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Hills & Harbour designs and builds custom homes, considered renovations and small developments across Adelaide — shaped by your site, your climate and the way your household actually lives.
Our Philosophy
Every brief starts with how a household actually moves through a day — not a template floor plan. Room adjacencies, sightlines and quiet zones are worked out before a single material is chosen.
Selected Work
A sample of the custom homes, rebuilds and renovations we've delivered across Adelaide, from the foothills to the coast.
Burnside · Custom Homes
Unley Park · Renovations
Glenelg · Custom Homes
Henley Beach · Renovations
Walkerville · Developments
Mount Barker · House & Land
Explore The Detail
Four decisions that separate a considered home from a display-home default — the kind of detail that's easy to miss on a walkthrough and expensive to add afterward.
Facade
A layered facade of render and timber, detailed to age gracefully in Adelaide's UV exposure.
Materials
Material selections are matched to orientation — durable, low-maintenance finishes on exposed faces.
Energy Efficiency
Double glazing, cross-ventilation and thermal mass are specified as standard, not upgrades.
Landscape Response
Eaves, screening and landscaping are designed together to manage sun, privacy and outlook.
Imagery shown is illustrative. Final material and finish outcomes are confirmed during selections and vary by site, orientation and product availability.
What We Build
Local Knowledge
South Australia's climate and geography are not a backdrop to our work — they're the starting brief for every project.
Hot, dry summers and mild winters shape orientation, glazing and shading decisions from the first sketch.
Long-standing relationships with Adelaide trades and suppliers, from stone yards to joinery workshops.
Indoor and outdoor living are planned together, not bolted on — screens, eaves and courtyards that earn their keep.
From salt air at Henley Beach to bushfire-rated sites in the Hills, each landscape asks for a different response.
Heritage overlays, character precincts and council requirements are understood at site assessment, not discovered mid-build.
Thermal mass, insulation and cross-ventilation are specified to perform — reducing running costs long after handover.
Why Hills & Harbour
Years combined team experience
Homes completed across South Australia
Regions served, coast to Hills
Structural warranty on every home
“They worked with the slope of our block instead of fighting it, and were upfront every time a decision would affect the budget. Eighteen months on, the house still feels like it was designed for exactly how we live.”
“We kept the front of our home and transformed the back completely. The team protected the gum tree we asked about on the first site visit and built the entire extension around it — it's the first thing visitors notice.”
“Building this close to the coast, we were nervous about long-term maintenance. Two years in, the specification decisions they steered us toward have more than paid for themselves.”
