Residential Architect Kew
Kew's substantial period homes, established gardens and varied terrain create opportunities for ambitious residential architecture that still needs to respond carefully to context. TURNER+ designs new homes, renovations and extensions around the site, everyday use and how the project will actually be delivered.
We begin by understanding the site: orientation, slope where relevant, significant existing fabric, mature landscape, access and the relationship to neighbouring homes.
For renovations, the project may involve retaining a strong original house while introducing contemporary family living, better daylight and clearer landscape connections. For a new home, the same context becomes a starting point for massing, privacy and arrival.
Considering a project in Kew?
Send us the address, what you are thinking about and any property information you already have. We can help identify the next useful step.
Kew has established heritage places and precincts. New activity-centre controls introduced on 31 March 2026 apply only in mapped parts of Kew Junction and surrounding catchments through the Built Form Overlay and Housing Choice and Transport Zone.
For the actual address, check whether it is within a heritage place or precinct, a mapped activity-centre catchment, or another residential or landscape control. Topography, established canopy, title constraints and the current Planning Property Report should also be reviewed before design or feasibility advice is fixed.
Do I need a planning permit for a renovation in Kew?
It depends on the property, existing building, proposed work and any mapped heritage or activity-centre controls. The current planning information must be checked for the address.
Can TURNER+ assess a Kew property before purchase?
Yes. We can review orientation, slope, existing fabric, landscape, neighbours and the planning questions that may affect the opportunity.
Do you design both new homes and additions in Kew?
Yes. We work on new homes, substantial renovations and heritage-sensitive additions.
When should I engage an architect?
Ideally before a purchase or brief becomes fixed, so the site, scale, constraints and approval pathway can be tested early.