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OIC Architects Architecture, Property Strategy, Interiors. For owners and investors making serious property decisions. Sydney, Australia

28/09/2026

Everyone thinks they want an open plan living space, but almost no one can explain what open really means to them.
Most people picture knocking every wall down, or just having one big space, but that’s exactly where it goes wrong. You end up with a home that looks big and feels empty.

Take a look at how we handled the open plan living area in this dream home, and the thinking behind every decision we made in it.

Building or renovating and want a second opinion before you commit? Link in bio to book a free Property Strategy Call or visit us at oicarchitects.com.au

23/09/2026

A bigger house doesn’t mean one you’ll be happier living in. Before you decide how big to build, consider this.

A big floor plan impresses the people who visit once, but what you feel every day depends on whether each person in the house has a space that belongs to them.

In this multigenerational home, we designed for a couple, their parents, their kids, the dogs, and even the children they hadn’t had yet. Dual living done properly is about separation as much as it is about space. Here’s how we made room for every one of them.

Building your forever home and scared of getting it wrong? Link in bio to book a free Property Strategy Call or visit us at oicarchitects.com.au

12/09/2026

If you don’t spend the money resolving things during design, you usually end up spending it on site instead — while also paying interest, holding costs, trades and the price of uncertainty when something hasn’t been properly worked through.

Looking back on this duplex project, our client realised that bringing the right professionals in early gave him a much stronger grip on the development. Good advice, proper documentation and clear coordination helped him make informed decisions before they became expensive construction problems.

In the final part of this six-part series, we talk about why both developers and homeowners need to understand where the real cost of a project sits — and why paying for clarity early can give you far more control later.

Weighing up a quote right now? Link in bio to book a free Property Strategy Call.

08/09/2026

The design decisions you make at the drawing stage are the ones the selling agent talks about at the end.

When our client’s duplex hit the market, the feedback came back on three things. The kitchen opening straight out to the backyard. The ocean view from the master bedroom balcony. Even the stair sitting next to the laundry. None of them were standard, and each one took work to make happen on a hard block.

In part five of this six-part series, we show you which design choices buyers respond to, and why without them this would have been just another standard home.

Wondering what your block could support? Link in bio to book a free Property Strategy Call.

04/09/2026

A good development design should work with the site, not fight against it. Every line an architect draws has a cost attached to it, so for a developer, design decisions need to be made with buildability, approval risk and budget in mind from day one.

That starts with choosing the most suitable approval pathway, so the developer can understand the likely cost and feasibility early. From there, the design should respond to the site itself — using its constraints and opportunities to create value, rather than forcing an idea onto the block and paying for it later.

In part four of this six-part series, we discuss how we approached the design from a developer’s perspective, and which features the selling agent said buyers actually responded to.

Got a tricky block? Link in bio to book a free Property Strategy Call.

01/09/2026

Your first development project is rarely a straight road.

There will always be things you didn’t know to ask, decisions you haven’t made before, and technical issues you may not fully understand yet. But every project gives you more clarity, more confidence and a better understanding of what really matters the next time around.

And you don’t need to become an expert in every technical detail yourself. What matters is knowing when you need the right person beside you — someone who understands the technical side, knows what questions need to be asked, and can help you get the right answers before decisions are made.

In part three of this six-part series, our client talks about what he has learned from his first development journey, the questions he asks now, and how that experience has made him a more resilient and informed developer.

Want a second read on your project? Link in bio to book a free Property Strategy Call.

28/08/2026

In property development, slow and inefficient communication is a cost that can easily be avoided.

With this duplex project, we guided the client through the process and brought the key specialists together early — including the geotech, structural and civil engineers — even hosting an engineering coordination meeting before approval was obtained. That meant everyone was working from the same information, questions could be resolved together, and discrepancies were picked up before they became problems.

In part two of this six-part series, he explains the difference it made having one person coordinate the consultants, chase the answers and keep everyone aligned — instead of leaving him to manage all of those moving parts himself.

Planning your next project? Link in bio to book a free Property Strategy Call.

25/08/2026

Before you start a development, two things matter more than most: doing your own due diligence, and choosing people you can genuinely rely on.

Before design even started, our client had already spent time driving around the area, inspecting comparable homes, understanding what was selling well and at what price, and experiencing those products for himself. That gave us a much clearer brief to work from. From there, it was about finding professionals who not only understood what they were doing, but were also aligned with the way he wanted to work.

In part one of this six-part series, he talks about why good development starts before the drawings — with proper research, a clear brief, and the right people around you.

Thinking about your own development? Link in bio to book a free Property Strategy Call.

Most free property calls are a sales pitch in disguise. This one runs the other way around. Thirty minutes with Clovia, ...
29/07/2026

Most free property calls are a sales pitch in disguise. This one runs the other way around.

Thirty minutes with Clovia, who reads your situation before she picks up the phone, then tells you whether your next step is worth taking. If OIC is the right fit, she'll say how. If it isn't, she'll say that too.

This call is complimentary with only 5 spots open this week, for people with a real decision in front of them.

Swipe to see exactly how it works and who it's for.

👉 Book your spot at oicpropertygroup.com.au

You can hire the best agent, architect, and builder in Sydney and still end up making the wrong call.Each one might be r...
20/07/2026

You can hire the best agent, architect, and builder in Sydney and still end up making the wrong call.

Each one might be right in their own lane, but have you ever wondered whose job it is to connect all that advice into a single strategy? It's a gap we see on property projects all the time and it's where the expensive mistakes live.

OIC was built to fill that gap. Swipe to learn more.

👉 Need a read on your property? Book a Property Strategy Call at oicpropertygroup.com.au

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