Designing a generous, private home on a narrow block in Melbourne is achieved when light, circulation and privacy are solved at the architectural concept stage; and when heritage and council overlays are respected from day one. That’s precisely where a full‑service, architecturally led process—bringing architecture, interiors and construction under one roof—turns a constrained site into a calm, high‑performance home. […]
Designing homes by the sea is both a creative opportunity and a technical challenge. At Destination Living, we approach each coastal project with the understanding that no two sites are the same. Wind exposure, salt air, topography, council regulations, and views all shape the architectural response. […]
Designing homes by the sea is both a creative opportunity and a technical challenge. At Destination Living, we approach each coastal project with the understanding that no two sites are the same. Wind exposure, salt air, topography, council regulations, and views all shape the architectural response. […]
Designing homes by the sea is both a creative opportunity and a technical challenge. At Destination Living, we approach each coastal project with the understanding that no two sites are the same. Wind exposure, salt air, topography, council regulations, and views all shape the architectural response. […]
In Australia basements are less common than in other parts of the world however they offer unique opportunities to expand the liveable area of your home. Many of our clients in Melbourne’s established suburbs are choosing to include a basement in their design to work within council height requirements, or to accommodate narrow or sloping block conditions. There are […]
The quick concept approach is the building industry’s equivalent to try-before-you-buy’, and is often preferred by architects, custom builders and building designers. The designer will quickly draw you a concept for little to no cost to see how you like it. This approach to creating sloping block house designs may seem like a bargain… however, […]
Pre-set plans are preferred by volume builders due to their speed and efficiencies, and are a ‘one-size-fits-all’ option for your sloping block build. With little to no customisation allowed, many builders tend to avoid sloping blocks due to the necessary modifications, or simply cut a hole into the site creating a flat floor plate for […]
Wheelers Hill house is a new single-storey split-level dwelling nestling comfortably between the vegetation on its large sunny block. Having purchased a sloping block site specifically to build their new home, our Wheelers Hill clients approached Destination Living to design them a family home with a timeless aesthetic. Working with a large and irregular shaped […]