Design Development in Architecture & Interiors | PINS Studio Melbourne

🧱 Step 5: Design Development – Refining the Vision

With feedback from the sketch phase, your project begins to evolve — moving from concept to clarity. In Step 5: Design Development, PINS Studio shapes your space with precision, beauty, and buildability in mind.
This is where layout, form, and material come together — creating the foundation for documentation, quoting, and eventual construction.

🛠️ What Happens in the Design Development Phase?

Our team refines and expands the design, producing:

• 🏡 Detailed spatial layouts and floor plans with dimensions
• 🎨 Material selections for surfaces, joinery, fixtures, and fittings
• 🪵 Custom joinery concepts (e.g. kitchens, wardrobes, vanities)
• 💡 Lighting plans and furniture placement if applicable
• 📐 Coordination with any consultants (e.g. engineers, planners)

We explore multiple options where needed, consider technical feasibility, and align design decisions with your lifestyle or operational needs.

💡 Why This Stage Matters

“It’s where everything became tangible — finishes, proportions, the flow. We could finally see it as a real space.”
— Client, South Yarra

Design Development is where:

• ✏️ Ideas are resolved into realistic, buildable plans
• 📏 Drawings can be shared with builders or consultants for early pricing
• 🎯 You gain confidence in every design decision before documentation begins

🧭 Collaborative, Practical, Tailored

Throughout this phase, we continue to meet with you — refining decisions, answering questions, and ensuring the design feels right.
As a Melbourne-based architecture and interior design studio, we also factor in:

• Council requirements
• Local builder feedback
• Material lead times and budget impact

Everything is considered.

👉 What Comes Next?

Once you’ve approved the design package, we begin Step 6 – Documentation Drawings: the technical documents used for quoting, building permits, and construction.

📩 Ready to refine your space with us? Start here →