Now serving Sydney & Newcastle
Bring us your site, ideas or existing plans. We will help define the next steps for your project, with a design perspective informed by 30+ years of practical building experience.
A practical starting point
A well-considered design connects what you want with what the site can accommodate and how it may be built. We bring design and building experience to the early decisions that can help manage cost and reduce avoidable rework.
Turn your brief into a considered design direction, with layouts and building form developed around the site.
Explore design supportDevelop clear documentation from an agreed design and assess existing plans before further drawing work.
Explore drafting supportIdentify the planning questions and documentation relevant to your proposal, with responsibilities agreed at the start.
Explore NSW planningSydney
Sydney spans many council areas, so the site address matters from the first conversation. Share your brief, existing plans and any council correspondence so the relevant controls and information needs can be considered.
Whether you are exploring a new design or progressing an existing proposal, we can discuss building design, drafting and planning support suited to your stage.
Discuss your Sydney projectNewcastle
Bring together what you know about your Newcastle property: its address, available survey or existing-building information, and what you want to change or create.
From there, we can discuss the design direction, further information needed and the drawing or planning tasks to include. Any site access, measurements and specialist input will be addressed when defining the scope.
Discuss your Newcastle projectDesign
Concept design brings your priorities into focus: layout, orientation, scale, access and the relationship between indoor and outdoor space. Design development then refines the preferred direction and addresses the information needed for the next stage.
Your quote will set out the proposed drawing outputs, design stages and revision process. Consultant reports and specialist design work are identified separately where required.
Drafting
The drawing package depends on what you need it for. Share your existing drawings, survey, relevant approvals and consultant information so their completeness and suitability can be assessed.
We define the plans, elevations, sections and details required for the appointed stage. Existing plans are reviewed before reuse, including permission to modify them and any missing site or consultant information.
Planning in New South Wales
NSW approval requirements depend on the proposed work and the site. A development application or complying development pathway may be relevant; some minor works may be exempt. Eligibility needs to be assessed for the particular proposal.
We can discuss the design and documentation support your application may need. The appointment should specify who handles planning advice, reports, lodgement, council liaison and responses to further information requests.
Read the NSW Planning Portal’s pathway guide
Experience behind the offer
Our team’s 30+ years of experience informs the design questions we ask and the details we work through. The St Albans collection illustrates our design approach through a Victorian townhouse proposal.
This is a Victorian portfolio example. The visualisation does not establish approval or construction status.
Explore our Victorian project collectionsFrom first enquiry to agreed scope
Your project starts with a conversation about the site and the work you need. Meeting arrangements, site information and any visit requirements can be confirmed as part of that discussion.
Include the Sydney or Newcastle site address, your ideas and any plans, survey information or previous approvals.
Discuss design stages, drawing outputs, revisions, consultant inputs and the planning tasks to include.
Review fees, inclusions, exclusions and the proposed document handover before proceeding.
Building design, drafting and planning support are available for discussion. The exact deliverables and any specialist appointments depend on your site, project type and written scope.
Yes, subject to reviewing their suitability and your permission to use or modify them. Share the drawings, relevant approvals and available site information so we can identify what needs to be retained, updated or developed.
Site access, measurements, surveys and any visit arrangements are confirmed when the project is scoped. Tell us what information you already have so the quote can identify any additional requirements.
The written scope will set out the responsibilities for consultant appointments, reports, lodgement, liaison and certification. These services and their fees should be confirmed before work starts.
Yes. Share the site address, the work you are considering and any plans or approvals you have. We will discuss the information needed to prepare a quote for the proposed services.
Sydney & Newcastle
Bring your ideas, your questions and the information you have so far.
Start with a clearer plan
Talk to an experienced design and building team about your site. Start with a free quote for the services you need.
