Sustainable & Natural Building & Energy Design Consultants

Established in 1980 as a design firm, the various different buildings designed by Malcolm Worby include custom residences varying in size up to 12,500+ sq. ft., townhouses, apartments, various hotel projects, restaurants, shops, small office buildings, building additions, renovations and natural, sustainable, and environmentally friendly homes for the poor and homeless.

Services offered include natural, sustainable and eco-friendly building and technology consultation, design assistance and training to firms and individuals.

We also provide consultation and training to NGO's, NPO's, Charities, and Governments working with low income and homeless communities and developments around the world through our NPO, Homeless And Poor Peoples Initiative (HAPPI), which is a registered trust. For more information see www.happi-online.org  

Each design is creative and unique and is based on a Clients individual needs, tastes, lifestyle and budget. It can be traditional, contemporary or modern and incorporate styles from any part of the world. The finished design will be sensitive to the land and environment on which it is to be built.

Various building methods, materials and technology can be recommended, designed and specified including sustainable and natural materials such as adobe (mud brick), cob, rammed earth, stone, straw bale, sandbag, lime and gypsum plaster etc. as well as more conventional brick, masonry and wood or timber frame.

Energy efficient and sustainable systems such as passive and active solar heating and cooling, solar water heating, photovoltaic, geothermal energy, rainwater harvesting, grey water recycling and waterless/composting toilets are incorporated into a design whenever possible.

Varying traditional & contemporary architectural styles have been designed including Adobe, African Indigenous; California Mission; Contemporary; French Provincial; Georgian; Log House; Mediterranean; Modern; Native American/Pueblo; Pole House; Santa Fe and Southwest Style; Spanish; Tropical; Tuscan. Some of which have been featured in magazine articles on both sides of the Atlantic.

Clients have come from all walks of life, including the film and music industries, heads of major corporations, sports personalities, internationally acclaimed chefs, doctors, business executives, investment bankers, retirees, as well as currently providing consulting and training for NGO's working with low income family housing in South Africa and Malawi.

The locations of the various projects include South Africa, Malawi, United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, The Netherlands and the Caribbean.

To see some more of the different projects designed over the years in various locations please click on the 'Pictures' button.

If you are interested in the services offered please feel free to contact us at any time - please click on the 'Contacts' button for e-mail, telephone, fax and address details.