If you’re planning a new home, knockdown rebuild or major renovation in 2026, the most important decisions will be made long before construction begins. Across Sydney and NSW, planning controls are becoming more nuanced, approval pathways more site-specific, and build costs something that must be addressed early, not after design is complete.
National win at the Building Designers Association of Australia (BDAA) National Design Awards, held in Twin Waters, Queensland for Heritage Extension. We’re proud to share that over the weekend, we took home a national win at the Building Designers Association of Australia (BDAA) National Design Awards, held in Twin Waters, Queensland. As an award-winning building designer based in Castle Hill, receiving this national recognition for a Sydney heritage renovation project is a
Designed for a developer with a tight budget in a subdivision aimed at first and second-home buyers in the Newcastle municipality’s mid-north coast area.
The site is sloping in a bushfire-prone area designated as BAL 29, with the added issues related to mine subsidence.
The experience of bringing this one to life did have its fair share of challenges which were well worth the effort given the outcome.
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