Architects in Rockingham, WA, AU

“I have been working with Mario and his team for over twenty years now and they have consistently been an absolute dream team. Mario and his team are superb professionals: Meticulous attention to detail, great communication, clever ideas and always up to date with new products and Industry requirements, and always ahead of deadlines. I feel very lucky to have them working with me on my residential designs, articulating my 2D Morpholio Trace designs into Archicad Plan views, Sections, Elevations and details for engineers and builders. It is a pleasure to work with this lovely team.”

“In 2021 – 2022 I worked with Coveney Browne to successfully design an environmentally sustainable retirement cottage in the Witchcliffe Ecovillage with views over the water to the vineyard and native forest and sky beyond. Although I had previously renovated homes, I had never designed one from scratch and the prospect of a blank canvas was overwhelming. Nonetheless, I was committed to living in the new ecovillage and this meant designing and building a new home within rigorous sustainable building guidelines that met my ageing in place and aesthetic needs. I didn’t have a vision of what this home would look like – but I knew that I wanted it to function as a cosy but bright home with links out into the garden and rural landscape. You could say, I was particular but not very good at articulating my vision. After meeting with Coveney Browne, I felt relieved that they understood what I wanted to achieve. They took my project onboard and developed a detailed design that gave form to my vision. The concept had a simplistic wow factor and the design was finessed with special niches, materials and framed outlooks. Although simple in concept, the project was complicated by strict sustainability guidelines, COVID pandemic restrictions, the associated building boom and a shortage of building materials. Each challenge we encountered became an opportunity for further innovation. Irene’s professionalism and personal communication style successfully navigated these complexities and eased me through each decision point in the design process and the appointment of a builder. Before settling on the final design, Irene and Niall took me on a virtual 3D tour of my new home. It was at this point that I really came to appreciate the beauty of how the light and shadow would play through the internal spaces at different times of the day. I am thrilled with the outcome – my eco cottage design is all that I wanted with a few extra special nooks to enjoy the views into the garden and rural landscape. It has been my absolute pleasure and privilege to work with Irene and Niall at Coveney Browne – thank you both so very much.”

“When the tenders came back HBA analysed them all for us and made recommendations as to what we should change and adapt to suit our final budget. HBA’s negotiating skills really helped us get a good final price with lots of inclusions in the home. We were able to visit suppliers, nominate materials and get the benefit of the suppliers trade pricing for our choices. Many thanks Home Builders Advantage!”