Front elevation of a 2ndDawn home at dusk

Luxury Sustainable Homes · Perth WA

The last home
you'll ever build.

Healthier, quieter, beautifully made homes — passively designed and energy-efficient, built to a standard you won't want to leave. For people building the home they intend to live in for the rest of their lives.

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Fixed-price contracts
8-star+ NatHERS standard
Director-led builds

Our Story

A home for
the rest of your life.

Most of the people we build for tell us the same thing: this is the last home they ever intend to build. The forever home. The one they'll grow older in, host family in, and never want to leave.

That changes how you build. We make homes that are healthier to live in, cheaper to run, quieter, and beautifully made — passively designed for Perth's climate, energy-efficient as standard, and finished to a level you'll still love in twenty years. A small, director-led team, a deliberately small number of homes a year, and plain-English contracts.

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A light-filled living room in a completed 2ndDawn home
2ndDawn SUSTAINABLE HOMES

"Built to feel like home from the moment you walk in — and for the next fifty years after that."

The 2ndDawn Standard

Four things we promise. Every home. Every time.

Designed Around You

Every home starts with a real conversation about how you want to live — not a brochure of pre-drawn options. The result is architecture shaped around your life, your land and the years ahead.

Healthier & Sustainable

8-star+ NatHERS, passive design, proper insulation, solar-ready. Not eco theatre — homes that are healthier to live in, naturally comfortable year-round, and 60–80% cheaper to run for the life of the home.

Director-Led Builds

The builder is across every site, every week. You get a dedicated site coordinator who answers their phone, regular progress updates, and a builder who actually owns the outcome.

Fixed-Price Contracts

Comprehensive, plain-English contracts with no hidden provisional sums waiting to creep up. What we quote is what you pay. Your home, your budget, your peace of mind.

Thinking about building? Let's have a conversation.

A 30-minute call with our director to understand your brief, your land and what's realistic for your budget. You leave with clarity on whether we're the right builder for your project — and we're honest if we're not.

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Recent Work

Homes built to
be lived in for life.

The Grant Street Home
01 / 06

A Completed 2ndDawn Home

Perth · 4 bed · 3 bath · 2 storey

A two-storey home with deep verandahs above and below, designed for relaxed indoor-outdoor living. Classic detailing, a sheltered courtyard, and a sun-tuned orientation that keeps it comfortable year-round.

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Inside a 2ndDawn home

Kitchen with charcoal island and shaker cabinetry

The kitchen — heart of the home

Covered outdoor living with chequerboard tile floor

Covered outdoor living

Stone-clad bathroom with arched mirror

Stone-clad bathroom

How We Work

A clear path from first call to final key.

  1. 01

    Discovery Call

    A 30-minute conversation about your land, your brief and your budget. We're honest about whether your project is the right fit for us — and you get clear guidance either way.

  2. 02

    High-Level Estimate

    From your design drawings we prepare a budget estimate — typically within 10% of the likely build cost — so you can make a confident decision before committing to detailed work.

  3. 03

    Design & Pricing Agreement

    Detailed design and fixed-price documentation is real work, done properly under a paid pre-construction agreement. Every detail, finish and inclusion is specified before you sign — changes happen on paper, not on site.

  4. 04

    Fixed-Price Contract

    A comprehensive, plain-English contract covers every element of the build. No provisional sums for items we should have specified. No surprises.

  5. 05

    The Build

    Your dedicated site coordinator sends regular photo updates and keeps you ahead of every milestone, claim and decision. You always know what's happening on site.

  6. 06

    Handover & Warranty

    We hand over the keys with a full handover pack, walk you through every system, and remain available through the warranty period. This is a relationship, not a transaction.

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Director-led · Luxury sustainable homes · Perth metro

Naturally-lit master bedroom in a 2ndDawn home
8★ NatHERS
Standard

Sustainability

Performance you'll feel
on every power bill.

Sustainability is engineering, not marketing. Every 2ndDawn home is designed for Perth's specific climate — passively oriented, properly insulated, thermally broken, and built ready for the next 50 years of weather.

  • 8-star+ NatHERS energy rating as standard
  • Passive solar design — orientated to Perth's climate
  • Thermally broken aluminium window systems
  • Solar PV system with battery-ready wiring
  • Rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse
  • EV charging pre-wired to every garage
  • Low-VOC paints, adhesives and finishes throughout
  • Properly insulated walls, ceilings and floors
  • Smart home energy monitoring built in
  • Low-water native landscaping options
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Client Stories

The home they'll never leave.

"We chose 2ndDawn after talking to a number of builders. Their quality, their devotion to the build, their construction process, and their passion for sustainable homes set them apart. We are super happy and would definitely recommend 2ndDawn."
AK
Amos & Kate
Duncraig
"The build was done on time. They did a fantastic job and we are really happy with the work and how it was done. The home runs on a fraction of what our old place did."
JS
John & Sinead
Floreat
"2ndDawn took the time to understand my thoughts and ideas. They delivered above expectation and within budget. I was able to trust the process and let go. It's been an absolute pleasure to work with the team."
N
Nicolle
Subiaco
The 2ndDawn builder in a completed home Watch the walkthrough

Meet the Builder

You'll deal with the builder.
Not a salesperson.

When you build with 2ndDawn, you're not handed off to a sales team and then a project manager you've never met. You work directly with the builder — the person who answers their phone, stands behind the work, and is across your home from the first conversation to the day you get the keys.

That's deliberate. A home you intend to live in for the rest of your life is too important to trust to a process. It deserves a builder who owns the outcome and is still here long after handover.

A registered, director-led build.

Licensed Builder · BC 103087

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Frequently Asked

Straight answers.

Our projects generally start from $1M+, depending on size, site and specification. On your discovery call we'll give you an honest budget indication based on your brief, land and inclusions — and detailed design and pricing is genuine paid work, packaged into a pre-construction agreement so it's done properly, before you sign a build contract.
We build across the Perth metropolitan area with a focus on suburbs where considered architecture and energy performance are valued — including the northern coastal corridor, western suburbs, the hills and Fremantle. Site and orientation matter more to us than postcode.
Real sustainability is about how a home performs over 50 years — not a label on a sticker. Our homes are 8-star+ NatHERS rated, passively oriented for Perth's climate, thermally broken, properly insulated, solar-ready and built from materials chosen for low embodied carbon. The result: 60–80% lower running costs and a home that's comfortable year-round without working its systems hard.
Volume builders sell a catalogue. We begin with a blank page and your story — luxury, sustainable, healthier homes designed for how you want to live for the rest of your life. You get a bespoke design, a fixed-price contract with no provisional sums to creep up later, a dedicated site coordinator who answers their phone, and a director-led build. We deliberately build a small number of homes per year to protect that experience.
Yes. We work well with external architects and interior designers. Many of Perth's most respected practices refer their clients to us specifically because of how we communicate and the quality of our finish.
From approval to handover, most of our homes take 10–14 months depending on complexity. We give you an accurate programme before you sign the contract — and we hold to it.

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Let's talk about your home.

Tell us a little about your project below and we'll be in touch within one business day to book a 30-minute discovery call with our director.

  • 30-minute discovery call
    Phone, video, or in person across the Perth metro area.
  • An honest read on fit
    Clear guidance on what's realistic for your budget and block — and whether we're the right builder.
  • Your details stay private
    We never share your information. You can opt out any time.

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Service Areas

Building sustainable homes across Perth metro.

We build across the Perth metropolitan area and surrounding regions — from the northern coast to the hills to the western suburbs.

DuncraigSorrentoFloreatSubiacoCottesloeCity BeachMt HawthornDarlingtonMt LawleyFremantleBictonApplecrossWembleyInglewoodNorth BeachTriggJoondalupKarrinyup
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