Natural light and materials in the Hip House interior, designed by CBD Architects

OUR APPROACH / ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS & LANDSCAPE

A personal process.
A considered result.

From the first conversation to the final detail,
we keep your life and your place at the centre.

Hip House / Windabout, Esperance

Explore the possibilities.
Before you commit.

A feasibility study explores what may be achievable on your site and helps bring your design aspirations and financial expectations into alignment before you commit to full architectural design services.

Site & planning
Explore key constraints, requirements and opportunities.
Design potential
Consider early options against your brief, priorities and intended investment.
Budget direction
Identify the cost questions to explore before deciding how to move forward.

The scope is agreed around your questions, whether you’re planning a home, renovation, commercial project or development.

Reliable construction pricing requires appropriate builder or quantity surveyor involvement. We agree the study’s scope and any pricing input with you at the outset.

Discuss a feasibility study
Illustrative architectural site study exploring building placement, landscape and outlook
A focused study, tailored to your site and brief.

It starts with
a conversation.

Residential architecture is our focus. The same care, collaboration and attention to detail shape our commercial and development work.

Indicative site plan with trees, a garden court and outlook
01

Listen.

How you live. What matters. What you imagine. Your priorities and intended construction budget shape an honest brief.

Architectural section illustrating daylight and shading
02

Interpret.

We consider your aspirations alongside the site, climate and financial expectations, exploring the choices that matter most to you.

Axonometric sketch of connected living spaces and a garden court
03

Create.

Architecture, interiors and landscape come together, with the design intent carried through each stage of the work.

CORE TO HOW WE DESIGN

3D visualisation, walkthroughs and BIM are core to how we develop the design and help you understand the spaces.

03 / YOUR JOURNEY

From possibility
to place.

A clear sequence, with room for conversation at every step.

Select a stage to explore

Illustrative architectural massing sketch of a house and garden court
From the first site study to the spaces you live in.
01IntroductionYour brief, your site, your priorities.

We discuss how you want to live, your site and your priorities, including your intended construction budget. A clear brief brings design ambitions and financial expectations into the same conversation.

02DesignIdeas developed around you.

We develop and refine the design in 3D, exploring layout, scale and materials against your priorities and intended investment. Builder or quantity surveyor input can help test construction costs at agreed stages, informing decisions as the design develops.

03PlanningA coordinated path to approval.

We prepare planning documents and liaise with the relevant local authority on your behalf.

04DocumentationThe detail that makes it buildable.

With your approval, we prepare construction drawings, specifications and coordinated consultant information. Clear information helps builders price the proposed work and reduces uncertainty about what is intended.

05Builder selectionThe right team for the work.

We can manage a tender to selected builders or work with your preferred builder. Pricing can then inform scope and design decisions before construction, with the builder’s offer and any allowances reviewed together.

06ConstructionDesign carried into the build.

Once the builder is appointed and documentation finalised, the project moves into construction.

07Contract administrationSupport as the work takes shape.

Where included in our appointment, we provide site inspections and contract administration throughout the build.

The stages and services included are agreed in your project’s scope of appointment.

Native planting along the timber entry walkway at Lap House

DESIGNED AROUND THE WAY YOU LIVE

Light. Material.
Connection.

Explore Lap House

04 / OUR SERVICES

A complete picture.

From individual homes to commercial buildings and developments, we shape our involvement around your project. Services are selected and agreed for your project’s scope.

01 / SERVICES

Residential architecture

Individual homes, thoughtfully resolved.

Our services
  • Custom homes, alterations and additions
  • Concept design through construction documentation
  • Planning, consultant coordination and builder selection

02 / SERVICES

Interiors & landscape

One considered living environment.

Our services
  • Interior design, material selections and documentation
  • Landscape design coordination with specialist designers
  • Connected indoor and outdoor spaces

03 / SERVICES

Commercial architecture

Clarity for more complex briefs.

Our services
  • Design and presentation documentation
  • Council submissions and coordinated technical drawings
  • Tendering, site inspections and contract administration

04 / SERVICES

Developments & feasibility

Understand the possibilities early.

Our services
  • Strata, apartments and low- or high-density projects
  • Research and local authority requirements
  • Feasibility for development or existing buildings