Koos De Keijzer

Koos de Keijzer, founding partner and Principal of DKO Architecture, has built a highly regarded role as an urban designer and architect, with particular expertise in residential developments.
Prior to establishing DKO Architecture in 2000, Koos was a Director at HPA Architecture, spending 12 years designing and managing some of the Mirvac Group’s most complex architectural and urban projects in Australia.

An unbridled passion for typology research has given rise to a number of innovative apartment and housing typologies which embrace and enrich the Australian residential lifestyle. This passion, coupled with a firm commitment to architectural integrity, delivers a strong emphasis on contemporary sustainable communities and is being adopted as benchmarks for contemporary residential development.

Koos consults as an urban design expert to a number of councils such as City of Melbourne, City of Yarra and Lane Cove Council. He has provided expert witness statements for VCAT for a number of years. Koos is a panel member on the OVGA assisting the Victorian Government Architect in major projects throughout Victoria, is a member of the National Capital Design Review Panel and has been named a Fellow of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (FRAIA), recognising his incredible contributions to the field.