BESPOKE CONSIDERATIONS
“Different sites, different orientation, different wishes. What needs to be covered by the house? We need to talk about about the initial design idea & how we develop that into a new home.”
Suzanne Schade
‘FORWARD THINKING’ SAVES
“We need to look at SUPERHOME ‘Design Principles’ early on. It’s a lot more difficult and a lot more costly to put a ventilation system in further down the line where it hasn’t been designed for up front.”
Marcus South
AT WHAT ‘COST’?
“Biggest misconception with building a high performance home is the COST. We need to look at it as a holistic approach. It may cost you more in the outset... but what is your health worth?”
Dan Saunders
PRIORITIES: CAR OR HOUSE?
“Home owners spend less time thinking about they layout of their house than the time they will spend on choosing a new car – half of your life is going to be spent at home – very important to make sure the house you design is fit for you, to set up yourself for a better future.”
Julie Villard
SEEING THE INVISIBLES
“Building a house is not easy – what can be overwhelming for home owners is you don’t know which is the most important part... you can change the colour of the kitchen later, but you cannot change what goes into your walls, into your structure – those are the fundamental parts of your house that needs to be decided at the get go”
Hanshu Li
UNIQUE QUIRKS
“Each client is different, unique quirks, different shapes and sizes, different budgets & working with clients who see things, who are after more of a long term base in their design outcome, what their brief requirements are”
Duncan Firth
MOVING ON FROM ‘HOW WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT’
“We should be talking about how we can build better and what materials are available instead of how ‘we’ve always done it and that’s what we know and that’s what we’re going to continue to do’, when there are better pathways that aren’t necessarily more expensive. The perception that ‘Building Better’ is putting more money into every project is actually a fallacy... WHEN THE DESIGN IS DONE RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING!”
Candice Smith
BIG DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN BEST
“The trade-off between ‘Size’ and ‘Performance’ of a build... Designs well thought out in use of space. You can reduce space and increase the specifications, think more carefully about how you use every square metre, you can afford the good stuff whether it’s the windows or the insulation”
Martin Ball
