“…beauty emerges from selection, affinities, integration, love”
Louis Khan, architect 1901-1974

 

 

“Touch the Earth lightly”
Aboriginal proverb

Holistic:
a wide-reaching approach to a theory, a task, or a problem that encompasses all the elements of the system because of the interdependency of those elements.
Green Building Council of Australia.

Architect & colleague testimonial:
“Nathalie excels in any challenge and demonstrates particular strength in thinking laterally through the conceptual design process. She has worked on numerous projects ranging from individual houses to large scale residential developments and commercial projects. Her work is always of the highest quality.”

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nathalie curtet

architect NSW Registration board nb 8508-designer interior + colour

I was born in France. I grew up and gained an education in the Languedoc-Provence Regions, where the Ancient Romans left beautiful traces and monuments in the landscape and cities, and where light and colours are still celebrated by many artists. I have clear images of the spaces and places where I lived as a child: aware of Light and Dark, colours, and the environment: EARTH, SKY, WATER, SUN....predominant in the landscape in Provence. I grew a sensitivity to the emotive quality of my surroundings. In 1980, I attended the National School of Higher education in Architecture (ENSAM) at the University of Marseille-Luminy. I became fascinated by the relationship between built form and the land, the choice of the site, and the layering of Time and traces in the landscape. From observing and experiencing, I began to develop my design philosophy: values and principles that now define Sustainable Design. I graduated in May 1988 with honours as an “architecte dplg”.
I travelled, and settled in Australia from 1989. The sky, the intensity of the light, the beauty and rawness of the coastline, Sydney harbour and a reverence for Aboriginal culture are still giving me a deep sense of connection to this land, this place.

First practising as a design architect for local firms, I then developed my own design practice, while engaged in raising my children.
designing green, architecture and sustainable design practice , located in Bowral NSW, services the areas of Sydney, Southern highlands, Canberra,  Illawarra,  Shoalhaven and South Coast regions.

I gather and deepen my skills through:

• a range of experiences, in Australia and France, working in key role position in concept design, master planning, design development, interior design and contract documentation for a range of projects of varying scales: residential, commercial, educational
• an ability to visualise holistically
• a rich tapestry of life experiences and overseas travels.

I create living and lived-in spaces and places that are innovative, unique designed responses:

• to the site, the fall of the land, the sun path
• to each client or future user particular needs brief and dreams, budget and aesthetic values
• to enhance quality of life, a sense of connectedness to the site and to the community and the environment.

In challenging conventional thoughts on the use of space, I achieve innovative contemporary design that interprets familiar, traditional building types in a new cultural and social paradigm, and endeavour to achieve environmental mindfulness.

I am engaged to deliver my clients with high standards, quality and unique design solutions and services. I am committed to:

• a lateral approach to each individual site and brief to meet projects targets and clients highest expectations
• create environmentally, culturally, socially and economically responsive and responsible design solutions; Practice of Sustainable architecture
• create a journey of experiences: in weaving spatial qualities, spatial flow, functional relationships between spaces, indoor/outdoor relationships, movement, views, light, Practice of Experiential architecture.

I aspire to create balance, beauty, harmony and to understand the poetic nature of architecture.

 

sensitive environmental contemporary design