About James Stockwell Architect
James Stockwell Architect is based in Sydney.
Projects are predominantly residential in landscape settings and have included apartments. The practice is also currently documenting a purpose built preschool at Leura in the Blue Mountains. Buildings are in progress in locations around New South Wales and in Western Australia.
James recently won the 2008 Wilkinson Award for Residential Buildings for the Leura House. The 2008 Jury chair commented with ''the awarded projects were all of a very high quality but we did believe there was one stand out".
Prior to establishment in 2000 James Stockwell Architect was project architect for the two Robyn Boyd Award winning houses while working with Peter Stutchbury. Professional experience includes urban design, landscape architecture, and larger educational buildings including an auditorium.
The architecture is one of mostly natural low embodied energy materials. Passive solar design, natural light egress and enhancing the experience of the landscape are common threads in the work. Each project makes it’s own power and collects it's own water.
Fewer projects are undertaken with greater time spent with clients and the builder to ensure the required result and budget.