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[FAQ Series] Who will my Architect work with?
[FAQ Series] Who will my Architect work with?
[FAQ Series] Can I design my own house?
[FAQ Series] Can I design my own house?
[FAQ Series] How to approach, work with, and help your Architect
[FAQ Series] How to approach, work with, and help your Architect
Cost Control for Projects - How EVER safeguards our clients, and our top tips for a cost-effective build
Cost Control for Projects - How EVER safeguards our clients, and our top tips for a cost-effective build
Happy 2023! Three top reasons to get started on your project now.
Happy 2023! Three top reasons to get started on your project now.
Why I’m still renovating my own place amidst this perfect storm…
Why I’m still renovating my own place amidst this perfect storm…
Five tips as we face high (and rising) construction costs
Five tips as we face high (and rising) construction costs
Let’s talk about Time - Three tips on why it’s wise to be prepared now.
Let’s talk about Time - Three tips on why it’s wise to be prepared now.
When you’re unsure about Renovating or Detonating…
When you’re unsure about Renovating or Detonating…
Watch out - when “Architectural” means something else
Watch out - when “Architectural” means something else
So… what do Architects actually do?
So… what do Architects actually do?
Help! I need an Architect, but I’m not based locally!
Help! I need an Architect, but I’m not based locally!
Our guide to renovating a Mid-Century High-Set Home or “Brick Queenslander”
Our guide to renovating a Mid-Century High-Set Home or “Brick Queenslander”
Are you looking for an affordable Architect?
Are you looking for an affordable Architect?
The ever pursuit of good - how EVER keeps learning and growing
The ever pursuit of good - how EVER keeps learning and growing
EVER featured in Soul Tread Magazine!
EVER featured in Soul Tread Magazine!
Blade House professional photography now uploaded
Blade House professional photography now uploaded
Our Guide to Queenslander Renovations and Extensions
Our Guide to Queenslander Renovations and Extensions
Making use of our Briefing Template
Making use of our Briefing Template
Our Studio is Officially Open!
Our Studio is Officially Open!
Rebranding and our next chapter
Rebranding and our next chapter
Learn about Custom Furniture
Learn about Custom Furniture
Meet Georgie - Graduate and Artist
Meet Georgie - Graduate and Artist
Revisiting Cambodia - 2018
Revisiting Cambodia - 2018

From our Socials

View fullsize We are aiming to volunteer with our skills for one week in each quarter of the year! For our first generosity project in 2024 we had the opportunity to help a local church with some high level masterplanning, to envision a building that better serve
View fullsize Always humbling to see the hard work that goes into an off-formed slab. Here's to all the quiet striving that goes on in the background in order to achieve a great outcome 🍻 - with @paterdis_ #creatingpurposefulspace #brisbanearchitect #queenslan
View fullsize Meet Frankie! He is our new architect joining our team. Frankie comes with close to 10 years of experience in education and commercial design. We're excited and grateful to have him on board! #everarchitecturestudio #CreatingPurposefulSpace
View fullsize Here's our second extension concept for the same project in Auchenflower! Testing different approaches allows our clients to participate in the process of how the project came to be, which makes one day living in the spaces even more meaningful! Whi
View fullsize Happy Friday friends! Just posting one of the early concepts for a house extension in Auchenflower. We always explore Concepts in 3D form, not just on plan - after all, the world's not two-dimensional! Then we cross-check each option using Procalc's
View fullsize 2024 has started with a bang for our little studio! This little gem is a patio extension and internal renovation for one of the original canal-front homes in Paradise Point on the Gold Coast. Always intrigues and excites us to work with clients who w
View fullsize From our families to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 🥳 💫 As our 2023 work year ends we celebrate a year of growth and hard work! We see it as such a privilege to be able to pursue what we do, with the goal of seeing people and familie
View fullsize On our drawing board - fun, charming and light filled lift-and extend in Auchenflower. Concrete, white and timber interspersed with pops of blue. Just playing with some early concepts now. Hat tip to @hooperarchitecture for recommending us! More
View fullsize On our drawing board - a cosy lift-and-build-under in Tarragindi, filled with moments of encountering greenery and all tied together with the warmth of brickwork. Look forward to seeing this one take shape! #CreatingPurposefulSpace #AustralianArch
View fullsize Awesome to see progress at Stephens St! Can’t wait to see it come together and for the site to once again become a key part of the Junction Park school community. Shoutout to @paterdis_ for making this project happen!
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View fullsize Throwback to an earlier design study for a family home in Jindalee. Lots of warmth in this one! #CreatingPurposefulSpace #AustralianArchitects #brisanearchitecture #queenslandarchitecture
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View fullsize A little barn-like Extension concept we designed earlier for some lovely friends living on Brisbane's southside. The brief was to create light-filled spaces for hospitality and gathering, and activating the garden for different functions and uses.
View fullsize Happy Friday friends! Here's a new home we designed and documented in leafy Corinda. Voids, garden and river views, and generous entertaining spaces abound in this one - all on an elevated site at a bend in the Brisbane River. #CreatingPurposefulS
View fullsize More love for Queenslanders - we designed an extension for this grand old place in Tarragindi. A lot of altering, extending and remodelling had happened over time - so the challenge was to untangle the floor plan and get the key Kitchen/Living/Dinin
View fullsize We've been working on transforming a 90's villa in St Lucia into a contemporary multi-generational home! ✅️ Internally renovated and layout clarified ✅️ New Master Retreat extension ✅️ Grandparents' Retreat on the bottom level ✅️ Basketball Court, P
View fullsize Reminiscing about a project in the Covid season that didn't get off the drawing board - this contemporary home in suburban Bridgeman Downs had a lot of interesting ideas. Wrapped around a central tree, the Ground Floor were the heavier spaces "


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