Our Services
High End Bespoke Housing / Heritage / Medium & High Density Residential / Dual Occupancy / Secondary Dwellings / Alterations & Additions / Heritage and Adaptive Re-Use / Affordable housing / Residential Units / Alterations & additions / Commercial / Ecclesiastical
Writing Planning Objections to Development Applications
For Strata Corp - Residential Units (Building Class 2)
Our Residential Units work is done in collaboration with our nominated architect & class 2 registered design Practitioner. We offer full design documentation & administrative work for New / Alterations & Additions / Remedial & Maintenance work under the previsions of the N.S.W Design & Building Practitioners Act.
For Single Dwelling Home Owners
If Your Are A Home Owner You May be asking the following questions;
What design is best for my needs? / What will it cost? / What is the process? / How do I get consent from council / What are the permissible design options? / How do I learn the process?
How do I start the process? / Who do I contact first?
Relax, you don`t need to work all of this out and read endless web articles on how to do this yourself.
Best Residential design practitioners should always seek to first listen to their prospective clients & extract a design brief by carefully understanding all of their clients specific needs, desires & lifestyle and budget.
This is why we produce an aesthetic and functional design brief that defines your needs as must haves, would like to have and may have if possible etc. and be referred to throughout the design process.
We have a Network of Builders who can provide building estimates from sketch plans & services ase available using our preferred quantity surveyor.
Through our diverse range if experience in design through to administrating construction contracts we have the ability of identifying circumstances leading to cost overruns & delays in construction time.
Concierge Service For the Busy Profession (step 3 below)
We offer a range of services for busy professional in step 3 below that manages the entire process from concept to completion & beyond. This service may also include step 1 & 2 dependent on your circumstances.
Our Typical Process For Single Bespoke Home Owners
Two Ways You Can Get Started Right Now! (step 1 & 2 below)
If you are beginning your research for your home building project the logical place to start is with immediate service 1, however you may be more advanced in your research where the logical staring point is immediate service 2.
Your may also require a strategy review to analyise your specific needs affecting you and your family or the circumstances may be difficult or unusual.
Immediate Service 1
Step 1 Free Feasibility Call to Answer Your Burning Questions
This is our free project feasibility call that answers common questions to give you confidence in moving forward with your project. You may have a typical allotment or difficult & unusual circumstances.
Common questions are;
What is possible on your
land ?
What are the planning constraints ?
What is the planning strategy ?
What is the process from concept to completion ?
How long it may take
What is the process for my situation?
What are the most common mistakes people make ?
How can I start now
This service usually available 8am - 6pm usually Mon - Sat
Text me with a convenient time to talk or just ring.
Outline your Next Steps For Your Specific Circumstances
Immediate Service 2
Step 2 Needs & Options Review Incl. Prepare A Design Brief
Low Cost Introduction Service
This service begins with you receiving our fee design brief preparation pack; How to Prepare For Your Home Building Project. The answers you provide help prepare your design Brief.
Services include;
Review of the answers you give in the free guide
Preliminary Site Analysis Plan
Measured drawings of your structure existing structure.
Review of conditions of your existing structure & services.
Review of existing building structure for energy efficiency by Infra Red imaging.
Review of costs.
List of consultants needed.
Other services relating to your circumstances.
Receive a Preliminary Design That Conforms With Your Design Brief.
Full Service
Step 3 Full Service Agreement Concierge For Entire Process
This is the full service agreement that covers all services from concept to completion incl. step 1 or 2
The service includes the following stages;
Schematic Design.
Design development for plans suitable for lodging a DA.
Contract Documentation For Plans & specification Suitable for tender & construction.
Tendering Procedures incl. tendering with selected builders & negotiating contract terms.
Contract Administration of building contract during construction certifying progress claims & variations etc
Post construction defects listing & assisting with obtaining occupancy certificate.
This Service May Be a Full or Partial Service For Any of The Above
Everything You Need To Know & Do To Launch Your Project Now!
Start With Our Free Guide Below To Write A Design Brief
How to Commence Your Home Building Project
This guide is part of the Needs & Options Review Service & packed with questionnaires to form your design brief. It is loaded with information & check lists to launch your project into the design phase with confidence that important matters are not overlooked. Without it your project is likely to be frustrated with significant changes and expensive delays during construction.
Get Informed & Proceed with Certainty/We Guide You in Every Step of the Way
An experienced design practitioner will not rush you through the design process until they have a thorough understanding of your essential needs & budget & you have examined several design options.
Defining the design brief is part of the Needs & Options Review Service is an essential tool for the design phase that develops & records your functional & aesthetic preferences & guidance on how you can produce your own creative - external & internal mood boards.
Call &Ask For Your Essential Free Guide
Below are Some of Our Luxury Bespoke Housing Projects Mostly Located In Sydney East
The construction m2 rates below are a rough guide and approximate and subject to many factors. Building costs are elevated by covid & labour shortage. Composite m2 rates vary significantly in other areas and by level of complexity and quality of finishes. Fees for Design Practitioners specialising in residential design are often dependent on scope of work, contract value, complexity. Fess may range from 6% - 15 % of the build cost.
Building estimates using composite m2 rates are calculated by the build price divided buy total m2 of the new build. It is used as a short hand method of comparing project types against probable costs which have been demonstrated in previous projects.
Bellevue Hill Bespoke High End Luxury Home Additions
These projects typically have the highest quality fittings & finishes that may cost on composite m2 rate of $8,000 /m2 or more.
Design styling varies due to its land value, location, lift installation & excavation are a contributing factor to elevate build costs. This projects often have multiple ensuite bathrooms and extensive floor area due to larger size of land and market expectations.
This project was approved under the Woollahra DCP Consent process may be complex if a multiple consents process is used. Construction program may take 8 to 12 months as they are usually multi leveled construction & have elaborate internal fitouts & external landscape features.
Vaucluse Alterations & Additions Give a Fresh New Look
These projects typically have the highest quality fittings & finishes that may cost on composite m2 rate of $6,000 /m2 & toward.
Design styling varies due to its land value, location, lift installation & excavation are contributing factor to elevated build costs. This projects often have multiple ensuite bathrooms and extensive floor area due to larger size of land and market expectations..
This project was approved under the Woollahra DCP . Consent process may be complex if multiple consents process is used. Construction program may take 8 to 12 months as they are usually multi leveled construction & have elaborate internal fitouts & external landscape features.
North Coogee Contemporary Bungalow Addition
These projects also vary in design and have a more controlled on budget of up to $7,000/m2 and upward.
Design & styling varies dependent in the land value & location as do the expectation of owners on quality of fixtures and finishes. They often are alterations and additions rather than complete new builds with some maintenance required on the existing structure. Consent process my be relatively simple.
This project was approved under the Randwick DCP and the NSW Housing Code.
Forster NSW New Twin Contemporary Coastal Homes
These projects also vary in design and have a more controlled on budget of $6000/m2 and upward.
These coastal design homes on NSW Northern Coast also vary in design styling often have less stringent design parameter due to lower density environment and larger allotments. Considerations for requirements of structures to be build within bush fire effect lots must be made early in the project.
This project was approved under the Great Lakes Council (Development Control plan). Councils assessment time may be extended where neighbours object or the owner wants to exceed the numerical standards of the Great Lakes Council LEP (Local Environmental Plan)
Tamerama Unts Conversion to Two Dwellings
These developer driven projects also vary in design styling is tuned to the requirements of councils policy and desired future local character.
Costing these kinds of projects usually require the services of a quantity surveyor in providing project building costs in the preliminary design and again in construction documentation phase. They projects are often near complete new builds where some elements of the structure my be retained to gain planning benefit in councils assessment. In Sydney east extensive piling is usually required on sloping sites got third projects..
This project was approved under the Waverley DCP with deep excavation in the basement for storage and parking.
Makeover to Bondi Deco Apartment Block Including New Garages & Balconies.
Design & styling varies dependent in the land value & location as do expectation of owners.
Alterations to Residential Units are subject to recent legislation for class 2 buildings under the New N.S.W. Design & Building Practitioners Act.
This means the designs for new and alterations to units are heavenly regulated preventing un regulated work from taking place for construction work & for most remedial work.
https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2021-0152#sec.13
Grand Victorian Terrace Renovation In Kensington West Conservation Zone
These projects are tuned to Councils heritage policies & may be achieved at $5,500/m2 with standard finishes an fixtures and selected builder.
They often are alterations and additions with some maintenance required on the existing structure which increase costs. Typically Victorian dwellings have poor sub floor ventilation, rising damp, moisture penetration & inadequate footings.
Typically planning stages may take several months & Councils assessment time may be extended where neighbours object or the owner wants to exceed the numerical standards of Council Codes.
Knock Down Rebuild In Waverley Conservation Zone
Narrow Site on a Budget within Conservation Zone
These projects also vary in design styling is tuned to the requirements of councils policy for heritage zones, and viewed more closely by council if next to a heritage item.
An experience architect in Sydney East may be able to achieve this type of styling at $5000/m2 & upward with standard finishes an fixtures an with selected appropriate builder.
This project was approved under the Waverley DCP (Development Control Plan)
