About Us

Established in 2014 by siblings Andy and Annalise Knight, Brother Nature’s founding mission was simple: craft high-quality, resident-driven spaces that are beautiful, compassionate to the planet, and work better for its people.

The pair’s country upbringing instilled in them early a desire to reduce their ecological footprint and, literally, build a world they could be proud of. The result is Brother Nature’s symbiotic Design and Build functionalities, providing a streamlined end-to-end architecture, interior design and construction service that fulfils the long-term practical, emotional and ethical needs of our clients.

People drive our business forward – Brother Nature’s team and customers alike – so we’ve made it a priority to surround ourselves with likeminded, curious, future-focused individuals who embody our ambition to do better. Each project becomes a shared success; all the more rewarding because we’re in it together.  

And we’re working towards sustainable, though we’re the first to admit we’re not there yet. Brother Nature is in a state of constant recalibration, committed to revising our solutions to the needs of our people and environment, and searching relentlessly for better ways of working. All in service of one goal: delivering meticulously constructed, aesthetically striking spaces that honour and live in rhythm with our clients and the landscape.

An assortment of the Brother Nature team on completion of our Locale project.

Our business philosophy articulates the Brother Nature way of doing things. And our two guiding pillars, ‘Resident-Driven’ and ‘Environmentally Conscious’, are reflected in every conversation, drawing, decision and project we undertake.

Pillars

Resident-Driven

Brother Nature begins at the end. Which is to say, we create for the end user - heroing a collaborative and humanistic approach to design that places the client at the centre of their dream space. By commencing each project with an in-depth Strategic Definition phase, we’re able to define and execute residences and spaces that delight, nurture and exceed expectations. And when it comes to client vision, the more experimental the better. We’re passionate about what we do, and the potential that really clever design and construction have to change lives, so we’re always searching for solutions outside the status quo. Similarly, our unique matrix pricing structure allows clients to elect the scope of design work required to achieve project goals and bring their imaginings to life.

Environmentally Conscious

We know that entirely sustainable construction doesn’t yet exist. But we also know that humans need physical buildings, and that those buildings should be of the highest quality possible – they shape so much of our lives, after all. Brother Nature believes there’s a better way to be building to help reduce our industry’s huge environmental footprint, and we’re excited about the progress we’re seeing already thanks to passionate businesses such as ours. But there’s still so much to be done to close the gap between what currently exists, and what’s possible. We’re implementing a range of sustainably minded strategies as a start, but we’ve got big ideas for what’s next. Want to learn more? Visit our Project pages to read about our dreams in action.