Red Hill Renovation
Check out the video for a tour of one of our current renovation projects in Red Hill where …
How to budget for the perfect home design
When it comes to new homes and renovations, it is easy to daydream about the perfect lifes …
How to make your home more energy efficient
Congratulations, you have decided to remodel or redesign your home. It is a big decision, …
The return of elevated pools in architecture
When it comes to lifestyle, a pool is a must-have for most homeowners.
They are perfect to …
Internet of Things: Weave tech into design
Does it seem to you there are more devices connected to the internet than ever before? Tha …
Five ways to maximise the space in your home
Renovating and expanding the family home is a great way to generate more space for your gr …
Designing to your budget
Every project has a budget for construction, obviously some are more generous while others …
Focusing on our clients
Unfortunately in our industry, some Architects & Designers tend to care more about the …
Barrinia St, Manly – New Home – Construction continues
There has been a lot of work done since my last post, unfortunately the pre & post Chr …
Barrinia St, Manly – New Home – Construction Week 7/8
So nice to finally see some wall framing going up, over the past 2 weeks the builders have …
Barrinia St, Manly – New Home – Construction Week 5/6
In the last 2 weeks the garage walls have been blocked up and waterproofed, along with the …
Barrinia St, Manly – New Home – Construction Week 3/4
With some minor delays due to rain, the last 2 weeks has seen the excavations finalised an …
Barrinia St, Manly – New Home – Construction Week 2
After a week off waiting for the formal Building Application (BA) approval on the house we …
Barrinia St, Manly – New Home – Construction Week 1
I am thrilled & excited to say that construction has now started, with the first groun …
Barrinia St, Manly – New Home – Design & Preliminaries
This being the first post & covering the entire design & documentation process, wi …
Big & exciting news
It’s been a while since our last post & pleased to say that it is because there …
86 Thomas st, Birkdale – Renovation – Week 12
The cabinetry (kitchen & robes) has been progressing & is nearly complete, along …
86 Thomas st, Birkdale – Renovation – Week 10 & 11
Things are moving very quickly at the house now, with the kitchen going in, along with the …
86 Thomas st, Birkdale – Renovation – Week 9
With the scaffolding now removed we can get a great view of the developing building. Work …
86 Thomas St, Birkdale – Renovation – Construction weeks 6 and 7
Comments and photos from Wes and Regina.
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Feature kitchen windows are in and plum …
86 Thomas St, Birkdale – Renovation – Progress video
Weekly update to come early next week, however take a look at the progress video to get a …
86 Thomas st, Birkdale – Renovation – Construction week 5
Some fairly significant changes this week, the external doors and windows went in, and the …
86 Thomas st, Birkdale – Renovation – Construction weeks 3 & 4
Construction is progressing well, things have been a bit crazy in the office here thus it& …
86 Thomas st, Birkdale – Renovation – Construction week 2
A few challenges this week, but all resolved and the construction continues to roll on. C …
86 Thomas st, Birkdale – Renovation – Construction week 1
The first week of construction has been and gone with some good progress made…..we a …
86 Thomas st, Birkdale – Renovation – Client’s first post
Once we were happy with a design we started looking at builders. We were given builders na …
86 Thomas St, Birkdale – Renovation – Building Approval granted
Great news, construction is about to get underway! With a contract now signed with the se …
86 Thomas St, Birkdale – Renovation – Before Video
Last week I took the opportunity to go and visit the site to give you a look at the house …
86 Thomas St, Birkdale – Renovation – Preliminaries explained
With not a lot of action last week and this, due to the clients being away and builders pu …
86 Thomas St, Birkdale – Renovation – First steps on construction
Not a lot to report this week, Wes and Regina are currently interviewing builders and obta …
5 years strong!
This time 5 years ago, I took a leap of faith & started Urban Design Solutions, little …
86 Thomas st, Birkdale – Renovation – Consultants
Engineering and Building Approval
The next step was to send the completed plans off to t …
86 Thomas St, Birkdale – Renovation – Design Development and Documentation Stages
Design Development Stage:
The design development stage is all about taking the proposed de …
86 Thomas St, Birkdale – Renovation – Design Stage
Through completion of the design briefing document, along with conversations with Wes, Reg …
86 Thomas Street, Birkdale – Renovation
Renovation reality TV is very popular and has been for quite some time, however what you s …
Contract Designer/Drafter required
We are looking for a Brisbane based contract designer/drafter to join our team.
The posit …
Are You Using Video To Market Your Business?
Paul Holland gives his tips on using video to market your business:
Online video provides …
Does Your Home Have Street Appeal?
Is your home aesthetically appealing to those walking or driving by? Would those people b …
Landscape Design
Urban Design Solutions is now offering Landscape Design, we are very excited to announce t …
Floods
Urban Design Solutions thoughts are with all those affected by the recent floods, it is so …
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
Urban design Solutions wishes all it’s clients, consultants and tradies, along with …
Increasing Property Value
There are a great many things you can do to increase the value of your home, from small, i …
Investment Property Services
Are you aware that UDS offers an investment property service? If you currently own invest …
Is your home hot in Summer and cold in Winter?
There are many simple, cost effective ways to increase the thermal performance of your hom …