Architectural Services in Ballarat.

As a highly regarded architectural firm in Ballarat Victoria, we want to contribute good architecture to our local community using our professional skills and experience; as a minimum, we’d love to be your go-to architects of choice. We are registered architects (ARBV 51269).

Ballarat has some beautiful architecture, by some quality past and contemporary architects but also has some very poor quality buildings built without architects. Many of the buildings in Ballarat were built around the 1890s, 1920s and 1950s when basics such as insulation, draught-proofing, and proper solar orientation were not considered. Here Studio has worked on Victorian, Colonial, Federation, Edwardian, Miner’s Cottage, and Art Deco -architectural styles, as well as Post-War Department of Housing examples.

If you live in Ballarat you can expect that your heating and building maintenance costs are high – but have great ventilation. Most houses in Ballarat are very cold, despite relatively consistent seasons, and excellent solar access in Winter. Gardens grow quickly in Winter due to the amount of sun and rain; the light is beautiful and worth capturing in spaces you use.

The market for residential architecture in Ballarat is very different to Melbourne. House and land properties are comparatively very cheap, with large 600-900m2 blocks even in the centre of town, and builders tend to be less expensive too. If you are improving your home using an architect in Ballarat, or starting a new home from scratch, over-capitalisation is a key consideration unless you intend to live in your home for a long time. Thinking short-term can make it hard to justify working with an architect. This is starting to change as Ballarat house prices increase significantly as Ballarat grows.

At Here Studio we take on the full consideration of what you are trying to achieve with your architectural project, including your budget and site constraints. We purposefully incorporate adaptability into our designs, foreseeing and accommodating life changes in the future. We tend to keep things simple, focusing on light, space, use and material qualities, rather than abstract form.