Story Design Collective

About

We are a boutique Building Design group based on the Gold and Tweed Coast committed to providing design excellence in everything we do! We have been locals for over 40 years giving us an understanding of what makes a livable home from a design point. Our unique business approach offers our clients industry knowledge and expert advise. We understand that each project is as unique as the clients. We custom design each of our projects with this in mind, ensuing our clients get the best solutions and outcomes exceeding expectations.

Our passion is innovation! Our team is committed to design success by listening to our clients, delivering a design that looks great, delivers on the client’s brief while working within budgeting constraints.

It is our belief that the best ideas are created through communication and collaboration. We work along with required consultants throughout our projects so the best, most constructible and approvable outcome is achieved.

Testimonials

Sam & his Team where amazing & turned our job around super quickly.

Sam gave great advise & listened to our required outcomes, he offered practical solutions & was always available to do amendments very promptly.

We would highly recommend Story Design Collective!!!

by Julian Packshaw

We have recently work with Sam to design a rear extension to our home. His designs, ideas and communication have been of the highest quality. We would highly recommend him.

by Adam Gibson

I’ve been working in development on both small and larger residential projects, in Sydney and the Byron Shire, for about 20 years. Sam has handled our architectural design on at least 5 projects, with a few more in the pipeline. Sam is great to work with – reasonably priced, responsive, experienced, and solution oriented. Sam also offers some good solutions on quality fit out items like kitchens, tap ware, bathrooms, etc. We have bought kitchens and tapware through Sam, as we found he could provide higher quality solutions at the same price or cheaper than other options – even for a developer of multiple projects who have other good supply options. Happy to recommend Sam’s services to anyone

by Callum Sked

Our business loves collaborating with Story Design. Sam is professional, responsive, enthusiastic and outcome focused. Highly recommend!

by Kate Moloney

Sam Ray from Story Design Collective offers a very professional all in one service from Architecture, Design and Managing your building project.

This has made my upcoming 4 story Luxury Duplex project so easy and time saving for me as well as cost saving. Sam has an extensive knowledge of building products, building construction, materials and Council Regulations. The Design is fabulous and given us everything that we wanted plus more.

Working with Sam is easy and efficient with a fast turn around on each stage. We are looking forward to the next stage of our Project – Building soon.

by Carole Mortimer

I can not recommend Story Design highly enough. Sam listens and delivers. He works hard to ensure top quality design whilst paying attention to the clients needs and budget. If you are considering a building design project, Story Design won’t disappoint.

by Celia Athumani

Sam is really easy to work with and has great knowledge when it comes to the commercial reality of building his designs.

by Luke Staunton

My experiences with Story Design have been great. They devise early strategies to overcome obstacles including steep sites and construction budget whilst have the ability to consider and achieve Council’s tricky standards. I recommend the services of Story Design.

by Jarrod Gillies

Sam turns his work around very quickly at each stage of the design process. If you’re looking for a designer with talent in design, building knowledge, good turn around times and an excellent understanding of complex Council regulations have a chat with Sam.

by Lance Newley

Millner Property has used Sam Ray/Story Design for many projects over recent years. This includes individual house design, townhouse projects, child care centre and industrial units. Sam has expertise across all aspects including understanding client brief, maximisation all design elements (aspect, ventilation, flow etc), internal and external specifications, cabinetry design, and selections. Sam also has a great knowledge of building and build processes and costings. However, the most impressive part of Sam’s service is his responsiveness. Sam turns his work around very quickly at each stage of the design process. If your looking for a designer with talent in design, building knowledge, good turn around times. – all at very reasonable rates, I recommend you speak to Sam.

by Millner Property Group

I have had the pleasure of working with Story Design on a number of small and complex residential projects in multiple Councils. I am continually impressed by the attention to detail, follow through of the projects and ability to balance the clients desires including building design and budget. Story Design are well equipped with deal-ing with challenging project realities such as site gradients and tricky council controls. They formulate strategies and opportunities based on challenging site constraints whilst maintaining aesthetic design. On top of that, they are a pleasure to deal with, always pleasant and professional. I give them my highest recommendation.

by Jarod Giles, Planit