Capability Statement

Partners in your building success

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Welcome

Keystone Architects is an experienced, full

service architectural practice based in

Maryborough, Queensland and serving the

Wide Bay and Burnett regions and

beyond. We regularly undertake projects in

Maryborough, Hervey Bay, Childers,

Bundaberg, Gympie, Cooroy, Kingaroy,

Murgon, Gayndah and Mundubbera and have

been as far afield as Agnes Water and

Theodore.

We have been operating here since 1990 and

have established a broad network of fruitful

working relationships with local authorities,

consulting engineers, surveyors, builders,

tradesmen and suppliers- in fact, the full team

necessary to execute any kind of building

project.

We hold all appropriate licences and

insurances and are prequalified to Level 3

with the Queensland State Government. This

means that we can, and do, undertake

projects worth a few thousand dollars up to

projects worth millions of dollars.

What do we do?

We provide traditional architectural services

and modern project management services,

working closely with all stakeholders and

authorities to achieve a compliant, cost

effective and operationally complete building

on behalf of our clients.

Our work is undertaken in structured stages,

the extent of our involvement depending on

where in the process we get on board and

how much assistance each of our clients

requires from us.

Our work is delivered electronically using

words and both two dimensional and three

dimensional images to describe how a

particular building outcome is to be achieved.

We work with qualified specialist consultants

such as structural, civil, hydraulic, acoustic

and fire engineers, to name just a few. Our

role is to obtain advice appropriate to each

project and ensure that it fully incorporated

into the design process. At times we even

collaborate with other architects.

“I have been extremely happy with the professionalism of Keystone Architects. We continue to have a great relationship after 16 years of extensive staged projects on both my sites”

Martin Singer, Martin Singer Motors

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Our Team

Marian Graham B Arch (Hons) FRAIA is the business founder and principal architect. Her many years of experience are at the core of our business systems. She was made a Fellow of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects in recognition of her services to architecture and the community. She enjoys the variety of work that comes with working in a regional area with every day bringing new challenges

Michael Dunn spent 8 years as a project manager on heritage projects in the middle east before joining us in 2018. He undertook the project management of the recently completed Story Bank for the Fraser Coast Regional Council. This project involved the restoration of a heritage listed bank building in very poor repair and its conversion to an interpretive centre and museum.

Flavia Sao Thiago Carvalho qualified as an architect n Brazil where she ran her own design studio for some years before becoming a project manager for the Brazil Olympic Games. She came to Australia to design and project manage the athlete’s village for the 2018 Commonwealth Games and has decided to stay. Flavia has a flare for design and an eye for detail, keeping our private school clients very happy with flexible and stylish solutions.

Stefan Verstraten, a student architect with the first degree under his belt joined us in 2017. He is bright, enthusiastic and capable. His revit skills enhance our clients’ abilities to visualise their projects. Stefan works on residential projects as well as commercial and education projects. Morgan Connell is a building design student in his second year of studies. The practical application of the regulations and codes he is learning about in his course is proving invaluable to him and to us.

Jeremy Baker, our senior architectural technician, has a Bachelor of Built Environment qualification and 22 years of industry experience. He joined the team in 2016. He brings his design experience and knowledge of materials together to produce practical and tasteful building solutions. Jeremy has lived on the Fraser Coast for many years

Jenny Monteith, our office manager, is essentially our clients' relationship manager, keeping track of paperwork, approvals and accounts. She is the one most likely to remember your birthday and to put the lotto entry in.

What is a keystone?

It’s the middle stone of an arch – the one that

holds it all together. That’s what we can do for your

building project.

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We design our service to suit your project.

The full architectural service offered by Keystone Architects allows our clients to choose the

stages they wish us to undertake and to have the certitude of a single point of contact for the

duration of their projects.

Brief preparation Feasibility Study Master Planning

Preliminary design Design development Construction drawings

Manage approvals 3D Representations Manage tender process

Measured drawings Specification writing Colour and Finish Schedules

Project Management Energy Efficiency Report Renovation Report

Contract Administration Disability Access Report Maintenance Schedule

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Commercial

Car dealerships: Honda, Nissan, Kia,

Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Holden and

Isuzu

Automotive workshops

Petrol stations for Caltex

Boutique retail premises

Dimmeys department store, Maryborough. Their first new building.

Dymmocks book shop reconstruction after a fire

Hairdressing salon

Neighbourhood shops

Butcher’s shop fitout

Veterinary clinic

Charity retail premises

Education

Keystone Architects has longstanding

relationships with the Queensland

Education Department, TAFE and

private schools such as Riverside

Christian College and St Mary’s

Catholic College within our immediate

area and Victory College at Gympie.

We have designed state of the art

science and art facilities, music rooms

with recording studio, multi-purpose

halls, new administration buildings,

libraries, tuckshops, flexible learning

areas, prep classrooms, trade training

areas and manual arts buildings. Many

are new buildings but some involve

refurbishment work.

We also have extensive experience of

minor works such as providing toilet

facilities, disability access and covered

links.

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Health

Emergency department upgrades to

Maryborough and Hervey Bay

Hospitals

Dental clinics, public and private

Pathology units, public & private

Imaging units, private

Private medical centres

Skin clinic

Ward refurbishment including addition

of ensuite bathrooms

Covered links

Kitchen facility refurbishment

Asbestos removal

Administration upgrade

Aged Care

Keystone Architects has extensive

experience in Aged Care having

worked with RSL Care and Torbay

Retirement Limited from green field

sites to completed villages over many

stages on sites in Maryborough,

Hervey Bay and Bundaberg. Each site

accommodates independent living with

community centre, low care, high care

and dementia care.

For Queensland Health we designed a

4 bed high care extension to the

Childers Hospital.

Keystone Architects provided full

architectural services including interior

design for all these projects.

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Community

Theatre & cultural venues

Art galleries

Fire stations

Police Stations

Court Houses

Council Chambers

Meals on Wheels commercial kitchens

Heritage

Keystone Architects has extensive

experience as Heritage Architects

having worked on most of the heritage

listed properties in Maryborough, of

which there are many.

We understand the heritage protection

system and know how to negotiate

outcomes satisfactory to all parties.

Our work includes preparation of

measured drawings to record a

heritage place, recommendation of

appropriate repairs and maintenance,

preparation of impact statement to

accompany an application for an

exemption certificate and preparation

of working drawings for building

adaptation and recycling.

Our experience means that we are

familiar with the types of problems

often encountered by the owners of

older buildings. We can calmly assess

and advise appropriate solutions.

We work in association with Converge

Heritage + Community on projects

requiring their archaeological and

historical research capabilities and

experience.

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Residential

New homes

Alterations & additions to existing

homes

Duplex units

Apartment building

Outdoor entertaining area

Garage to match the house

Relative’s apartment

Layout rationalisation

Complete refurbishment

Retirement home

Hobby areas

Kitchen remodelling – The 3D drawing

below was done to assist our client

with visualisation.

Interior Fitout

Fitout projects tend to fit into one of the

previously described categories of

architectural work. They involve taking

an existing internal space and

designing a layout and décor to suit a

new or an expanded use. Our projects

include doctor’s surgeries, offices,

bars, restaurants and shops.

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Contact us: Keystone Architects Pty Ltd 320 Alice Street (PO Box 382) Maryborough QLD 4650

Tel: 07 4123 1005 Fax: 07 4123 1001 Email:info@keystonearchitects.com

ABN 32 114 332 197 BOAQ registration #2399

For more information please visit

www.keystonearchitects.com