Building a house is a long relationship. Ours is designed to make it a pleasant one — predictable pricing, written communication, and a single team from the first site visit to the twelve-month care review.
01
Weeks 1–3
Discovery
We visit the site with you, hear the brief, and produce a written feasibility with preliminary budget bands. If the project is right for us — and we for it — we recommend an architect from our shortlist or work with yours.
●Site analysis
●Feasibility memo
●Preliminary budget bands
●Architect recommendations (if required)
02
Months 2–6
Design & Documentation
We sit alongside your architect through concept, town planning, developed design and construction documentation. Interior selections, engineering and services are coordinated in a single trade set.
●Cost planning at each design stage
●Trade coordination
●Selections management
●Fixed-price tender
03
Months 8–20
Construction
Fixed-price contract. One dedicated project lead. A weekly written report — every Friday, without fail — covering what was built, what's next, what needs your decision, and what it costs. Variations are approved in writing before we lift a hammer.
●Fixed-price HIA contract
●Weekly Friday report
●Open-book variations
●Monthly site walk with clients
04
Handover + 12 months
Handover & Care
A structured handover walk-through, a written maintenance schedule, and proactive care visits at three, six and twelve months. Small adjustments are part of the deal.
●Detailed handover pack
●Maintenance schedule
●3, 6 and 12-month reviews
●Direct access to your project lead
FAQs · 005
Questions we're often asked.
How long does a build take?+
A ground-up architectural home in Melbourne typically runs 14–20 months on site, plus 6–9 months of design and documentation. A whole-home renovation is usually 10–14 months. We publish a detailed program at contract.
Do you offer fixed price?+
Yes. Every project is delivered on a fixed-price HIA major works contract. Provisional sums are limited to items that genuinely can't be quantified before demolition.
Can we use our own architect?+
Yes — most of our clients arrive with a designer already. If you don't, we're happy to introduce two or three practices whose work we admire and whose documentation we know intimately.
What is your minimum project size?+
Our sweet spot is $1.5M–$8M in construction value. We occasionally take smaller renovations when the brief and craft align.
Do you build outside Melbourne?+
We build across Greater Melbourne, bayside and the Mornington Peninsula. Selected coastal projects on the peninsula are a significant part of our recent work.
