Calm Living Homes

What Calm Living Homes does

Calm Living Homes is a small, family-owned custom residential home builder founded in 1992 by Managing Director Anton Engelmayer and headquartered in Melbourne's inner east and south eastern suburbs of Victoria, Australia. The firm designs and delivers custom new homes, renovations, extensions, and heritage-sensitive residential projects for individual homeowners in affluent Melbourne postcodes, with a particular specialty in sustainable and green building. Anton has been a registered Master Builder since 1993, and the firm holds CPD 5 Star Sustainability Builder status alongside multiple Master Builders Association of Victoria (MBAV) awards including the 2018 Best Sustainable Energy Home award and a 2017 Built Environment recognition.

The firm's core offering is owner-led, project-based custom residential construction rather than volume or tract housing. With a headcount of approximately five employees, the business model is built around direct engagement between the founder/principal builder and the client, supported by a curated subcontractor base typical of boutique Australian custom builders. Revenue is generated per project rather than through recurring contracts, pricing is bespoke and tied to scope, and the customer base consists of high-net-worth individual homeowners undertaking one-off renovations or new builds. Brand visibility has been reinforced through recurring television features on programs such as Before & After and Australia's Best Houses, which function as marketing channels targeting the same affluent-suburb buyer pool.

The firm has begun extending its surface area beyond pure construction delivery. In 2018 it launched an adjacent Grand Designed Homes brand, established a building analyst/advisor service that monetizes the founder's industry expertise independently of project work, and entered a partnership with Green Moves Australia to participate in the broader green-services ecosystem. These adjacent lines represent attempts to diversify revenue away from a project-based concentration in a single metropolitan geography, though the underlying construction business remains a micro-operator with no disclosed AI/ML, digital platform, or scaling infrastructure.

Name

Calm Living Homes

Legal name

Calm Living Homes

Website

https://calmlivinghomes.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Calm Living Homes is a family-owned, Melbourne-based custom residential builder founded in 1992 by Anton Engelmayer, specializing in sustainable new homes, renovations, extensions, and heritage work for affluent individual homeowners in the city's inner east and south eastern suburbs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Construction Services

NAICS

Residential Building Construction (2361), Residential Remodelers (236118)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Green / High-Performance Home Construction (Net-Zero, Passive House) (IMAFABAH)

Keywords

• Custom home building
• Sustainable construction
• Residential renovations
• Heritage home extensions
• Knock down rebuild

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Home Building: Full-service custom home construction from concept through handover, specializing in sustainable and green building principles. Includes knock-down and rebuild projects.
2. House Renovations: Renovation services including full house renovations, double storey renovations, and period/heritage house renovations with focus on maintaining character while improving functionality.
3. House Extensions: Extension services including single-storey, double-storey, and period/heritage extensions. Clients can remain living in their home during construction.
4. Consultation and Advisory Services: Standalone consulting service providing building analysis, advice, and reports. Initial consultation includes moisture analysis, thermal performance evaluation, structural assessment, cost breakdown, and sustainability recommendations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Calm Living Homes is a Melbourne-based custom home builder that designs and constructs sustainable, energy-efficient residential homes, extensions, and renovations. The firm provides end-to-end services spanning new custom builds, double-storey additions, period and heritage home extensions/renovations, knock-down-and-rebuild projects, and pre-construction advisory, consultation, and planning services. Its work emphasises 7-8 star energy-rated, environmentally responsible construction.

Product overview

Calm Living Homes operates as a single-source custom home builder offering a comprehensive portfolio of residential construction services. The core offering consists of Custom Home Building and Sustainable Green Homes services, complemented by specialized extension and renovation offerings including House Extensions, Double Storey Extensions, and Period & Heritage House Extensions, as well as House Renovations, Double Storey Renovations, and Period & Heritage House Renovations. The Knock Down and Rebuild service enables clients to replace existing homes while remaining in their location. Supporting these construction services are add-on modules: the Analyst and Advisor Service providing comprehensive building analysis, Consultation & Building Reports offering pre-construction assessments, and Planning Services for project coordination. All services emphasize sustainable building practices, energy efficiency, and quality craftsmanship delivered by owner Anton Engelmayer and his team of qualified professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Home Builder

Quantifiable outcome

• Homes designed to consume less energy through passive design and better construction methods
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Green Moves AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner representing the finest of the green and sustainable building movement, sharing values of environmental consciousness and sustainable practices.
• FGF (Floor and Garden Supplies)minorOthersBuilding sponsor providing sustainable flooring and garden supplies for green building projects.
• Element WindowsminorOthersBuilding sponsor providing energy-efficient window solutions for sustainable homes.
• Häfele AustraliaminorOthersBuilding sponsor providing architectural hardware and lighting solutions.
• FormcraftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvider of insulated concrete forms (ICF) - an eco-friendly building solution that offers outstanding energy performance, superior strength, and durability.
• Gryphon Garage DoorsminorOthersBuilding sponsor providing quality garage door solutions.
• SiemensminorOthersBuilding sponsor providing smart home and building technology solutions.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Porter Davis Homes: Large-volume Victorian home builder offering design ranges and knock-down/rebuild services, overlapping with Calm Living Homes' knock-down/rebuild offering but at a much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Henley Homes: Major Victorian residential builder with extensive display-home presence in Melbourne's growth corridors. Competes for residential construction spend in the broader Melbourne market and has been expanding its sustainability and design-range offerings.
• G.J. Gardner Homes: National franchise residential builder with strong Victorian presence, including custom and renovation offerings. Targets a similar mid-market custom-home customer but operates through a franchise model rather than direct owner-led engagement.
• Metricon: Australia's largest volume home builder with growing sustainability and display-home offerings. Not a direct boutique competitor but increasingly overlaps with Calm Living Homes' sustainability positioning in Melbourne's broader residential construction market.
• Boutique Homes: Established Australian residential builder offering custom home designs across multiple states with comparable mid-premium positioning. Significantly larger and broader than Calm Living Homes but competes for the same affluent custom-build customer segment.

Others

• Häfele Australia: Architectural hardware and lighting supplier listed as a building sponsor for Calm Living Homes. A materials and fittings ecosystem participant enabling high-end residential construction rather than a competing builder.
• Formcraft: Building sponsor/strategic supplier to Calm Living Homes providing insulated concrete forms (ICF) for sustainable construction. An ecosystem enabler rather than direct competitor, but indicative of the broader ICF and high-performance building supply ecosystem.
• Master Builders Association of Victoria (MBAV): Industry body that awards MBAV registrations and sustainability awards (including Calm Living Homes' 2018 win). Not a competitor, but a peer ecosystem participant that defines the credentialing and competitive landscape for Victorian master builders.
• Element Windows: Energy-efficient window supplier and building sponsor for Calm Living Homes. An upstream supplier in the sustainable residential construction value chain rather than a competing builder.

Direct peers

• Green Moves Australia: Mutual partner of Calm Living Homes representing the sustainable building movement in Australia with shared values around environmental consciousness. Operates in the same Melbourne sustainable-residential-construction niche and is a directly comparable boutique green builder.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/calmlivinghomes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/calmlivinghomes
• Instagraminstagram.com/calmlivinghomes

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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