Western Australia · Australia · United Kingdom

Architecture built for comfort, health, and a lighter footprint.

Damien Madden Architectural is a small, specialist practice offering full residential design, alongside select mid-rise, office and commercial work. Our niche is sustainable construction — energy-efficient, healthy buildings designed around the comfort of the people who live and work in them.

We provide a complete service from concept through to structural drawings, shop drawings and fit-out, giving clients a single point of accountability from first sketch to finished building.

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Why We Do It

A commitment to healthy, comfortable buildings that use less energy and go up faster.

"The measure of good architecture isn't how it photographs — it's how it feels to live in, and how little energy it takes to keep it that way."

Health & comfort

  • Consistent indoor temperatures, no cold spots or overheating
  • Continuous fresh, filtered air through mechanical ventilation
  • Reduced condensation, mould and damp risk
  • Lower indoor pollutants and allergens
  • Quieter interiors through high-performance building envelopes
  • Daylight and passive design considered from the first sketch

Environmental performance

  • Lightweight timber construction with low embodied carbon
  • Dramatically reduced space-heating and cooling energy use
  • Off-site manufacture reduces material waste on site
  • Speed of construction lowers cost, disruption and risk
  • Designed for longevity and low lifecycle impact
  • Compatible with renewable energy and all-electric homes
Building — On and Off-Site

Builders who share our vision, focused on the people who'll live there.

We work closely with excellent, bespoke builders across Western Australia who share our customer-focused vision. They're as enthusiastic as we are about thermal comfort for occupants, delivered through thoughtful planning, off-site construction wherever possible, and genuine speed of construction — all while teaching, and being taught, the principles of good building along the way.

While most of our builder relationships are here in WA, our off-site work has also connected us with contacts across the eastern states. We're always happy to make a recommendation, and just as open to building new relationships with builders who share this same approach.

What We Offer

Three ways we work with clients, architects and manufacturers.

Design

Architectural Design

Full residential design service — concept through structural design, energy consultancy and certificate of design compliance, delivered as one all-inclusive package.

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Passivhaus

Passivhaus Consultancy

Certified Passivhaus Designer and PHPP expert, working as lead designer or alongside your project architect through to certification.

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Off-Site

Off-Site Construction (MMC)

Shop drawings for timber frame and SIPS, for manufacturers, architects or clients, built into our design work or as a stand-alone service.

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Background

16 years in Western Australia. Almost 25 in total.

Damien has spent 16 years practising in Western Australia, with almost 25 years' experience in total including earlier work in Ireland before relocating. Now based near London, Damien continues to run the practice's Western Australian work remotely, returning each year for an extended working visit.

Qualifications

  • Diploma and Bachelor of Science in Architectural Technology, South East Technological University, Ireland
  • Certified Passivhaus Designer
  • Passivhaus PHPP Expert
  • Diploma in Project Management
  • Pro-Clima Scholarship recipient, Passivhaus Design

Damien's background began on the tools — working alongside his father, a carpenter, from a young age — grounding a career that now spans design, energy performance and construction detailing.

Certified Passive House Designer, PHPP Expert International Passive House Association member

Working across Western Australia, Australia and the UK.

Based near London and working from Western Australia, the practice serves clients across both regions, with an annual working visit to Western Australia to stay close to sites and clients.

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