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A strong build begins by understanding how the land wants to work. Two blocks can have the same area, street frontage and planning controls, yet ask completely different questions of a builder. On a level site, movement across the land may be straightforward....

Multiple homes need one clear standard, checked at every stage. Repeating a townhouse design does not automatically repeat the same result. Each home is built through many separate actions, often by different people at different times. Materials arrive...

Before a townhouse development reaches design or construction, its viability is determined by two connected questions: how many dwellings a site can realistically support, and whether that yield makes the project financially feasible. Getting this assessment...

Predictable payments make a predictable project. A fixed-price contract gives a developer confidence in the total cost of a project, but the timing of payments across the build matters just as much as the final number. Understanding how progress payments...

A single townhouse build has one programme, one crew rhythm and one finish line. A development of 20, 30 or more townhouses is a different kind of project altogether, because multiple stages are often under construction at the same time, each at a different...

By the time an experienced developer is ready to appoint a builder, most of the strategic decisions — site, feasibility, design direction, contract model — are already in motion. What’s left is arguably the most consequential decision of all: which...

Once land is secured and a townhouse development starts moving from concept to delivery, one of the most consequential decisions a developer makes is which contract model to use. The choice between a design and construct (D&C) contract and a traditional...

Choosing a builder for one house is a fairly contained decision. Choosing a builder for a 20, 30 or 50-lot townhouse development is a different exercise altogether, and it deserves a different level of scrutiny. The stakes are higher, the timeline is...

Stormwater starts with the site Stormwater planning for developments begins by understanding how water already moves across and around the land. Site levels, low points, existing drainage, neighbouring land, hard surfaces and proposed buildings all influence...

Start with the problem you need to solve A commercial build vs fit out decision is easier when you begin with the business need, not the construction label. Are you short on space, changing the customer experience, adding equipment, moving to a new site...