About us/ Profile Established in 2003, Tegan Louise Designs is the culmination of Tegan's work within the building industries which spans more than 10 years. Tegan's wealth of knowledge and experience is unique, vast and covers every aspect of today's homes. Designing your home is an immensely personal experience. Our aim on each and every project is to exceed our client’s expectations in design and customer service. We work hard with all our clients across Western Australia to create their ideal living environment. This includes keeping ahead of current trends and to constantly think outside the square, including researching and utilising alternative building materials that look fabulous and are also energy efficient. Meet our Director, Tegan Louise Harrison Tegan has always had a passion for building design since she was a little girl. Tegan leads our passionate small team and is responsible for our client liaison and design. There's much more to Tegan than just her passion. With her open, honest communication style, Tegan is renowned for getting clients designs right the first time. Her secret skill is the ability to pay personal attention to detail, focus on the individual and specialized needs of our clients and transform them into inspiring designs. Tegan's passion for design flows through every aspect of the whole design process. In addition to being passionate about her designs being perfect, her designs must also be on budget, enrich the lives of her clients and add real value to their property; ensuring maximum return. No matter what your project, you owe it to yourself to talk with Tegan Louise Designs. Call today! Services What makes Tegan Louise Designs so unique is our mission is to exceed your expectations, whatever the size of your project. We challenge our clients to ensure we deliver a design that's perfect for them, their family and their site in every way, whether you require a new home, renovation, extension, development or commercial premises. Our designer, Tegan Harrison, will take your ideas and transform them into something filled with emotional value that will truly take your breath away. She has genuine passion for design and genuine care to ensure our clients are challenging their thinking. Tegan will show you alternative ideas and work with you to create the balance and function of a design with limitless potential. New Homes Design Tegan Louise Designs provides everything you are looking for, no matter what you have in mind to create the new home you have been dreaming of, and do it far better than you ever expected. Our designer, Tegan Harrison, will help you to create the innovative home that stands out from the rest and you will be glad to show off when it is finished. She uses her knowledge and expertise to help you get the most out of the design than you thought possible. Tegan Louise Designs is a full service design firm. Tegan Harrison works with every client to assure the design is exactly what you are looking for. Your design will be modified until it is exactly what you have envisioned. We start by sitting down with you to find out exactly what it is you are looking for in your new home. These ideas are implemented into the overall design of your new home. Every design is created to do more than just look great. We incorporate function into every design that we create. This allows you to get the kind of design that will translate into a better home for the way you like to live. Home Additions & Renovations Additions and Renovations require a special attention to detail to ensure that there is a seamless flow from old to new. Tegan Louise Designs strives to provide renovations and extensions that will not only fit with the overall style of the house but also add exponentially to your homes character. By working with you closely we are able to provide you with an individual and stylistic concept that can completely transform your living environment. Tegan Louise Designs also understands that your budget has a limit however we pride ourselves on being able to provide high quality designs for every price range. In addition to your addition/renovation design our services will provide you with a new set of house plans and elevations as well sectional plans, construction details, wet area layouts and electrical plans where required. We also work closely with consultants to provide clients with the required site surveys, engineering drawings and energy efficiency reports. Commercial Projects Tegan Louise Designs is much more than a residential design firm, indeed commercial projects remain very important to the company. We strive to provide a cost effective and efficient design for all of our commercial projects whilst also ensuring they have a uniqueness that allows them to stand out from the rest. Our close relationship and excellent consultation with builders, engineers, council staff members and building surveyor allows us to gather all of the information required that will ensure a seamless transition from the design stage to the later development and construction stages. It is our goal to offer an environment that suits your needs and that your business can thrive in. Process Over the years Tegan Louise designs has developed a method that allows us to progress quickly and efficiently whilst also, and most importantly, ensuring a close working relationship between client and company is maintained. We understand the positive effects a good client relationship can have on a project and hence seek to involve clients at every stage. Our general process is outlined below. Research An important part of Tegan Louise Designs is ensuring that we are up to date on current trends and design methods. Our detailed research in this area allows us to bring a great wealth of knowledge in to our projects that clients find extremely beneficial The design of your new home can be a daunting task and whilst you may have collected ideas and have a general understanding of what you may want it is often very difficult to collate your ideas into one final concept. This is where we are able to excel, collecting and collating your ideas, and turning them into a design that you are sure to love. Our research is not just confined to design; indeed we also ensure that we keep up to date on the latest construction methods as well as council regulations to ensure that the process from design to final construction is a seamless one. Initial Contact Tegan has been hailed for her great client relations and good relationship between clients and the business are of paramount importance to her. Upon initial contact Tegan is more than happy to answer any queries you may have. An effective company practice has been to set up a no obligations meeting with you in the comfort of your own home to discuss your ideas and discuss you design project in more detail. Meeting We have found that face to face meetings have been extremely effective and allow a level of personability that is often not experienced at many design firms. Our meeting is completely free of charge and will allow you to meet with your designer and feel comfortable and confident about the design of your new home. We aim to listen to and discuss your ideas whilst also providing you with invaluable advice. We are able to bring in to the meeting our own ideas and knowledge however above all else will ensure that your wishes and wants are being met. Design Proposal Based on your initial meeting Tegan Louise designs will be able to provide you with a detailed design brief as well as a schedule of fees for your project. This document will clearly outline our proposal ensuring that Tegan Louise designs have listened carefully to your requirements. The schedule of fees will give you a detailed view into our costing allowing you to be clearly aware of what finances will be required at what times. This clear organisation ensures that your design is able to get off to a great start. Should you chose to proceed the brief is signed and your design can get underway. The Design The design stage is of paramount importance to Tegan Louise Designs. This stage needs to be completed effectively to ensure that the rest of your project runs smoothly. It also the stage which provides our clients the most excitement. All designs are completed by Tegan. She has a great passion for and dedication to design which allows her to provide you with a special and unique concept that will be sure to evoke the jealousy of your neighbours. Tegan Louise designs keeps clients up to date during the design stage and constant discussion via email and phone allows us to develop your design according to your feedback. Presentation Once the concept ideas have been collated and the design has evolved from your feedback sample plans and perspective images will be sent to you. We will also organise a three dimensional presentation that is to take place within the comfort of your own home. At this presentation we are able to use our 3D software to allow you to better visualise the spaces we have created. We will walk you through the plans, ideas and key design features. This process allows you get a better feel for your design allowing the project to really come alive for you. After the Presentation we leave you with a paper copy of your design and give you time to digest it. We value your feeback and work closely with you if you have any changes you would like to make or any further ideas you would like to implement. Cost Estimates Once your design is finalised it is time to send out your project for cost estimates. It is completely your decision as to whether you would like to use our builder or source one of your own. If the price comes back higher than what you were hoping for we will modify your design free of charge until it meets your requirements. This is one of a number of Guarantees that Tegan Louise Designs will bring to your project to allow you to feel safe and secure. Council Approval Any built project will require council approval before building can commence. Council’s in Perth generally implement a practice that involves the following 2 steps: Planning Approval At the planning stage you will be required to show floor plans and elevations as well as a site contour survey. Tegan Louise designs haa contact with a number of surveying companies and can hence source this survey for you to save you the time. Alternatively you can source the survey yourself if you wish. Building Approval To achieve building approval the council require a full set of construction drawings. They will also require engineering details and energy efficiency assessments which again Tegan Louise Designs can source for you. Builder’s details and insurances will also be required at this stage. We will ensure that you have everything you need to submit to council when applicable and will liaise with the council on your behalf to ensure that your project is given approval. Should the council require any changes we will amend the design free of charge. Building Commences Once your project receives final council approval it is time for the building to get underway. Tegan and her Team will remain in close contact with you throughout the process and will be readily available to answer any queries yourself or the builders may have. Generally Tegan will visit the building site to ensure that everything is running smoothly and to give her assistance if need be. Once your project is complete we would love to opportunity to photograph it for our portfolio - and possibly to submit the project for a highly coveted design award.