Victorian Heritage Services Directory

BY Projects Architecture

Interior Design

BY Projects Architecture is a Melbourne-based residential practice led by Barbara Yerondais, specialising in heritage restoration, sustainable design, and community housing. With over 35 years of experience and more than 400 projects delivered across Victoria — including 59 heritage overlays and 235+ social housing dwellings — the practice brings deep expertise in navigating complex council planning processes, heritage conservation requirements, and building science. The practice is known for its collaborative, honest approach — designing homes that are liveable, sustainable, and built to endure, not to impress a magazine cover. Whether it’s a heritage rear extension, a second-storey addition, or adaptive reuse of a heritage building, BY Projects brings the intellectual rigour and warmth to get it right.

Our team of architectural specialists offer the following services:

  • Assessments of the property to determine whether renovations are feasible.
  • Creating designs to help plan the project and apply for relevant permits.
  • Extensions and alterations for heritage homes
  • Adapting heritage buildings to be reused.
  • Interior refurbishments
  • Consultation with heritage authorities and local councils to ensure everything is above board.

We commonly undertake:

  • Renovations and extensions to Victorian, Edwardian, and other traditional builds.
  • Restorations of Art Deco and mid-century buildings
  • Adaptations of former schools, churches, and factories into residential or multi-use spaces
  • Heritage apartment developments

Our design process includes:

  1. Initial consultation & feasibility study
  2. Site analysis & heritage review
  3. Concept design & design development
  4. Planning and heritage approval drafting and submissions
  5. Construction documentation & liaising with builders and other contractors
  6. Site visits and project administration

Professional Affiliations / Qualifications

BARBARA YERONDAIS
Principal Architect and Founder
B.Arch (RMIT)
ARBV FRAIA NAWIC

Wins

  • AIA Renovator Achievement(1991)
  • Planning Institute Honour(1993)
  • 59 Heritage Overlays navigated
  • 20-30% efficiency gains standard

Reach

  • Partnerships with 10+ councils (Hume to Whittlesea)
  • AIA/ NAWIC/ Community Housing Federation ties
  • Suburb Savvy: Albert Park to Shepparton
HOWARD SIOW
Project Architect
B.Arch (MELB) M.Arch(MELB- 1st CLass Hounours)
RAIA
JUDIT SOLERDELCOLL
Project Architect
B.Arch (ETSAB, UPC)
IOANNA PETROPOULOU
Graduate of Architecture
B.Des (MELB) M.Arch(MELB)
Daylesford & the Macedon RangesGeelong & the BellarineGippslandMelbourneMornington PeninsulaShepparton and Central VictoriaWestern DistrictYarra Valley & Dandenong Ranges
BY Projects Architecture
BY Projects Architecture
BY Projects Architecture
BY Projects Architecture
BY Projects Architecture
BY Projects Architecture

Barbara Yerondais

Suite 4, 86 Wellington St, Collingwood VIC 3066

61 3 9663 8331 / 0419 538 847

byarchitecture.com.au

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