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partner profile: porter davis
porter davis
In 1999 three guys in their early 30s who had been working in the building industry saw a gap in the market. They realised that several critical elements missing from the industry - a guaranteed site start, architecturally-design homes that offered considered spacial planning, and homes that were built using innovative and interesting textured and coloured materials. The result was Porter Davis, a home builder with a vision for offering landowners the perfect home to build on their property.
Keith Fuller joined the Porter Davis team in mid2000 as a Senior Designer and brought with him his wealth of experience in architectural design. Working closely with fellow Senior Designer, Randall Pye, the pair focused on creating the ultimate lifestyle for Porter Davis homeowners, taking the architectural offering to a whole new level. A change in the philosophy of floor plan design saw the development of homes that featured large master bedrooms, dressing rooms and dual walk-in-robes, as well as large alfresco living areas. Explains Keith, “The client base encompasses a very broad demographic, with the largest house we design is around 54 to 60 squares including the garage and alfresco areas.”
Right from the outset Porter Davis developed an incredible team of interior designers, supervisors and construction professionals. Importantly, they also concentrated on developing strong relationships with key supply partners including companies like Reese, Coco Republic and National Tiles. “There’s a lot of really great product available in Australia, however our goal was to ensure our clients not only have access to the best products and the latest designs, they also receive the best prices.”
When Porter Davis launched World of Style in 2014, it was designed to offer clients an innovative, creative space. The World of Style showroom houses product from their major supply partners and encourages clients to work with the in-house designers, like the National Tiles team that is based in the showroom, to select the best possible materials that suit their budget. It’s an exciting and inspiring concept where you can experience first-class interior and exterior design.
“It’s important to have an overall idea of what your aesthetic is, and what appeals to you, and then the design team can really help pull together the materials that will create a synergy throughout the home in a way that works with your vision of how you want to live in the home,” adds Keith. KEITH FULLER
The Porter Davis team are extremely proud of the display homes they develop for the market, and find that their clients generally want to adopt one of the designs they have seen in the Porter Davis range. Says Keith, “We work painstakingly on our display homes so that our clients can envision living in the home and so they have a design aesthetic to work to. The styles are never too obscure or cutting edge – they are designed for people to live in comfortably so they can enjoy our amazing Australian lifestyle. We of course are always on trend but our focus is on quality and liveability. Our interior designers work really closely with the team at Coco Republic so the look and feel of the design trends are in keeping with what is available at a retail level. It’s a collaboration, as with all of our supply partners like Austral, Stegbar, National Tiles and CSR.”
Keith and Randall head up the design of every Porter Davis home, from the interior façade to the proportions to the spacial planning - to create an overall balance between indoor and outdoor living. “The major shift we have seen, especially since CoVID-19, is the shift in the flexible workspace. With more and more people working from home, creating work zones at home is so important, and creating outdoor spaces where you can escape to for a bit of downtime. It’s been a very significant social shift for Australian lifestyles.”
Currently celebrating its 20th year of operation, Porter Davis has grown exponentially since it launched. Originally focused on the Victorian market (metro Melbourne and Geelong), they now proudly build thousands of new homes every year in both Victoria and Queensland (Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast and SE Qld).
Whilst today’s Porter Davis homes still carry all the emblems of excellence, the company has evolved and adapted to how families aspire to live in today’s society. Listening to what their customers want has resulted in homes that are a reflection of consumer demand. With an emphasis on innovative light-filled open plan designs with multiple living areas, Porter Davis takes great pride in delivering homes that go beyond construction, design, service or style – their homes provide the cornerstone of their customers’ hopes and aspirations for building a life for themselves and their families.
