Residential architecture across the Eastern Suburbs, from Bondi and Randwick to Coogee and Waverley. Renovations, additions and considered new homes shaped by construction realities.
The Eastern Suburbs take in Bondi, Bronte, Clovelly, Coogee, Randwick, Kensington, Maroubra and down to Botany and Pagewood, across the Waverley, Randwick and Bayside council areas, with Woollahra to the north. The housing ranges from Federation and inter-war homes and semis on the coastal ridges to post-war brick houses on larger blocks in the south, and the sites are often sandy, sloping or both.
The controls follow the coast and the density. Waverley and Randwick have heritage conservation areas and tight DCP controls on bulk, setbacks and overshadowing, and the foreshore suburbs bring view and coastal considerations. Sand across much of the east affects footings and excavation, and the southern suburbs near the airport sit under aircraft noise overlays that set acoustic requirements for new rooms.
Our completed work in the east includes alterations and additions in Clovelly, Pagewood and Botany. Typical projects are whole-home renovations of semis and cottages, second-storey additions on the ridges, and new homes or dual occupancies on the larger southern blocks. We design for the pathway that applies to the site and document for the builder of your choice.
Every project starts with a clear read of the local planning controls and the likely approval pathway, then design and documentation developed in parallel so the drawings price and build as intended.
Residential design and documentation built with approvals and construction in mind from day one.
Building Design & Drafting in Eastern Suburbs →Granny flats and secondary dwellings designed for clarity, compliance and repeatability across sites.
Secondary Dwellings in Eastern Suburbs →Extensions and renovations designed to integrate seamlessly with the existing home.
Additions & Alterations in Eastern Suburbs →Dual occupancy design that balances planning controls, site constraints and market appeal.
Dual Occupancies in Eastern Suburbs →Approval-ready documentation aligned with the right planning pathway.
DA & CDC Documentation in Eastern Suburbs →Clear, coordinated drawings prepared for pricing and construction.
Construction Drawings in Eastern Suburbs →Coordination with engineers, certifiers and other consultants as required.
Consultant Coordination in Eastern Suburbs →Before a design is fixed, the underground services on the block need to be found and the site surveyed. LCG Locating, part of the LCG group, maps utilities and scans concrete across Eastern Suburbs, so the survey, the locate and the drawings come from one team.
Often, within the height and setback controls and with the overshadowing of the attached neighbour assessed. The new level is usually set back from the front so the pair still reads as one, and we test the massing against the DCP early.
It changes the engineering and sometimes the cost. Footings and any excavation are designed for the ground conditions by the structural and geotechnical engineers, and we design with that in mind so there are no surprises when the builder prices.
Suburbs under the Sydney Airport flight paths, including parts of Botany, Pagewood and Maroubra, have an ANEF rating that sets acoustic construction requirements for habitable rooms. It is a design input, not a barrier.
Yes. The Iantchev Residence in Clovelly, the Reigler home in Pagewood and the Muscat Residence in Botany are all alterations and additions we designed and documented, shown in our portfolio.
Send through your site details and a note on what you are trying to achieve. We will come back with the right approval pathway and next steps.
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