Private Residence

A typical brief: a family buying a suburban stand wants a four-bedroom home with an open living core, a separate guest suite, and room to add a cottage later without rebuilding services.

The real constraint is not the design. It is that they need to know, before committing, what the build will cost and in what order the money goes out.

Design resolves the plan around a single service spine, with kitchen, laundry and bathrooms sharing one wet wall, so a later cottage can tie in without opening finished ground.

The bill of quantities is issued at design stage rather than after approval, so cost feedback reaches the drawing while the drawing can still change.

Material take-off is split into procurement stages that match the build sequence, so the client is never funding a slab and roof sheeting in the same month.

Foundations and slab, then superstructure to wall plate.

Roof structure and covering, closing the building before the rainy season.

First fix services, then plaster, screed and ceilings.

Second fix, joinery, tiling and finishes, then external works.