Phone: (02) 6025 4698 | 932 Waugh Road, North Albury, NSW
Sunjoule Design provides a building design service, with a focus on energy efficiency, sustainability and comfortable thermal performance. We prepare design and construction drawings for houses, renovations, commercial, and community buildings.
The design practice was commenced in 1980 by Ross Beaver, Sunjoule Design's director. The first project was Ross's own home, an active-solar house near Myrtleford, N.E. Victoria.
Following is our design process for a typical project..
- establish clearly defined client goals.
- create realistic scope of works and construction budget.
- gather accurate site information, including sun orientation, levels, trees, views, adjacent structures, etc.
- record detailed particulars of any existing buildings on site.
- prepare initial concept design sketches, and subsequent design development.
- arrange for construction cost estimates.
- prepare Planning Permit (Victoria), or Development Approval (NSW) drawings.
- develop internal and external room details, with finishes advice.
- prepare construction drawings, in conjunction with specialist consultants.
- call for construction tenders, evaluate and assist in builder selection.
- provide construction supervision (optional).
One of the highest priorities on all our jobs is to maximize the thermal performance of the building, through careful use of orientation, ventilation, glazing, high-mass floor/wall materials and insulation.
We do not limit our design work to certain particular aesthetic styling. We believe that an enduring design is the product of thorough attention to proportion and form of all building elements, whether they be heritage, contemporary or modern.
As the name suggests a building designer designs buildings. This is an involved process as many design criteria need to be taken into account during the building designing process.
The first step is identifying building designers who would like to work with, you should then reach out to each of these designers stating your intentions and see if they are happy to work within your requirements, you can then shortlist and hire a building designer.
It is important to get the design of your building right to take advantage of the land you have, the aspect of it, the natural conditions are around the building. By considering these elements you can have a building that fits naturally within its environment.