S2 Full Services Menu
INTRODUCTION TO s2 Architects SERVICEs
We provide end-to-end architecture, design and project delivery services, combining in-house expertise with coordinated specialist consultants. Our team supports projects from early idea testing and concept development through to detailed design, documentation, tendering, construction management, commissioning and operational readiness.
Clients engage us to help define project vision, navigate planning approvals, develop master plans, coordinate engineering inputs and deliver complex built outcomes. We offer a streamlined, single-partner approach that reduces risk, improves clarity and ensures every stage aligns with your values, operational requirements and community aspirations.
S2 Architects was founded with Building Information Modelling (BIM) embedded at the heart of its operations. From the outset, BIM has been championed and led by company management as a core philosophy rather than a retrofit process. This leadership-driven commitment ensures BIM is integrated into every project phase—from concept development and interdisciplinary coordination through to construction sequencing, documentation accuracy and long-term facility management. BIM strengthens communication, reduces errors, enhances cost control and supports more efficient, predictable project delivery.
Our practice is underpinned by strong governance and ethical frameworks. We operate under an established Quality Assurance system (currently undergoing certification) and maintain formal policies for sustainability, risk management and modern slavery prevention, ensuring responsible procurement and transparent supply-chain practices. Our Work Health & Safety (WHS) commitments guide every phase of project delivery, and we prioritise safe, equitable environments through Design for Safety (CPTED principles) and universal accessibility in line with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and relevant Australian Standards.
We actively support diversity, equity and inclusion, both within our team and in the design outcomes we create. Our process considers how spaces can serve a wide range of users—including marginalised and under-represented groups—to deliver places that are welcoming, meaningful and socially inclusive. We also encourage local economic benefit, partnering with regional consultants and suppliers where appropriate to strengthen community capability and support local enterprise.
Where specialist expertise is required—heritage, sustainability, engineering, environmental assessment, WHS, cost planning—we coordinate and manage trusted consultants on your behalf. This ensures technical accuracy, regulatory compliance and cohesive project outcomes.
This service menu outlines the full breadth of what we can deliver or manage: strategic analysis, concept design, planning submissions, design development, documentation, tender support, construction-phase leadership, FF&E procurement, object curation, styling, digital integration, and post-completion operational support. Engage us for a full end-to-end process or select individual services to complement your internal team.
Our goal is simple: to make every project easier to start, easier to navigate and easier to deliver—with accountability, clarity, safety, responsible governance and BIM-driven precision at every stage.
IDEA TESTING, CONCEPT, PROOF OF CONCEPT
Deep dive into place and values
Brand Analysis
Stakeholder Workshops – place, story, values, needs, desires, challenges, opportunities
Key storytelling artefact and object identification
Site Investigation and Analysis, Site Measure
Existing Condition Report
Character and Style Proposal and Mood Board
Planning Code Review
Specialist Review – heritage, sustainability, movement, hazards & toxicity, waste, noise, access, landscape
Electrical, data, mechanical, fire, safety, accessibility reviews
Options Analysis
Design Brief Writing for engineers and specialist designers
Cost and Time-frame Review
Business Case
Operational Modelling
Co-Design Sessions or Community Consultation
Big Picture Visitor Journey Mapping
Master Planning
Concept Design
Heritage Architect Reporting
Preliminary Planning Meetings
DESIGN AND DOCUMENTATION
Schematic Design for Planning Application
Consultant inputs coordination
Planning Application Lodgement
Project Management
Safety in Design Review
Risk Registers
Object curation and display strategy
Detailed Design
Design Team Coordination
Contract Documentation for Construction
Building Approval Lodgement
Samples Boards
Shovel Ready Package
Trade Packages
Building Information Modelling
Photo renderings
Animated fly-throughs
AR / VR walk-through model
Information and signage copy
Storytelling copy
Detailed custom joinery and furniture design
Furniture, fittings & equipment (FF&E) selections
Styling selections
Graphic Design Coordination
Grant Writing
Tendering & Negotiations
Value Management
Quantity Surveyor cost management
Sample / Prototype / Display Room commissioning
Early contractor engagement
TENDER, CONSTRUCTION & FINISHING WORKS
Administration of the Construction Contract
Sourcing FF&E
Defects Inspection
Finalising of contracts processes
Furniture installation
Styling and merchandising
Digital asset installation
Commissioning
Staff Training
Operator Briefing
Building Functionality Briefing
Operational manuals
Post project reviews
As Built Drawings
Maintenance recommendations