Elegant Simplicity

Martin Kolarik  Home Design
Creating Simply Elegant Home Designs For Your Family
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Home Renovation in Lane Cove Council

renovated home lane cove councilWith its pedestrian-friendly streets, lush bushland, accessibility to the CBD, and vibrant growing community, it’s clear that Lane Cove is all about family living.

For this reason, Lane Cove remains one of the most popular suburbs that families are eager to establish roots in.

The draw of Lane Cove however, is anchored on the suburb ensuring that its key attractions and features are protected; which requires following local council requirements. This means that if you’re planning to renovate your home, you will need the help of a home Designer who is familiar with Lane Cove Council’s regulations.

Designing for Home renovation in Lane Cove Council

A home is arguably one of the biggest investments you will make. Needless to say that when it comes to renovating homes, ensuring that everything goes smoothly should be at the top of your list. This includes making sure that any project you undertake meets Lane Cove’s stringent Council standards.

Lane Cove Council’s policies focus on elements such as building design, height, floor space ratio and impact on neighbouring properties. Such factors contribute to the streamlined aesthetics that define the suburb and help you avoid incurring unnecessary costs and delays as you undertake your project.

Additionally, regulations focused on Heritage Conservation and Bushfire Prone Land are major aspects that could ultimately affect your renovation plans. It is important to factor these into the design of your home renovation in Lane Cove.

But this is not as easy as it sounds.

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Transforming your home through renovation requires experience and skill. Your home Designer needs to develop creative plans to meet codes and regulations. He needs to ensure that your home’s intended design meets all of council’s requirements.

At the same time, the home needs to conform to your own requirements and should serve your family for many years to come. You will also want the renovation to add more value to your home in the long term.

All that is where Martin comes in.

Ensuring a smooth renovation process

renovation lane cove councilMartin Kolarik is focused on making sure the process of renovating your home remains a memorable and enjoyable one. His expertise gives you the confidence your home design will be in keeping with the standards of Lane Cove Council.

As an experienced home Designer, he understands the importance of combining Council regulations with the needs and lifestyle of his clients. Adding his keen eye for quality and foresight, you will end up with a design that you will be proud to call home.

The rules of renovating on bushfire prone land

home renovation lane cove council bushfireLane Cove is renowned for its sprawling bushland. While leafy surrounds are certainly a great draw for any family, they also mean bushfire risk.

To ensure homes are safe from this risk, materials and roof systems have to comply with the Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating requirements stipulated for your specific property.

If you’re unfamiliar with these guidelines, rest assured that Martin is an expert in this area. Not only has he more than 30 years experience in home design for Sydney’s Bushfire Prone Land. He is also is Team Coordinator for his local Community Fire Unit.

Heritage Conservation in Lane Cove

home renovation lane cove council heritageIn Lane Cove, the overall effect of homes that line the streets follow a distinct streetscape aesthetic. Conserving this means following council guidelines. This is even more the case for renovation of Heritage Items and in Conservation Areas.

Heritage Conservation areas require a different approach to design. This is something only a highly experienced home Designer can successfully implement. There’s a certain sense of balance the Designer has to find between integrating the new and old whilst balancing the Heritage Conservation rules that guide your design options.

100% success rate of DA and Council approvals in Lane Cove

lane cove council home renovationMartin keeps himself up to date on the latest changes in the following:

  • The D.A. (Development Application) regulations through Lane Cove council
  • The C.D.C. (Complying Development Certificate) regulations through the State government

His knowledge of regulations and understanding of building processes and products ensures that the hassle of designing a home following Council restrictions is minimised.

You can rest assured that the design you agree on with Martin has every likelihood of being approved by Lane Cove Council. In fact, Martin Kolarik Home Design has a 100% success rate of approvals across all his projects. This is at both Council and State Government levels.

 

Contact us for an initial consultation and make your first step towards designing your ideal family home in Lane Cove Council.

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About Us

Accredited Building Designer

Martin Kolarik Home Design your Sydney North Shore specialist home designer. We live here, work here and have done so for decades.

We design extensions and renovations of houses to deliver beautiful, functional homes that complement your lifestyle and budget.

Martin Kolarik’s central design philosophy is modernism for its elegant simplicity.

He appreciates and employs the use of architecture to introduce natural light and ventilation as significant components of the design. This in turn has a positive effect on the sustainability of your home.

Martin creates spaces which are designed to be aesthetically elegant, comfortable and functional which will stand the test of time. He challenges the design solutions to ensure your design maximises every opportunity and the investment you are making to achieve a home that you will be excited to live in.

Welcome

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Welcome to my website. My purpose is to help you create a wonderful place you and your family can call home.

It is about listening and understanding your needs and what you would like to achieve. I have spent the better part of my life learning how to create warm and welcoming spaces rather than simply designing houses.

Please have a look around. View the galleries of some recent projects and read the testimonials from past clients.

I have also written many articles on my blog to help you on your journey to creating your dream home. I look forward to assisting you,

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Testimonials

A few words from our clients. Read them all in full here

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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