A kitchen renovation isn’t one job. It’s eight overlapping trades in exact sequence. Each one depends on the trade before it. Get the order wrong and you face rework, delays, and design compromise.
Each trade is locked in at a fixed price where possible. Purchase orders go out months in advance. Hamid Zwart leads sequencing across every kitchen, drawing on three decades and 273 projects (as of 2026). A dedicated foreman runs each site.
A kitchen ranges from $45,000 to $95,000. The gap comes down to specification. Tapware tier, cabinetry quality, benchtop material, tile grade. No other room has a wider spread between what you want and what it costs.
The standard industry approach makes this worse. Builders price kitchen fittings with vague Prime Cost allowances. Tiles at $50 to $80 per square metre. Then you walk into a showroom, fall in love with a $120 tile, and the budget spirals. Pressure builds, and the finishes you care about most get cut.
We close the gap by bringing the interior designer in during design, before construction starts. Every fitting is specified, priced, and approved in advance. You see the cost impact of each choice before a single trade walks on site.
Lead interior designer Kate Gardham comes in during design, before construction starts. She works through every specification category in your kitchen, then presents options at three tiers in the CoConstruct portal with real costs attached.
Pick a preference and the budget updates in real time. We call this second-tier pricing accuracy. When all specifications are confirmed early, contingency drops from 10% to 8%, or from 15% to 10%. The unknowns get resolved at specification, not at the build face.
Once specifications are locked in, the second layer of budget work begins. The principle is simple. Don’t cut the design. Reconcile it with the budget.
Take tapware. An ABI tap at $400 lands the same visual impact as a $1,600 Karen Walker alternative. Apply that thinking across cabinetry hardware, benchtop edges, splashback tiles, and lighting. A kitchen that reads like a $95,000 fit-out can come in at $60,000 because the budget went to finishes you see and touch every day.
If the initial specification comes in over budget, we identify which elements are non-negotiable for the design and which can be substituted or removed. A $45,000 cantilevered corner that adds cost but little visual return gets flagged. The process usually runs two to three revision cycles until design ambition and budget reality settle.
Every specification choice and cost-saving call above is led by a dedicated interior designer. Not a builder making design decisions on the fly.
Kate Gardham leads the design on most of our kitchen projects. She handles layout, cabinetry specification, spatial flow between the kitchen and adjoining living areas, material palette coordination from benchtop to splashback to flooring, and the full fitting schedule.
Behind the project work sits a company culture that respects design. Co-founder Myrthe Nitzsche, an Honours-qualified Interior Architect, set that standard. Our build team actively improves the architect’s plans during construction, so joinery alignment and material transitions land with precision, not convenience.
The range is $45,000 to $95,000 depending on cabinetry, benchtop, tapware, appliances, and tiles. We lock in the actual cost through the PC Sum Elimination process. Every fitting selected and priced during design. The number you approve is the number you pay. See the full pricing approach.
A typical architectural kitchen renovation involves eight or more specialist trades: plumber, electrician, builder (framing and structural), cabinet maker, tiler, benchtop fabricator, painter, and appliance installer. A dedicated foreman sequences every trade so each stage is complete before the next begins. This prevents rework and delays.
The lead interior designer works with you from the first conversation, guiding showroom visits and material selections to define your aesthetic. She then presents tiered options for every category so you compare choices with full cost visibility. The result is a specification schedule that reflects your taste and your budget in equal measure.
Yes. Kitchen renovation is a core component of most full home renovations. When your kitchen is part of a larger project, the team coordinates sequencing across all rooms, manages temporary kitchen arrangements, and ensures dust control between construction zones and living areas. See our full home renovation approach.
Absolutely. Many Auckland heritage villas have small, separated kitchens that owners want to open into living areas. Structural modifications, including removing load-bearing walls, are assessed by engineers and priced into the Concept Design Pricing stage. You know the cost of structural changes before committing to the design.
Yes. We work with specialist kitchen manufacturers across all quality tiers, from well-built standard joinery through to fully custom cabinetry with concealed hardware and hand-finished details. The cabinetry design, material, and hardware are all confirmed during the specification stage. The manufacturer’s quote is locked in before any work starts on site.
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