“Most custom builds are the ‘dream house’ which has been nurtured over a long time. But not for us, as we lost our home in the January 2020 bushfires, and had never considered what we’d build if we ever had to. Friends recommended Tony to us. We met and talked about what we like, what we needed, what we wanted, and what we could afford. Tony listened. Tony asked great questions and made insightful and inspiring suggestions. We showed him some of our (now embarrassing) sketches. He came back to us quickly with a preliminary design that was clever, creative and striking. We LOVED it! Tony was patient with our myriad of questions and suggestions while the plans were being drawn up. There was nothing we couldn’t ask or suggest, and there was nothing that Tony couldn’t answer or improve upon. Tony has held our hand every step of the way. He is not only a fantastic architect, he has been our go-to man across this process, and a rock at a very difficult time.”

“We decided to renovate our 1970’s home and build a new addition which encompasses the principles of passive design. We are delighted with what Tony O’Meara from AO Design has achieved for us. From the initial contact to design completion, Tony has been very creative and professional. At each stage we’ve been a part of the process and have always been in control. Tony is very knowledgeable in local council and bushfire requirements in the Southern highlands. He is professional, easy to work with, expresses his ideas with clarity and always listens to his clients and their needs. Thank you, Tony for a stress free design project.”

“Working with Tony has been exceptional. Designing and building a home is never easy but Tony’s care and willingness to truly listen to what we wanted made all the difference. This difference struck us from the beginning, his commitment to delivering what we imagined and then taking it a whole lot further. He is truly a gifted architect. After interviewing many other architects, we saw that Tony was unique in that he understood and respected we had a solid vision for what we wanted our home to look and feel like and he willingly polished those ideas and improved the design and functionality greatly. Tony is passionate about combining design and functionality and has been caring, professional, efficient, totally committed and very supportive throughout our time working together.”