Episode 9: Kangaroo Valley with Lucas and Louise – When “High End” Needs Cost Plus
Haydn heads inland to the stunning surrounds of Kangaroo Valley to visit long time clients Lucas and Louise, the husband-and-wife team behind a truly extraordinary architectural build.
This project sets a new benchmark, delivering one of the highest square metre rates Price A Plan has ever worked on. With intricate detailing, complex structural elements, and a design that pushes creative boundaries, the conversation unpacks why cost-plus contracts are often essential for bespoke homes where the scope cannot be perfectly defined upfront.
What you’ll hear in this episode
- Why this Kangaroo Valley build pushed into record level square metre rates
- What makes highly bespoke architectural homes so hard to price accurately
- Why cost-plus contracts can protect both builder and client when the scope is evolving
- Lucas’s journey from apprentice to master craftsman and rediscovering passion by returning to the tools
- How Louise’s legal and admin background strengthens reporting, transparency, and client communication
- The deeper lesson, success is not always about getting bigger, sometimes it is about getting aligned