At Fender Katsalidis, we listen. We think. We investigate and collaborate. We seek the simple, compelling solution. Operating throughout Australia and internationally, particularly Asia, our directors remain closely associated with each project throughout its life to ensure the final outcome is aligned with the original vision. Renowned for producing buildings that combine cutting edge design with sound functional planning, our approach has garnered many design awards and generated a high profile for the practice.

We are also acclaimed as a pioneer, and now industry leader in the use of 3D ‘information rich’ virtual building environments. The value to our clients lies in being better able to assess constructional, financial and design optimisation in an accurate, fully integrated methodology.Design investigation and development is made at the time when changes are easy to implement. Detailed assessments of environmental, thermal, wind, shadow, visual bulk, life cycle cost, as well as constructional and costing impacts of any design thus arrive earlier in the design process. Those assessments are made in parallel rather than sequentially and, as a consequence, our design decisions are soundly based and more easily analysed than general practice currently allows.

In addition, construction documentation and compelling visualisations are derived directly from the 3D virtual model as by-products of our design process. This allows construction documentation to be clearly assessed against design criteria, with superior quality checks leading to a greater level of documentation accuracy. This approach is changing the face of construction practices. Major subcontractors using 3D computer-based design harnessed to manufacturing processes are increasingly undertaking the specific design of large building components. Which in turn streamlines construction.