From the first meeting with a new client to the celebratory glass of champagne when their home is complete, Michael Ellis admits that the relationship between architect and client can be intense.
But that relationship is key to designing a home that brings a client’s ideas to life while, crucially, meeting the budget.
Read MoreAn architect-designed beach house on a wind-swept hill overlooking Bass Strait has won a prestigious building award.
Designed by Melbourne architect Michael Ellis, Inverloch is a family retreat with stunning views of the ocean, two hours out of Melbourne.
Read MoreMichael Ellis has designed and managed 200 projects during his 19-year career, and remains committed to the practicalities of construction, skilled craftmanship and a respect for natural materials.
Mr Ellis reveals his greatest challenges, the place for sustainability in design, and why one house is his “favourite child” (even though, like any parent, he probably shouldn’t admit to having one).
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