Architectural Services
If you’re looking for the most proficient architectural services Melbourne has to offer, you’re in safe hands with Co-Lab architecture. We handle all aspects of interior and landscape design. Every Architectural project begins with our collaborative concept design workshop, where we draw on the collective talent of a large designer network to create unique design solutions.
Our core team of architects are experienced at managing projects through every architectural service stage including design development, town planning, construction documentation, contractor selection and contract administration. More information on each of the architectural service Melbourne stages can be found below.
ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES IN MELBOURNE
Our clients include franchisors, commercial developers, landowners, syndicates, accountants and smaller development companies.
We work closely with operators, drawing on our depth of experience in the sector to balance the varied needs of multiple audiences and users including parents, owners, developers, operators, councils, educators, and children. Our collaborative design process ensures our work will always meet the quality standard in a way that serves all stakeholders and results in structures that are both practical and of high quality.
Co-lab utilises leading technology to optimise collaboration with our clients. This includes developing a detailed virtual model of each project. This allows each client to interact with their structure, drawing on this experience to highlight additional changes required to meet their needs.
Co-lab Architecture is registered with the ARBV, and are a
member of the Australian Institute of Architects and the
Australian Childcare Alliance Victoria.
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CHILD CARE
Co-Lab Architects has designed a number of childcare centres – these range from integrating and adapting older buildings, to creating new standalone centres. As varied are the locations in which these appear, from the suburban context to the city fringe where new housing developments are occurring. These centres not only respond to the needs of small children, designing furniture and spaces that respond to their requirements, but also cater for the concern of parents who want to be assured that when they drop off their children first thing in the morning that safety and security is at a premium.
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EDUCATION
Schools have become an important part of Co-Lab’s portfolio – extending from early childhood centres through to primary and secondary schools. While the indoor spaces respond to the way children learn now and into the future, so do the outdoor spaces, particularly in those earlier years when young children need to be connected to the outdoors, whether it’s the sky or the earth under their feet. As important are spaces that respond to the way teachers and other educational practitioners work, whether they are engaged in a classroom setting or requiring their own space for preparation or individual meetings. Always at the back of Co-Lab’s mind is the need to create engaging environments to allow students and staff to maximise their full potential.
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AGED & DISABILITY CARE
As the population ages, there will be a greater need for housing for the aged and those of all ages with disabilities. While this may not appear to be ‘fashionable’ or even exciting among certain architectural practices, at Co-Lab it’s seen as imperative in planning for an older population which requires these facilities now, as much as in the near and distant futures.
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RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL
Institutional and educational projects, multi-residential developments, together with office and commercial design are all delivered with the same careful approach and understanding – with the client, be it an individual or government organisation at the core of the design process.
From feasibility and concept design through to town planning approval, the process is carefully scrutinised at every stage – with not only with designers but also with specialist electrical engineers, hydraulic engineers, waste management consultants, heritage advisers and landscape architects – going through several design development phases to ensure an efficient and optimal result.
