New Home Design & Drafting
There has never been such a high demand for builders, but how do you actually build the home you want? This is where a designer or draftsperson comes into play, working with you to develop your new home ideas into functional and working plans for your new home.
All new home plans start with the floor plan because it dictates the rest of the design. We make sure to get room sizes where they need to be. Once you approve the floor plans, we will move onto the exterior drawings that show how the house will look from all external sides.
When the drawings are complete and all the relevant documentation is in place, you are then in a position to tender your new home design to your preferred builder.
Home Renovations & Additions
In order to design, draw and develop renovation or house addition plans, we often need to undertake a site visit. We first need to gather measurements of the existing property in the form of a “measured building survey”, which allows us to start working on drawings and plans.
Home Renovations: These typically involve a bathroom or kitchen and depending on your council, they might need approval. However, it is still recommended that you use a designer or draftsperson to design your perfect renovation to avoid complication and heartbreak.
Home Additions: If you love your home and location but are running out of space, then a home addition not only increases space but also value to your home. We take the time to access your current house and help develop your addition into working drawings.
Garage Conversions: If you are considering converting your garage for storage or something unique such as an extra living room, then a garage conversion is a straightforward and cost-effective way to add living space.
Garage Additions: This is a common project that we undertake as the need for more secure parking for cars as your family grows. We manage the whole process from start to finish, including council applications.
At Kevin Raykos Designs, we understand the difference between residential and commercial drafting and can assist you with your design and fit-out.
We have over 20 years of experience and offer a full spectrum of commercial design and drafting services to meet your project’s needs. Whether you are in the process of developing a new site, redesigning an existing facility or moving to a new location requiring a fit-out, we can assist with concept design, space planning and fully detailed drawings.
As part of our commercial drawing package, we create plans, sections, elevations, and other detailed drawings that you need to get your project approved and built.
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Industrial Design & Drafting
We take a forward-thinking approach to industrial design and drafting with the sole aim of transforming your industrial and manufacturing ideas from concept to reality.
With vast experience in industrial drafting, we take the time to understand your project thoroughly. This allows us to compile drawings more cost-productively, reducing errors and redraws, saving both time and money. Over the years, we have coordinated complex designs for all types of buildings, from manufacturing to industrial units and other large-scale projects.
We have worked hard to develop highly successful methods for developing, designing, and building projects that require a minimum of financial investment, personnel, and time to complete.
With any property through its life there is more often going to be a change of use or change of purpose. This is mainly in the commercial and industrial sector.
We have worked with many clients who need to utilise a change of use design and drafting service. Using our extensive knowledge and real word experience we can help our clients achieve best value by maximising development potential, providing flexible design solutions, optimising the mix of structure to space ratios.
Kevin Raykos Designs can help guide you through the process from inception to completion.
Change of use
Retrospective approval
There are lots of reasons that you might need to lodge a retrospective council approval. You might have purchased a home which had work performed that was not approved or you engaged work to be done unaware that you needed an approval. Regardless of the reason Kevin Raykos Designs can help you with the retrospective council application.
Different Perth councils have different building requirements and simple things like retaining walls can often require building approval. If you have been notified by your local council that you have an un-approved structure then you must act quickly to avoid a removal notice.
Retrospective applications are done after the structure or building changes have been made and these are lodged with the sole purpose of your home, commercial or industrial building complying with local council regulations.
We can support your application for any retrospective.
