Studio PaddingtonArchitecture and Interiors
A white two-storey house with timber louvres and a paved forecourt under mature trees
Architecture and interiors, Brisbane

Homes and workplaces drawn for the climate.

Houses, clinics, cafes and offices that stay cool without fighting the weather.

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Selected work

Eleven projects, one climate.

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Bardon House, hillside residence in Bardon, BrisbaneBardon HouseHillside residence, Bardon, BrisbaneThe Gap Courtyard House, residence in The Gap, BrisbaneThe Gap Courtyard HouseResidence, The Gap, BrisbaneGiven Terrace Paediatrics, clinic fit-out in Paddington, BrisbaneGiven Terrace PaediatricsClinic fit-out, Paddington, BrisbaneRed Hill Coffee, cafe in New Farm, BrisbaneRed Hill CoffeeCafe, New Farm, BrisbaneNewstead Apartment, interior refit in Newstead, BrisbaneNewstead ApartmentInterior refit, Newstead, BrisbaneMaleny Row Houses, four townhouses in Maleny, Sunshine CoastMaleny Row HousesFour townhouses, Maleny, Sunshine CoastTeneriffe Studio Office, small office in Teneriffe, BrisbaneTeneriffe Studio OfficeSmall office, Teneriffe, BrisbaneWilston Cafe, cafe in Camp Hill, BrisbaneWilston CafeCafe, Camp Hill, BrisbaneWynnum Weekend House, beach residence in Wynnum, Redland BayWynnum Weekend HouseBeach residence, Wynnum, Redland BayMoreton Bay Farmhouse, residence in Samford, Moreton BayMoreton Bay FarmhouseResidence, Samford, Moreton BayHighgate Hill Duplex, two-family residence in Highgate Hill, BrisbaneHighgate Hill DuplexTwo-family residence, Highgate Hill, Brisbane
Process

Five stages, each with a date on it.

Fees and timelines
  1. 01

    Brief

    1 to 2 weeks

    We walk the lot, measure, and write a one-page brief you sign before we draw.

  2. 02

    Concept

    3 to 4 weeks

    Two plan options with a massing model and a cost band each. You pick a direction.

  3. 03

    Design development

    6 to 10 weeks

    Full drawings, structural coordination, interiors, and the energy report that gets you to the star rating the Code now asks for.

  4. 04

    Approvals

    10 to 20 weeks

    A development application to the council where the City Plan needs one, then building approval through a private certifier, with the character overlay and the flood report dealt with before anything is lodged.

  5. 05

    Construction

    9 to 16 months

    Builder selection from QBCC licensed tenderers, weekly site visits, progress claims reviewed, and the defects list at practical completion.

Drawing sheets, a scale rule and a pot of pencils on the studio table
The studio

Five people, one floor above Latrobe Terrace.

Founded in 2016. Someone from the studio stands on every site each week, and the cost estimate at design development is the number we hold ourselves to.

66
projects since 2016
11,600sqm
designed and built
5
people, one on every site weekly
About the studio
People

Who draws, who supervises.

The whole studio
Portrait of Theo VillarosaTheo VillarosaPrincipal ArchitectPortrait of Ines CabantogInes CabantogAssociate ArchitectPortrait of Miguel LedesmaMiguel LedesmaAssociate ArchitectPortrait of Karla SusonKarla SusonInterior DesignerPortrait of Benjamin OuanoBenjamin OuanoProject Manager

"We asked for a house we could live in without the aircon running all day. Three years in, the living room has never needed it."

The Escaño family, The Gap Courtyard House