Pre-designed homes
Why build a pre-designed home?
Building one of Sanctum's pre-designed homes is a time- and cost-efficient way for you to engage our design team and enjoy our experience, knowledge and industry connections. We are able to provide the design-savvy owner with a tailored, functional home, while helping them to avoid the time, costs and unknowns associated with bespoke design processes. Our homes give you greater certainty of costs, with all the benefits of having engaged professional design services.We design our homes to respond to the many variables of site aspect and topography, with a range of layouts that respond to winter sun, summer breezes and any views or outlooks. These considerations create more comfortable and efficient homes, which maximise their site attributes.
Pricing and inclusions
Our pre-designed homes are provided with standard pricing options from our preferred builder, which also allow for further tailoring of the home if required. Good-quality, contemporary interiors are included as standard, with different levels of fit-out available depending on your desires and budget. Alternatively, you may choose your own finishes and fixtures for a more personalised interior.We can supply base pricing for any of our homes upon request. As our pre-designed homes can be modified to some degree to suit for each individual situation, we can provide further detailed construction estimates following site analysis and design development.
Upside Down House Single-storey Two-storey Sloping sites
Adaptability
Our pre-designed homes cater for diverse family needs. We understand a family home must be flexible these days to accommodate a range of residents, from newborns to teenagers to young adults to grandparents. Also, many people work from home, which throws up its own set of requirements. With zoned bedrooms and bathrooms and flexible living, study and nursery areas, our home designs respond to the changing dynamics of modern families.
Affordability
We have found many ways to make our homes more affordable. Our compact and adaptable floor plates and modular design solutions maximise available space and structural efficiency and contain building costs. Our highly-resolved design solutions minimise development costs, such as council and consultant fees and site excavation expenses, to name a few. By specifying modern construction materials and techniques, we more efficiently use labour and resources. By partnering with suppliers, we increase our purchasing power for building materials, fittings and trades.
Functionality
Our adaptable, modular designs mean floor plans can be manipulated to accommodate personal needs. Living spaces are connected to north-facing gardens and courtyards (or 'outdoor rooms') to maximise their usage all year round. Garages are designed as pleasant spaces that can be easily transformed into another study, rumpus room or teenager's retreat. Customised home technology and communications systems are pre-wired for future advancements in equipment and media. Our fit-out options also accommodate a range of storage solutions for bicycles, surfboards, tools and garden equipment.
Sustainability
Our pre-designed homes suit a range of site orientations and maximise passive solar heating, natural cooling and ventilation to create natural, non-conditioned comfort. Our highly-insulated envelopes use sustainable, certified products and proprietary building systems to increase construction efficiency. By specifying 'healthy home' options, we eliminate harmful chemicals found in some materials. Waste-conscious processes and procedures reduce our consumption of resources during construction. High-performance window and louvre systems and integrated shade solutions combine to manage the home's energy requirements and limit fluctuations in energy costs and climatic conditions.
Buildability
Our pre-designed homes are easy to build. Our uncomplicated, flexible forms range from 200-350m2 in size and can be constructed on the steepest of sites. Importantly, our homes are designed to meet all council requirements for development and construction. Our palette of building materials is refined to include timber panels, laminated veneer lumbers and lightweight construction systems, while components such as flashings and guttering systems are streamlined to suit our minimal forms. Internal layouts can be varied to reconfigure living spaces and bedrooms, however the overall building envelope does not need to change.