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We build your practice website, with a page for every project, every kind of brief and every suburb you work in. Then we help with each client, from the first enquiry to the review at handover.

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  1. 1Tue 9:14pmAn enquiry from a project page
  2. 2Wed 8:20amInitial consult booked on site
  3. 3Thu next weekA fee proposal in four stages
  4. 4Every monthProject diary posts from site
  5. 5Handover ★★★★★A new project page and a review
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01One house, first sketch to handover

From “is it even buildable?” to “we kept every tree.”

Kate runs Fernlea Studio, a small residential practice in Brisbane's west. Follow one house in Bardon: a couple, a block that falls 7 metres to the back, and two gums they won't lose.

Fernlea Studio, Kate, Mel and Hamish are made up to show how it works
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9:14pmTuesday

Everyone says dig it out. She finds a house that didn't.

Mel searches “architect sloping block Brisbane” and lands on Fernlea's Ashgrove Hillside House page: a family home that steps down the hill instead of into it. She sends the survey and two photos of their block. Next morning it's in Kate's inbox with the files, the suburb and the project that brought her in.

  • A page for every project, found on Google
  • Forms, chat, email, Facebook and Instagram in one inbox
Sample
9:12
fernlea studio
Project · Ashgrove · 2023
Ashgrove Hillside House
6 mfall to the back
3levels
2gums kept
A family home that steps down the hill instead of digging into it. Living on the lowest level, opening to the trees.
Talk to us about your block
7:02
Mel H.Website form · Bardon
New
Tuesday 4 March
From the streetThe gumsPDFContour survey.pdf2 pages · 9:14pm
Mel H. · 9:14pmHi Kate, we've bought a block in Bardon that falls about 7 m to the back. Everyone says dig it out, but we'd love to keep the two gums. Survey attached. Is it even buildable?
Found you on GoogleAshgrove Hillside House4065
Book a consultFee proposalCall
Reply to Mel…
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4:30pmThursday, a week later

A walk on the block Saturday. A fee proposal by Thursday.

Kate taps Book a consult and Mel picks a time in Kate's own booking calendar. Saturday they walk the block and Kate sketches the section on the spot. Thursday she opens the enquiry and taps Fee proposal. The survey and photos are already there. She sets her fees out in four stages, GST is worked out, and it's good for 30 days.

Reply to Mel · Wed 8:20am

Hi Mel and Hamish, a 7 m fall and two good gums sounds like a lovely problem. Pick a time to walk the block with me. Kate

Initial site consult · your booking link
Stage 1Concept design
Stage 2Developed design
Stage 3Documentation
Stage 4On site
Sample, fees hidden
Site visit · Bardon Sat 8 Mar, 9am
  • Garage and entry at the street
  • Keep both gums
  • Living on the lowest level
  • Deck facing north-east
Kate's own sketch from the site visit
4:30
New fee proposalFor Mel and Hamish · Bardon
FP-0412
From her enquiry, Tuesday
Survey and 2 photos · Bardon
Stage 1 · Concept design 4 weeks
Site analysis and three conceptsSketches, 3D massing, a site meeting
$0,000
Stage 2 · Developed design 6 weeks
Plans, elevations, materialsTwo rounds of changes
$00,000
Stage 3 · Documentation 8 weeks
Drawings for approvals and the buildEngineer and surveyor coordinated
$00,000
Stage 4 · On site During the build
Monthly site visits and handoverQuestions answered as they come
$0,000
Subtotal$00,000.00
GST (10%)$0,000.00
Total$00,000.00
Valid for 30 days, until 12 April
Send fee proposal to Mel
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Every monthOn site, 2025–26

Fifteen months of building. A diary post after every site visit.

After each site visit Kate holds the button and says it: “Bardon, month five. The frame's up and both gums are still standing.” Genius adds her photos to the project diary on her website and her Sloping blocks page, and writes a post for Instagram and Facebook. Nothing goes out until she taps Publish. Mel shares every one. App coming soon

Month 1Design signed off
Month 5Frame up
Month 7Roof on
Month 9Glass in
Month 12The deck
Month 15Moving in
Sample
11:40
Ask GeniusFernlea Studio
Voice
You said

“Bardon, month five. The frame's up and both gums are still standing.”

I'll update these 3 places
  • 1
    Project diary on your websiteBardon Hillside House · month 5
  • 2
    Sloping blocks pageTop of “On site now”
  • 3
    Social postInstagram and Facebook
✦ Genius wroteRewriteMonth five in Bardon: the frame is up, stepping down the slope, and both gums are still standing.
Change somethingPublish
6:15
Instagram
fernleastudioBardon, Queensland
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214 likes
fernleastudio Month five in Bardon: the frame is up, stepping down the slope, and both gums are still standing. #slopingblock #brisbanearchitectView all 26 commentsmel.h Our gums!! 🌿 Can't believe it's real.
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10:00amSat 13 June 2026

Keys handed over. The house joins your projects.

Kate says “Bardon's finished. Add it to our projects with the first sketch.” Genius makes the Bardon Hillside House page with the brief, the photos, the diary and a slider from sketch to built, and links it from the Sloping blocks and Bardon pages. Then she taps Ask for a review. Sunday night Mel writes one, and the next couple with a steep block sees it beside Fernlea's name.

Text to Mel · Sat 2:15pm

Hi Mel and Hamish, welcome home! If you've loved the journey, would you mind leaving us a quick Google review? Thanks, Kate

  • Review requests by text and email
  • New reviews show up in your dashboard
Sample · drag the slider
10:04
fernlea studio
Project · Bardon · 2026
Bardon Hillside House
Kate's sketchBuilt
7 mfall to the back
15months on site
2gums kept
The project diary12 posts →
★★★★★5.0 from 34 Google reviews
Talk to us about your block
8:20
architect sloping block brisbane

Fernlea Studio

5.0★★★★★(34)
Architect · Paddington · Open
DirectionsCallWebsite
M
Mel Hughes
★★★★★5 minutes ago NEW
Three builders told us to dig the block out. Kate drew a house that steps down the hill, and we kept both gums. The fee proposal was clear, and the monthly posts meant we always knew where things were.
Response from the ownerEnjoy the first sunset on the deck, Mel and Hamish! Kate
LocalGenius Sun 8:05pm★★★★★ New review from Mel H.

Fernlea Studio is now at 5.0 from 34 reviews.

02Your projects, your briefs, your suburbs

A page for every house you've drawn.

Nobody searches “architect”. They search “architect for a sloping block in Brisbane” or “extension architect Paddington”. So every finished project, every kind of brief and every suburb gets its own page, written the way people ask.

A page for each kind of brief

  1. A-01
    New homesarchitect new home Brisbane
    /new-homes
  2. A-02
    Sloping blocksarchitect sloping block
    /sloping-blocks
  3. A-03
    Alterations and additionsextension architect Paddington
    /alterations-additions
  4. A-04
    Character homesqueenslander renovation architect
    /character-homes
  5. A-05
    Small commercialcafe fit-out architect Milton
    /small-commercial

Every finished project gets its own page

Photos, the brief, the site and the diary, linked from the right brief and suburb pages. Say “add it to our projects” and Genius builds it.

Bardon Hillside HouseNew home · sloping block/projects/bardon-hillside-house
Paddington CottageRear addition · character home/projects/paddington-cottage
Tarragindi PavilionGarden pavilion · new living/projects/tarragindi-pavilion

Pages for every suburb you work in

Tell us where you work and LocalGenius writes a page for each suburb, in sets.

Set 1 · 8 pagesLive
BardonPaddingtonAshgroveRed HillThe GapToowongAuchenflowerKenmore
Set 2 · 8 pagesBeing written
TarragindiHolland ParkCamp HillIndooroopillyChapel HillKelvin GroveWilstonNewmarket

And the rest, in one place

One inboxForms, chat, email and socials, files and allFacebookInstagramEmailGoogle
ReviewsAsk by text or email the week you hand over
GoogleAn SEO score out of 100, the fixes worth most, posts to your Business Profile
The appSay or type a change. Genius updates your site, Google and socials. Coming soon

Plans from $29.99 a month.

Change plans or cancel any time. Free domain for the first year.

  • Your website, project, brief and suburb pages
  • Inbox, fee proposals and review requests
  • Social posts and a monthly report
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03Questions

Things architects ask us.

Something else? Email support@localgenius.com.au and a real person will get back to you.

Will my projects look as good as they do in print?

That's the idea. Project pages are built around big photos and your own drawings, with the brief, the site and the diary underneath. Add or swap photos any time, or type the change to Ask Genius.

Does it say “fee proposal”, not “quote”?

Yes. Start it from the enquiry, set your fees out by stage and add your own amounts. GST is worked out for you. Your fees never go on your website unless you want them to.

Can people book an initial consult from my website?

Your website and your replies link to the booking tool you already use, like Calendly or a Google Calendar booking page. LocalGenius doesn't take the bookings itself, it just sends people to the right place.

Do diary posts go out without me seeing them?

Never. Genius writes each post from your photos and your words, then waits for your OK. You choose what's shown, like the suburb but not the street, and nothing about your clients goes up unless you put it there.

Good houses start with a conversation. Let yours start here.

Get your practice website up, then let LocalGenius help with the enquiries, fee proposals, diary posts and reviews around every project.

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