Our Services — Design, Engineering, Construction. One Roof.
Luxury custom home services in Kew and Melbourne's inner east
Scope Of Services
Everything required to deliver a luxury custom home in Kew — managed under one roof.
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Design
Your home resolved completely before construction begins.
Architectural Design — Civil & Structural
From concept to construction documentation, architecture and structural engineering are developed together in-house. Site constraints, heritage overlays, and council requirements are resolved at the design stage — not during the build.
Facade & Landscape Design
In Kew, facade and landscape are designed together as a single, integrated decision. Material selection, massing, and glazing are resolved in tandem with site analysis, hard and soft landscaping, drainage, and external lighting — all considered against the architectural character of the street and specified at the design stage so they are delivered as part of the build and built to last.
Visualization & Rendering
Photorealistic spatial visualization before a single decision is committed to site. A design tool, not a marketing exercise — giving clients the clarity to choose with confidence.
MEP Design — Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing
Mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems are designed from the outset, fully coordinated with architecture and structure. Hydronic heating, home automation, EV charging, and integrated appliances — specified to how you live.
Interior Design
Interiors are not separated from architecture at Albert Living. Finishes, joinery, lighting, and furniture placement are resolved in the architectural drawings — so what you approve is what is built.
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Approval & Documentation
Every permit, specification, and submission — handled completely.
MATERIAL SPECIFICATION & COMPLIANCE
Every material is specified against performance requirements, compliance obligations, and design intent simultaneously — documented to NCC and Australian Standards. Rigour that protects the design and the programme.
BUILDING PERMIT
Full permit application and submission managed in-house — documentation, consultant coordination, surveyor engagement, and RFI responses. Internally coordinated documentation means first-lodgement submissions, not repeated revisions.
PROJECT DOCUMENTATION & BUILDING PERMIT REVISIONS
A complete, coordinated drawing set maintained across all disciplines throughout the project. Where permit revisions arise during construction, we manage them in full — without disrupting programme.
3
Construction
Built to the drawings. Delivered to the standard.
SOURCING & PROCUREMENT
Procurement driven by the design team, not substituted under a builder's allowance. Every material — structural, external, internal, joinery, stone, furniture — sourced to the original specification with lead times planned from the outset.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Full site oversight across every phase — structure, envelope, services, fit-out, joinery, stone, and landscape. Because our site team works with the architects who designed the project, queries are resolved at drawing speed.
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Completion
Delivered complete. Not handed over to be finished.
OCCUPANCY PERMIT
Final inspections, documentation sign-off, and building surveyor coordination — managed in full. You move in when the building is finished and the permit confirms it.
CUSTOM JOINERY, STONE FINISHES & FURNITURE
This is where Albert Living is without parallel in Melbourne. Joinery designed in-house, produced in our own workshop, installed by our team. Stone selected at the design stage, sourced directly, installed on site. Furniture integrated from the first drawing — not chosen from a showroom after handover.
Why Integration Matters
How We Work
Most custom homes in Melbourne are built across a fragmented chain. The architect designs. The builder prices. The joiner quotes separately. At each handover, something is lost — design intent, material quality, budget control.
Albert Living was built to close that gap.
One team manages everything: architecture, engineering, construction, joinery, and stone. The people who design your home are the same people who build it. What is drawn is what is delivered.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about building a luxury custom home in Kew, Victoria — from planning permits and approvals through to construction timelines and integrated furniture.