Size and complexity
Storeys, building use, unusual geometry, site constraints and coordination requirements affect the amount of design work.
Design with a clear scope
Understand your construction design fee
Know which drawings, engineering coordination, revisions and visualizations your project needs before comparing design fees.
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What your proposal should explain
Start with the deliverables.
A design fee pays for a defined set of services and documents. Package names alone do not establish the scope.
| Design component | What to clarify in the proposal |
|---|---|
| Architectural design | Layouts, elevations, sections, design development and the level of detail included. |
| Engineering coordination | Required structural and building-service disciplines, professional responsibility and signed documents. |
| Specifications & quantities | Material specifications, bill of materials or quantities and the assumptions behind them. |
| Visualizations | Exterior and interior views, selected rooms, number of images and revision limits. |
| Submissions & revisions | Drawing issue stages, included revision rounds, approval responsibilities and additional-work terms. |
| Exclusions | Surveys, soil investigations, permits, specialist studies, printing, travel and other separately scoped items. |
Which design discussion fits your project?
Begin with the brief and site
Prepare your lot information, intended rooms, target area and budget goal. Discuss concept planning, architectural and engineering scope, and the visualizations needed to review decisions.
Begin with a drawing review
Share the current plans and clarify who prepared them. Review completeness, coordination, permitted use, responsibility for revisions and missing disciplines before requesting a construction quotation.
Begin with existing conditions
Prepare photos and available plans. Measurements, retained structure, utility changes and hidden-condition risks will help define the design and assessment work.
Begin with rooms and decisions
List the rooms, required storage, retained items, preferred materials and views you need. Clarify whether you require design documentation, visualizations or both.
What changes the design fee?
Scope and detail
Technical documentation, interior design, specialist input and additional visualization views change the deliverables.
Revisions and timing
A settled brief helps control revisions. Major changes or urgent delivery requirements should be reviewed in the proposal.
How the design quotation is developed.
01Consultation
Review project goals and the information already available.
- What to prepare
- Location, lot details, use, design references and budget goal.
- Expected output
- A brief and preliminary design scope.
02Site review where needed
Review access and available information about the property; identify specialist inputs where appropriate.
- What to prepare
- Access arrangements, survey and existing plans.
- Expected output
- Documented design constraints and required inputs.
03Proposal and agreement
Review services, visualizations, revision limits, issue stages, exclusions and payment terms.
- What to prepare
- Comments on the proposed scope and deliverables.
- Expected output
- An agreed design service and quotation before work begins.
Use renders to review design decisions.
Visualizations help discuss materials, spaces and architectural direction. They do not replace coordinated technical drawings or permit documents.
Interiors · Design reference
Warm Everyday Interiors
A connected kitchen and living-space concept with practical storage and a garden-facing opening.
For client reference and design inspiration; not an actual completed project.
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For client reference and design inspiration; not an actual completed project.
Proposed features
- L-shaped kitchen
- Compact island
- Connected living area
Material direction: Pale timber, light counters and neutral porcelain flooring.
Layout, dimensions, engineering and specifications must be developed for the actual site. Images are illustrative.
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Your project starts with a conversation
Tell us what you want to build.
Share your project location, preferred scope and any available plans. We can begin with the information you have and help clarify the next step.
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