Our Services
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Thinking about your next project but not sure where to start? Let’s keep it simple with a 20-minute chat to explore your ideas and see how we can bring them to life.
In our conversation, you’ll get straightforward answers to your questions, insights into the process, and a clearer vision for what’s possible. My goal is to help you feel informed and confident from the very start, all while respecting your time and priorities.
There are limited slots available, so if this feels like the right next step, let’s connect and get things moving in the right direction. Your dream home is closer than you think.
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Discover the full potential of your site and project with our comprehensive site assessment. This user-friendly process provides you with a detailed report that offers valuable insights to streamline your design and permit process.
This essential first step empowers you to make informed decisions, whether you’re a homeowner, architect, or developer. It’s designed to uncover hidden opportunities, save you time and resources, and prevent costly surprises down the road.
Start your journey with confidence—unlock the possibilities of your site today for just $3,449.
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Transform your vision into reality with our thoughtful design process. We begin by creating a clear building program that defines your project’s goals, followed by a detailed layout that thoughtfully organizes each room. This ensures optimal orientation, connection, and harmony with your surroundings, allowing us to map out the perfect foundation for your dream home.
As we refine your scope, the creative journey begins. Our schematic concept brings your building to life, blending inspiring spatial design with precise drawings that reflect your unique style. Whether you prefer a structured approach or a more organic exploration of ideas, our expertise ensures that every detail is meticulously crafted to meet your needs.
Our competitive pricing aligns with the estimated construction cost, making high-quality design accessible. Not sure where to start with your budget? Our Interactive Design & Building Cost Calculator is here to help you take the first step toward building your ideal home.
Interactive Design & Building Cost Calculator
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At the heart of our architectural design process is a commitment to maximising your investment and ensuring your project's success. To make sure your vision perfectly aligns with your goals, we begin with a thorough preliminary concept phase and then a strategic reflection phase. Our collaborative approach involves close coordination with engineers, estimators, trades, and designers, streamlining the approval process.
Throughout this time, we manage cost estimates and tendering, paving the way for timely contracts once we receive approval. Whether you’re embarking on a residential project or a complex commercial endeavour, our meticulous attention to detail and strategic planning lead to significant time and cost savings during construction.
By choosing our expert services, you’re investing not just in design but in a smoother, more cost-effective building experience that pays off throughout the life of your project. The time spent on careful preparation now will be recouped during the building phase, delivering lasting dividends for years to come.
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Dream it.
With over twenty years of housing experience dedicated to understanding the best way to develop your land from big picture planning down to the of finest details, we deliver a beautiful high quality design for you that embraces the beauty of everyday life.
Find out how to maximise the capabilities of design strategies to make your new build your best decision.
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Describe It.
Three Hat Buildings are design and construction specialists focused on utilising all the strengths of your site so that your buildings passive performance creates an environment of peace and calm. By designing personal spaces through a multi-brief approach, we apply analysis and assessment to uncover the most beautiful design for you. By building connections to the environment, addressing each primary function of your place, our time-proven methods encourage passive design elements to create liveable spaces that compliment your brief.
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Cost It.
To get you there easier, we create your integrated design and build strategy using our exclusive system. A straightforward structured framework that has been finely tuned over the years. It is the bedrock a great design and realising your vision. Regardless of site shape, size or complexities of your block.
The traditional architectural or building approaches are outdated, and Three Hat Buildings provide the opportunity to take your place to the next level, with a clear vision on your budget as well.
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Customize It.
Customised specifications allow you to craft your home at every level. From high-quality external materials, built to last. To the look and feel of your interiors, designing experiences that create lasting memories. Data-driven environmental selections ensure your building performs at its peak and responds to your way of life.
Find out more about our integrated methods.
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Build It.
Exclusive design and building knowledge forms the foundation of all designs built by Three Hat Buildings for our quality-obsessed clients. Working on the belief that personalised, tailored spaces are the best way to convert dreams into valuable places, we work together to build performance-driven blueprints and finished products.
It’s our unparalleled understanding of your journey from vacant block to final building that sets us apart. Achieve your goals through our dedicated, integrated solutions.
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Grow It.
A long-term vision of your dream means we are always looking for design outcomes that serve you now and into the future. By investing in the creation of powerful ideas, our work unlocks ways you can continue to delight and grow.
Discover how our approach could positively impact your build – for lasting results.
Pricing
“So, how much will my new house, renovation, or extension cost?”
It’s a fair question. It’s also a difficult one to answer with precision. There are simply too many variables. Location, design, level of finish, site conditions, consultants, approvals, and the way a project is managed all play a role. No builder, architect, or estimator can give a fully reliable number at the very beginning. There are too many moving parts.
What you can have, however, is a well-informed range.
Most projects don’t run into trouble at the end. They begin slightly off course at the start.
An initial assumption is made about cost. It feels reasonable. The project moves forward. Over time, that assumption is tested, and often, it doesn’t quite hold. By then, decisions have been made, and adjusting course becomes more difficult than it needs to be.
Before engaging a builder or progressing too far into design, it is worth answering one question with some clarity: are you broadly in the right range?
This page is designed to provide that clarity. Not a precise figure, but a reliable starting point for making informed decisions.
For some, it is more useful to test their own project and see where it is likely to sit. The calculator allows you to do this, giving you a quick estimate of your total project investment based on the size and level of finish you are considering.
At this stage, a precise number is not possible… However, a well-informed range is both achievable and valuable.
The calculator focuses on the total investment, not just construction, and is intended to provide a grounded reference point.
Estimated Construction Rates $ / m2
Building a custom design home will likely cost you around $3,500 - $4,900+ / m2 (x9.29 to convert to square feet)
Architecture, design or pre-construction fees
If you multiply your estimated construction cost by 8% - 15% that will give you the typically range of fees you may expect to pay subject to your project's type, budget, and complexity.
Consultants & Specialist
Trades
If you multiply your estimated construction cost by 3% - 5% that will give you the typically range you could expect to spend on these services.