[5] He was inspired growing up in a household filled with his parents' architectural drawings, models, natural science collections, books and plants, just before the proliferation of the internet and social media.

[5][16][17] In 2020, Lev's practice revealed plans for two model cohousing ecovillage developments in Tasmania, addressing the concurrent housing and environmental crises.

[18][19] Inspired by traditional European settlements, a network of small, compact urban forms was proposed, surrounded by shared agricultural land and managed wilderness.

[18] Lev's works often use natural, raw and locally sourced construction materials and avoid or minimise the use of chemical treatments, plastics and synthetic paints.

[27] During the 2010-20s housing crisis the firm released a number of free construction plans for sustainable dwellings open source into the public domain.

The designs became popular for their extreme economy and traditionally inspired style, and have been adopted and replicated several thousands of times in Australia and North America.