Design and build with SHORE.
Our architect and interior designers develop the design with our construction team. Rooms, materials and budget move forward together.
ELBA and your next home / Pagewood
Builders in Pagewood, where the house and garden are one design
We built ELBA here in Pagewood, completed in 2023. We bring that experience to new homes and major renovations, planning the architecture, interiors and outdoor space together from day one.
ELBA / Pagewood / Completed 2023
01 / The proposition
Plan the garden with the house
When you choose builders in Pagewood, the floor plan is only half the decision. How the rooms meet the trees and outdoor space deserves the same care before the footprint grows.
Pagewood's 2021 Census recorded separate houses as 75.6% of occupied private dwellings. Council also describes older flats near the Page Street centre, so the buildings next door still matter. We read the survey and your immediate surroundings to decide how your home should sit on its land.
Our local project
What ELBA can show you
ELBA has five bedrooms on a lot of 559 square metres. Tier Architect designed the architecture and we built the house, with SHORE also responsible for the interiors and facade. Exposed brick and a matt palette carry from the exterior into the rooms inside. Those choices belong to that home. They still give you something real to point at while we shape a brief for yours.
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Pagewood · residential
ELBA
Nestled within the elegant suburb of Pagewood, this newly completed house stands as a testament to sophisticated design and seamless integration with its surroundings.
Map locationPagewood · Indicative location
Tier Architect
Explore project detailsPagewood checks before enlarging the footprint
Height, trees and drainage
Sampled R2 residential land returned 10 m mapped height and a floor space ratio of 0.55:1. Limits vary by street and approval pathway, so we confirm them for the property you plan to build on.
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LEP height is not CDC height.
The Housing Code generally caps a dwelling at 8.5 m. A 10 m value on the LEP map does not lift that CDC limit.
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Water sets the threshold.
Council places part of Pagewood in the Springvale drain and Floodvale drain catchment. Flood and drainage information can change how an inside floor meets the terrace beyond it.
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Trees before lines on paper.
Heritage mapping around Pagewood covers landscape items as well as buildings. Check the tree controls and any heritage setting before assuming a tree can go.
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Subdivision is its own test.
No minimum lot area appeared at the two residential points sampled. Where the LEP map is silent, the DCP looks at the street's subdivision pattern and the proposal still has to pass its planning tests.
Designing in Pagewood
Levels first, then the rooms
Floor and garden levels are set together, early. We design them with the rooms and structure instead of leaving the outdoor space until the house is finished on paper.
Survey what grows there now.
The survey picks up trees, site levels and the neighbouring conditions. We talk about the outdoor spaces you love and what the controls require you to keep.
Fix how the house meets the garden.
Flood and drainage advice sets the levels the design has to work with. Our architect then shapes the way from the living rooms out to the garden.
Choose the details.
Structure, glazing and materials develop with the interior layout. Our builders check how each choice will be built and what it will cost.
Sequence the site.
Demolition or alteration is planned around what stays and the site access. The building work follows the approved scope and the landscape requirements.
Ways to work with us
Start from a family brief or finished drawings
You may have drawings ready to price or no plan at all yet. We set up the design and building roles to suit where you are.
We build your architect's design.
ELBA is an example, built by us to another architect's scheme. We review the drawings and consultant information before agreeing the construction scope.
Extend the house you have.
We work out how an addition would join the existing rooms and structure. That helps you decide whether a substantial renovation meets the brief.
Consider a duplex.
Two dwellings need a fresh check of the land's permitted use, dimensions and approval requirements. We can test that option before you decide how to use the block.
Explore our work
ELBA, completed here in Pagewood
ELBA
Pagewood, NSW
Completed 2023
Five bedrooms on 559 square metres, with SHORE construction, interiors and facade.
- Architecture
- Tier Architect
- Interiors & facade
- SHORE
Pagewood's streets
Every Pagewood block has its own neighbours
Council describes the Page Street centre as a mix of houses, older residential flats and an industrial edge. A home near that centre can face different neighbours and delivery limits from one beside open space. We look at your own site rather than treating every Pagewood block as the same.
Questions to bring early
Building in Pagewood: house, land and garden
What did SHORE deliver at ELBA?
We built ELBA in Pagewood and delivered its interiors and facade, to architecture by Tier Architect. Completed in 2023, the home has five bedrooms on 559 square metres of land.
Can a Pagewood rebuild use a 10 m height through CDC?
No. The sampled LEP map value does not override the Housing Code's 8.5 m limit. Each proposal must meet the standards of its own approval pathway. If the design does not fit the code, your planner can assess a council application.
Why investigate Pagewood trees before designing an addition?
Trees limit the space for new structure and the work near their roots. Some landscape elements also appear in the local heritage mapping. We design around any protection first and never assume a tree can come out.
Can the new living room open directly onto a level garden?
Only if the site levels and flood requirements allow it. We get the drainage and floor level advice first, then design the link to the garden. Steps, grading or other details may be needed to make it work.
What can make a Pagewood replacement project more complex?
Retained trees and existing levels can shape the foundations, access and footprint. Drainage and deliveries near the school or local centre can add to the work too. We cover each in the site scope.
Plan the whole property
