Design and construct (D&C) builder in Sydney
Laidre is a design and construct (D&C) builder in Sydney and NSW. You sign one contract with us. We bring in the designers and consultants, choose finishes with warranties and cleaning in mind, and sort out approvals and certification. Then we build it, hand it over and look after the defects period. We designed and constructed Bucketty's Brewing Co. in Brookvale this way, and it suits fit-outs, hospitality venues and repeat refurbishment programs.
Fewer handovers, fewer surprises
Every gap between the designer, the builder and the operator is somewhere a problem can hide. A detail that looks fine on paper but can't be built with the venue trading or residents at home. A finish that won't survive the cleaning regime. With D&C, the people who'll build it are in the room when it's designed, so those problems get fixed on paper.
It also suits clients with a repeat program, like a run of tenancies, units or bathrooms, where the same details get used again and again.
What a Laidre D&C job covers
Brief and scope
We work it out with your property, venue or capital works team.
Design and consultants
We engage the designers and consultants, choose finishes and products with warranties and cleaning in mind, and take care of approvals and certification.
Program and delivery
You get a program and price up front, then we build, hand over and look after the defects period.
Projects
Jobs like this
Bucketty's Brewing Co., Brookvale
Bucketty's Brewing Co.
26 Orchard Road, Brookvale NSWDesign and construct
A recent D&C project
Bucketty's Brewing Co., Brookvale
A craft brewery venue we designed and constructed with North + North and Kiwi Creator. The brief was reuse, recycle, repurpose: bridge timber, donated pallets, old kitchen cupboards and salvaged farm-shed iron all went into it.
Design and construct questions
What is design and construct (D&C)?
One contract that covers both the design and the build. We engage the designers and consultants, own the program and the price, and build the job, so you have one team and one person to call from the brief to the keys.
When does D&C suit a refurbishment?
When you know what you need but don't want to manage designers, consultants and a builder separately. It also works well for repeat programs, like a run of unit or bathroom refurbishments, where the same details get used again and again.
What's the benefit on a live site?
The people who'll build it are in the room when it's designed. A detail that can't be built with the building open, or a finish that won't survive the cleaning regime, gets fixed on paper before it costs time on site.
What does Laidre look after in a D&C contract?
The brief and scope with your property or capital works team, the designers and consultants, finish and product selection, approvals and certification, the program, construction, handover and the defects period.
Do you do D&C for aged care and commercial clients?
Yes. We do D&C fit-outs and refurbishments for commercial, hospitality and aged care clients in NSW. Bucketty's Brewing Co. in Brookvale is a recent example.
Insights
Guides
How design and construct (D&C) works
D&C puts one builder in charge of design and construction under one contract. How it works, what we look after, and when it suits a job.
Bring us the brief
Even a rough one. Tell us what you need and when, and we'll tell you straight whether D&C suits it.