We are passionate about designing a home for you that reflects the entirety of your being. Your passions and your sense of play should come through all the spaces of your home. It gives us joy to see our clients inhabit spaces that are a natural extension of their personality.

INITIAL CONSULTATION

We provide a free consultation where we have a detailed conversation with you to understand your needs and aspirations when it comes to your home design. This helps us understand if we are the best fit for your project. From our initial meeting, we will assist you in establishing a cohesive and detailed brief – a good brief outlines your needs, aspirations, limitations etc.  This will enable us to prepare an initial services and fee outline.This document outlines the services we provide for your particular project, and the associated fees for each stage.

ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT

If you would like to proceed further with us at this point, we will prepare a detailed agreement that forms the basis of our contract with you.  This document confirms your brief, outlines the stages of the design process in detail and includes our standard terms and conditions, engagement agreement, and  associated fees for each stage. Upon acceptance and signing of the engagement agreement, we commence the project on our side and move to the concept design and planning milestone.

CONCEPT DESIGN AND PLANNING

This is our initial planning and design stage. Overall design principles are determined and site analysis is carried out. The concept ideas are presented to you for approval – these drawings consist of floor plans, elevations, and three-dimensional sketches of the proposal.

TOWN PLANNING (IF REQUIRED)

Upon approval of the concept design, we prepare the technical drawings that are ready to be lodged to the relevant Council for Town Planning approval. This application contains a written report and drawings required in relation to specific municipal overlays that may apply to your particular site.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

This stage allows for the full completion of the project, from structural engineering through to the selection of interior colours and finishes. Sketches completed and approved during this stage form the basis of subsequent Contract Documentation. Building envelope details, technologies and systems (ie. heating, water systems etc.), energy efficiency measures, interior joinery, materials and finishes, fixtures and fittings are all resolved during this stage.   Liaison with other consultants – especially structural engineer and building surveyor – also occur during this stage.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION

These technical drawings enable lodgement for Building Approval, and for issue to prospective builders/contractors for quoting and construction. These drawings include floor plans, elevations, sections, architectural details as required, door and window schedules, electrical and roofing plans, joinery details, and Scope of Works Schedules.

BUILDING STAGE

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