What We Do

Drafting

Our skilled draftspersons/building designers can ensure your house drawings and plans meet the latest building regulations and the approval of your local council. Whether you are planning a new build, a contemporary renovation or house extension, or a knockdown-rebuild, our qualified specialists can work with you to design your project while ensuring it is functional and meets your specifications. We specialise in environmentally, economically and socially sustainable building solutions and projects and also offer town planning services.

Town Planning

We provide professional town planning consulting services to our clients. With our full range of town planning services, we help developers, builders and even homeowners realise the potential of their land and maximise their investment.

Home Builders

We are Master Builders with over 35 years of experience in building functional and sustainable contemporary homes in Melbourne. Whether you are planning a knock-down rebuild, a new build, or an investment property our team of consultants, building designers and builders are on-hand to offer personalised service and premium workmanship for all properties and developments. We have the knowledge to create ideal and functional homes, dual occupancy units/townhouses and multi-unit drawings and designs with your lifestyle, taste and budget in mind. For investors, we understand what is required to create a high-rental demand property that will deliver returns on your investment.

Extensions & Renovations

Why move when you can make the most of your existing land and upgrade an old property? Our designers will identify your requirements to provide sound solutions, advice, and functional and contemporary designs. Whether you need a single-storey extension or a second-storey addition, we can bring all your ideas to life, ensuring you get the most from your investment.

Excavation services

APT’s excavation division can cater for site levelling, concrete cutting and removal, site cuts, rubbish removals/site cleans, strip footings and foundations excavation, and pool excavation. Equipment ranges from 1.7t excavators to 5t excavators and small dingo/kanga loaders for the smaller jobs and bobcat for the larger jobs, along with small tippers and larger tandem tippers. Our tight-access specialists are equipped and skilled to find their way into all properties and developments, even through the narrowest of access points. Please call 0431758360 for a free no-obligation quote.

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Your Dream Home Delivered by Melbourne’s Most Innovative House Designers

APT Design are specialist home and building designers in Melbourne with a renowned track record of getting the most from the properties we work with. For over 35 years, we’ve been giving wings to the dreams of homeowners and investors across Melbourne with our functional and sustainable building concept designs and housing drafting solutions.

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Our History

APT Design was founded in 1987 by a local Melbourne family with a keen interest in simplifying the task of building a home. Our extensive trade knowledge combined with our core values, outstanding service and innovative techniques are the building blocks of our success.

Our mission is simple and clear: to take the hassle out of building a home or development, to offer stellar, contemporary concept design and town planning services at revolutionary prices and to stand by our clients at every step of the way, allowing you to profit from our experience and get the most from your investment.

Our building professionals take great pride in providing superior and sustainable building solutions across all types of properties and developments throughout Melbourne. Our renowned dual occupancy/multi units, housing and renovation drawings and designs are not only visually striking but are comfortable and practical, while also being cost effective and customised to suit the requirements of the project and budget of our clients.

We have a highly experienced, knowledgeable and qualified team of building designers, consultants, suppliers, civil/structural/soil engineers and energy assessors who can handle every aspect of your project from start to finish. Whether it’s a drafting project, a renovation or a knockdown-rebuild, we can help.

Our Designs

We provide professional drafting and design services for new builds, home extensions, renovations, multi-unit developments, and builders and engineers in Melbourne. Our building designers are experienced dual occupancy builders specialising in energy-efficient and sustainable design. Once you’ve secured your finance, we take care of all the legwork, from concept design to final architectural working drawings for the building permit stage, so you won’t have to worry about anything.

Our team of specialist draftspersons combine their skills, creativity and experience to create home designs, building permit documentation, multi-unit projects and more.

Why hire an architect and blow your budget? Don’t settle for template designs either.

We will create a custom family home design that fits your budget, property orientation and lifestyle requirements and exceeds your expectations.

You receive:

  • A skilfully drafted building design
  • Cost effective building design and construction process designed to save you money
  • A well designed and constructed project
  • Competitive quotes & clear pricing system

Arrange a Free Consultation

At APT Design, our building designers are here to empower our customers with all the information they need to make informed decisions about their project. We provide a free 30-minute consultation to understand your requirements, explain your options and provide a fixed-price quote for the full design requirements for your project. At APT Design, we pride ourselves on being one of the best building design companies in Melbourne.

Crafting Homes, Cultivating Bonds Our focus is on building both homes and lifelong connections.

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Residential Design

Residential Building designers in Melbourne with over 35 years of experience. Innovative Architectural drafting firm established since 1987….

Master Builder

Registered domestic, commercial and industrial builders with the Building Control Commission. Also members of MBAV and HIA

Town Planning

Our experienced team of designers are highly knowledgeable in all facets of town planning requirements…

Engineering Consultant

Residential Engineering / Computations (designs of lintels, beams, posts, slabs and footings)…

About us

At A.P.T. Design, Drafting & Construction Pty Ltd, we like to consider ourselves a one-stop-shop for all things building design. The process of design and building can be daunting for some and we are here to make the ride as smooth and stress-free as possible for our clients.

As a building design and construction company that has been established since 1987, apart from the extensive trade/building knowledge our team possesses, we have strong core values that have aided our success in every project. These company values include honesty, reliability, quality and consistency.

We pride ourselves on creating innovative designs that are not only appealing to the eye but are practical and comfortable living spaces to suit the budget and requirements of our clients. We are forever keeping in touch with the changes and demands in Australian and other cultural lifestyles so that our design ideas and processes are constantly evolving. With energy efficiency and sustainability taking the front seat in building design regulations, we create designs that are efficient in energy use for the project’s cost efficiency in the long term.

When it comes to the building process, we commit to consistently building high quality construction projects no matter the size of the project. We endeavour to make the building experience a positive and enjoyable experience for our clients. With expert supervision on our job sites, our clients can rest assured that their project will be completed professionally with quality & service being our ultimate priorities.

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We’re with you every step of the way.

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Renovating with Heart, Building with Trust Every project is a testament to our commitment to relationships.

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Angelo Tiricola - APT Design Owner
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ANGELO TIRICOLA

Founder & Managing Director

With a continuing passion for architecture, building and structural design, Angelo’s goal was to create a design business that was customer focused; a go-to business from preliminary design consulting stage through to the completion of building.

With over 35 years of experience in the design industry his initial involvement was in Heavy Engineering as a Design Draftsman but always had a strong passion for architecture & building. In 1987 he diversified into building design and construction when he formed the A.P.T. Design, Drafting & Construction Pty Ltd company.

Through years of hard work and experience, Angelo has gained high credibility not only for himself but for the A.P.T. brand. His highly reputable work and work ethics have seen him become a greatly sought after designer and builder.

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