Residential Architecture
Residential architecture shaped by place, proportion and the way people live.
Harkaway · Concept Design
3D Visualisation: OR Architecture
Our process begins with the fundamentals: understanding the site, establishing a clear spatial idea and determining how light, landscape, movement and material can work together.
From there, the architecture is progressively resolved from concept through planning, documentation and construction.
Homes specific to their setting.
A new residence provides an opportunity to consider the project as a complete composition.
We examine orientation, views, landscape, privacy, movement and the relationship between interior and exterior spaces before establishing the architectural form.
The objective is not simply to create a distinctive building, but a home that feels natural to inhabit and particular to its site.
Working with what already exists.
Renovations require a different architectural judgement.
We consider what should be retained, what can be reinterpreted and where contemporary intervention can improve the way the home functions.
Existing character and new architecture need not compete. The strongest outcomes establish a clear relationship between the two.
Canterbury — Middle Park, Victoria · Completed
Photography: Victor Vieaux
From early ideas through to construction.
ORA can provide architectural services across the full project lifecycle, including feasibility and site review, concept design, town planning, design development, consultant coordination, construction documentation, tendering and construction-phase involvement. The scope is tailored to the requirements of each commission rather than treated as a fixed package.