecture experience, Kirby Roper leads the firm as Director, Architect and Project Manager. Her extensive industry knowledge adds value to all phases of the architectural and building process from design concept to lock up.
Kirby’s expertise is used to its greatest potential when developing creative, unique solutions for architectural longevity and livability that always remain elegant and timeless.
Feasibility Study: Your First Step Towards Building or Renovating your Dream Home
Are you at a crossroads, torn between selling, building a new house or renovating and extending your existing home? It's a dilemma faced by many homeowners, and the uncertainty can be overwhelming.
Thankfully, we have a solution to help you make an informed decision while saving you from costly mistakes – a feasibility study. If you are contemplating building a new house or remodelling and extending an existing one, we are your first step. A Feasibility Study is a low-cost investment that will answer many of your questions and potentially save you from costly mistakes. Read more about what's included here
Services
New Builds
We design prestige homes and properties. We are unique in the way we stay with the entire project and ensure that construction is managed to your program.
Interiors
The principles of universal design and liveability underpin our approach to in order to deliver projects for a lifetime.
Renovations
Our extensions and renovations work with the existing home to ensure a cohesive design that connects period character with new additions and details.
Sustainable Action Plan
As architects our environmental influence extends to the buildings and environments we design, as well as our workplace. Kirby Architects seeks to minimise and continuously reduce negative environmental impacts and promote sustainability in all aspects of our practice. Our practical actions to achieve this are set out in our Sustainable Action Plan
(SAP).
We're a B Corp!
At Kirby Architects, we aspire to be a force for good. That's why we became a B Corp. In 2023, Kirby Architects officially became a Certified B Corp. By becoming a B Corp we confirm our commitment to deliver on honesty, fairness, integrity and generosity.
B Corp certification aligns us with like-minded businesses that share our values on climate action, cultural diversity, gender equity, and fair pay. It elevates our ability to contribute positively to our community and reaffirms our commitment to protecting and nurturing our planet.
B Corp certification aligns us with like-minded businesses that share our values on climate action, cultural diversity, gender equity, and fair pay. It elevates our ability to contribute positively to our community and reaffirms our commitment to protecting and nurturing our planet.
Reconciliation Action Plan
Kirby Architects believes that the design of facilities should engage with the Traditional Owners of the land on which they are located. We are delighted that Reconciliation Australia has welcomed Kirby Architects to their Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) program with the formal endorsement of our Reflect RAP in 2023.
Proudly Carbon Neutral
Kirby Architects achieved carbon-neutral status in 2022, and we take great pride in our ongoing commitment to sustainable, thoughtful design through both our materials and practices.
