EARTHLING ARCHITECTURE creates environmentally focussed and culturally connected architecture, with a local, regional focus on the beautiful coastlines and hills of the Bunurong / Bass Coast, delivering sensitive projects that enhance these distinctive landscapes.
EARTHLING can work with you to repair or transform your existing building, or design something new, with specific responses that make intrinsic connections to your particular place in the world.
EARTHLING provides professional architectural services from concept to completion – clarifying your brief and budget, comprehensive architectural design, consultant coordination, building approvals, builder and contract selection, and working with local tradespeople through to project completion.
EARTHLING designs with you, your environment, and your budget in focus, to create sensitive, sustainable projects.
“We love it Laura. Have a few questions of course… But generally speaking I think it’s fantastic.” – Millowl / Phillip Island client
“I have been very happy to work with you as my architect and love your designs and attention to detail. I’ve also very much appreciated your negotiating skills and input on solving problems and have mentioned your name in glowing terms to anybody who has asked me about working with an architect.” – Mornington Peninsula client
ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES
Feasibility Study
Investigating what’s possible on your site and clarifying your brief and budget.
Concept Design
Creating a design concept realising your brief within your site with plans and 3D representation, and opinion of cost.
Design Development and Town Planning Application
Developing the design of your project and procuring a cost estimate, and town planning application (if required).
Construction Documentation including Interior Design
Architectural drawings and specifications for your building permit, and for a builder to price and construct your project, including consultant coordination and sustainable systems. Interior drawings and specifications including cabinetry, plumbing, lighting and electrical fittings.
Contractor Selection and Contract Administration
Selecting a builder for your project, negotiating a fixed price contract, site meetings, inspecting construction works, instructing the builder and assessing work complete on-site through to completion.
Landscape Design
Landscape design drawings to strengthen connections between you, your building and your environment.
PRACTICE VALUES
Environmentally driven
Bringing a sustainable perspective to every design decision.
Culturally respectful
Listening to and learning from Traditional Custodians and dismantling colonial practices.
Inquiring
Open mindedness to every place and every project teaching something new.
Hardworking
Dedication to creative problem solving for people and for earth.
Collaborative
Recognising the vitality that comes with cross-pollinating perspectives.
Adaptable
Responding to increasingly changing environments.