30+ years of experience
A design perspective grounded in how buildings come together, with your brief and budget informing the discussion.
Victoria · Based in St Albans
Building design across Melbourne, based in St Albans
Design, planning and working drawings informed by 30+ years of building experience. We help clients across Melbourne, with a strong focus on the western and north western suburbs.
Designed with the build in mind
Better decisions start on the drawing board.
The way a building is drawn influences the way it can be built. Our practical building experience informs layouts, materials and construction details from the outset, helping you address avoidable complications before they reach site.
A clear scope from the start
Understand which drawings, planning tasks and consultant inputs your project needs, and what is included in the quote.
Practical cost awareness
Resolve key decisions and coordinate details early to help manage build costs. Costs still depend on the site, scope and construction market.
Our Melbourne base
Close to St Albans. Connected to all Melbourne.
Our studio is at 199–201 William Street, St Albans. We work with clients throughout Melbourne’s north, south, east and west, with a particular focus on the communities around our base.
Around St Albans
- St Albans
- Kealba
- Kings Park
- Albanvale
Keilor and the north west
- Keilor and Keilor Downs
- Taylors Lakes and Delahey
- Sydenham and Hillside
Sunshine and the west
- Sunshine, Sunshine North and Sunshine West
- Deer Park and Cairnlea
- Derrimut
These are examples of nearby service areas, not a boundary. If your site is elsewhere in Melbourne, tell us where it is and what you have in mind.
Design · Plan · Build
The right support for your next stage.
Design establishes the proposal. Planning support addresses the relevant approval requirements. Working drawings develop the detail needed for the next stage. Your appointment can cover the stages your project needs.
Building design
Explore layouts, scale and the relationship to your site, then develop the preferred direction into a coordinated proposal.
Explore building designDrafting and working drawings
Translate an agreed design into clear drawings, coordinating the consultant information relevant to the appointed scope.
Explore draftingPlanning support
Understand the planning work your proposal may require, with drawings, lodgement and council liaison defined in the agreed scope.
Explore planning supportFrom our local portfolio
Ideas shaped for Melbourne sites.
Our collections include the St Albans eight-townhouse proposal shown above, townhouse designs in Sunshine and a residence in Hillside. These images show design proposals; they do not establish approval or construction status.
Sunshine · Four townhouses
A local townhouse design collection. Explore townhouse and dual occupancy design for the questions to consider on your own site.
Hillside · Residence with basement garage
A residential design collection from Melbourne’s north west. View these and the St Albans collection in our project portfolio.
Your next step
Bring us the site and the idea.
You do not need a finished brief to start. Share what you know, and we can discuss the information and services needed to move forward.
Share your starting point
Send the site address, your intended project, available plans or surveys, and any budget or timing priorities.
Define the work
Discuss the design stages, planning tasks, consultant inputs and revisions relevant to your proposal.
Review your free quote
Review the proposed deliverables, fees and responsibilities before deciding how to proceed.
Do you work outside Melbourne’s north west?
Yes. Our St Albans base puts us close to Melbourne’s western and north western suburbs, and we serve clients across the whole metropolitan area. Share your site address so we can discuss your project.
Can you review plans I already have?
Yes. Send the plans and explain what you want to achieve. We first assess their completeness, available consultant information and your permission to use or modify them, then define any further design or drawing work.
What do you need to quote my project?
Start with the site address, a short description of the work, and any plans, surveys or council correspondence you have. Your budget and timing priorities are also useful. We will identify any further information needed for the quote.
Can you help with a townhouse or extension design?
Yes. We offer townhouse and dual occupancy design as well as home extensions. The site, existing building and relevant controls inform the proposal; an initial discussion helps establish the appropriate design and planning scope.
Start with a conversation
What could your Melbourne site become?
Tell us what you have in mind. We will help define the next step.
