Result was worth it

ARCHITECT and designer Andrew McKellar has worked with developer and businessman Ralph Rogers – but Acres was something a little different for the pair.
Andrew has practiced for more than 25 years in the Noosa Shire, and in that time has gained an enviable reputation for imaginative yet practical designs for all types of buildings.
He has worked on commissions as diverse as professional offices, medical centres, childcare centres, multi-storey unit developments and large numbers of residential projects have been completed.
“I’ve worked for Ralph for the past five or six years but this is probably the biggest project to date,” he said.
And while he usually works on apartments and houses, Andrew said he enjoyed the challenge of designing Acres, which features outdoor furniture, nursery gardens, retail fashion, interior design, coffee shop and garden bar, and an educational space for workshops and conferences.
“And usually developers want it done quickly and cheaply but Ralph was more focussed on getting a good result,” he said.
Andrew said Ralph had a lot of ideas and over the years the project had changed eight to 10 times.
The end result is a space that, is both commercial but still something for the whole community.
For details call Andrew McKellar Design, 62 Hilton Terrace, Noosaville, on (07) 5449 9066, or email info@and-design.com.au