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New Homes

Building a new home from scratch is an incredible privilege and a deeply personal journey of creation. From conception to completion, we collaborate with you to draw out the unique traits of the site and deliver a personalised and beautiful home that you’ll love to live in. We design homes throughout Sydney including the North Shore, Northern Beaches, Eastern Suburbs and Inner West, helping with everything from architectural plans to council approval and construction documentation.

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Alterations & Additions

We love breathing new life into older homes and we don’t shy away from the more complex design challenges of a renovation. There’s nothing more satisfying than realising the potential of an existing house, transforming a previously mouldy and dark building into a beautiful, light-filled home with wonderful flow and cohesive interiors.

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Interiors

The interiors of any architectural project are integral to the architecture and feel of your home. We design kitchens, bathrooms and joinery for all our projects and source bespoke furniture and decorative elements that will complete your house perfectly from concept to delivery.

 
 
 

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How We Work

From concept to delivery, we bring your design visions to life with a focus on sustainability, wellbeing and beauty. We work hard to resolve complex design problems and our process involves working with our clients to create beautiful architecture and interiors – in collaboration with our long-standing team of builders, consultants and suppliers.

Following an initial on site consultation for $380 + gst, the process is as follows:

 

1 CONCEPT DESIGN

We analyse your brief, study the qualities and constraints of the site, review the Council and Statutory Controls, measure up the existing house, commission a survey and engage any necessary consultants and start sketching initial design concepts.

2 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

In developing the design, we create different solutions in plan and elevation and start 3D modelling allowing you to see options in situ. This process is fun and collaborative and continues until we find the perfect solution and design for you.

 
 

3 APPROVAL DOCUMENTATION

Once we agree on the design, we work with trusted consultants and engineers and procure an initial costing to make sure the budget is on track. We then help you cut through the regulatory red tape, and navigate your DA through the Council or Complying Development process.

4 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION

This is an exciting phase where we produce detailed construction drawings showing how our design can be brought to life. We consult with you on every colour and material choice to imbue the home with your personality and give the design that final flair and finesse through carefully considered detailing.

 
 

5 TENDER & CONTRACTOR SELECTION

We tender the project to a selection of trusted builders and manage the details to ensure the process is always fair and transparent.

6 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

We administer the contract with your builder, and act as your agent and intermediary on site to help manage the construction stage of the works.

 
 
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 Kind words from recent clients

 
Testimonials

“Our house is a delight to live in. Nerida has achieved an amazing functional fusion of modern design and materials. We love the open flow of space throughout the house extending to the front and rear decks. There is a feeling of freedom and connection with the outside. The high ceilings, full glass windows and doors provide for excellent natural lighting, airflow and panoramic views. Thank you so much Nerida.”

R&C JONES - BAY HOUSE

“Nerida was recommended by a family member who is one of Sydney's most respected builders. Best decision we could have made! Her no nonsense approach, keen eye for detail and style and her commitment to ensuring we stuck to our budget was exactly what we needed. She listened to our needs, was flexible and patient with us first timers and provided sound advice and support from start to finish. I couldn't recommend Nerida more highly. We were delighted!”

J. LAWSON - BALGOWLAH RENOVATION

“We are loving the apartment. We’re really thrilled with the way it turned out. Everything I had hoped for. I’m sitting in front of the fire on my coach reading a book. Bliss!”

L.FRANCIS - CREMORNE APARTMENT

“We chose Bawtree Design for our house renovation as we felt Nerida had a true understanding of our needs and was flexible in finding ways to make the design work to fit our inflexible budget. Her vast experience and knowledge was invaluable and evident in her down to earth and grounded approach to trouble shooting and helping us sort out any problems along the way. Throughout entire process she has guided and supported us every step of the way, enabling us (as complete novices) to move forward with confidence. We would highly recommend Nerida at Bawtree Design.”

P.LANGLEY - NORTH BALGOWLAH RENOVATION

“She struck the perfect balance between truly listening and understanding what our design preferences were (minimalist, neutral palette, uncluttered, streamlined) while opening our minds and introducing us to warmer colours and textures that we would not have considered at all. The result was far better than we could have created. She is extremely resourceful, a very articulate communicator and so 'on it'!”

J.CHOW - DOUBLE BAY APARTMENT

“Having worked with many architects over the years, Nerida is certainly one of the best. She was intimately involved in all facets of the recent build and excels not only in contract management, but design detail. Nerida prepared all of the contract drawings, detail drawings throughout the build and as such had a strong connection to the build and pride in the outcome.

Nerida’s personable and approachable nature combined with her love for architecture and design made our experience with Bawtree Design very enjoyable.”

J.TULLOCH - BUILDER - TURRAMURRA HOUSE

“Nerida was the perfect architect for our project. We needed someone with an excellent design aesthetic, a sensitivity to the location that we were building, an environmental awareness and concern, along with a practical approach as we were building a family home. She more than met our brief, was endlessly patient, and delivered a beautiful and liveable end result. We never had any doubt that it was just important to her as it was to us that the build was a positive experience and that we end up with our dream home.”

M.BRADLEY - NORTH BALGOWLAH HOUSE

“Nerida was a pleasure to work with and collaborated closely with all of the trades including plumber, electrician & joiner to ensure we achieved quality finishes throughout. We would highly recommend Nerida and appreciate the care & detail she put into designing our beautiful home. We love spending time in our home and entertaining family and friends is easy due to the well thought out design.”

L.NYE - WILLOUGHBY HOUSE