Renovations Architect, Bellingen & The Mid-North Coast NSW
Transform your home into your dreams, 5 easy steps.
With over 30 years’ experience, I specialise in practical, smart renovations, alterations and additions across Bellingen, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie and the Mid North Coast.
Some renovations are major. Removing the roof, gutting the interior, basically building a new building around some existing structure.
Other renovations can be very surgical. Fix the major pain points, add some paint, and renovate a kitchen or bathroom.
Either way, I’ve seen it all and am ready to help you with your next renovation.
Have a look at some of my successful renovation projects below.
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Transit Hill Renovation, Port Macquarie
Completed in 2024, the Transit Hill renovation was a complete lifestyle shift for my clients. The entire project included a sub-division, development of a new home – The Transit Hill House – which became their temporary accommodation, during this renovation and an investment to sell to cover the costs of their new home.
The Transit Hill Renovation made use of the existing brick base and suspended slab floor underneath the dilapidated weatherboard beach shack, which was sitting on the prime location at the top of Transit Hill.
If you want to see more, please click on Transit Hill Renovation.
Butterfly Beach House Renovation, Coffs Harbour Region
My clients on the Butterfly Beach house had just one request. We’d like to transform our tired old beach house so that it has all of the appeal and amenity of our architect designed rural home in Bellingen … without the lawn mowing.
We were able to re-use much of the ground floor structure, whilst creating a new single level living upstairs, accessed by both the grand double height entry foyer and a lift to improve accessibility and support aging in place.
If you want to see more, please click on The Butterfly Beach House Renovation.
Casa Lasiandra Renovation, Bellingen
Casa Lasiandra is an example of a surgical renovation. The original building, although a bit tired had good bones – Tile roof, brick veneer construction, and a solid, stable sub-floor. To maximise a small budget, we focussed on the pain points to create a transformation.
Repointing the roof tiles with a coat of paint before a new solar installation. Fixing up water damaged ceilings inside. A small kitchen renovation, and a new coat of paint inside and out.
Amethyst Way, Basement Addition, Port Macquarie
My client in Amethyst Way, calls himself a very tall dwarf, as he was really looking forward to burrowing underneath his house to create a new ‘man cave’. The project included shoring up the existing structure, installing basement waterproofing and retaining walls, before fitting out the home theater, pool room, bar and spiral staircase access to upstairs.
The Sandon Holiday Home Renovation
Building in the Sandon has some very tricky logistical challenges. Access is via the beach, only at low tide, or by a barge across the bay. This meant no cement trucks, and lightweight construction techniques.
We made use of the entire downstairs building, just removing the roof. Because the downstairs footings were very small, we straddled the existing building with a timber portal frame to support the upstairs. The upstairs living area features a clerestory window bringing the beautiful northern sun deep into the plan. Another feature of the holiday home is the cantilevered balcony reaching out towards the Sandon Bay.
The North Shore Renovation, Port Macquarie
The owners of the North Shore Renovation made a conscious decision to downsize, with a renovation that was no bigger than the existing house. No compromises were made in terms of quality though. The new home captures views across the Hastings River towards Port Macquarie.
If you want to see more please click on The North Shore Renovation.
Renovation Specialist
If you are investigating your next renovation, please don’t hesitate to contact me. With over 30 years of experience I’ll help you to make the most out of your home.
Today, I bring all of this together — technical skill, environmental awareness, creative problem-solving, and a deep respect for people — to help clients on the Mid North Coast create buildings that are elegant, practical, affordable, and truly meaningful.
I’m not a large company or a system. I’m an architect who genuinely cares about your project and your outcomes.
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Dustin & his family live and work on Gumbayngirr Country, paying respect to its traditional custodians past, present, and future.