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13-09-2026
Regulated Trees and an Easement Cut This Site Into Fragments. Five Townhouses Were Still Approved.
Protected trees and a service easement fragmented an Adelaide parcel. Five townhouses were still approved — by mapping every exclusion before design began.
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12-09-2026
Optimising Townhouse Wet Area Stacking in Adelaide: Balancing Construction Costs and Acoustic Planning
Learn how vertical wet area stacking in Adelaide townhouses lowers plumbing costs, addresses acoustic needs, and saves usable interior space.
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11-09-2026
Coordinating Interior Layouts and Structural Engineering for SA Building Consent
Learn how aligning interior architecture with structural and services engineering prevents costly delays and variations during SA Building Rules Consent.
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11-09-2026
Designing for Density: Balancing NCC Livable Housing Provisions with High-End Townhouse Living in Adelaide
Learn how to design narrow Adelaide townhouse layouts that comply with NCC Livable Housing standards without sacrificing spatial quality or net yield.
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10-09-2026
Balancing Privacy and Daylight: Consultant Coordination in Adelaide Medium-Density Housing
Learn how interior architects and structural engineers coordinate to resolve PlanSA privacy screening and daylight requirements in Adelaide developments.
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09-09-2026
Torrens vs Community Title: Valuation, Lending, and Resale Performance in Adelaide
Explore how Torrens Title and Community Title impact bank valuations, mortgage approvals, ongoing fees, and resale liquidity in Adelaide developments.
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08-09-2026
Not Every Interior Decision Can Wait: What Should Be Locked Before Building Consent in SA?
Which interior design decisions should be settled before building consent in South Australia, and which can safely remain flexible until later? **Keywords:** Interior Architecture & Design; Interior Layout Planning; Design Feasibility; Architect and Consultant Coordination; Building Consent; NCC 2022
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05-09-2026
Same Suburb, Same Size — Why Do Sale Prices Differ So Much?
Similar homes, very different prices — and design usually gets argued from taste. Ranking settled sales by rate per building area turns it into evidence.
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03-09-2026
What's Another Square Metre Worth? Marginal Value vs Average Price
Median prices answer almost nothing a developer needs. The real question is marginal: what the market pays for another square metre, and over what range.
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01-09-2026
Planning Overlays: Names on a Map, or Costs on Your Project?
An overlay's name tells you almost nothing. What matters is what it triggers: referrals, technical reports, assessment pathway and public notification.
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30-08-2026
How Many Blocks Can You Really Get? The Constraints That Decide
The yield people quote is site area over a minimum lot size. Area, frontage and setbacks are assessed together — falling short on one undoes a layout.
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28-08-2026
The Request for Information: Pricing the Variable You Cannot Know
An information request during assessment cannot be known on lodgement day. Why two-scenario planning beats a blended date, and the lever you do hold.
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