Services provided

 

 

  • 3d models & images
  • rendered photo images
  • Design  drawings for DA approval (review committee applications town planning requirements)
  • Working drawings for BA approval (permit application)
  • Complete set of drawings for builders & sub-contractor quotes.
  • Assistance for Developers, Builders & Owner Builders
  • Feng Shui consultancy in building design & full analysis reports
  • Solar passive & energy efficient design.
  • Climate change design.
  • Liaison with Engineers
  • Liaison with Private Building Certifiers.
  • Contacts for reliable builders, tradesmen & contractors

We divide the project into two phases.
  The first phase being the Design phase.
  The second being the working drawings. This phase is not started until the design phase is completed.
At times there may be an extra phase at the start for architectural review committees.

A fixed verbal fee is given at our first consultation, (this is complimentary and done on site), followed up with a written fees schedule. Our fees are based on an effort basis, not as a percentage of the project cost or on a project square meter rate.

 

 

 

 Range of fees

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Cost Range

New or renovation residential projects of 1 to 5 bedrooms

$2,400 - $4,500 +GST

Carports / Garages / Decks or outdoor extensions

$750 - $1,250 +GST

Measure-ups of existing buildings

$450 - $650 +GST

In general the cost of a building permit approval inclusive of engineers, surveyors, soil test, energy efficiency reports, council certification and building designers, as a total the fees range from $8,000 to $14,00 depending on the scope of the project.

Please note that Town Planning Fees for duplexes and work outside the normal guide lines and regulations are additional fess and would depend on the scope of the project.