Understanding Our Design Numbering System
We use a design numbering system corresponding to a bedroom configuration, ranging from 0 to 499 for our Secondary Dwelling and studio range.
0-99 Detached additions Class 1 Buildings.
100-199 1 Bedroom Designs.
200-299 2 Bedroom Designs.
300-399 3 Bedroom Designs.
400-499 4 Bedroom Designs.
Our designs are Canberra customer-inspired and have been designed and constructed for ACT-specific legislation.
24
Dwelling GFA
Yes
Skillion Roof System
Yes
Alternate Cladding Options
Yes
Fast Approvals
34
Dwelling GFA
1
Living Rooms
1
Batthrooms
Yes
Home Office
33
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Dining Rooms
7
EER
40
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
35
Dwelling GFA
1
Kitchens
Yes
Raked Ceilings
Yes
Fast Approvals
35
Dwelling GFA
Yes
Raked Ceilings
Yes
Fast Approvals
Yes
Thermally Broken Windows
16
Pergolas
Yes
Double Glazed
Yes
Raked Ceilings
Yes
Fast Approvals
36
Dwelling GFA
8
Pergolas
Yes
Raked Ceillings
Yes
Fast Approvals
48
Dwelling GFA
Yes
Home Office
10
Pergolas
Yes
Double Glazed
1
Kitchens
1
Building Class
Yes
Double Glazed
Yes
Fast Approvals
39
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
Yes
Inspiration
44
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
45
Dwelling GFA
1
Building Class
1
Two Way Bathroom
Yes
Adaptable Housing Specific
52
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
43
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Laundries
46
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
50
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathroos
1
Kitchens
48
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
Yes
Timber Floors
Yes
Adaptable Housing Specific
45
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
38
Dwelling GFA
1
Living Rooms
1
Kitchens
11
Alfrescos
51
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Laundry
50
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
32
Dwelling GFA
1
Carports
1
Kitchens
1
Alternate Cladding Options
47
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
41
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
47
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
Yes
Inspiration
51
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
60
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
Yes
Double Glazed
59
Dwelling GFA
1
Kitchens
Yes
High Yield Rent
Yes
Lower Cost Extensions
51
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
51
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
2
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Living Rooms
58
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Living Areas
54
Dwelling GFA
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
5
Alfrescos
60
Dwelling GFA
Yes
Alternate Cladding Options
Yes
Double Glazed
Yes
Adaptable Housing Specific
50
Dwelling GFA
Yes
High Ceilings
Yes
Inspiration
Yes
Alternate Cladding Options
56
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
60
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
48
Dwelling GFA
Yes
Raked Ceilings
Yes
Double Glazed
Yes
EER
52
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Living Rooms
60
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Laundries
66
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
55
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Yoga Studios
Yes
Raked Ceilings
64
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
Yes
Timber Floors
60
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
13
Alfrescos
43
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
55
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
Yes
Gable Roofs
Yes
Inspirations
53
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
59
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Laundries
59
Dwelling GFA
Yes
Raked Ceiling
Yes
Skillion Roof System
Yes
Double Glazed
61
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
55
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
Design 217
65
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
37
Dwelling GFA
2
Living Rooms
Yes
Garages
Yes
Decks
63
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
Yes
Timber Floors
74
Dwelling GFA
2
Garages
1
Walk in Robes
1
Storage Rooms
70
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Washing Machines
62
Dwelling GFA
1
Bathrooms
1
Bedrooms
1
Living Rooms
70
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Dining Rooms
70
Dwelling GFA
Yes
EER
Yes
Lifetime Building Guarantee
30
Decks
67
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Laundries
1
Ensuite
7
Decks
Yes
lifetime Building Guarantee
Yes
Double Glazed
78
Dwelling GFA
3
Bedrooms
1
Ensuite
Yes
Timber or Steel Frames
67
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
66
Dwelling GFA
24
Covered Deck
Yes
Raked Ceilings
Yes
Double Glazed
67
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Laundries
67
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Walk in Robes
57
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
19
Carports
77
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Living Rooms
77
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
Yes
Gable Roofs
79
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Dining Rooms
77
Dwelling GFA
3
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
77
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
80
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
28
Alfrescos
65
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
82
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrroms
2
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
80
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
78
Dwelling GFA
Yes
Raked Ceilings
Yes
Skillion Roof System
Yes
Adaptable Housing Specific
83
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
15
Alfrescos
Design 263
77
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Laundries
Design 202
80
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Ensuites
1
Laundries
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Living Rooms
63
Dwelling GFA
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
86
Dwelling GFA
3
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
12
Alfrescos
82
SQM
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Laundries
88
Dwelling GFA
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
18
Alfrescos
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Laundries
2
Carports
82
Dwelling GFA
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Carports
77
Dwelling GFA
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchen
89
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Laundries
60
Dwelling GFA
1
Bathrooms
Yes
Living Rooms
2
Carports
67
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
29
Decks
89
Dwelling GFA
3
Bedrooms
Yes
Raked Ceilings
2
Ensuites
90
Dwelling GFA
4
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
82
Dwelling GFA
3
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
3
Living Rooms
89
Dwelling GFA
3
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
3
Walk in Robes
87
Dwelling GFA
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
Design 488
89
Dwelling GFA
4
Bedrooms
4
Ensuites
1
Kitchens
90
Dwelling GFA
Yes
High Yield Rent
Yes
Thermally Broken Windows
Yes
EER
90
Dwelling GFA
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
22
Alfrescos
87
Dwelling GFA
Yes
High Ceilings
Yes
Skillion Roof System
Yes
Adaptable Housing Specific
89
Dwelling GFA
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
7
EER
87
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Carports
3
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Carports
Yes
EER
3
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
3
Ensuites
1
Laundries
Design 310
90
Dwelling GFA
Yes
Raked Ceilings
1
Kitchens
Yes
High Yield Rent
74
Dwelling GFA
30
Carports
53
Decks
Yes
Engineered Complexity
90
Dwelling GFA
1
Master & Ens
1
Kitchens
Yes
Timber Floors
89
Dwelling GFA
4
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
52
Alfrescos
89
Dwelling GFA
3
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Laundries
90
Dwelling GFA
31
Decks
Yes
Engineered Complexity
Yes
Lifetime Building Guarantee
1
Kitchens
1
Art Studios
2
Fireplaces
Yes
Raked Ceilings
Yes
Raked Ceilings
Yes
Engineered Complexity
89
Dwelling GFA
17
Alfresco
90
Dwelling GFA
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
59
Dwelling GFA
Yes
Alternate Cladding Options
Yes
Adaptable Housing Specific
Yes
Carport
89
Dwelling GFA
4
Bedrooms
1
Kitchens
1
Carports
83
Dwelling GFA
3
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
Design 331
3
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Kitchens
14
Alfrescos
89
Dwelling GFA
3
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
10
Alfrescos
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Our designs and design process explained
The designs that you see on this page have all been created by our customers. Over the last six years we have designed and built close to 300 Secondary Dwellings, detached additions, and extensions in Canberra.
When we started Canberra Granny Flat Builders, it evolved as we listened to the needs of clients and realised that there were new products, concepts and solutions that needed to be designed; that's when Fixed Price Extensions emerged as solutions to the ever-evolving challenges and opportunities of Canberra families and the homes that they want to live in.
All customers have diverse needs and objectives; therefore, no design is the same.
80% of our customers chose to custom design for an investment of $3500, and 20% opt to modify an existing plan, for an investment of $2250.
The suite of plans includes approximately 30 separate building and planning development plans to enable us to lodge a development and/or building application. The plans we create for you will allow us to provide a Fixed Price Quality agreement and efficiently obtain approvals with minimal costly changes after you sign the agreement to build.
As a customer-centric business, the customer should control the design and end product. Our role is to provide guidance, experience, and counsel on achieving the desired outcome.
Our mission is to create more world-class secondary housing, be it for a grandparent looking to move in with a family, an investor wanting to build quality housing and make a positive cash flow return or creating an accessible dwelling for a child with disabilities.
All the customer's needs are different; therefore, the designs reflect those needs.
When reviewing these designs, you might ask why they put that window there, why they faced the building east, why brick, and why that roof. The plans are a reflection of the customer's specific needs and wants.
Before we start designing, we must determine what we can do on your block! We have learnt over the years that the first waters we need to navigate are those of the ever-changing Planning and Development Act and the Utilities Act.
There is little value in designing something that can't be legally built on your property; we offer a free planning assessment meeting on zoom or in the office using our highly evolved and customised Planning Assessment Report - it is highly valued, but you do not need to pay for it.
In the Planning Assessment meeting, we will also discuss the project's scope, features, benefits, essential drivers and ways to create value for you. We will look at real-life projects with Fixed Price Quality agreements that we built in Canberra to match the best solution and value.
If you then wish to proceed to the next step, the design process, you agree that we work together on a custom design or modify an existing design.
While many customers focus on what the project will look like, the render, or theme of the design, our initial focus is getting the footprint or functionality in alignment with your needs and objectives. We do this while simultaneously meeting your budget and value indicators and building code and planning requirements. This is why 85% of customers who design ultimately build with us!
We first get the footprint of the design, including window placement, roof aspect and systems to maximise solar access of the property correct, so we can then focus on the external render – what it looks like.
During the design process will provide written estimates on likely pricing based on the scope, features and benefits benchmarked against other recently completed projects in Canberra.
It is nearly impossible for a builder or building business to provide a reliable or guaranteed fixed price and quality building agreement if they are not accountable for the design, from the very beginning.
Our builder Nick Constable has active input in the building designs, collaboration with our client designs manager Yana del Valle to ensure that we are designing something that can be built in the most effective and efficient manner, while, meeting and ideally exceed the customers primary objectives.
After the design process, we will present our clients a Fixed Price Quality proposal that addresses the three primary value drivers.
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Building a turnkey project and full inclusions
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the site works to build on the site and connect all the services
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associated planning and development costs
If after we present the design and proposal you wish to proceed to the building stage, then our employee-based teams will manage and are accountable for the entire inclusions, planning approvals and building processes.
Please consider booking a free Planning Assessment Report as a starting point to discuss what is possible.
Thank you for taking the time to visit our Secondary Dwelling Design page and if you are considering an extension, please visit our Fixed Price Extension page.
Frank Walmsley – January 2023
Client Service Manager
0400446605