New Homes
Designed for your block
Custom homes shaped to the slope, the sun, the breezes and the way your family lives.
Sunshine Coast Building Designer
Homes Designed Around How You Live
Award-winning custom homes, renovations and extensions
- 100+ homes designed on the Coast since 2004
- 3 Building Design Queensland design awards
- We visit your site before we draw a single line
- Concept to construction drawings, all under one roof
- Plans your builder can price and council can approve
- QBCC licensed and a BDQ principal member
2024 BDQ Regional Winner, New Home $1.5M to $2.5M
Tell Us About Your Project
We will call you back to talk it through.
100+Homes designed
2004Designing on the Coast since
3BDQ design awards
QBCCLicence 1060583
What we design
From First Sketch to Final Plans
Whether you are building new or reworking the home you have, you get one designer from the first chat to the drawings your builder prices from.
Renovations & Extensions
Add a level or build out
Rework or add to your existing home so it lives better and builds cleanly. We measure up, design and document it.
Concept Design
Test the idea first
See how the home sits on your site and get a feel for it before you commit to full drawings.
Construction Drawings
Ready to price and build
Full, buildable documentation your builder can price and you can take to council. We liaise with the engineers, certifier and town planner for you.
20+ yearsDesigning Sunshine Coast homes
About AK Building Design
Aaron Kefford
Award-winning design. Drawings builders trust.
Aaron has been designing homes on the Sunshine Coast since 2004, with more than 100 homes behind him. His work has won two regional and one state award from Building Design Queensland, including the 2024 regional award for New Home $1.5M to $2.5M.
Every design starts on your block, not at a desk. Aaron walks the site with you, works out what the land and the budget will allow, then designs a home around the way you actually live. The drawings are detailed enough for builders to price properly, so there are fewer surprises once work starts.
Let's Talk About Your Block
No pressure, no obligation. Tell us what you want to build and where, and we will call you back to talk through what is possible and what it involves.
If it is a fit, the next step is a site visit. You will know what to expect before any design work begins.
"Every aspect has been created perfectly to suit us and the block we had to work with." D. & A.
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Why AK Building Design
Designed Right, Documented Properly
Award-winning design
Three Building Design Queensland awards, two regional and one state. Judged by people who assess design for a living.
Site first, always
We walk your block before we design anything. Slope, orientation, views and council rules shape the home from day one.
Drawings builders trust
Plans detailed enough to price accurately, so quotes come in closer and there are fewer variations mid-build.
One designer, start to finish
Concept, design development and construction drawings from the same studio. Nothing gets lost in a hand-over.
Local for over 20 years
A Maroochydore studio that knows Sunshine Coast blocks, councils and builders.
Licensed and accountable
QBCC licensed (1060583) and a Building Design Queensland principal member.
How it works
Four Simple Steps to Plans You Can Build
Clear from the first call, with no surprises along the way.
1
First Call
Tell us about your block, your wish list and your budget. We call you back to talk it through.
2
Site Visit
We walk the site with you and work out what the land, the budget and council will allow.
3
Concept
You see the first design, and we refine it together until it feels like your home.
4
Plans to Build
Construction drawings ready for builders to quote and council to approve.
Most projects are ready to build in 3 to 6 months.
Our work
Homes We Have Designed
A few of the 100+ homes we have designed across the Sunshine Coast.
Client feedback
What Our Clients Say
Every aspect has been created perfectly to suit us and the block we had to work with and we are so grateful.
D. & A.You are the consummate professional Aaron. Thank you for always making the effort to deliver great results with enthusiasm and timeliness.
ChrisOnce again many thanks for your assistance. Congratulations on creating a beautiful home.
Peter & Kay Ready to start?
Get a Home Designed Around Your Block
Award-winning design, from concept to construction drawings
- 100+ homes designed since 2004
- Site visit before any design work
- Plans your builder can price and council can approve
- QBCC licensed and a BDQ principal member
- Maroochydore studio, working across the Sunshine Coast
Tell Us About Your Project
We will call you back to talk it through.