Welcome to GAIA Ecotecture

We believe that the Art element in eco design is hugely important – the intensive design process distils the content and brief to arrive at a simple, essential design which has the quality of restraint, but fulfilment, at many levels. 

For enhanced health , happiness, quality of life, and minimal interference with nature, the GAIA design ethos is one of integrating new built environment events with natural systems. This is a very practical approach based on 30 years of pioneering experience in the field. We believe in beauty as a key to happiness; both are ephemeral, spiritual, but linked.

This web site is understated in design in the hope and expectation that the work can speak for itself; we do not believe in undue self-promotion but in the age old professional principle that one’s work is one’s testament.

You can see examples of our projects, learn about our philosophy, see a list of our services, get your questions answered, learn more about us, or find out about our comprehensive initital consultation service.

If you would like to discuss your project with us, please either e-mail us or phone us on +353 (0)1 661 0957. We are always excited by the prospect of  designing around a new challenge, sympathetically with the client,  whose participation we regard as essential.

Paul Leech & Sally Starbuck