Are you living in Sydney’s Northern Beaches and Needing Building Design and Architectural Drafting Services?
Northern Beaches Building Design and Architectural Drafting
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Welcome to Rapid Plans in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. We are your quick, efficient and cost-effective solution for your next construction project. Rapid plans provide a comprehensive range of services with a qualified building designer, architectural drafter and licensed builder in one company, making a single point of contact your only requirement. Our personalised approach will create an attainable and functional outcome for your plan.
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Serviced Areas For Sydney’s Northern Beaches
Allambie Heights, Avalon Beach,Balgowlah, Balgowlah Heights, Bayview, Beacon Hill, Belrose, Bilgola Beach, Bilgola Plateau, Brookvale, Church Point, Clareville, Clontarf, Coasters Retreat, Collaroy, Collaroy Plateau, Cottage Point, Cromer, Curl Curl, Currawong Beach, Davidson, Dee Why, Duffys Forest, Elanora Heights, Elvina Bay, Fairlight, Forestville, Frenchs Forest, Freshwater, Great Mackerel Beach, Ingleside, Killarney Heights, Lovett Bay, Manly, Manly Vale, McCarrs Creek, Mona Vale, Morning Bay, Narrabeen, Narraweena, Newport North, North Curl Curl, North Manly, North Narrabeen, Oxford Falls, Palm Beach, Queenscliff, Salt Pan Cove, Scotland Island, Seaforth, Terrey Hills, Warriewood, Whale Beach, Wheeler Heights
We can service any suburb in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney. Call or Email us for a Free Quote.
If you have any questions about our services, please contact us directly using the number on the website or use any contact form. We will contact you as soon as possible for an obligation free quote.
Building Design and Architectural Drafting
Draftsmen provide working technical drawings (CADD drawings) of building projects to produce drawings for builders. These drawings are 2D, or 3D illustrations, that display the components of an engineering or architectural project. These precision-made representations are used for the entire process of a design project. Technical details and specification of materials dimensions and procedures are also features of their skills.
All building projects require the benefits of a building designer. The requirements of which are broadly based on the technical specifications of construction. Building Designers are creative in their approach and have extensive experience in math, physical science and computer-aided drafting. Designers also alter plans as they go and revise drafts depending on a client’s need.
Rapid Plans offer both building design and drafting to reflect every detail of the construction process. These plans will be functional and fault free for the building contractor to construct. The specifications in the drawings will fulfil the considerations needed for the Complying Development Certificate (CDC) application.
Rapid Plans will help with developing your ideas, whether a small or significant project, providing a worry-free transition and an economical solution for your design. We work with you through the complete process from consultation to completion of the project.
Council Submissions
We offer full assistance and advice, assistance for council submissions, including council reports and any documentation involved with the building process.
Examples of the categories of work requiring council submission include:
Construction of a new dwelling, alterations and additions to an existing building, development of a secondary residence and internal changes and fit outs.
Rapid Plans are chartered members of the Building Designers Association of Australia and offer an efficient, all-inclusive service for your building needs. Our service includes a purpose-built package for council submission to suit your unique requirements.
Rapid Plans will ensure that all the appropriate paperwork is correctly submitted. We create documentation including floor plans and elevations, site plans and certification to ensure your development has a speedy and stress-free certification. You could get a fast-tracked approval within as little as a week, although 10-14 days is the average.
Rapid Plans have experience in the building construction sector, along with the design and drafting sector, which exceeds more than twenty years.
We aim to work with you to develop your vision within your budget. We will not impose our ideas or designs, as our preference is to tailor a package to match your requirements.
Rapid Plans is an Australian owned company that offers a multifunctional service for your building design and architectural drafting needs. Greg from Rapid Plans offers extensive experience from managing a building company and combined with his specialised design skills will reduce costs and your valuable time.
Our assistance provides straightforward, efficient and genuine alternatives to selling your home. Regardless of the scale of your project, Rapid Plans are proud to offer you a service of the highest quality from an experienced draftsman in the Northern Beaches.
Testimonials
Happy Clients
Gregg and the team did a fantastic job designing our new home renovation. They were flexible with changes and came up with some great ideas. I'd highly recommend them for any design and compliance work!
David Veal
We were required by Northern Beaches Council to lodge a Building Certificate Application for certain building works undertaken at our Balgowlah Heights property outside the coverage of our Building Approval. We were recommended the services of Gregg Barr-Jones of Rapid Plans design and drafting services to act as applicant on our behalf. I could not fault their performance in any way, and was impressed with their plans and submission documents lodged with Council. The application was successful. I would have no hesitation in recommending Gregg and his team and the services they offer. Five star effort!
Lindsay Hunt
My wife and I engaged Gregg Barr-Jones of Rapid Plans to design a rear extension to our house, including DA drawings and Construction Certificate drawings. Gregg carefully listened to our ideas and developed a practical design that met our needs. We are very happy with the work from Rapid Plans and highly recommend them.
Peter Meyer
Having tried a couple of architects who just didn't listen and constantly failed to do what they said they would do when they said they would do it. I stumbled upon a Rapid Plans ad in the local paper. Expecting the worst again I contacted Greg and have not looked back. Great advice, great service , saved me thousands of dollars and always willing to help. I have already recommended several friends and family who have had just the same experience. A++++
After just completing a 2 year renovation (with 3 young kids) we have just embarked on our second property build. We had no hesitation on who we would be using again and picked up the phone to Gregg at Rapid Plans. We were really happy with the design process of our first build and this process has been no different. He took our ideas on board and made them just that little bit better, actually a lot better. We also received really good feedback from our builders in regards to the design detail. It has been an absolute pleasure working with Gregg and the team at Rapid plans.
Lee B and Nicci B
This is just a quick courtesy email to commend you on the great design of the house on Pittwater Rd, Collaroy, whilst complying with all of the controls. This is the type of design we need to see more of around the Northern Beaches!
Planning Assessor, Northern Beaches Council
Gregg and team from Rapid Plans have helped us to navigate the complex compliance requirements involved with getting a Building Certificate approved for our back-yard development. They have been informative, prompt and Gregg’s experience in this field has been invaluable. If you are looking for a team to help you from start to finish with your building plans, without having to worry about becoming a compliance expert yourself, then I couldn’t recommend Rapid Plans more.
Belinda & Murray Reed
I wanted to write a thank you note for all the help with this process. I originally approached Rapid Plans to help with the drafting, and was so relieved and happy to know you could also help with the really hard part — all those confusing Council application forms and processes. Designing and building an extension is the easy part to understand. Getting approval to do the work is the nightmare, which is why I put it off, living in a half built house for two years! People said I was crazy to take on the planning and approval process when I had a new baby, but you made it painless. Thanks very much.
Sav S, Collaroy Plateau
The job is now complete. Thanks to your excellent work the project design and documentation met all of council’s requirements.
John K, Warriewood
As first time renovators it has been great to tap into Gregg’s experience and knowledge of the planning procedure and particularly of Council requirements. This allowed us to concentrate on the renovation details instead of getting lost in the Council paperwork, which was all prepared for us by Gregg.
For the reasons outlined above, we have already recommended Rapid Plans to friends and would be happy to do so again.
Joanne and Terry D, North Manly
We just want to say a big thanks to you for your professional approach, your attention to detail and your can-do attitude in putting the plans together for our new house in Collaroy Plateau. It has been a pleasure dealing with you throughout this process.
Megan and Rod W, Collaroy Plateau
After a frustrating year with another architect firm, we engaged Rapid Plans to help us design and submit our DA for our upper floor addition and ground floor redesign.
Our house is an 1898 treasure that needed a sympathetic but innovative design. We knew what we wanted, and Greg listened to us and took on everything that was important to us in our design.
Greg's practical building experience with Steve's excellent design skills and lateral thinking meant we got quick DA approval (with a few clever tweaks from Steve) and are almost finished building our dream house.
Rapid Plans made the entire process smooth, affordable and, most importantly, they delivered exactly what they promised: a beautifully designed home that is exactly what we'd hoped for.
We've already recommended Rapid Plans to two of our friends, and would use them again without hesitation.
Jane and Alistair C
I neglected to give you, in our chat yesterday, due recognition, credit and appreciation for putting together a DA package for a new build that got through Northern Beaches Council in under 3 months. That must be a new record for the area surely? Well done!
Antony & Nikki
Thanks again for your help with all this Gregg. Its made the process fairly painless.
Frank
We're nearly done on the build. Place looks awesome - thanks for the great design.
Kev, Balgowlah
Thanks very much for everything you did on our project. You enabled us to restart our project from a rather low point. The design has worked out very well. We are very happy with the result.
John-Lindfield
Gregg and the team did a fantastic job designing our new home renovation. They were flexible with changes and came up with some great ideas. I'd highly recommend them for any design and compliance work!
David Veal
We were required by Northern Beaches Council to lodge a Building Certificate Application for certain building works undertaken at our Balgowlah Heights property outside the coverage of our Building Approval. We were recommended the services of Gregg Barr-Jones of Rapid Plans design and drafting services to act as applicant on our behalf. I could not fault their performance in any way, and was impressed with their plans and submission documents lodged with Council. The application was successful. I would have no hesitation in recommending Gregg and his team and the services they offer. Five star effort!
Lindsay Hunt.
My wife and I engaged Gregg Barr-Jones of Rapid Plans to design a rear extension to our house, including DA drawings and Construction Certificate drawings. Gregg carefully listened to our ideas and developed a practical design that met our needs. We are very happy with the work from Rapid Plans and highly recommend them.
