Architest
Architects
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Well, where do we start?
We could go all the way back to 1981, when a wide eyed boy was asked by his prep teacher what he wanted to be when he grew up. An Architect wasn't the popular answer, but after eleven firemen and enough football players to field a team, it seemed only fair to be honest. That budding Architect had to then wait another 23 years to marry a girl who's prep teacher probably received exactly the same answer.
8 years later, in 2012, Natalie and Simon Castle started Architest, a full service Architectural, Interior Design and Project Management firm with a twist.
The twist? It's not being one of Melbourne's most highly regarded architectural agencies, although we are. It's not delivering amazing results for each and every one of our clients no matter what the budget, although we do.
Architest is the only firm in the country that can build a full sized physical model of your project before construction even begins. Sounds weird right? It's not. You test drive a car. You try on clothes. We simply give you the chance to try out your house, and make sure it's right, before building starts. It avoids variation costs and takes the anxiety out of the decision making process, and let's face it, building anything is stressful. Just think about the last time you put something together from Ikea!
A full sized model is only one optional part of our process though. We are happy to hold your hand and guide you through every part of design, complex council applications, tendering out to builders and all the way through construction.
Our whole aim is to help you realise your vision and make sure that you feel right at home.
Mock Up Testing
It can be really hard to understand what your finished project is going to feel like from 2D plans and renders. At Architest we offer an Australian first - full size, fully fitted, interactive models of your project. It gives you the ability to stand in, walk through and test your project before construction even begins.
Whether you want to get an idea of how big your kitchen is, work out if your furniture is going to fit or simply get a better understanding of the finished product so you avoid costly variations during construction, our mock up team can build your entire project and spend the day with you changing things, moving walls and adding joinery so you get it right the first time.
We can also assist with commercial projects, and have built models of prisons, hospitals, schools, banks and even a fully fitted courtroom. If you need to test OH&S compliance, site lines, traffic flow or need the feedback of user groups, Architest can build the model and facilitate the meetings. Whatever you need to test, we can help.
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- Category:
- Architects
- Business focus:
- Residential
- Verified ArchiPro member since:
- 2022
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