Designed from the roof down. Built from the ground up.
Every stage of a Halcyon build, from the first drawings and paperwork to handover, checked as it proceeds and overseen by a skilled craftsman throughout.
It begins on paper.
Our in-house building design and drafting service, with a specialist architectural design service where a project calls for it, turns your brief into clear, buildable plans. We prepare the documentation and take care of the paperwork, engineering and approvals, so the build begins on a sound footing.
If you come to us with plans from your own designer, we review them with the same care before work begins.
Design and drafting
Taking a building back to its frame.
Some renovations begin by opening a building up. Temporary props carry the load while walls and linings come out, and structural engineers design the steel and supports that make the new layout possible.
A true foundation for everything above.
The site is set out to the approved plans and checked before anything is poured. The slab is formed, reinforced and poured to the engineer's design, then finished to a smooth, level surface.
Set precisely, fixed on site.
Steel is set out with a laser and checked against the plans. Fixings are drilled on site, so each connection lands exactly where it should.
Plumb, square and true.
Wall frames and roof structure follow. It is the stage at which the shape of a home first appears, and the accuracy set here carries through to every lining, door and joint that follows.
Here, a second storey takes shape: the old roof comes off, the new floor and walls are framed, and the addition is wrapped and roofed through to lock-up.
The finished addition
Walls of earth, made by hand.
Earth is compacted layer by layer within formwork to create solid walls of natural texture and thermal mass. On our Willunga addition, the walls curve to shape the new rooms.
The Willunga addition
Closed in and secure.
With the roof on and windows and doors installed, the building is closed in and secure, ready for the trades within.
The details, resolved with care.
Linings, joinery, tile and fittings. Every finish receives the same attention as the structure behind it, through to the final clean.
Complete, in every detail.
A final clean, the last details checked, and the keys. One team has taken care of every aspect of your project, from the first drawings and paperwork to the day the home is yours.
Every home begins with a conversation.
Tell us about your site and your plans. We will listen carefully, give you a considered view of what is possible, and take it from there.