Architecture Republic Canberra

We have years of experience working with ACTPLA’s Territory Plan and Queanbeyan-Palerang Council. We have a comprehensive understanding of the goals of their regulatory frameworks. Our staff regularly attend Canberra’s Building Regulatory Advisory Committee and Planning Reviews (now run by the EPSDD).

Our goal is to help guide the future of the city’s development. The team has experience working with TCCS, ACTEW and ICON Regulations. This includes working with regulated trees, paths and utility easements.

We have also navigated many projects through Queanbeyan-Palerang s complex planning rules and are familiar with all the councils in Southern NSW. We are experienced at managing heritage regulations, bushfire standards and RFI’s. Our team also regularly manages Sydney Water requirements.

Hello, yes! This describes more than half of our clients in Canberra. Every day, we work on simpler, more affordable renovations, particularly to ex-govvie homes. Unfortunately, renovating or building new is always an expensive undertaking. There are, however, ways to achieve the goals for your home that won t blow your budget. We use construction cost estimation software early in our design and documentation process. This will ensure sure we are on course and we’ll warn you if your vision is too far out of line. Have a read of our Renovating in Canberra article before you begin.

Surprisingly, we don’t have one. A good architect will collaborate with you to develop your vision into the design for your home. Our team will help you put together a vision for your home with inspiration images. We’ll have detailed conversations with you about layout, style, functionality and performance. We want the finished design to work with your aesthetics and your lifestyle. We’ve worked on 1950’s and 60’s mid century-modern homes and minimalist sustainable designs. We’ve also worked on contemporary Canberra style homes and traditional architectural designs. The vision we put into your home will ultimately come from you.

Canberra has a fascinating architectural history with so much character. We do have a bit of a hate-hate relationship with leaky, flat roofed 50’s and 60’s homes. Weirdly, these renovations are sme of the most challenging and fun.

Our process is to carefully research the home and the design of the original architect. This is an insightful process and often feels like we are meeting a new person, rather than researching a house. Then we work collaboratively with you to bring out the features that drew you to the house in the first place. We’ll also bring the layout and functionality into line with your needs. Our Neville Gruzman house is a fantastic example of a renovation and extension where we were mindful of the house’s history and retained the original architect’s intent in our additions. 

For so many projects, this is a critical first decision. We can give advice on where your structural walls are and if your home has asbestos (or other challenges). We can also tell you what issues you may have with your existing layout and how much you can expect to spend. From a sustainability perspective, it’s always best to work with what you have. Occasionally, however, this just isn’t workable. The best thing to do is to be clear about your budget and what you want from the finished project. We can help you get there.

You can call us (02) 6269 3372, email us (canberra@archrepublic.com.au) or submit an enquiry right here on our website. We’re excited to work with you on your project. If you have any questions, please contact us for a chat. We look forward to hearing from you.