Melbourne, VIC

Arkular

Good for: Architect-designed modular homes with set floor plans
Good for: A Queenslander-style design delivered to QLD

Arkular is a Melbourne architectural practice that designs modular homes and has them built by partner manufacturers in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia and the ACT. Its set designs are grouped into ranges such as Tree, Sea, City, Alpine, Minimalist and Hinterland, plus a Queenslander range built around the Ark Q1, offered with one to four bedrooms in a 4.2 metre wide module. Buyers can adjust a set design or commission a custom one, and the in-house architects handle site visits, planning drawings and the build contract. Standard inclusions listed by the company include double glazing, wall, roof and underfloor insulation, airtight construction, solid timber floors and low-VOC finishes, with homes supported on bored piers rather than a slab. Arkular says homes are built under an HIA contract with a 6-year home owners warranty and that it delivers to Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast and the rest of Queensland.

Queenslander range: Ark Q1, 1 to 4 bedrooms
In-house architects; registered with the Architects Registration Board of Victoria
Delivers to all areas of QLD per its FAQ
6-year Home Owners Warranty under an HIA contract
Indicative from-prices by bedroom count, not per model

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Track record

Install	Arranges the install for you
Business	ARKULAR PTY LTD, ABN 71 643 692 148
Trading	ABN registered 21 Aug 2020

What they publish

What they say about approval	Not published
Structural warranty	Every home includes a 6-year Home Owners Warranty, covering structural elements, plus additional warranties on appliances, fittings, and materials as provided by manufacturers. source
Frame	Our steel chassis and timber frames create strong, durable modules source
Cladding	Not published
Delivery and install	Arkular works alongside modular manufacturing partners in Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, ACT and South Australia from the design concept stage through to building handover. source
Where they deliver	Queensland (Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Currumbin Valley, Tamborine, Stanthorpe, South East Queensland, and all other areas of QLD), source
Display home or yard	Rather than maintaining a static display home, we prefer to offer private walk-throughs of our most recent projects. source

The straight answer

Researched 15 Oct 2026 from Arkular's own site and the public registers.

Who they are

Arkular is a Melbourne architectural practice, ARKULAR PTY LTD, registered with the Architects Registration Board of Victoria and with architect registrations in NSW, the ACT, Queensland and Tasmania. Its ABN dates from August 2020. It designs modular homes and has them built by partner manufacturers.

What they make

Set designs in named ranges, plus custom work. The Queenslander range is the Ark Q1, from a 39 m² one-bedroom to a 90 m² four-bedroom, all 4.2 m wide. Modules use a steel chassis and timber frames on bored piers rather than a slab.

What the price covers

Indicative from-prices are by bedroom count only: $140,000 for one bedroom up to $595,000 for five. Standard inclusions cover double glazing, insulation, solid timber floors and kitchen, bathroom and laundry fit-out. Transport, site works, decks, consultant fees, crane and service connections are priced per project.

Installing one in Queensland

Arkular says its manufacturing partners build, transport and install the home, with installation taking one to two days, and that its team handles permits. It holds no QBCC licence and does not name its Queensland partner, so the builder who signs and holds the QBCC home warranty insurance is not identified.

Who it suits

Buyers wanting an architect-designed modular home with design input from a registered practice.

Worth checking

Several homes in Arkular's completed list, including Blackburn House, the Häagen-Dazs pop-up and the Backyard Room, also appear on Archiblox's site, and Arkular's company dates from August 2020. Ask which homes Arkular delivered itself, and which builder and factory would build a Queensland home.

Install by a licensed builder: see install builders.

Licence	Searched the QBCC licensed contractors open data (file dated 23 Sep 2026, every licence not cancelled) by entity name and ABN on 15 Oct 2026. No licence under ARKULAR PTY LTD or ABN 71 643 692 148. Its disclaimer page lists architect registrations only (including BOAQ 6146, Board of Architects of Queensland). Building is done by unnamed manufacturing partners; the Queensland builder who signs is not named.
Business	ARKULAR PTY LTD, ABN 71 643 692 148, active, registered 21 Aug 2020
Trading	ABN since August 2020; no founding year published
Builds at	Not a single factory: homes are built by partner manufacturers in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, Tasmania, SA and the ACT, per its FAQ
Delivers or installs	Most of Australia, including all areas of Queensland, per its FAQ
Warranty	Every home includes a 6-year Home Owners Warranty, covering structural elements, plus additional warranties on appliances, fittings, and materials as provided by manufacturers.

What the records show

States 'After all, we are architects and builders' and that homes are built under an HIA contract, while no QBCC licence exists under its name or ABN and the Queensland manufacturing partner is not named. source
The warranty is described as 6 years; Queensland's statutory home warranty for structural defects runs 6 years 6 months and is issued only through a QBCC licensed contractor, so the Queensland cover is not explained. source

Arkular · Melbourne 18.5 x 4.7 m · 88 m² · 2 bed Price on request

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