Reader Design Ltd

Andrew linked our 60s maisonette to the garages below. Here's why we hired him, and how it turned out: 1. Listening: We interviewed six (!) architects and he took most account of us, our tastes and how we live, rather than trying to foist a grand plan on us. It felt like a creative partnership not a takeover. 2. Focus on small details: Our project hinged on where to put the stairs. Andrew took us to another project, where he'd included an upstairs bathroom in a tiny cottage by moving the stairs. He'd thought it through in fine detail and it worked. 3. Sensitive to the architecture of the house, bringing back its mid-century vibe. 4. Budget conscious: Andrew worked with us to bring down costs. 5. Endlessly patient: Andrew was very tolerant of our questions, changes of mind and changes to the plan. Nothing was too much trouble. 6. Good with the planners: we had no trouble at all with our application for a side extension in a conservation area. 7, Lovely clean, contemporary aesthetic: the result looks great: simple mid-century modernism with a scandi edge. We are thrilled with the result and would work with Andrew again.