Brisbane
Custom Home Builders in Brisbane
Custom homes and knockdown rebuilds across Brisbane - designed to the block, the overlay and the way you live.
Building in Brisbane
A builder, not a sales office
Every Amali home is personally overseen by licensed builder Ivan McRobb, bringing more than 30 years of hands-on building experience to every project. We take on a small number of homes each year across South East Queensland, with a new Brisbane home now under construction. Every home is designed for the block it sits on, and every conversation is with Ivan.
Brisbane builds have their own realities - narrow lots, character overlays, subtropical heat and older suburbs that fall away toward the river. We resolve those in the design and the engineering rather than in a variation later, and hold the standard you will see on our standard inclusions page, where premium finishes are included rather than upsold.
What We Build
Custom homes, rebuilds and tight city blocks
Custom homes
Designed around your block, not a display home. Inner-Brisbane lots are narrow and tightly overlooked, so plans are drawn to the setbacks, the northern light and the neighbours you actually have.
Knockdown rebuilds
Keep the suburb, the schools and the commute. We assess the existing house, services and site access, manage demolition and rebuild a home that suits the land properly.
Knockdown rebuild processSmall and sloping lots
Brisbane's older suburbs fall away, sit in overland flow paths or carry character controls. We resolve slope, retaining and levels in the design and engineering rather than in a variation later.
Sloping & split-level buildsDuplex & dual occupancy
Brisbane City Plan allows dual occupancy on many larger lots. We check zoning, frontage and character overlays before anything is drawn.
Duplex builders Gold Coast & BrisbaneOn Site Now
Annie St, inner Brisbane
Under construction
A narrow block, built upward
Annie St is a narrow inner-Brisbane block surrounded by traditional Queenslanders. Rather than squeeze a standard plan onto it, the home was designed vertically - living and outdoor space stacked over three levels so the family gains a pool, an alfresco and a rooftop terrace without losing the block to setbacks.
Approvals
How a Brisbane build gets approved
Most delays on a Brisbane build happen before a slab is poured. We front-load the site work and the approvals so the path is known, and priced, before you commit.
01
Site and services check
Survey, soil classification, sewer and stormwater locations, easements and existing site levels. On a rebuild we also check what has to be disconnected and demolished before anything is designed.
02
Design to the planning scheme
Brisbane City Council's City Plan sets the zoning, setbacks, site cover and building height for your lot, and some streets carry a character or traditional building overlay. The plan is drawn to those rules from the start.
03
Approvals lodged
Building approval through a private certifier, plus a development application to council where an overlay, demolition or a relaxation makes one necessary. We coordinate the consultants and lodge it.
04
Demolition and construction
Demolition and service disconnections on a rebuild, then a fixed-price build with Ivan running the site. One point of contact from first meeting to handover.
Included
Premium finishes as standard
What other builders quote as an upgrade is already in an Amali Homes contract. It keeps the price honest and the selections process short.
- 2550mm ceilings to ground and first floor
- 20mm engineered stone benchtops
- Fisher & Paykel 900mm appliance package
- Ducted reverse-cycle air conditioning
- All-electric, gas-free homes
- Colorbond steel roofing, rendered Hebel or brick
- Full-height tiling to ensuite
- 10-year structural warranty
Where We Build
Brisbane and the surrounding suburbs
We build across Brisbane's inner and middle-ring suburbs, and out to the western and bayside corridors. If your block sits somewhere else in South East Queensland, we also build on the Gold Coast and in Toowoomba.
- New Farm
- Paddington
- Bulimba
- Hawthorne
- Ashgrove
- Camp Hill
- Coorparoo
- Wilston
- Clayfield
- Holland Park
- Chelmer
- Kenmore
Questions
Building in Brisbane
Yes. Amali Homes builds throughout South East Queensland, including Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Toowoomba. Our Annie St home in inner Brisbane is now under construction.
Yes. We assess the existing house, site levels and services, arrange demolition and service disconnections, and rebuild a new custom home on the same block. Some Brisbane streets sit under a character or traditional building overlay, which affects whether the existing house can be removed - we check that before design starts.
A building approval through a private certifier is usually the quickest path. Where a development application to Brisbane City Council is required - for demolition in a character area, a height or setback relaxation, or an overlay - allow additional time for council assessment. We tell you which path your block needs at the site assessment rather than after you have signed.
Yes. Narrow lots usually need the home designed vertically, with living and outdoor space stacked over multiple levels. Our Annie St build gains a pool, alfresco and rooftop terrace on a small inner-Brisbane site by doing exactly that.
You deal directly with Ivan McRobb, the licensed builder running your job. There is no sales team between you and the person on site.
Yes. Amali Homes is a QBCC licensed builder and a HIA member, and every home comes with a 10-year structural warranty and a 12-month maintenance period.
"Murphy and Mrs Plumbing have worked with Ivan McRobb on more than 65 new-build projects in the Toowoomba region over the past 2 years. During this time, we have experienced first-hand the hard work and dedication that Ivan puts into every single one of his builds."
Kayla Murphy
Director - Murphy & Mrs Plumbing
Next Step
Planning a custom home in Brisbane?
Talk directly with Ivan about your block, your ideas and how Amali approaches the build.