Dwelling Architectural Design

About

DWELLING’S PHILOSOPHY

Designing is part of the process of creating, and it should be a process that is enjoyed by all – from the client to the sub-contractor. It is a chance to dream and the end result should be something that everyone is proud of.

Design needs to be sustainable, individual & tailored for the site. Thought needs to be given to materials, sun, views, prevailing wind, budget and how the client lives in order to make the final outcome relevant.

Design needs to be thorough with attention paid to detail. This is the art of communicating through drawings. Time and attention paid at the start, pays dividends during the build. Design decisions need to be made early. It is strange but true that to make something look simple and elegant takes more time, thought and detail than making a cluttered form.

Creating takes a team. For a build to be a successful, it takes teamwork from the client, the designer, consultants, the contractor and sub-contractors working towards a common goal. We are in this together and together we can come up with creative solutions. The job does not end when the design is complete but the designer needs to be involved until the end.

That is Dwelling’s goal – Creative, sustainable and thoughtful design, brought to life by a team that enjoys the process.

Awards and recognition

2024

Australian Good Design Awards

Australian Good Design Award Winner accolade

Te Waka Huia St Hilda's Collegiate School - Chapel / Whitby Redevelopment

2023

ADNZ

Commended - Commercial

Wakari School Redevelopment

2023

Trends International Design Awards

Highly Commended

House with a View

2020

ADNZ

National & Regional Winner - Commercial

Te Waka Huia

Testimonials

Cameron designed our home reno for us in 2015, and project managed the reno with the builder he introduced us to, Graham from GL Stevenson Builders. We loved working with them, Cameron is a great listener, very professional and personable. His experience and planning and was excellent, and he created highly detailed plans for the builder to follow with no issues. Cameron kept in touch with us regularly, we enjoyed the finished reno for many years. We would highly recommend him!

P & P Wong

We have been working with Cameron and his staff on 3 projects .One of which has just been completed .We found Cameron and his staff excellent to work with, very professional easy to deal with and listen to our requirements for the build. The design really suited the section and has great street appeal.I would highly recommend Cameron and his staff to everyone looking to get a top of the range house designed for there property 5 star rating

Craig Hillis - Hillis Builders Ltd

Thoughtful, knowledgeable and driven Cameron lead a fabulous project at Wakari School. We would not have achieved the result that we did without Cameron's leadership, experience and innovation. Cameron was always prepared to work to gain the desired result for us.

Chris Smith

Cameron from Dwelling Architect Design is such an approachable person who listened to our brief and goals for how we wanted to live in our house, he brought to life our ideas into a fantastic design that captures all that we wanted with some amazing design features that really sets it off. This is the first time we have had plans drawn up and Cameron clearly explained the process and different options available, answering questions and making it an enjoyable process.

Claire

I worked with Dwelling Architecture on a split level residence on a sloping section comprising of various material from stack bond concrete block, shadow clad ply and profiled metal cladding. Feature work with acoustic melamine ceiling and another wall in the stairwell set this house apart with negative details breaking it up. I found the plans easy to read with numerous detail and cross sections. Dwelling architecture were great to work with and there was no problem with any part of the design not being able to be carried out on site. They were easy to approach and quickly resolved any questions posed to them. I would highly recommend Cameron and his team and look forward to working with him more in the future

Silverstream Construction Ltd

Cameron designed our first new home for us around four years ago. From the first meeting we found Cameron to be professional, a good listener and very personable. He was throughout the project extremely passionate, thorough and focused on achieving a great result. He was respectful and accommodating of our input. His attention to detail was second to none. The house plan details were so impressive. Our builder commented that he has always liked building from Cameron's plans for this reason. We are absolutely delighted with our new home and appreciate Cameron's part in it. We would have no hesitation in recommending him.

A and AM

Our Board has employed Cameron on a number of projects. I can not speak more highly of his professionalism and integrity. I would highly recommend.

Gaye Cowie

Cameron Grindlay at Dwelling Architectural Design prepared plans for our two storey house renovation which has just recently been completed. Cameron provided us with a set of concept plans that accurately reflected what we asked for in the project brief, followed by a comprehensive set of plans for building consent and provided ongoing project management support for the build. He was fantastic to deal with and has provided a very high standard of architectural design throughout the process.

A & D

Cameron of Dwellling Architectural Design was great to deal with; always professional and attentive. We had no real idea of how we wanted our house to look, but had a list of practical needs and wants; Cameron designed us an amazing house that was beyond our dreams. We've been in our new home for just over a year now and we love it. We still can't believe it is our house! It has so many interesting angles, colours and features and is very comfortable for our family to live in. Also, the energy saving options which were incorporated have cut our heating and power bills to less than a third that of our previous, smaller house. We highly recommend Cameron and Dwelling Architectural Design.

David & Sonia

Cameron designed a new home for us. He engaged other professionals to work with on structural elements to make this a seamless process. He was extremely easy to deal with and listened to what we wanted and converted our ideas into a beautiful and functional home that met our requirements. He understood that a plan does not always convert to a vision for most people and provided 3D images to help with our discussions and explain many of the detailed features included. During the course of the build any idea changes that we thought of were welcomed for discussion and he worked well with the builder to incorporate these into our original plan and have our home completed within a very reasonable timeframe.

Laing Family