Design and permitting for Contemporary home renovation
David’s review
We had full intentions of vetting 3 architects for our major renovation, but after our first initial meeting with David we felt we didn’t need to interview anyone else. David took the time to ask many questions and really listened to our answers, and came up with a design for our new home that was exactly what we had envisioned. He was very detailed and transparent with us through the committee of adjustment and permitting process, and handled every single detail.
During construction we ran into structural issues with our existing foundation and later clerical issues with city, due to the foundation issue. In both instances, David was always readily available to provide us guidance, advice and support and was instrumental in helping us navigate the city’s bureaucracy once again so we could get our renovation back on track.
We highly recommend David to anyone looking for an architect to help with your renovation big or small, as well as the essential skills he has in dealing with the city’s building permit process.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $5,000.00
- Company Response
Molly and Brad, a sincere and heartfelt thank you for taking the time to craft and post such a thoughtful review. I know you both have very busy lives so the time invested means a lot. It has been a real pleasure working with the two of you on this project and I look forward to seeing the finished product when it is completed. I know that the headaches that you had to endure with the City were not pleasant and I wanted to say that your patience and calm demeanor was appreciated at all times. You both have fought for this design for a long time and I can’t wait for the dream to become reality. All the best and please keep in touch!
A point of clarification for all potential readers; I am a registered BCIN holder, not an Architect. I know that sometimes the term Architect is unintentionally used as a blanket descriptor for all professions that assist with the design of people’s homes, nevertheless I feel obliged to make this clarification, most importantly out of respect for those that have endured the substantial process to become an Architect.