Custom Home Services in Northcote, Victoria

“PROJECT MARCH 2014 We have been absolutely delighted by the total experience associated with the design, implementation and in the end, the completion of our remarkable "Hill House”. A day doesn’t go by without a sense of contentment as I smile at some design feature that just makes “sense” or an aspect of how we enjoy living in this space and place – it just “works”! We were absolutely delighted with the experience of designing our house with Mihaly Slocombe. The project is true to the importance we place on environmental sustainability, aesthetics and the clever use of amenity. In the end, the integrity of the creative design is a source of enduring pleasure to us. UPDATED JULY 2016 As our family expanded to the next generation [of grandchildren], we decided to return to the Architects who designed our family home, to create a suitable extension. The brief had been to create something complimentary to the existing design, be playful, functional, environmentally efficient and still aesthetically compatible with the existing home. To our immense delight, despite the obvious challenges and complexity to meet all aspects of the brief, all our expectations were not only met – but superbly exceeded. The project was implemented with a deft efficiency and professionalism and remained on budget and true to brief. What more could we ask for? Whilst I can’t imagine a further extension being required – if it was, I know exactly where I’d go!”

“Our renovation was completed on time, on budget and the quality of the work was excellent. Justin and his team were easy to work with and everything flowed smoothly from start to finish. They gave us ideas and options when we needed them so that we could make good decisions without any nasty surprises at the end. Even the neighbours were complimentary about their professionalism whilst on site. Our home has been completely transformed and everything looks so sturdy and that its been built to last.”

“My husband and I decided in our later years to build a new house and discovered Steve Drougas of Concept Studio through houzz. Concept Studio worked with us to create exactly the home that we envisioned, completely understanding our brief. This was a challenging job, as the space for the home was limited and Steve was able to include everything that we requested. He attended the site and assessed site conditions and constraints. Made initial inquiries regarding authority regulations and requirements. Provided recommendations for the appointment of other specialist consultants as required, including their fees. Steve Dougas is very easy to deal with, always contactable and sticks to deadlines. He listens to you as the homeowner and is respectful of your wishes, ideas and interests. He is not designing for himself – he is designing for you. He is knowledgeable and professional. His whole team is great to work with. Steve made what could have been a daunting process very easy and did it very quickly. We have no hesitation in recommending Concept Studio and would most certainly use them again ourselves.”

“Windiate Architects helped with the design and contract management of our home renovation project. The existing house, a project home, was subject to various body corporate constraints, which meant that it was not possible to extend or substantially alter the exterior of the house. The original house layout had numerous circulation problems, including a garage tacked on a side of the house that had no direct access to the home (requiring a 100 metre walk from the garage to the front door). Windiate Architects worked closely with us to provide practical solutions to the circulation problems. The design solutions meant that the way in which we use the house now is entirely different. There is now no longer any wasted space in our home, the main living areas have been shifted to the north side of the house and is connected to the north facing courtyard as well as through a new exit at the rear of the house to the garage. Windiate Architects provided solutions to practical problems, helped to save money by advising us on the selection of materials, and liaised with the builder throughout the project build. We would recommend Windiate Architects to any home renovators who want a designer who is down-to-earth, easy to access and understands what works for a family home from a practical perspective.”

“I can strongly recommend First Avenue Homes. Anthony is a high quality builder and has the ability to make very complex tasks simple and completed our complicated renovation project in a timely manner and within budget. I will be going to First Avenue Home first for any renovation or construction project in the future. Thank you Anthony.”

“I have worked with Atlas Architects on a number of projects. They provide unique architectural solutions to suit customer requirements and local environment. Their attention to details and follow-up support is fantastic. Best Regards, Boris Etlis Etlis Consulting Engineers”

“Inbetween Architecture were great to deal with on this extensive renovation which transformed a standard brick home into a beautiful modern home. Drawings were very detailed and thorough. Communication was excellent. They understand what can happen on a building site, and were very helpful and efficient in sorting out issues as they arose. We look forward to doing business with them again. Thanks to John and his team.”

“We chose Dylan not only because of his designs that caught our eye but mainly because of how comfortable we felt on our initial brief. He has been great to work with since the start of our project always doing that little bit extra and having time for us whenever we need. So excited with the progrees of our home, can not wait to move in!!!”

“We highly recommend Yarrabank Builders to any future clients. Ryan and the team were fantastic during the renovation of our family home in 2017. They had excellent attention to detail and workmanship. We also found them to be extremely good to deal with due to their excellent communication and professionalism. They were also able to keep to our budget and ensured that we could move into our house on time, which we really appreciated. Yarrabank Builders were a pleasure to deal with at all times and if we do any future renovations, we will definitely use them again. Thanks to Ryan and the team for our wonderful renovation. We couldn't be happier.”

“We have always planned to renovate our existing house but had been unsure as how to overcome some flow and function issues. We wanted to add a bedroom/study, an alfresco entertaining space and a garage/carport onto our existing house. We had seen lots of renovations of similar houses but they always seemed to have something missing or were not quite right! The My Architect team were recommended after a chance conversation at a child's party - the initial meeting and concept plans really appealed to us, the idea of a relatively small outlay to see what the options and initial costings were. We contacted Cate at My Architect who set us up an appointment with Lyndal Williams. We had quite set ideas about what would be possible. Lyndal patiently worked through our needs/wants and has put together the perfect floorplan for us. It is quite different to what we had imagined and we have managed to tick off all the priorities as well as adding some wonderful extras that we feel will make our home function more efficiently as well as being a great entertaining space! We had initially planned to only use the My Architect team for the concept plans. However after dealing with Lyndal we felt that we simply had to continue to utilise her skills to help us complete the project. The set pricing for the My Architect services made us confident that we were clear about this cost from the beginning. So far we have completed plans for tendering and are waiting for building to commence in September. Cate has followed up and sought feedback along the way and despite our project taking quite some time we have never felt rushed! Lyndal has done a great job with our plans and really understood what we wanted before we did in some ways. She has also dealt with our questions and queries patiently!!!! We can highly recommend that anyone considering renovating or building use the My Architect team!”