bàlay Vandyke is the coming together of two prominent Cairns based building design studios, bàlay building design & Chris Vandyke Designs.
Matt Piromalli established bàlay Building Design Pty Ltd in 2004 and has spent the past 17 years building the business by offering creative & customised design solutions for a variety of residential & commercial projects in North Queensland & PNG.
Chris Vandyke is one of our regions most recognised building designers. He established Chris Vandyke Designs Pty Ltd in the 1970’s and until now has been responsible for some of the most iconic tropical architecture accross the eastern seaboard of Australia and throughout the Pacific.
The team strategically placed in the same building as their structural engineer has proven to be indispensable to the design process outcomes of 'constructability' & building to a budget.
Our approach is to provide a very personal and tailored response to each and every project, through a collaboration of ideas between designer & client.
With a commitment to excellence and taking pride in the work that we produce, bàlay Vandyke's focus is to provide our clients with good design, quality documentation and a memorable service at an affordable price.
Matt
Matt is the team’s Designer and represents Far North QLD on the state management committee of the Building Designer’s Associationas their President. Before moving to Cairns and establishing bàlay Building Design in 2004, Matt lived in the Whitsundays where he worked casually as a contract designer, leaving plenty of time for his other passion sailing.
Matt takes an artful approach to each project and brings a unique balance of artistic ability and advanced 3D computer technology to each design. Matt's designs are influenced by the interplay of indoor and outdoor spaces and are created by combining his freehand sketch skills with a broad construction knowledge of our tropical region. Matt’s wide-ranging experience across many council areas, with sites of varying constraints and opportunities, has prepared him to deal with any design challenge.
Cris
Cris joined our team in 2010 and is our Architectural Technician with international degrees from the UK in Architecture and Urban Design.
Cris has crafted his structural documentation skills by preparing construction drawings for some of Chris Vandyke’s most unique buildings.
Cris brings a high level of experience in 3D modelling, BIM technology & realism visualisations.
His experience extends to the use of many software programs, providing our clients with a superior presentation experience.
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Andrew Burgess joined our team in 2019 and is our Structural Technician.
Andrew works closeley with consulting engineers in preparing construction documentation for all of our projects.
Andrew holds a Degree in Building Design and has advanced skills in BIM tecchnology, drafting and structural docmentation.
Ella
Ella provides administrative support and manages the financial accounts for our office.
She is a qualified book-keeper and previously worked for 7 years as the Accounts Manager at balay Building Design.
Along with providing the company with project and financial reports, Ella is also a Commissioner for Declarations.