Architectural concept of sculptural concrete forms joined by a red steel connection

Architecture · Interiors · Engineering

Sydney, Australia · A company of N1 Group

Art in the idea.
Precision in the detail.

Architecture, interiors and engineering for homes with character, designed around the way you live.

01 · Our services

The right expertise
for your project.

You may need a complete design team or help with one part of your project. We agree the scope with you at the outset, including how we will work with your other consultants and builder.

01Architecture 02Interior design 03Structural & civil engineering 04Project management 05Contract management

02 · About ARCADO

A home that
feels like yours.

Designing a home is personal. You want a team who understands your taste, brings fresh ideas and knows how to make them work.

We start with how you live, what you value and what you want your home to make possible. Then we explore what the site can offer, developing an architectural response with a character of its own.

From our Lane Cove studio, we work through architecture, interiors and engineering together. We explain our recommendations, test ideas against your budget and resolve the practical questions early, so you can make decisions with confidence.

More about ARCADO

Exposed-concrete residence with red vertical screens, recessed glazing and a landscaped pool terrace

03 · Design thinking

The strength is
in the connection.

Between floors, between inside and out. The way spaces connect can shape the character of a home and the experience of moving through it.

04 · Our approach

Knowing what
comes next.

Room to explore, clear advice and decisions made at the right time. We guide you through each stage so you understand where the project is heading.

A brief built around you

We discuss your ideas, daily routines, budget and site. Together, we establish what the design needs to achieve.

How we work

What do you have in mind?

You may have drawings, a site or an idea you’re still working through. Tell us where you are, and we can discuss how ARCADO could help.

Discuss your project

The studio · Lane Cove, Sydney

Your home.
Considered from every angle.

Architecture, interiors and engineering, developed together. At ARCADO, we consider the whole home and the details you experience up close, from the first drawings to the materials you touch every day.

Monochrome interior with people reviewing drawings at a table and fine red outlines tracing furniture and joinery

01 · The way we think

Artistic thinking.
Technical resolve.

A home takes shape at different scales: the way rooms open to one another, the light across a wall, the feel of a surface under your hand. We give each of those decisions our attention.

We begin with those experiences. Your brief gives us a starting point; the site, its surroundings and your way of living help us find the possibilities worth pursuing. We bring ideas to the table, listen carefully to your response and develop the design with you.

As the design takes shape, we work through the structure, materials and construction details alongside it. A generous opening, a slender edge or a carefully placed stair needs both imagination and sound judgement. Resolving those questions together helps carry the character of the design through to the finished home.

Explore our services

Close view of ARCADO Lane Cove studio, with material samples, pendant lights and fine red outlines along the island worktop — Our Lane Cove studio
At our Lane Cove studio, we lay out drawings and material samples together. Seeing finishes side by side makes it easier to compare texture, tone and the details that will bring your home together.
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02 · Working together

Space for ideas.
Clarity in the decisions.

You should enjoy developing your home and understand the choices that shape it. Here is what we bring to that conversation.

An open conversation

Bring your ideas, questions and uncertainties. We explain our recommendations and welcome your response, so the design develops around what matters to you.

Decisions with context

We discuss what a choice means for space, appearance, budget and construction before you commit. Materials and drawings are considered together, with the wider project in view.

Care through the detail

We coordinate design information with your project team. Where our appointment includes construction support, we help resolve queries and review changes as the work progresses.

The wider group

Part of N1 Group.
Focused on your design.

Our place within N1 Group brings construction and procurement experience into the design conversation. It helps us ask practical questions early, from material availability to how a detail will be made.

You can engage ARCADO for a specific discipline or a wider design appointment. We agree our role at the outset and work with the consultants and builder involved in your project.

Let’s sit down with your ideas.

Bring your plans, a few references or the questions you are still working through. We can meet at our Lane Cove studio and discuss where to begin.

Discuss your project

Our services

Design, detail
and delivery.

Planning a new home, reworking an existing one or moving a project towards construction? We help you identify the support you need and bring the right disciplines together.

Find your service

Conceptual concrete structure joined with a red steel plate — Structure & space

You can work with us on one service or several. We agree the scope, stages and responsibilities with you before work begins.

Select a service to explore

01Architecture

A home shaped around your life, your site and the possibilities within it.

Modern concrete home with red louvres and fine red lines highlighting its architectural form

For a new home, a substantial renovation or a residential development.

We explore the layout, light, privacy and connection to outdoors, then develop a design with its own character. We talk through the options with you, including their implications for budget and construction, and coordinate the drawings and consultant input needed for the agreed approval and building stages.

Discuss your project

How we can help

Understanding your brief and site
Concept design, layouts and design development
Drawings for agreed approval and construction stages
Coordination with engineers and other consultants

02Interior design

Rooms that feel right, from the overall layout to the details you use every day.

Bedroom and ensuite with a red upholstered bench and fine red outlines highlighting interior details

For a complete interior or selected rooms that need a more considered design.

We work through how you use each space, where things belong and how materials feel together. Layouts, joinery, lighting and finishes develop as one design. We help you compare choices and prepare the drawings and selections your builder and suppliers need, with the scope tailored to your project.

Discuss your project

How we can help

Room layouts and furniture planning
Custom joinery design and drawings
Materials, finishes, fixtures and lighting selections
Design queries and selection reviews during the build, where included

03Structural & civil engineering

Practical engineering that supports the architecture and responds to the site.

Concrete residence under construction, with completed concrete beside reinforcement prepared for the next pour

For new structures, alterations to existing homes and site drainage requirements.

An open living space, a sloping site or a change to an existing wall each raises different questions. We work with your design team to understand those conditions and develop a suitable engineering response. We explain the constraints early and coordinate the structure and site requirements with the architectural drawings.

Discuss your project

How we can help

Structural design and documentation
Coordination of beams, columns, slabs and foundations
Civil and stormwater design coordination
Technical responses during construction, within our appointment

04Project management

A clear plan for the work, the people involved and the decisions ahead.

Project manager in a red hardhat reviewing drawings at a concrete residential construction site

When you need someone to coordinate the project alongside your designers and builder.

We help establish the scope, programme and responsibilities, then keep track of information, decisions and outstanding actions. You can see what is progressing, what needs your input and where an issue may affect time or cost. Our role is agreed around the stage of your project and the team already involved.

Discuss your project

How we can help

Project scope, priorities and programme
Coordination of consultants and project information
Decision tracking and progress updates
Early identification of risks and outstanding actions

05Contract management

Careful review of prices, changes and the records that support your decisions.

Building contract, drawings and document binder on an architectural studio desk

When you are comparing tenders or need support administering a building contract.

A price is easier to assess when you understand what it includes. We help compare offers, identify gaps and keep proposed changes and project correspondence organised. During delivery, we can assist with contract administration and reporting within the role agreed in our appointment and the building contract.

Discuss your project

How we can help

Tender coordination and comparison of inclusions
Clarification of exclusions and scope gaps
Recording changes, instructions and correspondence
Contract administration and commercial reporting within the agreed role

Where are you
with your project?

Share your plans, your site or the question you are trying to resolve. We will help you work out which services are relevant and where to begin.

Discuss your project

Our approach

Creative ambition.
A disciplined
process.

Clear decisions. Coordinated disciplines.
Considered outcomes.

Follow the process

Sculptural concrete staircase with a red connection detail and a designer reviewing the space — From idea to detail

From first idea
to final resolution.

Understand

We discuss your ideas, daily routines, budget and site. Together, we establish what the design needs to achieve.

The outcome

A brief built around you.

Explore

We develop the design and talk you through the options, including how they affect the layout, appearance and likely cost.

The outcome

A design direction you understand.

Resolve

We work through materials, structure and documentation, coordinating the information needed for approvals and construction.

The outcome

The information to move forward.

Support

Where our appointment continues into construction, we answer design queries, review proposed changes and help the builder understand the details.

The outcome

Design advice when it is needed.

Clarity at every decision.

Scope

The right questions, a shared understanding and clear responsibilities.

Programme

Realistic planning, coordinated information and decisions made at the right time.

Communication

Open conversations about progress, options and the matters that need attention.

Let’s define your next step.

Discuss your project

Start a project

Every considered project
begins with a conversation.

Tell us what you have in mind, and where you are in the process.

Design professionals reviewing plans beside a sculptural concrete staircase with red architectural details

info@arcado.com.au +61 2 9170 0700

What happens next?

Review your brief

We take the time to understand the project and what you want to achieve.

Discuss the scope

We explore the opportunities, considerations and services required.

Agree the next steps

Together, we define a clear path forward.

Art in the idea.
Precision in the detail.

The right expertise
for your project.

A home that
feels like yours.

The strength is
in the connection.

A stair that shapes the room

A place to gather

Knowing what
comes next.

What do you have in mind?

Your home.
Considered from every angle.

Artistic thinking.
Technical resolve.