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Everything You Need to Know – Arkular Modular Home FAQs
A clever, sustainable building alternative, Arkular provides cost-effective modular architecture delivered to your site. Ready to start your Arkular modular home journey? Read on to have all your modular design and build FAQs answered and to learn about the free online consultation in the next steps.
How Long is the Arkular Modular Process?
The average construction time for an Arkular home is around 12 to 20 weeks. The installation takes 1 – 2 days and 2 – 4 weeks for finishing touches.These times may vary depending on the project’s complexity and site access.
What are the Advantages of a Modular Build?
An Arkular modular home offers cost-effectiveness, faster construction, and energy efficiency. With high-quality materials and customisable designs, our homes provide durability and modern living solutions. Enjoy a quicker move-in and the flexibility to create a space that truly reflects your style and needs.
Does Arkular manage my permit and DA?
Yes. Any sites requiring town planning will be assisted through the process by our team. We can prepare a town planning package and application and submit it to the council on your behalf. We’ll liaise with the council and keep you updated throughout. Please note – not all sites require town planning.
We have strong relationships with local councils and can often fast track the process (depending on the specific council).
How straightforward is the Arkular process?
The Arkular journey is streamlined to make the design and build of your modular dwelling fun and enjoyable.
From concept to completion, our process is simplified over 3 phases, design, document and deliver, we manage everything for you. We keep you involved at each stage, striking a balance between minimising stress and maximising your influence on the final result.
Are Arkular qualified Architects?
Yes, Arkular is a high-end Architectural practice with experienced and qualified Architects. Your preliminary modular home design is strictly created by qualified architects only.
Are your modular homes cost-effective?
Arkular partners with selected high quality modular manufacturers in each state, leveraging off volume-building purchasing power to deliver affordability for clients.
How Arkular provides cost-saving benefits:
– Every client has an accurate idea of costs at the very first design presentation, providing a clear design direction
– We have an impressive and comprehensive standard inclusions list
– Our processes are streamlined, guaranteeing sharp turnarounds
– We provide exceptional project value for the entire process (timings depend on site and council)
Can my Arkular modular home be customised?
You have the choice of a completely customised designed or a pre-configured Ark set design that can be used as, is or can be tailored to create a bespoke space.
Our custom projects are a completely personalised approach, designed to suit a specific site, budget needs and design preferences. We design and build all styles of homes, everything from mid-level to million dollar homes.
Do you build luxury modular homes?
We design and build all styles of homes, from mid-level to million-dollar homes, all depending on your budget and design appeite.
Is an Arkular home suitable for different climatic conditions?
Yes! We use durable and resilient materials, high grade insulation, double-glazed windows and doors for high performing homes in various environments, including urban, rural, coastal, alpine, remote off-grid locations and BAL-rated areas.
Given the broad geography of our reach, our homes have to be adaptable for all climates from Antarctic winds in the South of Tasmania to the tropical conditions of North Queensland.
Are your modular homes Passivhaus certified?
Our homes are passively designed for extremely high levels of energy efficiency in a building, but are not passivhaus certified. We design energy efficient & footprint conscious homes, designing big rather than building big and paying attention to thermal efficiency through shading, glazing, orientation and renewable energy sources.
Can Arkular homes be Powered by Nature?
Arkular designs homes to sit in harmony with your site. Use of passive thermal design principles, tracking the sun, following the wind and getting to know the weather patterns set the rhythm for creating highly energy efficient Arkular spaces.
Are Arkular modular homes energy efficient?
Yes they certainly are. We implement passive design principles including considered orientation, shading, high-grade insulation, increased air-tightness, double glazed windows and doors and high quality materials for high thermal performing homes that are healthier to live in, more comfortable, and less costly to run.
Does Arkular work on projects that have a BAL rating?
Yes. Our homes are built to comply with a low-mid BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) rating. We can modify the design where required for mid-high BAL ratings and/or select alternative cladding and materials. We can service any level of BAL up to Flame Zone with structural and design changes.
Learn more about BAL ratings and designing homes in BAL rated areas here or view 5 Arkular Sustainable Modular Homes in BAL Rated Areas here.
