Jane Dobson’s elevated Piha home.
“Firstly I want to say I LOVE MY HOME!! I have been living in it now for over a year and I have loved every moment of being here. In fact, when I leave the house for whatever reason, its such a wonderful feeling to know I have this beautiful home to come back to. The main comment I receive from guests that visit is what a lovely flow and feel my home has and although there are lots of factors contributing to this the main factor is down to the layout and the integrity of the design.
One of the main reasons I chose Carolyn as my architect was that I really liked her energy. On first meeting with Carolyn, she appeared genuine and friendly and authentic and that never changed throughout our partnership together during the project. My brother was a big part of helping me to rebuild my house and so Carolyn had to deal with not only my wants and needs but also to deal with a non-traditional partnership in the process. I found the process of working with Carolyn easy and straightforward with an ease and a flow that made it all enjoyable and seamless. Carolyn had a great relationship with our builder which made it all the more stress free. Any issues that did arise the solution was quickly unearthed and dealt with, with minimal drama. Carolyn was sympathetic to my needs and desires and was able to capture what I wanted with creativity but also practicality. She was very mindful of the sensitivities around this build and was incredibly kind and considerate in every part of the build. I can honestly say that each meeting we had was enjoyable and fun with lots of laughter to co-create my beautiful home.
The build was not of traditional material being made of SIPS panelling, so there was a lot more detail and discussions needed with the engineers and the builder, and I appreciated the skill in which Carolyn navigated the ins and outs of this process.
If I were to consider building another home, I would definitely choose Carolyn as my architect and have no hesitation in recommending her services to others.”
Jane Dobson
Piha Road Rebuild
“After meeting a number of people who might have helped us with our renovation we were very glad to go ahead with Carolyn. We really enjoyed working with her - she was extremely easy to get on with and we were impressed with her knowledge, ability and practical approach. She came up with so many ideas and creative solutions that had never occurred to us and everything we went ahead with was the result of her thorough design process. In the end we were delighted with the work she did for us and the resulting extension to our house. We can’t recommend her highly enough.”
Graeme Thomlinson & Jane Gresham
Remuera Alteration / Addition
“We own a small 1960s bach surrounded by bush in Piha which we wanted to renovate and move into full time.The plan was to open it up to allow in more light with one less bedroom and useful storage while still keeping the same small footprint.
Carolyn worked closely with us for over 18 months on the design, resulting in a modern stylish yet practical home which we love. During that time I found Carolyn an absolute joy to work with. She has a great eye for design and use of space suggesting clever ideas we never would have thought of. She is also incredibly patient and understanding when we were indecisive and unsure.
We highly recommend Carolyn as an architect and feel thankful we had her to help navigate us through a challenging process. We are absolutely thrilled with the result.”
Moi Beacroft
Beach Valley Road Renovation
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STUART & RENAY ROBERTSON
PIHA Alteration / Addition
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john & jane doe
DoeTown NEW BUILD
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john & jane doe
ST. Heliers NEW BUILD
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john & jane doe
DoeTown NEW BUILD