Social Functional Sustainable
Services
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Schematic Design
Schematic design is the initial phase in a construction project's design process, where the designer translates the client's vision and requirements into preliminary drawings and spatial layouts. This phase focuses on developing the overall concept, spatial relationships, and basic building systems, while also considering budget, schedule, and feasibility.
Schematic design will be complete when the provisional design is approved/(formally looked at) by the contractor and client.
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Design Development
Design Development builds on the approved schematic design by exploring each space in greater detail. At this stage, layouts are refined and elements such as storage, fixtures, and fittings are developed to show how spaces will function day to day. Details like internal storage layouts, material choices, and built-in features are considered alongside technical constraints such as radiator and socket positions. This process supports safer, more practical, and well-resolved design outcomes through careful collaboration and review.
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Construction Documents
Construction Documents turn the final design into clear drawings and specifications for construction. They provide contractors with the information needed to price, plan, and build the project accurately, helping to reduce risk and ensure the design is delivered as intended.
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Custom Additional Work
Additional artistic finishes bring a personal and creative layer to a project. This can include custom artwork, artistic consultation, and the thoughtful upcycling of existing or much-loved items. These elements help create spaces that feel unique, expressive, and connected to the people who use them.
Get to Know Us
We are a married design team committed to creating sustainable, functional, and people-centred spaces. With a shared passion for community-focused design, we combine our skills to deliver projects that are focused on social, functional and sustainable design.
We love working closely with clients, listening to their vision, and shaping places that genuinely work for the people who use them.
Sustainability guides everything we do, from materials to long-term usability, ensuring our designs make a positive and lasting impact.
Meet the Team
We are a husband and wife team
Design Director
Karl Lumsden Hall
​Hello, I’m Karl, Co-Owner and Interior Designer at Lumsden Hall Design. I have a Degree in Interior Design and have been fortunate enough to have been employed and self-employed as an Interior Designer professionally since 2017. With a broad experience in commercial and residential Interior Design, it has been rewarding to work on projects as large as multi-year new build hospital designs and government office refurbishments, as well as small-scale residential and show-home projects. When I am not cheering on one of my 3 favourite rugby teams, I am the man with the whistle for local rugby games.
Studio Manager​​
Eleanor Lumsden Hall
I’m a creative with a background in Sustainability. Within the practice I am particularly focused on the balance of designing a fun and beautiful space with the sustianability and functionality. Looking at how a space is used and how we can pick the right materials to last within that space.
Alongside design, I’m a painter and lifelong creative, and I’m happiest when I’m making things or working closely with others. I enjoy collaborative processes, listening to different perspectives, and helping ideas take shape in practical, grounded ways.
Each project is an exciting new opportunity to make something for people that solves there problems and is fun.
