Welcome to Gus Fares Architects Our new and fresh website promotes our vision of a new and green architecture. We feel that we, as professional architects, have a duty to support and promote Eco-friendly housing in order to reduce the CO2 emissions and the greenhouse gases which have been created by the building industries' years of irresponsible actions. GFA prides itself to be a leading firm in Sydney in the introduction of only responsible architectural design that leads to minimum harm to the environment and to reduce the need for mechanical means to condition the living environment. Together with a state of the art architectural design (modern and traditional) GFA has excelled in producing a better living environment. Eco-Friendly and responsible architectural design mean more comfortable environment together with lower cost and less energy consumption and therefore less harm to the environment. Leading the Property Development Market Gus Fares Architects PL (GFA) has established a bench mark and became a leader in promoting an Eco- Friendly and sustainable Property Development Market in Australia and elsewhere. GFA's projects are all tested, assessed and assimilated with state of the art computer programs in order to calculate the building's star rating. About Us Gus Fares Architects Pty Ltd (GFA) is a Sydney-Australia based architectural firm, Established in 2004 by Gus Fares RAIA. Gus Fares is a registered Architect with 20 plus years of experience in architectural design, contract administration and Eco-Friendly housing. Gus Fares practiced under the supervision of leading architects in the Middle East and was involved in design and construction of major projects in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Sultanate of Oman since 1984. Gus Fares graduated with Masters Degree in Architecture in 1988. He moved to Australia in 1991 where he worked under the supervision of Architectural firms in Sydney until 1994 he established and managed a very successful firm in Parramatta NSW. Gus and his design team have designed hundreds of new buildings ranging from houses to large high rise buildings throughout the State. Together with the understanding of the Building Codes and Various Council Controls GFA has excelled in meeting client’s brief with council’s visions and planing. GFA have an extensive knowledge in the construction industry and in the Renewable Energy such as solar, Hydrogen, Bio-Gas, Bio-Mass, Geothermal etc…and the application of these technologies in the architectural field as well as Traditional Arabic and Middle Eastern architectural design and modern European contemporary design. Gus Fares is an active member of the Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (ABSA) and involved in daily basis in assessing building projects for sustainability and Thermal Performance using the latest computer programs. Also he uses the NSW state Department of Planning internet based assessment tool BASIX (Building Sustainability Index) for the purpose of assessing the Thermal, Energy and Water consumption of residential dwellings. Our Team of architects train regularly in the use of these technologies.