Designing a Home for How You Actually Live

Sat Jun 13 2026 at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm UTC+10:00

66 Merivale St | South Brisbane

The Build and Design Centre
Publisher/HostThe Build and Design Centre
Designing a Home for How You Actually Live
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Most homes are built around assumptions. Join building designer Tamica Lewis to learn how to design a home that's built around you instead.
About this Event

Most homes are built around assumptions. The double garage. The formal living room. The fourth bedroom. Features included not because anyone asked for them, but because they're expected.

Tamica Lewis designs around people instead.

As construction costs continue to rise, the case for rethinking the standard floor plan has never been stronger. The homes that work best aren't the ones that tick every conventional box. They're the ones built around how the people inside them actually live.

In this session, Tamica will show you how to identify what genuinely matters in your home, where floor area is being wasted on spaces you don't need, and how smarter, more deliberate planning creates homes that are more personal, more efficient, and more genuinely yours.


What you'll take away
  • How to identify which spaces and features genuinely improve daily life and which are included simply because they're expected
  • Why designing away from standard floor plans and resale assumptions leads to better homes
  • How to reduce unnecessary floor area and design spaces that serve multiple purposes, without sacrificing comfort or liveability

About Tamica Lewis

Tamica Lewis is a Queensland-based building designer and founder of Tempus Design Studio, a practice specialising in residential building design and interior design. A former President of Building Design Queensland, Tamica brings both hands-on design expertise and deep industry knowledge to everything she does.


Who this is for

Homeowners planning a new build or renovation who have looked at a standard floor plan and thought: this doesn't feel like us. Whether you're finalising your concept or just starting to gather ideas, this session will give you the clarity to make better decisions earlier.

Hosted at the Build and Design Centre, 66 Merivale Street, South Brisbane. Free to attend. Seats are limited. Register to secure your place.


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66 Merivale St, 66 Merivale Street, South Brisbane, Australia

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