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Award Winning Resort Style House Design – No.5

June 14, 2020

Here’s our 5th article of our series of ARCO’s Award Winning…

Award Winning Renovation Project in Northern NSW, No.4

June 9, 2020

PROBLEM: Downstairs; No decent entry at ground level, bathroom…

Award Winning Home Northern NSW No.2

June 9, 2020

Another renovation by ARCO Designs, this one a rural homestead…

Industrial House Renovation in Palm Beach, Gold Coast Award Winner No.1

June 9, 2020

This used to be a mechanics workshop built in the sixties in…

Can luxury homes really be sustainable? Really?

June 9, 2020

We at Arco Designs say YES. After designing award winning…

Designing Homes for Steep Sites

June 9, 2020

So you want to live on the side of a hill? Maybe it's for the…

If you think good design is expensive, you should look at the cost of bad design

June 9, 2020

Dr. Ralf Speth, Jaguar CEO, was the one who said the sentence…

The Era of Experience

June 9, 2020

Have you noticed how deeply the space you’re at right at this…

Brazilian Contemporary Architecture

June 9, 2020

The architecture of a country is deeply linked with its history…

Warm House, Cool House – Passive House Design on the Gold Coast

June 9, 2020

A home’s comfort isn’t just reliant on the design of the…

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Completion of our most recent major renovation 〰

Completion of our most recent major renovation 〰️ Tallebudgera. It’s so great seeing this one come to life

Construction & video @birchbuilding
Interior design @vida.design.studio

If you saw our story last Friday regarding an indu

If you saw our story last Friday regarding an industrial warehouse design, here is the winner for the most popular design & also the final draft for the client 🏆

A follow up from our previous post ➡️ Winner o

A follow up from our previous post ➡️ Winner of new commercial building up to $5M. BDQ awards

“My client wanted something new and something old for this project. The new was to be something that hasn’t been seen on the Gold Coast, a Cafe in a shed in the country. The old is the shed. An old farm shed that used to house machinery for a diary farm was sitting on the boundary and had to be moved.”

Won a State Award for Commercial buildings up to $

Won a State Award for Commercial buildings up to $5m for the cafe at the Ecovillage in currumbin valley @pastureandco_ . Much credit goes to Rita from @vida.design.studio for her amazing interior design and also Peter Aubort from @groundcurrumbin for coming up with the concept and seeing it through to completion. A great team effort ending in a great and very popular result!

Which design do you prefer? ➡️ Same block of l

Which design do you prefer? ➡️
Same block of land but 2 different designs

Another Arco Designs Residence going up. This tim

Another Arco Designs Residence going up. This time in Annerley, Brisbane.
Frame is up, roof to go on soon 〰️

Design to suit place, otherwise forget it

Design to suit place, otherwise forget it

Won another 2 awards last night at the Gold Coast

Won another 2 awards last night at the Gold Coast Regional awards in Surfers Paradise bringing the total to 52 now.
BDQ - Best Sustainable Building Design - Residential
and
BDQ Gold Coast Regional - The Peter Modini Memorial Award for Best New Commercial Development under $5m

🎉🏡 Thrilled to mark 30 years in the business

🎉🏡 Thrilled to mark 30 years in the business of crafting extraordinary homes!

Feeling immense gratitude for the incredible clients who have entrusted me with their dreams, and the talented colleagues who have collaborated to transform those dreams into remarkable realities. 🙏🏼✨

I designed “The Copper House” 14 years ago in

I designed “The Copper House” 14 years ago in The Ecovillage. It has concrete water tanks under the master bedroom and living rooms which are hydronically heated in winter. Magnificent views over Currumbin Creek and parkland it won 2012 ABODE National Runner Up for Best Sustainable House.

It is naturally ventilate and has generous eaves overhangs making sure the house is comfortable in both winter and summer. The owners are selling now with @raywhitetugun.elanora

3D concepts for renovation in Varsity. We can’t

3D concepts for renovation in Varsity.
We can’t wait to see it finished 🤩

Loving this house in Vietnam! Would love to design

Loving this house in Vietnam! Would love to design something like this for somebody here.

The glass roof might be a bit hard with our strict energy efficient regulations
but could incorporate Velux skylights instead and get similar effect…
#veluxskylights

A collaboration between the clients & myself on th

A collaboration between the clients & myself on this unique design in Coolum QLD, who already had their ideal floor plan in mind.

A low layered design with features of off-from concrete, aluminium louvred screens, natural timber facade and exposed black steel beams.

Interiors by @vida.design.studio

Progress of Tallebudgera project - major renovatio

Progress of Tallebudgera project - major renovation. Keen to see this one finished 🔜

Impressive interior design as usual @vida.design.studio

Sorry we have been a little quiet on here lately 🫣 We’ve been busy working on some epic projects such as this one ⬆️

Overlooking the spectacular rolling green hills to the lights of the city.

A very solar efficient design using passive solar design principles, like extra thick insulation, orientation and wide overhangs combined with the benefits of modern technology of double glazed uPVC windows and mechanical ventilation systems. Balancing nature… 🍃

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A previous project of ours has been placed on the

A previous project of ours has been placed on the market recently by @HarcourtsVoasyal & @katrinawalshrealestate. An impactful & liveable design still impressing about 6 years on.

A previous project of ours has been placed on the

A previous project of ours has been placed on the market recently by @harcourtscoastal & @katrinawalshrealestate . An impactful & liveable design still impressing about 6 years on.

A few designs of mine

A few designs of mine

A great night celebrating the State Design Awards

A great night celebrating the State Design Awards 👌🏼

Picked up another award for the Palm Beach Mid Century Project. This time it went to state level (all of Queensland), very happy as the competition was tough!

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