What is a floor plan review and what does it include?

A floor plan review is a professional analysis of your existing home layout, redesigned with two alternative options drawn to scale. FTLO Design's Stage 01 Floor Plan Review includes: your existing floor plan drawn and documented to scale, two redesigned layout options with measurements, a full video walkthrough explaining every design decision, budget context, and builder instructions, and DWG-ready files for your draftsperson or builder. Delivered in 7 business days for $899.

How much does a floor plan review cost in Melbourne?

FTLO Design's Stage 01 Floor Plan Review is $899, delivered in 7 business days. This is a fixed-fee service with no hidden costs and no obligation to continue. The $899 covers two redesigned layout options drawn to scale, a full video walkthrough explaining the design decisions, and DWG files ready for your builder or draftsperson.

What suburbs in Melbourne does FTLO Design service?

FTLO Design primarily serves Melbourne's north-east, including Eltham, Warrandyte, Diamond Creek, Research, Greensborough, and surrounding Nillumbik suburbs. All three design stages are delivered remotely, so clients throughout Melbourne can access the service.

What is the difference between Stage 01, Stage 02, and Stage 03?

Stage 01 is a Floor Plan Review ($899): your floor plan redesigned with two layout options, video walkthrough, and builder-ready files. Stage 02 is Exterior Design Concepts: two 3D options for your front facade and two for the rear, with materials direction and a video walkthrough. Stage 03 is Interior Design Concepts: full 3D concepts for every room, materials and finishes schedule, joinery direction, lighting plan, and a complete builder briefing document. Each stage is independent with no lock-in.

FTLO Design Developments

Adeline House

Location: Greensborough, VIC
Original house: Two-bedroom weatherboard
Scope: Rear extension, new entry, ensuite, open-plan living
Completed: 2020
Cladding: McCormack Timber
Photography: Space Craft

The house

A two-bedroom weatherboard turned into a three-bedroom home, with as little intervention as possible. The best move wasn't extra space. It was the ceiling.

We enclosed the old entry and turned it into an ensuite for the main bedroom, then moved the front door so you now enter between the kitchen and the dining room. A small extension at the back added a bedroom and a living room, which let the kitchen, living and dining become one open-plan space. The extension is clad in McCormack Timber, with a dramatic 45-degree vaulted ceiling that looks up to the north through a timber-framed highlight window, and a built-in timber window seat that doubles as a reading nook. In a house this small, every dollar has to do two jobs.

01 — The decisions

Two bedrooms to three

The brief was one more bedroom and a better kitchen, living and dining, with very minimal intervention.

Move the front door

The old entry was enclosed and became the ensuite to the main bedroom. You now enter between the kitchen and the dining room.

Extend just enough

A small rear extension added a bedroom and a living room, and made an open-plan kitchen, living and dining possible.

Let the ceiling do the work

A 45-degree vaulted ceiling looking north, a timber-framed highlight window and a built-in window seat. Architecture that gives you two spaces in one.

02 — After

The addition