Our Team
Laura
Interior designer
Laura interacts with customers to make their dreams a reality. Assisting with selecting their fittings, fixtures, interior and exterior finishes. For a decade she has been lucky to have experienced many aspects of building & design with renovations, custom building developments and the finer details of cabinetry design. Laura strives to ensure that the client’s vision is reached using her extensive knowledge on latest products and trends.
Trav
Director
Travis has over 20 years’ experience in the building industry. He started his career as an apprentice carpenter, then worked as a qualified carpenter and site supervisor for over a decade. Trav has worked on a variety of domestic building projects. Through his experience he found a passion for extensions & renovation projects, which has now become his speciality. Travis received his building licence in 2006 and has been involved in hundreds of building projects in Melbourne and across Australia, including new homes, extensions, and renovations. Travis, as construction manager overseas. Construction activities including Health, Safety, Environment and Quality on all projects. He works to have all projects completed on time, to budget and to the highest standard of quality.
Tiffanie
Project Coordinator
Tiffanie, as project coordinator assists the construction team with management of project activities, from the office and onsite. She assists with planning, procurement, resourcing, programming, and logistics. She also takes minutes and prepares progress reports for clients. Tiffanies finger in on the pulse of every project and her keen eye for details ensures their smooth and effective delivery from start to finish.
Dean
Design Consultant
Dean works with our clients during the early stages of the project, interpreting their brief and formulating the scope and budget. Dean then manages the design team, including drafts people and engineers while managing the required planning and building code compliance requirements. Dean has extensive experience in building and design, having obtained three first place design awards through Master Builders Association. His qualifications in Design and Fine Arts and previous experience with other Design Builders in Melbourne, provides him with impressive technical skills, along with detailed understanding of building codes and planning compliances. Dean has a passion for turning our client’s vision into reality and producing fresh and unique architectural concepts that suits their personalities, lifestyles, and budgets.
Omid
Sales & Estimating Manager
Omid brings extensive expertise as a Sales and Estimating Manager in the construction and building extension industry. His role encompasses consulting with clients to understand project requirements, providing expert advice on cost-effective design solutions, and managing the estimation and quoting process. Collaborating closely with the design team, Omid ensures designs align with client budgets. With a strong focus on problem-solving, he navigates complex project challenges to deliver optimized solutions and uphold project quality.
Janine
Administration Manager
Janine managers accounts and preconstruction activities, including permits, insurance, and drafting contracts & Variations. She also manages matters regarding invoicing, insurance, and other administration tasks during the project. Janine has more than 20 years of experience in the building industry, along with various other industries in accounts and administration management.
Courtney
Receptionist
Courtneys responsibilities and duties include greeting visitors and ensuring they are comfortable as they wait, maintaining and scheduling appointments. In addition, Courtney maintains liaising with suppliers and clients, responding to emails, filing organisation, answering, and forwarding phone calls, and assisting with Janine on administrative tasks.
Construction Supervisors
The supervisors manage the jobs and support their construction teams, ensuring that everything runs smoothly and is done to a high quality of standard. They attend site meetings, enforce safety protocol and project manage by creating progress reports and coordinate all trades on site.
Our Process
01
Contact us with your brief.
02
We can provide you with a concept and budget.
(If you have your own plans, skip to step 04)
03
We will have the concept professionally drawn up.
04
We will provide a fixed price quote.
05
We can manage town planning if required.
06
We will arrange for Preparatory Works.
07
Sign the contract and start works.
Our Credentials
Building an extension or renovating is one of the biggest purchases in our lifetime. Therefore, it is essential that before going ahead with a project you can trust the building company that you choose.
Capital Building has an impressive list of credentials which means that should you choose it, you will be using a trusted, experienced, honest and safe building operator.
Registered Building Practitioner
Peter Harnischmacher and Travis Vinton, are ‘Registered Building Practitioners’ with the Victorian Building Authority.
Master Builder
Travis is currently a Master Builder member of Master Builders Australia.
Green Living Master Builder
Capital Building is registered as a Green Living Master Builder Master Builders Association.
Victoria Building Authority
You can check Capital Building’s registration credentials by contacting the Victorian Building Authority. (Tip: search for ‘harnischmacher’ or 'vinton' under the Practitioner Name field)
Public Liability Insurance
Capital Building has Public Liability Insurance up to $5 million. For information about Public Liability Insurance see: Public Liability Insurance
Contract Works Insurance
Capital Building has Contract Works Insurance. For information about Contract Works Insurance see: CoverForce