Elegant Simplicity

Creating Simply Elegant Home Designs For Your Family

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Home Designer in Sydney’s North Shore

Martin Kolarik Home Design is Sydney’s North Shore specialist.
We live here, work here and have done so for years. We design, renovate
and extend homes to deliver beautiful, functional results that
complement our clients’ lifestyles and budgets.

bushland specialist on the north shore

SYDNEY’S NORTH SHORE SPECIALIST

Sydney’s North Shore is a beautiful place to live yet it can be a complex place to build. With bush land comes bushfire restrictions and with history comes Heritage Conservation restrictions. We know because we’ve dealt with such restrictions time and time again. So from your very first call you can rest easy knowing you’re in the hands of a specialist.

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Home Design

Whether you’re renovating, extending or building a new family home we’ll make the process feel effortless and the results warm, welcoming and elegantly simple.

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Council Submissions

Dealing with Councils takes patience and knowledge so why not leave it to an expert? We have a 100% success rate so your plans and reports will be approved with minimal fuss.

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Construction

We’ve worked with our builders for years because they solve problems rather than make them. That said, if you have a builder you like we’re sure we’ll like them too.

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Co-ordination

If you want to save your time and your sanity, leave the project management to us. We deal with consultants and tradespeople every day so we know how to keep things running smoothly.

We live where you live

We love Sydney’s North Shore as much as you do.
We live here, work here and know how to help you make
the most of it. From bushfire resilience to sustainable building
and heritage requirements we’ll take the pain out of your project.

It all adds up to satisfaction


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DEVELOPMENT
APPLICATION
APPROVALS

13

COMPLYING
DEVELOPMENT
APPROVALS

29

SUCCESSFUL
BUSHFIRE
PROJECTS

8

SUCCESSFUL
HERITAGE
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A few kind words from our happy clients

Extremely Happy

The conversion of our 2 bedroom 1950’s bungalow to a modern 4 bedroom house has been an enjoyable journey that completed on time, on budget and with results that far exceeded our expectations.

Jon and Lindley Randle

Lane Cove

Invaluable Expertise

You can see quality in every design detail. During the construction process, Martin's expertise proved invaluable when dealing with council and a somewhat recalcitrant builder.

Dolien and Peter Nicolsen

Berowra NSW 2081

Innovative, highly professional and sympathetic

We wanted to suit the needs of our young family but Martin advised us on how to future proof our house design and meet our needs as our family grows up. We now have a stunning home and we couldn’t be happier with the architectural design.

David & Pauline

St Ives Chase

Fantastic

Martin Kolarik was instrumental in the design and documentation of our family home renovations a few years ago and I have pleasure in recommending his professional services.

Warwick J. Higgs

Chartered Accountant, Wahroonga

Far Exceeded Our Vision

At the completion of the building works, the end result is fantastic and far exceeds the vision we had all those years ago. Martin was able to take our scattered ideas for what we needed in a major extension/ renovation, at all times patiently working with our changing requirements, and deliver an end result that we are extremely pleased with.

Graeme Bradford

Turramurra

Very Happy

Martin's capable oversight of the builders and other contractors ensured we had a trouble free building experience. We continue to be very happy with the result of his efforts.

Patrick and Laura Mooney

A Joy To Work With Martin

Martin is very knowledgeable, organised and professional and it is a joy working with him. He gives every request due consideration, no matter how challenging the request.

Anja & Perry Poehlmann,

St Ives Chase.

Seven years on and still really happy

Seven years on and still really happy I am sitting here typing this testimonial for Martin, 7 years later, and really appreciating this amazing home we live in that is part of the bush environment, as well as providing my family with a very comfortable and modern home.

Mateki and Liam Payne

Hornsby Heights

Exceeded Our Expectations

Martin's ability to understand our core requirements and present answers and new ideas for our project exceeded our expectations. Several design features that Martin presented to us regularly get positive comments from visitors to our home, these comments have come from builders, designers and engineers.

James Douglass J.P.

Lane Cove

Invaluable

Martin has exceeded our expectations during a lengthy design and approval process. His attention to detail and flexibility in being able to interpret our ideas into a new functional space has been outstanding. His assistance during the quotation phase of the project was invaluable and resulted in us engaging a first class builder to complete the works.

Teresa and Peter Gray

Very Attentive

Martin listened very attentively to our requirements and very cooperatively finalised the plan, with careful discussion back and forth. We felt he always took on board our thinking, while respectfully putting his own suggestions.

James and Irene Franklin

Lane Cove

Very Happy

Now that we have lived in the finished product we can categorically state that we wouldn't change any part of the design. Indeed, the only parts of the renovation that we would change are those you weren't involved with!

Michael and Quyen

I Cannot Begin To Thank Martin Enough

One of our main concerns was getting the design through council as we were in a conservation area. Again Martin handled it with ease, going through first time with no amendments! Practically unheard of in our area.

Joe and Sonya La Rosa

The Ultimate Professional

On each occasion I have dealt with Martin and his business I have always found him to be the ultimate professional. One of Martin's strong points, which I particularly admire, is his ability to design to a budget and his understanding of building costs. I feel this is an area of design which many designers are particularly weak.

Mark Newman, Director, Newmark Constructions

www.newmark.com.au

Excellent All the Way

Martin Kolarik was the first person to provide a solution that specifically addressed our requirements. His additional suggestions very much enhanced our living and the value of our home. His unwavering commitment continued until the last paperwork was done, long after the final fee was paid.

Ross & Daphne Bishop

West Pymble

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Why Choose us:

  • 100% success rate in council negotiations
  • Options you may not have considered
  • Designs for today and tomorrow
  • We make your life easier, not ours
  • No one knows the North Shore like we do