find all of the little STORIES here …
era | GETTING era STARTED
I am nervous and excited to be sitting here with the anticipation of expressing architectural ideas from my own studio.
It was always a dream to have my own practice, but I did not know if it would happen or what it would look like.
era | MANIFESTO
Design + Build Architecture Specific to You
WHAT IS ARCHITECTURE?
Architecture may seem a little intimidating. It is usually associated with elite design and big money. But architecture is not that. It is for the use of people every day. It is for you.
era | the Process
to Design + Build Architecture Specific to You
The Process of architecture is a series or steps taken in order to realise the design and construction of a building.
Learn the steps to take your little ideas to a reality!
era | Getting Your Architecture Started
The process of architecture can seem daunting - there are so many choices!
So how do you get started?
era | PART 1 Gather Information for Your Architecture
ask questions and find answers
PART ONE | Gathering information is essential to the success of your architecture.
era | PART 2 Put the Information for Your Architecture Together
your unique architectural language
PART TWO | When you take all of the information you have gathered and put it together in one place, you start to see patterns which, when used in combination, create a unique solution that works in every way for you.
era | How to Design
HOW DO YOU DESIGN ARCHITECTURE TO BE SPECIFIC TO YOU?
How do you design a home that works for you?
era | PART 3 Build Your Architecture to Make it a Reality
PART THREE | Take the information you have gathered, the design you have put together and the documents you have prepared to build your architecture and
live the lifestyle you wish for.
era | Building for Bushfire
Are you designing + building architecture in a bushfire prone area?
era | Purpose YOUR WHY
Know what it is you want to achieve at the end of the day.
STEP ONE | Everything you do along your architectural journey and every decision that you make is led by this single purpose.
era | What is Home?
WHAT DOES HOME MEAN TO YOU?
Smells, sights and sounds all evoke the feeling of home.
era | Place YOUR WHERE
learn the story of your place
STEP TWO | Find your place, then learn all you can about everything that is existing there.
era | People YOUR WHO + WHAT
tell your story
STEP THREE |This is about you. Learn about yourself and the people who will share your architecture with you in order to understand what your architecture will be.
era | Your Own Way
There are so many ‘should do’s’ and ‘right ways’ to design architecture.
THE WAY YOU SHOULD IS THE WAY THAT WORKS FOR YOU BEST.
THE RIGHT WAY IS THE WAY THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU.
era | Program YOUR NUMBERS
the numbers keep it real
STEP FOUR |Establish the time frame and budget that you have in mind to design and build your architecture.
era | Parts YOUR PRODUCTS
STEP FIVE |Find the parts and their products – materials and finishes that will be part of your architecture and your every day moments.
era | Re-Use
When have you used something old in a new way?
It is easy to find the product you want, buy it and use it as it is, or to make something.
It is far more fun to take something you already own, or something you have found, and re-use it in a different way.
era | Patterns YOUR DESIGN
Your unique architectural language.
STEP SIX | Look for patterns – they are the links between seemingly disparate parts that when combined, will make your architecture unique to you.
era | Building an Ecosystem
Imagine if each building was a tree and the buildings collected together created a forest - an ecosystem that worked together to nourish and nurture each other and its inhabitants.
What would that be like?
Would you build your own tree?
WOULD YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT ECOSYSTEM?
era | Plan YOUR HOW
have a plan
STEP SEVEN | Work out the options for how you can take your design to build a reality.
era | little Moments
The moments you build are your every day.
They are they things you experience. The things that you share.
era | Professionals YOUR TEAM
You can’t do it all alone.
STEP EIGHT | These are the specialists who will help you put your architecture together.
era | What Does an Architect Do?
WHAT DO YOU THINK AN ARCHITECT DOES?
When people ask me what I do, and I answer that I am an architect, they are so excited!
Most say that they wanted to be an architect when they were young, or that they would love to do what I do.
But what do they think that I do?
era | Prepare Your Application TO DEVELOP
STEP NINE | Prepare documents to submit for a planning or development application.
era | Working Together
HOW CAN WE WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE THE BEST OUTCOMES FOR EVERYONE?
Collaborative implementation of design processes between architect and builder-occupier communities.
era | Approval TO DEVELOP
receiving approval to develop
STEP TEN | Once your development application has been approved you will receive a letter to say you can develop your place.
era | Who Owns a Design
You have an idea.
You take the idea to someone who draws it for you.
Who owns the design?
era | Prepare Your Application TO BUILD
STEP ELEVEN | Prepare documents to submit a Building Application.
era | Time
How long does it take to design architecture?
How long does it take to build architecture?
How long does the process take?
era | Permit TO BUILD
receiving approval to BUILD
STEP TWELVE | Once your building application has been approved you will receive a permit that gives you permission to commence construction.
era | Putting your Ducks in a Row
It is all about to happen.
Someone is about to stick a spade in the ground and build your architecture!
era | Papers YOUR DOCUMENTS
it is all in the details
STEP THIRTEEN | The documents that will show how your architecture will be built – the little things about it that will make it special.
era | Procure MAKE IT HAPPEN
how you will build the reality
STEP FOURTEEN | Learn the options, decide which procurement method is right for you and tender your architecture.
era | How will you Build?
AS YOU START TO THINK ABOUT YOUR LITTLE IDEAS
think about how you will build them.
era | Pact YOUR CONTRACT
STEP FIFTEEN | Look at the options and decide which contract is right for you and your project.
Or if someone is making the decision for you, understand more about the contract you will be involved with.
era | Inspire Me
Where do you find your inspiration?
Where do you look when you are getting excited about architecture?
era | Commence YOUR BUILD
What happens when you commence to build?
STEP SIXTEEN | The beginning – the start – the commencement point at which you begin to build your architecture.
era | Making Decisions
When you begin your journey to design and build architecture, you probably don’t put much thought into how many decisions you might have to make along the way.
The overwhelm that comes with making decisions is real. Learn some strategies to manage all of the decisions you will have to make.
era | Progress YOUR COMMUNICATION
How do you communicate with a Contractor?
STEP SEVENTEEN | As construction progresses, keep in touch with what is happening by communicating regularly and monitoring the progress of the work being completed by the contractor you are working with.
era | How’s Your Build Going?
This is a thoughtful phrase from friends and relatives who are interested in what’s happening in your life.
It can also feel like a question that puts pressure on your answer.
era | Complete YOUR BUILD
HOW DOES IT ALL COME TO AN END?
STEP EIGHTEEN | The final stages in finishing your architecture so it is ready to share special moments with you every day.
era | New Beginnings
As spring slips into our every day lives with colourful moments bursting out in the natural world, it feels like the fresh start of new beginnings.
There is such hope and excitement that accompanies the anticipation of what is to come.
When you begin your architecture, there is a similar feeling.
A really positive mindset for the possibilities of what the future can bring.
And that future lifestyle is encompassed in the architecture you will make.
era | Find Your Path
Have you decided to design + build architecture, but you’re not sure how to make it happen?
THERE ARE SO MANY OPTIONS.
It can seem daunting.
Find a path and a strategy that will take you there
era | Man Caves
I have been thinking a lot about why we go on a journey to design + build a home
Who shines a light on your life?
And whose life do you shine your light on?
era | the Fifth Element
Do you ever think about the characteristics of the place you live in and how they affect you?
How do the elements in the world affect your every day moments?