DesignBuild Project Services

What DesignBuild Project Services does

DesignBuild Project Services is a Sydney-based, privately held design and construction firm that delivers integrated architectural, interior design, construction, and project management services under a single roof. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Artarmon, NSW, the firm operates primarily across the Greater Sydney region and serves a mix of residential and commercial/industrial clients, with residential work representing roughly 75% of activity and the balance coming from named engagements such as Cochlear CEC and Holloway Group.

The company's core offering is an end-to-end design-build model: a Nominated Architect registered with the NSW Architects Registration Board (Eliza Patterson, #11016), licensed builders, and senior designers (including Dylan Ingram) take projects from concept and schematic design through construction and handover. Service lines cover custom new homes, renovations and extensions, interior design — delivered in collaboration with partner POCO Designs — project management, and NDIS-registered home modifications, the last of which extends the firm into the regulated disability-housing vertical.

The business model is project-based fee-for-service revenue: clients engage the firm for defined design and construction scopes priced per project rather than via subscription or recurring contracts. The customer base is a long tail of Sydney homeowners supplemented by a smaller set of commercial and industrial clients. The firm sustains its pipeline through referrals, its website, and an Insights content platform publishing project case studies, while continuing to recruit architectural and construction talent to support capacity.

Name

DesignBuild Project Services

Legal name

DesignBuild Project Services

Website

https://designbuildps.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DesignBuild Project Services is a Sydney-based, privately held design and construction firm founded in 2006 that delivers integrated architectural, interior, construction, and project management services to residential and commercial clients across Greater Sydney, including NDIS home modifications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Construction Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAFAAAD

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/General Contracting & Construction Management

SECONDARYBPAHAKAA

Architectural Design Services

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

SECONDARYBPAHAKAB

Interior Design Services

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

SECONDARYIMAFABAE

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Residential Building Construction

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Custom home construction
• Interior design services
• Project management construction
• NDIS home modifications

Headquarters

HQ city

Artarmon

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Custom Construction: Project-based fees for custom home construction, alterations and additions, and commercial fit-outs. Revenue is generated through fixed-scope contracts with detailed inclusions and transparent pricing. The construction stream includes design coordination, approvals management, site supervision, and practical completion handover.
2. Architectural Design Services: Fixed, staged fees tied to deliverables (brief, concepts, DA/CDC, construction docs) for residential architectural design. Revenue model based on project scope complexity and deliverable milestones from feasibility through approval-ready documentation.
3. Interior Design Services: Fees for residential and commercial interior design including space planning, joinery drawings, lighting layouts, FF&E procurement, and installation oversight. Project timelines typically 6-12 weeks for residential, longer for commercial.
4. Project Management: Full-service project management fees typically structured as fixed amounts or 5-12% of build cost. Covers scope definition, program management, contractor coordination, regular reporting, and commissioning through to handover.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DesignBuild Project Services is a Sydney-based design and construction firm that provides architectural design, custom residential and commercial construction, interior design, and project management services. The firm also delivers NDIS home modifications for participants in the Greater Sydney region. Projects are run on an integrated design-build basis with the in-house team managing clients from initial design through to construction completion.

Product overview

DesignBuild Project Services is a Sydney-based design and construction company operating since 2006. The company offers an integrated suite of services combining architectural design, custom construction, interior design, project management, and NDIS home modifications. The business model is architect-led and builder-backed, providing end-to-end accountability from initial concept through to final handover. Architectural Design, Custom Construction, Interior Design, Project Management, and NDIS Home Modifications are delivered as interconnected service lines under one unified team approach, allowing clients to engage one point of contact for the full design-through-construction process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services End-to-end architectural design services for homeowners, commercial clients, and NDIS participants in Greater Sydney, delivered in-house and signed off by the firm's Nominated Architect.
• Custom Construction Services Custom residential and commercial construction services for clients in Greater Sydney, delivered by the in-house team under the firm's integrated design-build model.
• Interior Design Services Interior design services for residential and commercial projects in Greater Sydney, coordinated with architectural design and construction delivery.
• Project Management Services Project management services coordinating design, trades, suppliers, and construction delivery across residential, commercial, and NDIS projects in Greater Sydney.
• NDIS Home Modifications Specialised accessibility-focused home modifications for NDIS participants in Greater Sydney, covering design and delivery of modifications that meet NDIS funding criteria and accessibility requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average custom home timeline: 9-18 months from concept to completion
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• POCO DesignsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterior design collaboration on the Bellevue Hill project. POCO Designs provided interior design services while DesignBuild delivered construction. Example of project-based creative partnership between design studios.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HASSELL: Large international architecture and design practice with Sydney presence. Comparable in architectural design capability and NCC compliance depth but operating at significantly larger scale and across commercial, healthcare, and education rather than custom residential.
• Metricon: Australia's largest residential home builder with display-home and design services across Sydney and other major markets. Serves a similar residential customer base but at significantly greater scale and volume than DesignBuild's bespoke model.
• Henley Properties: Established Victorian/Sydney residential builder with display homes and design services for owner-occupiers and investors. A broader incumbent serving Sydney residential clients via integrated design and construction offerings.
• ABN Group: Large Australian residential construction and property services group with integrated design, construction, and development capabilities. Operates at significantly larger scale across multiple Australian states, including Sydney.
• Simonds Homes: National Australian home builder with design centre model and integrated architectural services. Comparable design-build positioning across the Sydney market but at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Burbank Australia: Large Australian home builder operating across Sydney and other metros with in-house design and construction capabilities. A broader incumbent offering design-build delivery as part of a wider portfolio at greater scale than DesignBuild.

Direct peers

• Fowler Homes: Australian residential builder with integrated design services offering custom homes across Sydney and regional NSW. Comparable end-to-end design-build delivery targeting mid-to-high-end homeowners in similar geography.
• Sherbrooke Build: Boutique Sydney design-build firm focused on high-end residential alterations, additions, and new builds in Sydney's eastern suburbs and inner west. Directly comparable in scale, geography, and bespoke project profile.
• Allkinds Design + Build: Sydney-based integrated design and build firm offering architectural design, construction, and interior design for custom residential projects. Closely mirrors DesignBuild's architect-led, single-team delivery model and Sydney homeowner customer base.

Emerging players

• LJ Hooker Projects: Real estate-led project management arm providing design-and-build coordination for residential clients. Partially overlaps with DesignBuild's project management and interior design offerings but with a different go-to-market anchored in the LJ Hooker real estate network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/designbuild-project-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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