Residential Architect Brighton

Brighton's substantial homes, established gardens and bayside setting create a residential context where landscape, privacy, coastal conditions and long-term material performance can all matter. TURNER+ designs new homes, renovations and extensions around the site, everyday use and how the project will actually be delivered.

A new home or major renovation should make the most of orientation and outdoor living without ignoring exposure, neighbours or the character of the street.

For sites closer to the coast, material durability and weather exposure deserve early attention. For established homes, the design question may instead be how to open the house to light and garden while retaining the parts that give it character.

Considering a project in Brighton?

Send us the address, what you are thinking about and any property information you already have. We can help identify the next useful step.

Brighton contains heritage places, neighbourhood-character areas and mapped coastal or built-form controls. Bayside planning maps were updated in 2026, and post-war modern heritage controls affect selected properties only.

For the actual address, check any Heritage or Neighbourhood Character Overlay, mapped built-form or activity-centre control, Special Building Overlay, coastal height provision, significant tree or title constraint. The same conditions do not apply across Brighton, so every control should remain tied to the property.

Questions worth asking early

Nearby locations: Brighton East, Hampton and Elwood.

Do I need a planning permit for a renovation in Brighton?

It depends on the address, existing building, proposed work and any mapped heritage, character, coastal or flooding control. Current property information should be checked first.

Can TURNER+ assess a Brighton property before purchase?

Yes. Early review can test orientation, coastal exposure, access, neighbours, landscape and the planning questions that may affect the opportunity.

Do you design both new homes and additions in Brighton?

Yes. We work on new homes, major renovations, extensions and heritage-sensitive residential projects.

When should I engage an architect?

Ideally before the property, brief or design direction becomes fixed, while feasibility and approval questions can still shape the right response.