Residential Design Services

At Summerfield Studio, we provide professional residential building design services throughout Canberra, the ACT, Yass, Southern NSW and surrounding regions. 

Whether you're building a custom home, planning a renovation, designing a dual occupancy, townhouse development or multi-unit project, we create practical, well-considered designs backed by clear documentation for council approval and construction.

Designing a new home is about more than creating a beautiful floor plan—it's about creating a home that suits your lifestyle, your block and your future.

As experienced residential building designers, we work closely with you to develop custom homes that are functional, energy-efficient and tailored to your budget and vision.

Our new home design service includes:

• Custom home designs 
• Site-specific planning and orientation 
• Energy-efficient and climate-responsive design 
• Functional family-focused floor plans 
• DA plans and construction drawings 

Every home is thoughtfully designed to maximise natural light, improve liveability and provide lasting value for years to come.

Dual occupancies are one of the most effective ways to unlock the potential of residential land.

We provide complete dual occupancy design services, helping homeowners, investors and developers create practical developments that maximise site yield while maintaining great streetscapes and liveable homes.

Our services include:

• Side-by-side dual occupancies 
• Attached and detached dual occupancies 
• Knockdown rebuild developments 
• Site feasibility and layout planning 
• DA documentation and construction drawings 

We understand the planning requirements throughout the ACT and NSW and design projects that are both commercially viable and council compliant.

A well-designed renovation can completely transform the way you live without the need to move.

We design renovations and extensions that integrate seamlessly with your existing home while improving functionality, comfort and value.

Our renovation services include:

• Home extensions 
• Kitchen and living area redesigns 
• Second-storey additions 
• Internal reconfigurations 
• Knockdown rebuild design 

Every renovation is carefully planned to improve flow, maximise natural light and create spaces that better suit your lifestyle.

Whether you're creating additional space for family, generating rental income or increasing your property's value, we design compliant and practical secondary dwellings across NSW and the ACT.

We design:

• Granny flats 
• Detached secondary dwellings 
• Backyard homes 
• Studio apartments 
• Pool houses and guest accommodation 

Our designs maximise your available space while meeting local planning requirements and providing comfortable, functional living environments.

We work with developers, investors and builders to design townhouse developments and multi-unit residential projects that balance design quality, planning compliance and construction efficiency.

Our experience includes:

• Townhouse developments 
• Multi-unit housing 
• Medium-density residential developments 
• Small-scale residential developments 

From initial concept design through to Development Application (DA) documentation and construction drawings, we help deliver projects that maximise development potential while creating attractive, functional homes.

Navigating council requirements can be one of the most challenging parts of any building project. We simplify the process by preparing accurate documentation and coordinating with consultants where required.

Our planning services include:

• Development Application (DA) documentation 
• Complying Development (CDC) documentation 
• Council submission drawings 
• Planning compliance advice 
• BASIX and consultant coordination 
• Construction drawings 

With experience across the ACT and NSW, we prepare documentation that helps reduce delays and keeps your project moving towards approval and construction.

At Summerfield Studio, we combine creative design with experience to deliver homes and developments that are attractive, functional and ready to build.

Whether you're planning a custom home, granny flat, home extension, dual occupancy, townhouse development or multi-unit residential project, we'll guide you from concept design through Development Approval and construction documentation.