23 July 2026
Knockdown Rebuild vs Renovation: How to Decide
The honest arithmetic for Sydney homeowners weighing a major renovation against a knockdown rebuild — costs, approvals, timelines and how to decide.
One Of a Kind High End Homes
Welcome to Merc.
We create one-of-a-kind, high-end homes tailored to each client’s taste and way of living — designed and built by experienced architects and craftsmen, as one accountable team.
From first sketch to handover: custom homes, whole-home renovations and knockdown rebuilds across Sydney’s east, north and Inner West — under Builders Licence 377744C.
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79 Harcourt Parade Rosebery
In progress
A charcoal-brick duplex of gabled pavilions, drawn low into its garden.
12 Hillary Parade Matraville
Completed
A white-brick duplex behind a breeze-block veil, in travertine and oak.
299 Simpson Street Bondi Beach
Completed
Off-form concrete, glass and recycled brick around a garden atrium.
2C–2D Ecru Residences Bondi
Concept
Curved limestone forms and fluted glass, softened by coastal planting.