Early involvement
We join during design development to advise on buildability, sequence and cost while decisions are still open.
Architect designed homes / Sydney
Architectural builders in Sydney
For homeowners and architects with a design in hand, a builder who reads the drawings closely and builds them as intended.
ULM / Ermington · Peak Architects
01 / The proposition
The drawings are the brief.
As architectural builders in Sydney, we know that once you have engaged an architect your next decision is the builder. The right one respects the design intent, raises questions early and never quietly swaps a specified finish for an easier one.
We design homes ourselves, so we know how much thought sits behind a set of drawings. When we build another architect's work, we read it closely and resolve the details with them before they reach site.
Shadow lines, curved render, flush thresholds and joinery set into the structure all depend on care in the building sequence, which is exactly what we bring.
The first decision
When should the builder join?
We price fully documented drawings and can also join while the design is still developing. Early involvement lets us test buildability, meaning how readily each detail can be built, along with lead times and cost while changes are still cheap. It does not change who owns the design. If you have not yet engaged an architect, our design and build service may suit you better.
A construction sequence
From the drawing set to handover.
These are the stages we work through with your architect, confirmed around your drawings and program.
Read the documents
Review the drawings, specification and consultant reports, listing anything that needs clarifying before it can be priced.
Buildability and cost
Work through the details with the architect, price the design as drawn and flag where the time or cost sits.
Trades and suppliers
Engage the trades and specialists the design needs and lock in long lead selections before site work begins.
Site and structure
Set out, excavate and build the structure to the tolerances the finishes above it depend on.
Finishes
Carry the joinery, stone, glazing and render through with the architect reviewing the work as it goes.
Handover
Complete the home, close out defects with the architect and hand over for the first year in it.
Ways to work with us
Join early or price a finished set.
The right engagement depends on how far the design has come, although both keep the architect's role intact.
Tender
We price a complete drawing set and specification, with a clear breakdown and questions raised before contract.
Explore our work
Architect designed, built by SHORE.
Sydney
Architect designed homes across Sydney.
We build architect designed homes across Sydney. ULM in Ermington was designed by Peak Architects, with the facade and interiors by SHORE. At SOL in Bondi Beach, Tina Kosta Studio designed the interiors. Across the Eastern Suburbs our completed work includes CONWAY in Randwick, designed by Tina Kosta Studio and built by us, along with ALOFT in Darling Point, designed by Xpace.
Questions to bring early
Architectural builders, before the tender.
Will you build from our architect's drawings?
Yes. Send us the drawings, the approval status and your consultants' details and we will review the documentation and talk through a construction scope.
When should we bring in a builder?
Earlier is usually better, because a builder can test buildability, lead times and cost while the design is still developing. We also price fully documented drawing sets.
Which architects have you built for?
ULM in Ermington was designed by Peak Architects, while CONWAY in Randwick was designed by Tina Kosta Studio and built by SHORE.
Will you change the design to save money?
Not without you and the architect agreeing to it. Where a detail carries more cost or time than expected, we raise it and talk through the options with you, while the decision stays with the design team.
Do you only build your own designs?
No. As well as offering design and build, we build for independent architects. Both services share the same construction team.
Start with the drawings
