Perth homes designed for
performance,
health & longevity.
Led by Izabela Katafoni — certified Passive House designer and Western Australia's only specialist combining high-performance building science with intentional healthy home design. Biohack your home for better sleep, energy and longevity.
We believe your home should work with your biology, not against it. This is what we call biohacking your home — combining certified Passive House building science with circadian lighting, non-toxic materials and EMF-conscious design. Perth's most intentional approach to residential design in Western Australia.
Discover Healthy Home Design →What we do
Three ways we can help you build a better home
Passive House Design Perth
Certified Passive House design for new builds across Perth and Western Australia. Stable thermal comfort, HRV-filtered fresh air year-round, and energy consumption up to 90% lower than a standard home — engineered specifically for WA's warm temperate climate.
See our projects →Healthy Home & Biohacking Design
Perth's only designer combining circadian lighting, zero-VOC materials, EMF-conscious planning and biophilic interiors into a unified healthy home system. Where Passive House performance meets intentional wellbeing design.
Learn more →High-Performance Home Design
Beyond NatHERS minimum compliance — homes designed to exceed 7-star energy ratings, eliminate thermal bridges and deliver genuine year-round comfort in Perth's climate. Beautiful, enduring and built to last.
See our work →Our philosophy
Buildings that tell your story.
For us, the intangible elements of a home are just as important as its technical performance. The way light moves through a space at 7am. The feeling of stepping inside after a hot Perth summer day. The materials your hands touch every morning.
We connect the narrative of your life to the form of your home — creating spaces that are not just efficient, but genuinely meaningful.
Discover our purpose →Beauty in every detail
Refined material palettes, considered proportions and spatial experiences that delight.
Intelligent performance
Passive House science, thermal modelling and building physics — rigour from day one.
Wellbeing by design
Circadian lighting, clean air, natural materials — your home as a tool for health.
Client partnership
Collaborative process. Authentic communication. Design that is genuinely yours.
Featured Project — Karrinyup, Perth
A certified Passive House benchmark for Perth
Designed specifically for Perth's climate, this Karrinyup home integrates passive solar principles with advanced building systems to create a living environment that feels effortless, balanced, and deeply comfortable year-round.
Stable indoor temperatures, constant filtered fresh air, and carefully considered materiality combine to create a home that supports both performance and everyday wellbeing.
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Core values
What every Studio Origami project stands for
Beauty
Design that is considered, refined and genuinely beautiful — not just functional.
Intelligence
Building science, passive solar design and performance modelling from the very first sketch.
Wellbeing
Spaces that support your health, nervous system, sleep quality and daily restoration.
Joy
Homes that make you feel something every time you walk through the door.
About Izabela
A European eye for design. A scientist's rigour for performance.
Izabela Katafoni founded Studio Origami in 2014, bringing together certified Passive House expertise, award-winning residential design, and a deep commitment to creating homes that genuinely improve people's lives.
With a European background that treats performance and beauty as inseparable, Izabela is one of the very few designers in Perth working at the intersection of high-performance building science and intentional healthy home design.
Read more about us →Ready to build a home that performs?
Start with a Healthy Home Strategy Session. We'll talk through your project, your health goals, and what's possible with Passive House and biohacking home design in Perth, WA. Limited sessions available each month.
