Seven architectural doors. Each a different design, each engineered for the same job: be the front door of a Melbourne house and look like it belongs there for the next thirty years.

We get asked all the time why we have seven architectural doors instead of one. The honest answer is that one door doesn't fit every facade. A house with vertical cladding wants a different door to a brick heritage cottage. An owner-builder on a tight budget needs a different door to a homeowner repaying a renovation loan over twenty years. Same workshop. Same engineering standards. Different designs because different houses ask for different doors.

NORTH is the foundation. Vertical lining boards running the full height of the door in single pieces, with no joins or interruptions. It reads as quiet and architectural — clean lines, no decoration, lets the timber do the talking. NORTH is the door we sell most of, because most houses look right with it. Vertical cladding facades, modern brick, render, weatherboard — NORTH sits well against all of them.

HAZE is the entry point to the architectural range. Same construction as NORTH, but the timber lengths are shorter — sub-2.1m, joined neatly above and below eye level where the join reads as part of the rhythm rather than a flaw. The price comes down because the timber yield does. If your eye doesn't go looking for the joins, HAZE is the smarter door. Same workshop, same five timber species, more accessible pricing.

NORTH with HALO is NORTH with a vertical glass aperture set into the lining board face. The HALO panel brings daylight into the entry without giving away the interior — it reads as part of the door rather than as glass dropped into timber. We get HALO requests from homeowners who want their hallway lit but don't want a sidelight breaking up the facade.

EMBER is the pattern door. Solid lining boards cut and laid in a chevron — opposing angles across the face, geometry that catches light differently as the day moves. EMBER is the door people notice from the street. It's also the door that needs internal steel reinforcement to hold the chevron straight over time, which is why every EMBER comes with EverFrame™ built in.

BONE is the quieter pattern. Herringbone — staggered opposing angles in smaller increments. Where EMBER declares, BONE reads as texture. Sits well in considered architecture where the door is part of the composition rather than the focal point. Like EMBER, BONE comes with EverFrame™ steel as standard because the staggered geometry needs the structural support.

EVEN is the batten door. Solid timber battens applied to a 40mm core at consistent vertical spacing. The gaps between battens cast shadow lines that shift through the day — the same door reads differently at 8am and 4pm. EVEN is locked to Vic Ash as the standard timber because Vic Ash holds the shadow line crisply and resists movement. Custom timbers are available on request.

WEAVE is EVEN's bolder sibling. Battens of two timber species applied in alternating rhythm — Tas Oak honey-warm, Spotted Gum darker and harder. The pairing creates depth and contrast that single-species battens can't deliver. The door reads as woven rather than striped. WEAVE is locked to the Tas Oak + Spotted Gum mix as standard, because that's the contrast we engineered the design around. Other combinations are available on request.

Every door in the range is available as a hinge configuration or a pivot configuration. Five timber species — Vic Ash and Tas Oak as standard, with upgrades to Australian Chestnut, Wormy Chestnut, American Oak, and Spotted Gum. Six standard sizes (NORTH/HAZE/HALO/EMBER/BONE) or five (EVEN/WEAVE). Made to order at our workshop, lead time 6–8 weeks.

If you're looking at the range and you're not sure which door fits your project, the best move is to come down to the showroom on a Saturday and walk through them in person. Or send us photos of your facade and we'll tell you which doors will work and which won't.