Looking to build a new home in Australia?
Guide to Planning and Building a Home on a Budget: Cost Effective Project Homes in Australia goes through the key considerations and common pitfalls that can save you a lot of stress, headaches, and money.
Inside this book you will find practical guides and checklists on:
How to choose a builder and home design
How to review a tender
How to read and modify plans
Planning for the colours appointment
Preparing an electrical plan
Getting ready for construction
Understanding defecting
Straightforward and simple, this book is the tool to get you started on the journey of planning a new building
Our services
New Plan Reviews
- Do you need help reading your plans? and how to modify them to suit your needs?
- Do you want to know the constraints and opportunities of your site, and how to maximise your investment?
- Do you need a peer review of your designers plans?
Renovation Reviews
- Are you outgrowing your home?
- Do you want to know how to use your available space better?
- Do you want to add value to your home?
- Are you considering between renovation and rebuilding and need a professional opinion?
- Do you need a action plan?
- Offered by appointment
- Specialised bespoke design to maximise your sites potential
Knock down rebuild sloping block
If you have a sloping block and you are looking at your options, one thing you may consider is knock down. Generally project homes are on a flat slab, and so there are additions for dealing with slope. They can sometimes be managed by steps in the concrete within the house, and drop edge slabs, […]
Knockdown rebuild calculator
If you are looking for the opportunity to knock down rebuild, one of the first things to come to mind is how much is it going to cost. The costs include: builders base price and inclusions site costs variations for colours variations for electrical regulatory planning submission council planning conditions sometimes occupation certificates sometimes window […]
Knock down rebuild process
When people think of knock down rebuild, they commonly think of how long it will take, how much and what are the steps to take. Building a home is a significant achievement and involves many steps and processes from start to finish. From the time the idea is initiated, it can take multiple years to […]
Guide to Planning and Building a Home on a Budget
Looking to build a new home in Australia? Guide to Planning and Building a Home on a Budget: Cost Effective Project Homes in Australia goes through the key considerations and common pitfalls that can save you a lot of stress, headaches, and money. Inside this book you will find practical guides and checklists on: How […]
How to Save on Renovation Costs
A good starting point for renovation costs, is to understand the purpose of the work, and the properties opportunities and constraints. Purpose Renovation is dirty, risky, time consuming and stressful work. It can cause strain in your family relationships. It can also improve the functionality, aesthetic appeal and value of the property. The only […]
Enhance your Home with Landscape Design – Q&A with Roberts Brewer Design
This is the start in a new series within the home design edge blog, introducing specialists in the field that know a lot more than me about home design, construction and potentially other related areas. If you would like to contribute to this blog, please email me at andrew@homedesignedge.com. I’m actually quite keen at the […]
Before and After – Kitchen, Dining and Living Reno
Free Scheduling Reno template Get organised for your Reno and have a quick visual representation of your building programme. This is quickly done in google slides and can be copied and modified to suit your project. Free Download Creating an open kitchen, dining and living area. Renovating a south facing apartment and using […]
Before and After – Budget Kitchen Renovation
Renovating a functional and industrial style kitchen on a tight budget (Home Design Edge) Describe the before The previous kitchen layout was designed for one person with the stove, sink and breakfast bar all in easy reach. The kitchen featured dark timber panelling and well used laminate cabinetry. Why did you decide to make a […]
What our clients say
Andrew has a lot of experience in the building industry and a really good eye for detail. He helped us so much with our build. Really recommend the service he provides
What impressed me was when we consulted him for our home renovation. Our budget was tight and obviously a lot smaller than commercial buildings but Andrew provided us with many cost saving practical ideas without compromising design. He has a wealth of knowledge under his belt and tailored designs according to our needs. I would highly recommend him for your renovation project
Collaborating with Andrew on the landscape component of a home build was a pleasure. The process was streamlined and efficient due to his very detailed and articulate knowledge in the design and build process. This allows him to be creative within the realm of every budget and produce well considered and beautiful resolutions. I look forward to working with Andrew again soon.
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We are currently deciding on knocking down and rebuilding either a project home or a custom design home. Andrew has been extremely helpful in this process, providing us with his well-informed and unbiased opinion. We feel reassured that he has integrity and is not motivated by self-interest or profit. His expertise in architecture is undeniable, his ideas have been refreshing and innovative, and has made us consider things that we hadn’t come across before. He essentially gets our point of view but more importantly appreciates our site and wants us to get the most out of it.
Highly recommend Andrew's services, he is very experienced and knowledgeable and offers practical advice. We engaged him for a renovation feasibility study as we wanted to better make use of our internal space, and explore options from rearranging furniture / room functions, increasing storage, to an extension or knock-down rebuild. Andrew came up with practical short term solutions which have been achievable for us, and we are so happy to have followed his action-plan curated for us, down to what and where to buy items. Our home already feels different and we haven't knocked anything down!
Our work
Who we are
The founder of home design edge works in an award winning architectural firm and has over 18 years experience in the construction industry, working on a wide range of building types including residential, commercial, education and public buildings.
- Independent Design Professional
- Experienced with New Builds
- Experienced Renovator
About us
We have first hand knowledge in custom and project home builds, and are familiar with the building process
Check out our blog for articles on home design, rebuilding and renovation
We have experience between different scales, and have interest with the smallest of renovations that can transform spaces and uses at modest cost.
We are interested in all forms of innovative, affordable and sustainable housing.
We started home design edge as a resource to homeowners and homebuilders, focusing on project homes. We feel like there are so many opportunities to improve their liveability and functionality, taking into account site analysis, solar access, ventilation, views, privacy, street appeal, internal flow and so much more.
If you would like help progressing your home build we are offering a plan reviews service for a limited time.