Our approach

Creative ambition.
A disciplined
process.

Four clear stages.
A decision you understand at each one.

Follow the process
Sculptural concrete staircase with a red connection detail and a designer reviewing the space
From idea to detail

From first idea
to final detail.

Womurrung Residence in Castle Hill, from our own studio, shown the way every design matures with us: pencil, ink, a resolved drawing, then the final design.

Pencil sketch of Womurrung Residence in Castle Hill, designed by ARCADOWomurrung Residence in Castle Hill, the finished design by ARCADO

28WAC · Womurrung Residence · Castle Hill

01Pencil · Site and brief

Understand

We discuss your ideas, daily routines, budget and site. Together, we establish what the design needs to achieve.

The outcome

A brief built around you.

02Ink · Design options

Explore

We develop the design and talk you through the options, including how they affect the layout, appearance and likely cost.

The outcome

A design direction you understand.

03Resolved · Documents

Resolve

We work through materials, structure and documentation, coordinating the information needed for approvals and construction.

The outcome

The information to move forward.

04Final · Construction

Support

Where our appointment continues into construction, we answer design queries, review proposed changes and help the builder understand the details.

The outcome

Design advice when it is needed.

Clarity at every decision.

Three questions every client asks. We answer them before you need to.

Off-form concrete home by ARCADO with red vertical fins above a pool terrace
Residential · ARCADO
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01

Scope

“What exactly are you doing for us?”

We agree it with you at the start: what we deliver, who else is involved and what we need from you. No surprises later.

Floating timber stair and concrete walls in an ARCADO interior, with a red-lit handrail
Interiors · ARCADO
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02

Programme

“What happens, and when?”

A programme from day one, showing each stage, the decisions ahead and when your input is needed.

Street front of a dual occupancy in Denistone East designed by ARCADO, with a red garage door
Denistone East · ARCADO
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03

Communication

“How will I know where things stand?”

One point of contact who keeps you up to date and raises anything that needs your attention before it becomes a problem.

Let’s work out your next step.

Tell us about your site and what you have in mind. We will give you an honest view of where to begin.

Discuss your project

Design thinking · Spatial ideas

Explore an idea for your home