About Oikos
Oikos Architects was established in 1992 to provide architectural skills to the specialized residential and heritage conservation sector.
The architectural practice specializes in designing new housing projects, alterations and additions to existing houses, and smaller commercial and community-scale projects. Most projects have been carried out within the older parts of the inner city area, which often require particular design, heritage conservation and negotiation skills.
As the director of Oikos Architects, Ray Stevens has been a practising architect since 1981 and a registered chartered architect since 1983. Since commencing architectural practice, various commissions have been undertaken, ranging from large commercial projects and residential and hotel developments to small, specialised heritage conservation projects.
Raymond Stevens (Director)
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B.Sc (Architecture), University of New South Wales, 1977
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B.Arch (Hons), University of New South Wales, 1981
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M.Arch, University of New South Wales, 2018
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PhD, University of New South Wales, 2022
Professional Registrations
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Design Practitioner Registration: DEP0000165
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Registered Architect (NSW ARB): Registration No. 4458
Professional Memberships
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Member, Australian Institute of Architects (AIA), A+ Member
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Member, Association of Consulting Architects
Dr Ray Setevens is a published author, a member of the Balmain Association Committee, and a regular contributor to the Balmain Association’s The Peninsula Observer.
Ray was awarded the L. Peter Kollar Memorial Prize in 2022 for his thesis:
‘Space, Time & the Human Margin: A Way of Understanding Sacred Architecture Through Participation in Spatial & Temporal Symbolism’.
Oikos
The word oikos is an Ancient Greek word meaning domestic house or household and is also related to oikonomia meaning domestic management. It has a further etymological root to the word and notions of economy (oikos house + nomia to manage) and further important connections to the word ecology.
The practice’s name, Oikos Architects, has been selected to reflect these principles in the modern world.
We have adopted the plan of house No. 6 for our Oikos Architects logo at Chysauster in Cornwall, a Roman-British late Iron Age courtyard house.
Even as a 2,000-year-old ruin, this place communicates a timeless place and dwelling.
