Interior design fees in Auckland vary widely depending on the designer and the scope. Independent designers typically charge $120 to $250 per hour, or 10 to 20 per cent of the total project cost on larger jobs. At Superior Renovations, our design studio offers fixed-fee packages: $695+GST for a single room (kitchen, bathroom, or laundry), $3,495+GST for a full-house design, or $125+GST per hour for bespoke work that doesn't fit the standard packages. Every package includes a designer consultation, showroom selection session, 3D renders, floor plans, fitting list, and scope of works ready for build.

Every package — Simple, Comprehensive, or Bespoke — includes: an in-home or showroom design consultation with one of our four in-house designers, full measurements, floor plans, 3D photorealistic renders using your selected materials, a complete fitting and product list, a coordinated colour scheme, and a scope of works document. The Comprehensive package adds a video walk-through presentation and covers up to one kitchen, two bathrooms, plus wardrobes, laundry, lounge, and custom cabinetry. The Bespoke hourly package covers anything outside the standard packages, including outdoor and landscape design.

Yes. Knowing what you want is the easy part — translating it into something that can actually be built within your space, budget, and Auckland Council requirements is where most renovations come unstuck. A good designer takes your ideas and turns them into precise plans, working through the layout, cabinetry dimensions, plumbing positions, electrical points, and material specifications that a builder needs to quote and build accurately. Skip the design phase and you'll usually pay for it later in variations.

For a Simple single-room design (Kitchen, Bathroom, or Laundry), allow about 2 to 4 weeks from initial consultation to final design pack. For a Comprehensive full-house design, allow 4 to 8 weeks. Most of that time is sitting between meetings — consultation, then showroom session, then revisions on the concept design, then 3D render review, then sign-off. The actual design hours are spread across that window. Bespoke timelines depend on the scope.

The Simple package covers one room. Best for clients renovating a single kitchen, bathroom, or laundry without touching the rest of the house. The Comprehensive package covers a full-house renovation — one kitchen, up to two bathrooms, plus wardrobes, laundry, lounge, and any built-in custom cabinetry. It also includes a video walk-through presentation of the design. If you're renovating more than one room but less than a full house (for example, kitchen plus two bathrooms), we'll usually quote a custom fee based on Comprehensive less anything not included.

Yes — 3D photorealistic renders are included in every package. We use SketchUp with the actual materials you've selected at the showroom, so the renders show your renovation in real cabinetry colours, real tile patterns, real bench finishes, and real lighting angles. The renders get reviewed with you before final sign-off, and any changes happen at that stage. Far cheaper to move a feature wall in a render than to move it on site after the cabinetry's in.

Yes. The design pack is yours once paid for. The specifications, scope of works, fitting list, and drawings are detailed enough for any qualified builder to quote and build from. That said, most of our design clients do proceed to build with us — because the design integrates directly with our project management, manufacturing, and trade network, and we carry the warranty across the whole job.

Our design studio produces concept design, interior layouts, cabinetry CAD, and 3D renders. If your project requires building consent — wall removal, structural changes, additions, or significant services work — we work alongside our architect partner to produce the architectural drawings needed for Auckland Council. The architect's involvement and fees sit separately from the design package and get quoted up front before any consent work begins.

Limited outdoor design is available through the Bespoke hourly package — deck layouts, outdoor kitchens, pergolas, planting plans, and hard landscaping. We don't take on standalone landscape design as the lead — landscape architects do that work better — but we coordinate outdoor design where it sits alongside a wider house renovation we're delivering.

That falls under the Bespoke hourly package at $125+GST per hour. A two-hour colour and material consultation in our Wairau Valley showroom covers most single-room selections. We'll work through cabinetry finishes, paint, flooring, tile, and tapware against the existing house. You'll leave with a documented selection list and product specifications. No commitment to a full design package.

An independent designer produces drawings. Our in-house studio produces drawings that translate directly into a build — because design, manufacturing, project management, and trades all sit under one team. That means design decisions are priced against real build cost from day one, materials are ones we actually use across hundreds of jobs, and site queries during construction get resolved by us on the spot. The designer who drew your plans stays involved through the build, not just up to handover of drawings.

Our studio and showroom are at 16B Link Drive, Wairau Valley, Auckland. Open Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm. Three full kitchen displays, five bathroom displays, fittings selection shelf, design studio (by appointment), 21+ tile displays, benchtop samples, 100+ Melteca samples, Resene colour charts, and catalogues from all our suppliers. The whole showroom doubles as a design library.