Services

We Offer Residential Property Expertise In:

Prepurchase Advice

Prepurchase Advice

Let MMJ Architects show you the potential a house or an apartment may have, so that prior to purchase you know your options and you can harness this for a more informed purchase that will suit your needs.

We’ll assist you to see more clearly, and select the right place for your current and future needs.

By viewing selected properties with you and offering constructive design ideas and suggestions including base sketching with real estate plans.

Concept Design

Concept Design

We gain an understanding of your requirements and aspirations, then we conduct an assessment of the opportunities and constraints offered by the site.

Preliminary authority regulations analysis and requirements are completed and then a number of sketch design options are explored with you reaching a preferred design solution.

Drawings are detailed enough to obtain preliminary cost estimates from a Quantity Surveyor (QS) at the completion of this stage.

Design Development

Design Development

Depending on cost outcomes prepared by the Quantity Surveyor, the preferred and approved sketch design option is developed into a final detailed design for the Development Application (DA) submission to Council, co- ordinating and integrating the design work undertaken by consultants with the architectural drawings.

Pre application meetings are organised with council and adjoining neighbours to facilitate the planning process and assist in obtaining approval.

Development Application

Development Application

We will confirm statutory authority requirements, attend pre application meetings with relevant authorities prior to submission of formal application.

We will then prepare the application, including plans, diagrams, analyses, studies, reports and other information for the submission.
If required, we will coordinate required Specialist Consultants on your behalf.

And finally, we will assist you with the lodging of formal application and coordinate the preparation of an updated forecast of the Cost of Works.

Construction Documentation

Construction Documentation

Development Application (DA) is developed into detailed drawings, schedules and specifications to ensure the sketch concept design intent is retained during construction.

Consultants works are coordinated and integrated with drawings, schedules, reports and specifications for Construction Certificate submission to Council, and then tendering to builders and ultimately construction.

Contractor Selection

Contractor Selection

To help you engage the right builder, we offer a Contract Selection service based on a tender process.

We prepare tender documents and issue them to the relevant builders, we respond to their enquiries. We receive and open the tenders.
We assess the tenders and we negotiate to obtain an offer that is acceptable to you.

Finally, we prepare reports on the tenders received and we make our recommendation to you.

Contract Administration

Contract Administration

After tendering process and negotiations with approved builder are complete, Construction documents are further developed into Contract documents between the client and builder.

We can administer the contract between the client and builder, ensuring the design quality is maintained throughout project construction, ensuring what is built matches what was drawn and specified.

This phase will also included regular site visits and meetings, and certification of builder payments.

Interior Design

Interior Design

We can provide the following additional services on an individual basis or as part of your overall home design works:

  • Joinery Design
  • Kitchen Cabinetry
  • bedroom wardrobes
  • general storage
  • living room cabinetry
  • dining room cabinetry
  • display cupboard and shelving

Fixture and fittings schedules
Selection of all wall, floor and ceiling colours, finishes, and material with all light and fixtures, door hardware and window finishes.