RoomFour has a highly qualified and talented roster of architects, building designers, and various consultants, all who strive to create only the best renovations, extensions, and new builds. Informed with more than 20 years of industry experience and guided by a collaborative spirit with architects and designers, we follow a finetuned process that is focusing on delivering custom multi-faceted projects. Our consultative approach ensures we start and complete projects to an agreed schedule, at the highest quality with visual finesse.
Building your dream home or renovating your bathroom is an intricate process that requires careful planning and attention to any required permits. Addressing any needs for a permit from the start will avoid any unforeseen delays and allow a smooth building process throughout the entire project.
This is where the designers will start to work their magic and the project begins to take shape. The designs are developed through a staged process. RoomFour will collaboratively review the design through these stages to also assist with design. Cost checks will also be part of this, alongside discussions with potential trades and suppliers for the project.
In this first stage of design we delve deep into your requirements. This brief will be used as a blueprint for the project designs, which will include mud maps (basic free hand floor plan layouts).
Ideas start to take form here. The design team uses information from the return brief to explore architectural ideas and spatial planning through rough sketches and schematic models. Professional consultants may also be engaged at this stage, with the design finalised with the client.
During this stage, the architect refines concept designs and collaborates with the client to develop a final design; considering materials, finishes, fittings, and structural engineering expertise, especially for complex projects.
Once you are satisfied with the preliminary costings and the plans that are provided, the project can be submitted into your local council or the certifiers ready for approval. Timings of this are reliant on the authority’s capacity and assessment agreements.
Once local authorities have approved designs, the next step is formulating technical drawings and refining intricate details of how the project will be constructed. All the documents will be sent to the building surveyor to submit for a building permit.
Now we have gathered all the documentation together, RoomFour can price the project accurately. You, the client, will receive a complete breakdown of everything included in the quote and clarity will be given on all inclusions.
Once the proposal has been agreed upon, the next stage is to prepare and sign the contract ready for construction. We will collectively go over the contract with you and provide a revised list of key functions to further simplify the contract for you.