Ari Alexander Design Group

Ari Alexander Design Group works from Clayton, Melbourne, focusing on high-quality residential building design, heritage work, alterations and additions and town planning. The studio develops each commission around the site, the way the building will be used, planning requirements and the practical objectives of the project. Its work includes new homes, heritage residences, alterations and additions and custom residential projects. From the first discussion, scope, spatial priorities and the approval pathway are considered together so that an early concept can continue into planning, permit and construction documentation without losing its original direction. During design, Ari Alexander Design Group considers layout, site response, daylight, circulation, architectural character and buildability as connected decisions. The practice uses proportion, light and space as core residential-design principles, developing a contemporary design language around each site and client brief. Residential work is shaped around everyday living and long-term use, while development and commercial projects also address site yield, planning controls, parking and access, building use and consultant requirements. This allows the design to become progressively more resolved rather than being recreated at each project stage.