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ABOUT COMPOSITE DESIGN & DRAFTING
Know what you can build.
Composite Design & Drafting is a Melbourne-based building design practice specialising in property development, residential design and planning approvals.
For nearly 20 years, we've helped homeowners, property investors and developers turn properties into practical, well-designed projects.
From a new home or renovation to a dual occupancy or multi-dwelling development, we look beyond simply drawing plans.
We look at what the property can actually do.
Meet Steven
Nearly 20 years of experience. One person you can talk to.
Composite was founded by Steven Colakidis, a building designer with close to two decades of experience across Melbourne's residential building and development industry.
Steven remains directly involved in every project.
That means you aren't passed between departments or handed off to someone you've never met.
You deal directly with the person designing your project.
It's a simple approach — experienced advice, practical design and straightforward communication.
What We Specialise In
PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
Dual occupancies, multi-dwelling developments and challenging sites.
FEASIBILITY
Understanding what a property may be capable of before you commit.
NEW HOMES
Designing homes around the site, your lifestyle and the way you actually want to live.
EXTENSIONS & RENOVATIONS
Making existing homes work better.
PLANNING & APPROVALS
Helping navigate the planning process and council requirements.
Why Composite Design?
Because good design starts before the drawing begins.
We look at the site, the planning requirements, the opportunities and the constraints before developing a design.
And if something won't work, we'll tell you.
If there's a better way to approach it, we'll find it.
Our goal isn't simply to produce a set of drawings.
