Integrated design and build
Architectural design, interiors, approvals, pre-construction and the build itself are all coordinated through one SHORE workflow.
Knockdown rebuild / Sydney
Knockdown rebuild. Sydney, site first.
A considered path from the block you already know to a home designed around how you want to live next.
Beauchamp / Kirribilli / SHORE project
01 / The proposition
Keep what is right about the block. Reconsider the home.
A knockdown rebuild in Sydney begins well before demolition. The existing house, the site's orientation and access, the planning pathway and your new brief all need to be understood together as one sequence of decisions.
SHORE starts with you and the site, then brings the architectural design, interiors, documentation and construction into line with the decisions that follow.
The first decision
Renovate, extend or begin again?
The right direction depends on the condition of the existing house, the planning controls, the site conditions and what the new home needs to do. The most useful first step is to test those constraints against your brief rather than force the site into an answer chosen in advance.
One working sequence
From site and brief to the first year in the home.
Every block and approval pathway is different, so these are the decisions SHORE coordinates, with the scope and sequence confirmed for each project.
Site and brief
We get to know the block, the existing home, its access and orientation and the way you want to live in the new home.
Feasibility and direction
We test your brief against the site's constraints and work out whether rebuilding is the right path for you.
Architectural design
We develop the plan, form and material direction, thinking about how it will be built as the design takes shape.
Approvals and documentation
We coordinate the consultants, approval pathway and construction documentation that your agreed scope requires.
Pre-construction
We resolve the program, procurement, site logistics and demolition planning before work starts on site.
Build and handover
We carry the documented work through construction, finishes and handover, then into your first year in the home.
How SHORE can engage
Begin with SHORE or bring an existing design team.
We can carry your project through an integrated design and construction scope. SHORE can also join when the architectural documentation is already in place.
Construction from existing documentation
If you are already working with an architect or designer, SHORE can review the documentation and define a construction scope around it.
Sydney
A site-specific conversation, wherever the block sits.
SHORE welcomes knockdown-rebuild enquiries across Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, Lower North Shore and South East Sydney. Whether a rebuild makes sense comes down to the site, its planning context and your brief.
Questions to bring early
Knockdown rebuild, before the drawings.
What is a knockdown rebuild?
It replaces an existing house with a new home on the same site. The work usually brings demolition planning, design, approvals, documentation and construction together as one project.
How do we decide between renovating and rebuilding?
Start with the condition of the existing home and what constrains it, along with the planning controls, the site and your new brief. Once those are clear, we can test them before a direction is confirmed.
Can SHORE build plans prepared by another architect?
Yes. If you already have an architect or design team, SHORE's construction-only pathway means we review your documentation and build to a clearly defined construction scope.
Can architectural design, interiors and construction sit in one scope?
They can. Through SHORE's integrated pathway one team coordinates those disciplines in a single workflow, with the exact scope agreed for your project.
Where in Sydney does SHORE take knockdown-rebuild enquiries?
SHORE welcomes enquiries from the Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, Lower North Shore and South East Sydney. We assess every project against its own site and brief.
Start with the site
