OUR DESIGN PROCESS

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Our Design Process

Michael Rowell is passionate about turning your vision into a liveable, beautiful home. We help you bring your dream to life by tailoring every aspect of our service to you and your family. Here are some of the most important aspects of residential architecture.
Every project must start with a definite, and clear vision. We have the experience and expertise to properly anlayse your property and identify your needs.

How to begin your architectural Journey with Michael Rowell Architect

Not sure what to do or how to commence your project? Give us a call or make an enquiry to speak to Michael. Post our discussion, we offer two face to face opportunities that may interest you. Please see below for more information.

At Michael Rowell Architect, we spend more time on research so that your project will flow smoothly during the rest of the process. Michael Rowell Architect will help you to analyse the viability of your project with our paid consultation, the FUNDAMENTAL Design Advice Service.

We respect the needs, wants and aspirations of our clients and we will give you direction to ensure you are always heading in the right direction before you commit to pen and paper design services.

To find out more about this first step, please call Michael on

0419 348 505
  • Tell us about your project
  • Understand about the build/renovation process
  • Learn how design and quality build can benefit you
  • Discover if we are a good fit for you and your project
  • Discuss the feasibility and function viability of the project and your ideas
  • Explore the opportunities and constraints of your site
  • Comprehensive analysis of your long-term needs versus wants
  • Discuss your brief, room details, sizes, orientation etc.
  • Discuss the potential layout options and indoor outdoor connection
  • Discuss potential solutions with environmentally friendly design and energy efficiency improvements
  • Discuss building costs and budgetary needs
  • Design Drawings and plans

Architect’s Pre-Design Services

We take pride in delivering environmental house design and building projects that enhance lifestyles and meet your needs. We will need to work in a collaborative partnership with you.

Our architectural process is comprised of a set of 6 Steps which ensures the outcomes reflect the lifestyle desires of our clients. The first step is creating a relationship with you and understanding your project and lifestyle needs through an onsite pre-design meeting.

What Our Pre-Design Services Include

Current Lifestyle Requirements

Looking at your preferred lifestyle, your hobbies, interests and favourite pastimes. We consider how worthwhile your proposed renovations are with regard to maximising your lifestyle and the overall liveability of your home while ensuring an environmental house design.

Future Lifestyle Requirements

Are you thinking about starting a family? Or perhaps you have school age children that will soon grow into teenagers? Or maybe you are approaching your retirement years? As part of this service, we will look at likely changes in the future and how to best manage these within the context of your house design.

Design Solutions

Based on your specific needs and immediate requirements, we look at environmentally friendly house designs options that will resolve your current needs. Based on your long term lifestyle needs we look at design solutions that will ensure that your home offers you the highest levels of comfort and overall liveability now and into the future.

Budget Assessments

It is important to understand what you can achieve with the budget you have allocated. We will look at your proposed project and give you some initial thoughts on how far your budget will stretch. We will also discuss building costs, consultants fees and our design service fees within this discussion.

Capitalisation

Will your project leave your property over or under capitalised? We are not financial advisors and recommend that you get professional, independent financial advice in relation to this question. However, feel free to ask us during your pre-design service if you would like our opinion on any potential capitalisation issues in relation to your project.

Honest Feedback

Years of experience has taught us that our clients value honest feedback. We will provide alternate solutions and assist you in developing your ideas if we don’t believe that a proposed change you are considering will be of benefit to you. You can rest assured that we will provide real direction to ensure that your project provides you with the lifestyle benefits you are looking for.