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Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from everyone here at the CBDWA office!

... and may the New Year be filled with lots of exciting building projects! 

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How To Create Your Dream Home… In The Sims.

Last week we gifted you with a list of apps to help you plan your next home.

The Sims Build Mode is by far one of the most enjoyable build tools available to consumers.

It’s super easy to use and incredibly customisable. To create a room all you have to do is drop a standard room onto the floor plan and drag the corners to whatever size you want. You don’t even have to bother making your own rooms if you don’t want to, you can choose to drop in a completely stylised room built by The Sims 4 developers, straight into your house. These cost in-game money but a quick google search will reveal a plethora of ‘cheat’ codes that will give you unlimited cash, so you can design a home like you just starred in a multi-billion dollar blockbuster.

After you build your base, there are hundreds of options to paint both the inside and outside of your house. You can paint entire rooms, or put up a variety of wacky wallpapers one section at a time. There's no rules as to how you have to paint your house, either. Meaning you can have bricks on the inside and some cute chicken wallpaper on the outside, if you’re into that.

The possibilities are endless. And, seeing as it’s almost Christmas, what better way to prove my point than an entire home designed to resemble Santa’s workshop…

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Design Apps to Spend Hours Creating your Dream House on...

Designing a home rarely goes to plan, mainly because there's a big difference between how incredible things look in your imagination and how they actually turn out looking.

(But to be fair, why you ever thought purple walls with lime green cornices would look nice is beyond us…)

The good news is that apps have transformed the process of design. You can now design, decorate and redecorate an entire house, from the hues of the walls down to the colour of the furniture, all from your smartphone.

Here are some of our favourite Design Apps – and be sure to let us know if you have your own favourite in the comments!

Design Home

Design Home has been topping the Android and iOS charts in recent weeks because users are loving the app’s detailed graphics and highly customisable features. It allows users to design a room and rate other’s rooms, as well as viewing other user’s designs for that all-important inspiration.

Home Design 3D

Home Design 3D is available for both Android and iOS that allows you to use all of its many amazing features for an hour for free. Its capability is so incredible that even professions have been using it to make their mockups for clients.

Home Design Outdoor/Garden

Home Design Outdoor/Garden is the version of the previous app that lets you get down in the dirt without getting your hands dirty. This particular app allows you to make outdoor areas and gardens for your home in an incredibly user-friendly way. The app also renders the gardens in full 3-D graphics, so that you will be able to check your creation instantly.

Floor Plan Creator

Finally, Floor Plan Creator for Android allows users with no experience in designing floor plans to create accurate basic floor plans for that dream house. The app provides you with predefined room shapes, but you are also free to make your own with touch, mouse. You will also be able to input your own dimensions in this app and make it more fitting for your specific needs.

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Why we hope your building design is bad

You read correctly, we really do hope your new building’s design sucks, just a little bit.

Why on earth would we hope for such a terrible fate for our valued customers?

Because we are confident we can fix it through the power of 3D walk-through technology!

We understand that seeing the property at eye level, and not just on basic floor plans, gives you invaluable insight into what your building will look like in a few months’ time when you’re handed those keys. It allows you to see issues you might have missed simply looking at a basic 2D floor plan.

See something you don’t quite like? Great, we can fix that for you! And all without the excessive fees builders would charge you to alter the design mid-build.

No matter what size you building project is, when it comes to Commercial Building Design in Perth, we have the most innovative design solutions available. Talk to us about your:

New Office Design

Warehouse Design

Factory Design

Industrial Design

We are leaders in the latest 3D Walk-through technology that gives you an upfront and inside look at your design, so you won’t be left guessing about what it will look like in the end. This technology will save you money, time and stress on all your future building projects.

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Project Updates!

First off, the design and consultants documentation has been completed and has been sent out for Tender for our Office Development in Welshpool.

Planning approval has been granted for our residential addition in Cottesloe, and we have started the building stage of the design! We had a meeting the clients to discuss the finishes and fixtures and they are really happy with the design and the progress of their project. Winning.

For our residential addition in Noranda, we have been awarded the full documentation and design and we have started the Development Approval plans and are waiting on the survey before issuing the preliminary plans to the client for approval before submitting to Council.

We have also submitted development approval plans for our Patio Design in Carramar and should hear back from Council this week with their comments. Stay tuned for some sure-to-be stunning pics of this one!

Working drawings have been completed for our Multi-Use Commercial Development in Ellenbrook and we are just waiting on the structural engineering plans to be completed before the project can be sent out for Tender.

The last couple of weeks have also been busy quoting on a range of projects including a Industrial Warehouse Addition in Bibra Lake, New Warehouse and Office design in Forrestdale, Residential Addition in Wembly and a Family Entertaining Business that needs relocating and requires a new internal layout and Café design. Looks like it’s shaping up to be a busy end to 2016, but we’re excited as ever!

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How To Pick Your Perfect Block of Land

Before you can even think about designing your commercial building, you need to be able to find the perfect spot to put it. Critical from both a cost and commercial perspective there is a number factors to consider when deciding where and how to build. 

Shape and orientation of the block:

If you’re planning something particularly specific a larger block tends to provide for better flexibility to fit within design constraints. However this may come at greater cost or in a poorer location. Likewise if the block of land is beset by natural impediments that don’t fit within the design constraints such as a slope, it can result in significant costs to terraform the land to make it suitable. So by filtering blocks by their shape and slope can help save significantly on potential changes to designs.

The Council:

Council regulations and rules differ from council to council and their effects can differ from property to property. This makes it imperative to be in contact with the council to make sure your plans fit within height restraints, what materials you are allowed to use and even privacy constraints. The council can also be a significant and valuable source of information. Nearby planned developments could have beneficial or damaging impacts to the commercial viability of your development. Maintaining contact with councils to stay aware of potential future problems is extremely important in choosing a property. 

Location: 

Can have significant effects on construction costs, utilities and commercial viability. During the building process there is the simple logistics of how will materials and planners will get to the site. This might mean two similar blocks in different areas can have markedly different costs. Additionally the prices of water, sewage, electricity and internet is different location to location and again consulting the council can provide valuable information to a prospective builder.

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Perth’s New Stadium

The new Perth Stadium in Burswood is set to be the third biggest stadium in Australia and an impressive addition to our city. But if you’re anything like us you’re itching to know what it’s going to look like! While you may have caught this glimpse of what it looks like so far thanks to a Perth man’s drone flying over the site a couple of weeks ago (check it out here) – project managers have released this walk-through of what the stadium’s exterior and interior should look like.

And boy, is it cool – this is definitely worth a look!

Having this sort of technology that lets us see an entire building before it has even started construction is pretty handy for us tax-paying citizens who want to make sure our money is being put to good use, but it is also incredibly helpful to you as a builder. While your new office building, warehouse or home might not quite be a multi-million dollar stadium, CBDWA can produce amazing interactive walk-throughs just like this for you so you can make sure your building looks exactly how you want it.

Contact CBDWA today for more information on what we can do for you.

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Project Updates!

Our office development in Welshpool has been granted planning approval. The building stage has already started and is due to be completed early next week! 

This stunning residential addition in Cottesloe is ready to be submitted for planning approval and we should have planning approval by the end of November. We also have another residential addition in Noranda that whose concept floor plan has just been finished, and development approval plans will be started this week (photos still to come so look out for this one!).

And check out this lovely patio due to be built in Carramar! Development approval plans have been completed and will be submitted this week for planning approval.

And last but certainly not least, our multi-use commercial development in Ellenbrook has reached the Building Design Stage and will be completed in just 2 short weeks - including all consultants designs and reports. Great work team!

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Why us?

Imagine staring at a building plan and trying to visualise exactly how your new house, business headquarters, office or restaurant will look like when it’s a million times the size of the paper in front of you.

It’s pretty difficult, right? You can never really be sure exactly what you’re going to get when you get handed the keys in several months’ time.  

Our interactive 3D designs allow our clients to see exactly how their building will look and how the internal layouts will work before it has been built.

Quite simply, our interactive 3D designs save you time, money and peace of mind.  

This allows you to make changes to your job before it reaches the construction stage, saving your pocket from the costly fees most builders charge to make changes during the construction stage.

Another benefit of getting your house designed by CBDWA is that it is custom designed to suit your needs not the needs of a builder, as most builders make their money by building the same design over and over again so they’d prefer it if you didn’t make any changes.

You’re also not locked into a contract with a builder, which means you hold the power and can take your house plans to several builders, get a number of quotes, chose your favourite and end up with the best value for money deal possible.

But that’s not all! CBDWA doesn’t just design your building we provide a full design package from concept designs, council approved designs, organise and liaise with all consultants and Council application submissions. So, all you need to do is tell us what you want designed and start building with peace of mind that you know exactly how it’s going to look when construction finishes.  

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Trick or Treat

Halloween is coming up and what better way is there to celebrate your love of architecture, design and horror than walking through a replica of Patrick Bateman’s “American Psycho” apartment?

It’s pretty incredible you can walk through your new commercial building before it’s built with the amazing 3D technology CBDWA uses – but being able to walk through Bateman’s eerie apartment without fear of an axe lodging itself in the back of your head is pretty impressive too.

Thanks to Archilogic, now you can. Click here to see for yourself! 

If the creepily clinical minimalism of the flat is sending chills down your spine, you can actually play around with the colours, textures and furniture of the room to try to make it seem a little more … human. Or, you can go all out and stick a telescope near the window – if a serial killer without voyeurism wasn’t scary enough for you already.

If you’re looking for an immersive, interactive (and a lot less scary, we promise) experience of your new commercial building, look no further than CBDWA’s 3D Walkthrough service. Because after all, it’s pretty terrifying not knowing exactly what your brand new commercial facility is going to look like before you invest your hard earnt money in building it.

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Walk through your house before it’s built!

The Virtual Reality boom is approaching, and with it brings immense opportunity for innovation – whether it be an even more immersive gaming experience, changing the way we watch movies, or even acting as a substitute for tourism.

Less commonly noted, the architecture industry can also benefit immensely from this new technology.

Imagine putting on a VR headset, and suddenly you’re standing in your new office building, store, warehouse or restaurant. You move your head to the left, and you can see the stunning city view your building overlooks, through your pre-selected windowpanes. Hmm, the windows are a little smaller than you thought when you looked at the 2D plans – you want your workers and visitors to be able to see as much of the beautiful skyline as possible – no problem, you’ll ask the architect to make them larger before you approve the design.

You walk forward and turn your head towards one of the tables your designer has selected for you – it’s currently a dark red colour. You wonder what this would look like in a lighter shade – so, you point your hand in the direction of the table and turn your hand as it cycles through the possible colour variations right before your eyes. You were right, a lighter colour looks much better.

The possibilities for the software are endless – from being able to walk around your new office months before its even built, to tweaking materials, colours and designs right before your eyes.

It might be a little while before this technology is fully developed and cheaply available, but gosh, isn’t future of design exciting!

Check out this video by design company VRtisan for a taste of what this might look like. 

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Imagination. Who needs it anyway?

Imagine staring at a building plan and trying to visualize exactly how your new house, business headquarters, office or restaurant will look like when it is a million times the size of the paper in front of you. It’s pretty difficult, right? You can never really be sure exactly what you’re going to get when you get handed the keys in several months’ time.  

Until now.

CBDWA is a building design company that can design your building and we create realistic and interactive 3D models so you can see and walk through your building before it is built.

It can save you time, money and a whole lot of regret in the long run.

One comment we hear regularly from clients is that they weren’t happy with the building company they built with previously - the main reason for clients was that it costed a lot of money to make any changes to the plans so they weren’t completely happy with the layout. The 3D model also allows us to see and fix any issues or mistakes before your job gets to construction saving you time and money.

One of the many benefits of getting your house designed by CBDWA is that it is a custom design to suit your needs not the needs of a builder. You can see inside your building before it is built – which most project builders do, but they don’t let the client see the 3D model because most builders make their money by building the same design over and over again so they’d prefer it if you didn’t make any changes.

You’re also not locked into a contract with a builder, which means you hold the power and can take your house plans to a number of builders, get a number of quotes, chose your favourite and end up with the best value for money deal possible.

But that’s not all! CBDWA doesn’t just design your building we provide a full design package from concept designs, council approved designs, organise and liaise with all consultants and Council application submissions. So all you need to do is tell us what you want designed and we will give you a building permit at the end and then once you have chosen a builder the construction of your building can start with the peace of mind that you know exactly how it’s going to look when construction finishes.  

And, as a client, you are involved in the whole process and kept up to date on a weekly basis – which should be a standard practice in our opinion, unlike many of our competitors. This is what makes our clients give us great testimonials and refer us to everyone they know.

CBDWA is also a small boutique design company and the benefit of being a smaller company is that you deal with one person throughout the whole process so there are no delays or miss communications between internal office departments. You’re not just a number to us, you become a part of the CBDWA family and are involved in every stage of the process.

Being a smaller company we can’t take on a lot of work, which works in the client’s favour as our completion time frames are better than our competitors.

In conclusion if you’re after a great looking and practical design to meet your budget, a hassle free design process from start to finish while being informed and involved throughout the whole process and meeting all time frames then CBDWA is a great fit for you.

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Project Updates!

We’ve got some exciting updates on some of our projects for you all.

Check out these 3D Tender and construction drawings for an Architect. This new gorgeous apartment design in North Perth has almost been completed and will soon be sent out for construction tender.

Our modern office development in Welshpool is currently working its way toward council approval - we should be starting the building stage this week.

A concept design for a stunning residential addition in Cottesloe has been completed and the clients are super excited to move forward to submitting a planning application this week.

And finally a little something to get you wishing lunch was sooner – our new Pizzeria restaurant fitout in Maylands has had its building plans completed. Pizza is coming.

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Stunning Beach House designs to inspire you - and make you just a little bit jealous…

http://www.build.com.au/15-australias-most-incredible-beach-houses

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Nifnex Small Business Expo

It was a great day at the Nifnex Small Business Expo on Friday July 8. More than 100 Exhibitors and more than 1000 people through the door!

You can find out more here:

https://www.facebook.com/nifnexreview/?fref=ts

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Commercial Building Design WA for 3D Building Design in Perth

Our 3D Design work is where your project comes alive! Being able to provide our clients with these advanced plans is changing the industry and separating us from the competition.

Our 3D technology allows you to see inside your building BEFORE it is actually built, giving you the peace of mind you need to move forward faster with your project.

You can go ahead and plan for fit-outs or furniture just because you have a better understanding of what your building will really look like inside. This could save you a lot of time and money down the track.

We understand that a commercial build can be expensive so it makes perfect sense to have a clear picture of the end result so that you can plan ahead.

We have many great examples of 3D projects that we have successfully completed for clients and would be happy to show these to you at a viewing appointment.

Please call 08 9249 7610 for more information

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Making a lasting impression with a fantastic office space is something we specialise in!

     Commercial Building Designers Perth | New Office Design                            

But it all starts with the first impression.

It really is the building design that matters most when you are looking to build commercial office space.

Yes the building needs to provide the best work space for efficiency and productivity but it also really needs to look good and feels good to!

It all starts with the Concept Stage.

We will provide you with concept planning and informed design services, meeting your brief and creating the finest possible commercial building design. We will provide you with commercial design concept estimates, which aim to be as comprehensive and accurate as possible. This will help to give you a realistic projection of project costs.

And because we work with you step-by-step we allow for the necessary adjustments in design at the conception stage, preventing you from spending a large amount of time and money on a commercial design which does not meet your needs. After all we want to see you get an increased return on your investment.

So please speak to us before you decide on your new office design on 9249 7610