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1.0 Beautifully Crafted Homes
For individuals, families, & unrelated groups
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Our designs carefully balance craftsmanship and delight with connectivity between individuals, family, landscape & community.
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Services
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Architecture & interior design
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New homes & renovations
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All building types – e.g., detached homes, tiny homes, apartments, communal housing
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All capacities – your home can be beautiful as well as accessible to people with cogntivie &/or physical considerations. Let us show you how.
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4.0 Fee Options
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We will help you choose a fee structure which best suits your objectives. Some fee options are:
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Time charge
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Fixed fee tailored to suit & based upon an agreed scope
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Percentage fee based on the project construction cost
2.0 Ageing in Place
Assisting people over 50 in making informed housing decisions
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We've been designing for our clients over 50 since they were in their 20s and 30s, with the view that aging isn’t a stage, but a life-long process.
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Services
We assist people over 50 in making informed decisions regarding their housing and community options. We do this through a range of in-house and consultant services to ensure they understand:
1. The range of housing and community options available to them
2. The financial implications
3. Their health contributors
4. Applying this understanding to effect informed decision making
We test these options against: lifestyle, social networks, & financial security
With this understanding, informed choices can be made between:
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Remaining in the existing residence, with or without modifications
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Moving to a more suitable residence, but not necessarily downsizing
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Downsizing
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Moving into a lifestyle or retirement community
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Deliverables
At the end of this process, we provide a comprehensive report outlining:
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The short list of suitable options & financial summaries for the options
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Next steps & associated costs
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Strategies for staying out of aged care for as long as possible, should this be desired
3.0 Seniors Living & Care Communities
Assisting organisations in delivering exemplary living & care communities
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We lead with living & follow with care
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Services
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Design reviews & peer reviews
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Design competitions
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Brief writing
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Architect and other sub-consultant selections
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Design frameworks & guidelines
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Design services (see expertise)
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Board advice & reports
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Expertise
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Detached & attached housing, both vertical & low-rise
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Community centres
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Masterplanning
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Integrated communities (seniors living and aged care), vertical & low-rise
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Small household model of aged care
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Humanising buildings and spaces: designing for scale and detail
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Design for people with cognitive and/or physical considerations including dementia
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Our approach
We believe all living environments must be designed for quality of life first. Where design for care is required, we believe it is design for life and delight that must lead the process. Hence, our ethos, ‘Lead with living and follow with care’.
​Project Portfolio
A portfolio of project experience can be provided upon request including projects for: Australian Unity, Japara, Royal Freemasons, Mercy Care, Sundale, Reside Communities, Clarence Village, QLD State Government