Contour 01 · Weston Hill Gardens · RL +92
The We Ponder Home.
Mid-century lines, a sunken lounge and raw sawn Tasmanian Oak — a passive-solar new build shaped around rolling hills and one great oak tree.
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Elevation +0 m AHD
Residential architect — Hobart & Tasmania
Every home here follows a contour.
Award-winning homes, renovations and off-grid retreats — designed with your builder from the first sketch, so the home we design is the home you can build. Scroll to descend the site.
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Contour 02 · Bruny Island · RL +41
Knights Rest.
A warm beacon in the Bruny Island bush — an off-grid retreat built by a first-time owner-builder, guided by hundreds of sketches passed back and forth.
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Contour 03 · Tasman Peninsula · RL +27
Tasman Long Weekend.
A standing camp on the Tasman Peninsula — warm timber rooms framing the sea, photographed by Matt Sansom.
View projectThe process · Early Contractor Involvement
"The people who design it and the people who build it, in the same room from the start."
I work differently to most architects. Through Early Contractor Involvement (ECI), a trusted builder joins the project from day one — before pen hits paper. Architect, builder and client collaborate as one team from the first idea to the final handover, with a negotiated contract instead of a competitive tender. It's a genuinely transparent process, well suited to building in Tasmania today.
Day one
The builder joins first
Before pen hits paper, a trusted builder is at the table — buildability, cost and sequence shape the design from the very first sketch.
One team
Architect · builder · client
Three voices, one conversation — from first idea to final handover, no relay of assumptions, no surprises at pricing.
The contract
Negotiated, not tendered
A negotiated contract in place of a competitive tender — open costs, shared trust, and a process suited to building in Tasmania today.
★★★★★
"Saxon created a beautiful concept for the overall architecture of our home that we absolutely love. He is very professional and took on board all of our needs and wants."Client — The We Ponder Home, Tasmania
★★★★★
"As a relatively inexperienced owner builder, I asked a lot of Saxon throughout the process. The number of sketches and texts back and forth as I learned to build must have been in the hundreds!"Rob, owner-builder — Knights Rest, People's Choice 2022
★★★★★
"His understanding of the client, builder, architect relationship and the importance of this collaboration really early on ensures that projects are managed and completed with excellent outcomes."Kyle Zanetto — Zanetto Builders
Sea level. Your site next.
Every project starts with a conversation about the land, the light and the budget — with your builder in the room from the first sketch. Enquiries answered within two business days.
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