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The home of luxury building.

We strive to create luxury homes that are the perfect balance of form and function. We love bringing our client’s architectural vision to life and bring joy to the process.

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Love of good architecture

As master builders, we take great pride in solving the complex technical challenges of realising our clients and architects design vision. Challenging, difficult projects are where we thrive. We love to create beautiful, unique, forever homes that will stand the test of time.

The devil is in the detail

Building or renovating a home can be a daunting process. We aim to make it as pain free as possible. We treat every project as if it were our own home and we take a master craftsman approach to there is strength and beauty in all we do.

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Rick and Scott gave us a high standard of project management, with full transparency – so there were no surprises. We got a seamless and effective team between the builders and the architects.

Brett NewmanCoogee

They did a lot of research on different methodologies of roof - there's a lot happening in that roof which came out of a partnership between Rick, Scott and I, to achieve the aesthetic but also achieve the functionality of the building. One Up have just done a great job - helping us as a team to achieve the goal we created for the client.

Joe SnellArchitect | Studio Snell

We’ve built with a lot of different builders over years and I can’t recommend Rick, Scott and the One Up team enough. We had a few challenges through the build and Rick and the team constantly put themselves forward. They were proactive, which took pressure off me – the process was made so much easier because of them.

Sharon ShellyClient

Our Team

Rick Simmons

Founder, Project Management & Design

Rick Simmons serves as the project manager and key contact for any design changes and works closely with the architecture team. Rick has a deep love of building and good design, and is passionate about every project he, and his business partner Scott Somerville take on.

Rick is a licensed builder and carpenter. His level of experience and master builder professionalism is evident in the long list of high-end luxury homes he has built. In recognition of this, he was awarded the 2019 Master Builders NSW Young Builder of the Year award. If you have any concerns, or if you want to talk through any design issues, feel free to pick up the phone or email Rick as he is here to help.

Scott Somerville

Founder - Construction & On-Site Management

Scott Somerville works as the construction manager on projects and coordinates all aspects of the physical build.

Scott is renowned for his attention to detail and master-builder craftsmanship. Scott is responsible for ensuring your project meets OneUp Building’s own rigorous standards for quality and excellence by personally overseeing the selection of all of the materials and inspecting the workmanship at every stage of the project.

You only have to look at recent projects such as Bayview Ave Earlwood, Maroubra, Gordon Avenue Coogee, Kardina St Mosman, Wentworth Avenue Point Piper, (to name just a few), or to reflect on the Knox St, Clovelly project, featured on Grand Designs Australia, to see the level of master builder quality and tradesmanship Scott is known for.

If you have any questions about the building process, or anything on-site just give Scott a call.

Nathan Wethered

Project Co-Ordinator, Northern Rivers

Nathan heads up our northern rivers team, serving as project co-ordinator on the ground.

A true master craftsman with an eye for detail, Nathan is a licensed builder and carpenter. Nathan began his career with OneUp in 2006 at the age of 16 as an apprentice carpenter.

As OneUp’s longest serving employee, Nathan has progressed through the ranks to qualify as a carpenter, and then to running sites for some of OneUp’s luxury home projects.

Closely mentored by Rick and Scott on some of Sydney’s most complex and beautifully designed and built luxury homes, Nathan has flourished. He has a client-centric attitude, great communication skills, good subcontractor relationships and possesses a can-do attitude onsite that is infectious with the team.

Nathan has proven himself to be a recognised member of the firm and a respected leader. When the opportunity arose to relocate to the northern rivers of NSW, Nathan jumped at the chance to take on a challenge as project co-ordinator for OneUp Northern Rivers.

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