About

A home should do more than just look beautiful.
It needs to feel like yours.

We believe every space has the power to enrich lives, whether it’s a family home, or a place of work. Our WHY is rooted in the belief that spaces that move the spirit, summon the mind to live better.

Our Ethos

Like all great stories, ours began as a love story.

Matt and Rhiannon’s journey intertwined when they met through mutual friends. Matt, a qualified carpenter was on the cusp of embarking on a 3.5-year adventure in London, while Rhiannon had just graduated from Interior Design school. Despite the distance, they stayed connected, and fate finally brought them together for their first official date on the very day Matt returned home to Melbourne. Their passion for adventure, property and aligned ambitions cultivated their deep bond.

Over the years, while Matt and Rhiannon pursued their individual paths in the Design and Build industries, they never lost sight of their shared aspirations. Immersed in their respective roles at leading companies, they continued to refine their skills and deepen their expertise.

With their profound appreciation for considered design and impeccable craftsmanship, they often found themselves deep in late-night conversations over glasses of red wine, weaving dreams of collaboration.

Fast forward seven years, filled with globe-trotting escapades, personal renovation successes, and the joy of welcoming their first son into the world, their inaugural project materialized when friends approached them to collaborate on their Donvale property. And thus, Design Orr Build was born.

Awards & Publications

Meet Rhiannon

My appreciation for the power an interior can have on your state of being started at a young age. The feeling you can get just by walking into a space fascinated me. The interior of a home would have an immediate and immersive impact about the way I would feel within the space and how I observed others behaving within it.

With no doubt about where my interests lay, I went straight into design studies from school which eventually led me to working with leading Melbourne-based interior design studio Hecker Guthrie. In 2014, Matt and I were approached to complete the design and the build (end-to-end service) of a large residential project, and so Orr Made was born.

Registered and accredited interior designer and a member of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) and Building Design Queensland (BDQ)

Meet Matt

I’m honoured and humbled by every project I work on because each comes with the opportunity to foster new relationships as I work collaboratively with clients to create and improve their properties. All builds come with their unexpected challenges, however it’s how it is remedied that sets a good builder apart.

Being mentored by a builder who embraced old-school high-quality craftsmanship, I put as much attention into the bones of a project as I do the finishing details. And with 22+ years of project managing and carpentry experience across Queensland, Melbourne and London’s residential and commercial settings, I have a dedicated appreciation for quality finishings.

Registered Unlimited and Open Builder in both Queensland and Victoria, and a longstanding member of the Housing Industry Association (HIA) and Master Builders.