Northern Beaches · Northern Beaches Council
Residential architect in Avalon
Avalon Beach is our home. The studio is on Bowling Green Lane, a short walk from the village, and three of our projects sit in the streets around it: a three-level renovation with a new lift and reworked views on Cabarita Road, a new coastal home designed for Whale Beach Road, and a family home on Kevin Avenue being re-roofed, extended and excavated now. Avalon's slopes, bush and coastal light shape every one of them.
What we do in Avalon
The work that comes up most in Avalon and the streets around it.
Explore services- Renovations and alterations on sloping blocks
- New coastal homes
- Second storey additions
- DA lodgement and council liaison
- Interior design alongside the architecture
- Northern Beaches Council assesses homes here against the planning controls for the former Pittwater area, with a building height limit commonly of 8.5 metres.
- Many blocks are steep. A geotechnical report is usually part of the application, and the slope decides where a new level or room can sit.
- Much of the area is mapped as bushfire prone land, which sets the construction standard (the BAL rating) for new work and can shape the materials.
- Trees and landscaped area matter to council in Avalon. We plan around significant trees from the first sketch rather than asking to remove them later.
- The Property Study confirms the controls for your exact address, and whether a CDC is possible or a DA is needed, before you spend on drawings.
Projects near Avalon
Questions people ask in Avalon
All questionsCan I use a CDC here, or do I need a DA?
It depends on the zone and on overlays such as bushfire, slope, flooding and heritage, which rule many Pittwater sites out of complying development. The Property Study answers it for your address before any drawing starts.
Where is your studio?
At 16 Bowling Green Lane, Avalon Beach. Most Avalon clients meet us on their own site first, then at the studio as the design develops.
Can you design the inside as well?
Yes. Melina Bajo, our Interior Design Collaborator, works beside Laura Woodford, our Nominated Architect, from the first concept, so the plan, the joinery and the finishes are resolved together.
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Starting a project in Avalon?
A free Property Report maps the zoning, height limits, FSR, heritage overlays and hazards for your address.