Honest Conversations on Building, Design, and "the Everything In Between"
Welcome to MTDC Lounge
MTDC Lounge isn't your polished TED stage - it's the raw edge of construction and building design podcast. We cut through the jargon with dry humour, real stories, and the kind of insights that stick.
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MTDC Lounge: Grit meets edge, raw talks arming builders, architects, owners and dreamers to conquer projects with razor-sharp clarity.
Creative Thinking
Our episodes explore the intersections of design thinking, leadership, and construction practice. Each one builds on lessons from active projects, offering clear, reflective perspectives.
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and more. New releases every week.
Interactive Experience
At Mt Design Collective, we've learned that clarity isn't about eliminating complexity; it's about navigating it with intention.
Whether it's a first-time homeowner sketching dreams over coffee or a developer refining a multi-unit vision, our approach starts with listening to the space between the lines. It's here, in the quiet negotiations of form and function, that projects find their footing.
Diverse Conversations
Leadership in construction often whispers rather than shouts, guiding through steady questions rather than rigid directives. Drawing from years of collaborative builds, we foster environments where ideas breathe and adapt, much like the structures we create.
Join the conversation, and see how small shifts can reshape the horizon.
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The Archives
These latest episodes highlight key ideas and practical takes on common challenges, like managing project scopes or fostering better team communication.
Drawn directly from site experience, they’re designed to be useful without taking much time.
Play one, and see if it resonates, or better yet signup to the full podcast.
Great Council Applications Should Look Like This... - Paige Carter, PAC Planning
If you’ve ever been told “council will take forever” and just accepted it, this episode is the reality check. Paige Carter from PAC Planning bre...
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The Most Expensive Conversation in Your Build: Pre-Submission
DA approval is not the “easy admin step” people think it is. In this episode, Matt and Mitch break down what really happens between concept plans ...
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Don’t Get Financially Drowned By Your Pool Build - Rod Newman, Masterbuilt Pools Newcastle & The Hunter Valley
In this episode, Matt sits down with Rod Newman from Master Built Pools Newcastle and Hunter Valley for a straight-talking conversation about what act...
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From DA Drama to Dream Homes: 2025 Wrapped with MTDC
It’s the MTDC Lounge Christmas wrap-up. Matt and Mitch sit down for an end-of-year debrief on what 2025 taught homeowners about designing, renovatin...
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Paint, Renovate, or Walk Away? Real Advice from a Real Estate Insider
In this episode of The MTDC Lounge, Matt sits down with Michael Edwards from Shiels Property for a no-BS conversation about what really happens when b...
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Designing Through Problems: A Live Design Consultation
In this episode of The MTDC Lounge, Matt sits down with homeowner Lyn to unpack a renovation story filled with rising damp, mould, drainage failures, ...
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