Custom homes
New homes designed around your site, the way you live and your budget.
Approach
Design and construct, explained.
BOWCON designs your home and builds it. You work with one team from the first conversation to handover, and the people drawing the details are the people who build them.
How it works
What design and construct means
There are two common ways to build a custom home. You can hire an architect to design it and then appoint a separate builder, or you can use one company that does both. BOWCON is the second kind.
| Separate architect + builder | Design & construct | |
|---|---|---|
| Who you deal with | An architect for the design, then a builder appointed later | One team from first meeting to handover |
| When you know the cost | Once drawings are finished and builders have priced them | Costs are checked as the design develops |
| Who designs the details | The architect, with the builder joining late | Designers and builders together, from the start |
| If something isn’t right | Responsibility can fall between designer and builder | One company is responsible for both |
| Suits owners who | Want to appoint and manage their own architect | Want one team and one point of responsibility |
Neither model is right for everyone. Our note on design and construct vs a separate architect and builder sets out the trade-offs in more detail.
What we build
Homes, renovations and interiors
Renovations & extensions
Additions and alterations that work with the existing house rather than against it.
Interiors & fit-outs
Kitchens, joinery and interiors, specified and built in detail.
Commercial projects are planned for the future.
The process
How a project runs
First conversation
We meet on site and talk through how you want to live, your budget and your timing.
Design & documentation
Concept, then detailed drawings and specifications, with costs checked as the design develops.
Approvals
Soil testing and engineering, then development approval through PlanSA.
Construction & handover
The same team builds it and keeps you informed through to handover.
Questions
Common questions
What does design and construct mean?
One company is responsible for designing your home and building it. You work with one team from the first conversation to handover, instead of hiring an architect and then a separate builder.
How is it different from using an architect and a builder?
In the traditional model an architect designs the home, then a builder is appointed to build it, often after pricing the finished drawings. With design and construct, the builder is involved from the start, so cost and buildability are worked through while the design can still change.
Do you work with outside architects?
Yes. As well as our own design and construct projects, we build homes designed by independent architects.
Where do you build?
Across metropolitan Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills.
What kinds of projects do you take on?
Custom new homes, renovations and extensions, and interiors and fit-outs. Commercial work is planned for the future.
How do I start?
Email Piers@Bowcon.au or call 0411 879 123 to arrange a first conversation about your site, brief and budget.
Start a conversation
Tell us about your project.
Email or call Piers to talk through your site, brief and budget.