Our Services
At Focused Access, we adopt a collaborative, client-focused approach to understand project priorities and challenges, enabling the delivery of seamless, practical access strategies aligned with design and operational requirements.
We combine human-centred design with specialist access expertise, applying design thinking to explore, test, and refine concepts that balance innovation with pragmatism. By doing so, we create access solutions that are well-coordinated, constructable, and seamlessly integrated into the project from concept through construction.
Ultimately, our goal is to shape a built environment where accessibility is inherent, not an afterthought. Through careful, empathetic design and rigorous technical expertise, we deliver outcomes that are inclusive, functional, and future-proofed, supporting a truly accessible future for all.
We also offer fire safety consulting through Focused Fire.
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Access Design Consultancy

We are specialist accessibility and inclusive design consultants helping project teams create environments that work for everyone.
Working across all Australian jurisdictions, we partner with architects, developers and project teams to integrate access and universal design principles seamlessly into the built environment, supporting compliant, practical and well-considered outcomes tailored to each project.
- Masterplanning and feasibility studies
- Drawing and documentation review
- Planning and development approval advice
- Design phase strategy and assessment
- Relevant authority liaison
- Site and building accessibility audits
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Performance Based Design Solutions

We develop performance-based access strategies that provide flexible, project-specific pathways to achieving compliant and inclusive design outcomes. Through comprehensive assessment, risk analysis and collaborative engagement with project teams and approval authorities, we deliver practical solutions that respond to unique design challenges while maintaining the intent of accessibility requirements.
Our approach includes:
- Comprehensive performance-based design briefs and assessments
- Risk analysis through documentation review
- Tailored solutions to promote access and inclusion
- Collaboration for informed decisions
- Adaptable strategies to meet project needs
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Construction Phase Support

We provide accessibility advice throughout construction to ensure the design intent is delivered effectively on site and compliance requirements are achieved with confidence. By working closely with project teams, contractors and approval authorities, we assist in resolving issues as they arise and support a smooth pathway to project completion and occupancy.
Our construction phase support includes:
- Tender and construction documentation reviews
- Advice during construction walkthroughs
- Site inspections and reporting
- Liaison with approval authorities to facilitate final certificate and occupancy permit
- Project completion certification
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Livable Housing & Specialist Disability Accommodation

We provide specialist advice and assessment services to support the delivery of accessible and adaptable residential environments. Working with project teams from design through to completion, we help navigate Livable Housing requirements and Specialist Disability Accommodation requirements while ensuring practical outcomes that align with both regulatory standards and resident needs.
Our services include:
- ABCB Livable Housing Design Standard review and assessments
- Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) design assessments and Final As Built Certification
- Adaptable Housing Standard design consultation
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Building Advisory

We provide strategic accessibility advice to support informed decision-making across existing buildings, new developments and evolving project requirements. Through detailed assessment and early-stage guidance, we help identify opportunities to improve usability, address compliance risks and enhance long-term accessibility outcomes within the built environment.
Our building advisory services include:
- Building and site accessibility audits
- Redefining base-building access strategies
- Feasibility studies
- Building repurposing
