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Mark MacInnis Architect

Mark is residential architect in Melbourne Mark’s philosophy is simple. He really cares about creating special places that people love to be in.

He listens to his clients and then works his magic by not only identifying what is important to them, but injecting something special into his designs that delights his clients. Mark’s calm nature puts you immediately at ease and his concern for getting the design right is at the heart of what makes him a really great architect. Mark follows a logical process with his clients;

1. He meets you at the property that is going to be the project.

2. Listens to the key ideas and needs that you have.

3. He then outlines what he calls a feasibility study which is a series of three meetings with design workshops with you to clarify the design elements and come up with a base plan that can be used to estimate a probable cost. Most of Mark’s clients find this a very useful process and the price is an affordable step before you decide to proceed with the entire architectural services for finalised plans. If you are in the process of looking for an architect that will listen to what you want and enjoy the process of creating something special then speak with Mark.

“I provide a consultant services as a qualified architect. I assist families in helping to realise their home improvement dreams.I am a friendly and creative architect that strives to understand your needs and to make sure that we capture the essence of what you are hoping for in your home.My collaborative style of designing and managing ensures that you always know the next step and cost involved before we do anything. I provide a fee schedule after I understand the scope of works. Looking forward for the chance to work with you. “

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Contact Mark on [email protected] or 0418 100872

26/10/2026

This is what happens when you design for how you actually want to live.
Every detail here started with a conversation: how the family uses the space, where the light falls, what makes them stop and breathe.
Pool. Pergola. Glass that opens the whole ground floor to the sky. A home that finally fits.
Thinking about 2027? Let’s talk about what’s possible for yours.
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📍 Melbourne’s south-east
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22/10/2026

Coming together for Christmas.
A sweeping canopy to arrive under. Curves stepping down the slope. Daylight poured down a timber-lined stair, and a cellar lit by a circle of sky.
Still a few ladders and drop sheets in the way, but this one is nearly home. Thank you to everyone on site who has brought it this far.
Merry Christmas, and see you in the new year.
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11/10/2026

Thinking about extending, but cannot picture it yet?
Upload your floor plan, or a rough sketch, and walk through your home in 3D. Try an extension at the back, swap colours and finishes, choose a garden style and watch the light change from morning to dusk.
It is free, there is nothing to install, and your plan stays private and is deleted after 30 days. It is not a design. It is a way to see your options and bring better questions to a first conversation with Mark.
Try it here: https://www.markmacinnis.com.au/see-your-home-in-3d

11/10/2026

The kids have moved out, yet the kitchen still feels tight. Before you extend in Melbourne, see it.
Upload your floor plan and walk through the house with a new living space at the back, then compare it with what you have now. It takes a few minutes and costs nothing.
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06/10/2026

The kids are older, someone works from the spare room, and the TV is the first thing you see when you walk in. The house still fits. It just never lets you switch off.
A home feels like a retreat when the architecture does the calming: how you arrive, where the screens go, what storage hides, and how light moves through the day. All of it is decided at design stage, which means a renovation can get you there.
Five design moves for a calmer home, on the blog now. Link in bio.

28/09/2026

From first conversation to front door. Every project starts with the site and how you want to live. From there, feasibility, design, permits and construction follow step by step, and the home comes out made for how you live inside and out. Start with a feasibility study.

20/08/2026

Six months after the renovation, everyone’s still sitting in the old part of the house.
It’s almost never the size. It’s the light.
Melbourne’s useful light comes from the north — steady in winter, easy to shade in summer. A wall of west-facing glass looks spectacular in the drawing and is unusable in February.
The fix isn’t bigger windows. It’s deciding where the rooms go after you know where the sun is.
Before you brief anyone, spend a weekend paying attention. Where does the sun land at 8am, at midday, at 4pm — in winter, not summer. Which room does everyone drift to? Which one does nobody use?
That’s the brief. It’s more useful than a room count.
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05/08/2026

“What actually happens in a first meeting with an architect 👇 (swipe)” — and I’d tag it to Brighton / Malvern East / North Melbourne with a light hashtag set: .

05/08/2026

Almost every brief mentions it: open the house up, connect the living to the garden. It is also one of the easiest things to get wrong, because indoor-outdoor living is far more than a big door and a deck.
The versions that disappoint are designed for the photograph. A wide opening onto a west-facing courtyard looks wonderful in a brochure and bakes from two in the afternoon.
Three things make it work in a real Melbourne summer: orientation (north quietly wins, west is the trap), the transition rather than the opening, and designing for the days the weather is not perfect.
New on the blog.

15/07/2026

Trend lists date. Briefs don’t lie.
Sitting across the table from Melbourne homeowners this year, I keep hearing the same five things — and none of them is a style.
A shared heart to the home, with rooms that have real jobs. A workspace that is actually a room. Spaces designed to change jobs as the family changes. Comfort you can feel in July, not just admire in photos. And the classic Melbourne move: heritage in front, life out the back.
New on the blog: the five design themes shaping 2026 projects on my drawing board — and what sits behind each one.

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Oakleigh, VIC
3166

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 6pm
Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 6pm
Friday	10am - 6pm
Saturday	1pm - 6pm

Website

http://www.markmacinnis.com.au/

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