The Design Workbook

Know what you can build, and what it costs, in five minutes.

Answer a few questions about your property and your idea. Walk away knowing your options, your likely costs, and what to consider before you talk to anyone.

Free. No obligation. Your answers stay yours until you choose to send them.

The industry does not give straight answers. So we wrote them down.

Construction and the design industry do not provide straight answers and without an understanding on what you can do and not with your property, the costs and what to consider, you are jumping from a cliff without a parachute.

This is why we have created the Residential workbook and the commercial one so you can instantly know your options, costs and what to consider for starting a discussion.

What you get

Clear information about your property. Proper costs for your project.

The workbook design provide clear and simple information about your property, so you know what you are dealing with, but also proper costs based on the type of project you are thinking to start.

01

What your property allows

Zoning, overlays, heritage and height, in plain words. You know what you are dealing with before you commit to anything.

02

A real cost range

Not a quote. An order of magnitude range for the type of project you are thinking to start, so you know if the numbers line up.

03

What to consider

The decisions that shape cost and time, listed before they are made for you by default or by budget.

04

A brief you can take anywhere

Everything you answered, written up as one page. It turns a general conversation into a specific one.

Kailoa heritage home, McMahons Point
Kailoa · Heritage home · McMahons Point
Kailoa courtyard, McMahons Point
Kailoa · Residential · McMahons Point
The Edge commercial development, Bondi
The Edge · Commercial · Bondi
Cozy-Housing commercial project, Turin
Cozy-Housing · Commercial · Turin
What our clients are saying
“The workbook told us what our heritage overlay actually meant and gave us a budget range before we spoke to anyone. It made everything so easy to understand.”
Sarah and TomHeritage home renovation, Summer Hill
“I check sites through the commercial workbook before I take them any further. It is a lot easier and simpler than trying to navigate the Council website.”
MichaelProperty investor, commercial workbook
Get the workbook

Five minutes now. A clear answer at the end.

This light version is free and takes 5 minutes to be completed. At the end you will know if your idea is feasible or not.

Choose your workbook

It opens straight away and we email you the link so you can come back to it. Nothing else.