House Plans Services in Avoca Beach, New South Wales

“We have worked with Rustic Touch on and off for 7 years, and have engaged them to design and build two large homes as well as a renovation to another. You often hear dreadful stories about the relationship between builders and clients. Fortunately every experience we have had has been fantastic, which is probably why we have used their services more than once. Tony and Deb are incredibly professional in their approach to every part of the build. They are both very talented in design and build and it is because of them that we have a house that we absolutely love. We could not recommend them highly enough.”

“I engaged the services of Anna from Studio Urbo to assist us with renovation of our townhouse: two bathrooms, kitchen, study, and lounge room. Anna was professional, prompt and creative. She exceeded our expectations. She not only created new layouts, helped choosing modern materials, finishes, colours, and fitouts but also designed a kitchen that became more spacious than the original one and created more privacy in our lounge room – a result we thought was impossible without moving walls and breaking our budget. We are delighted with the end result and have no doubts recommending Studio Urbo.”

“Ukalovic Design is an architectural drafting service and is owned and operated by Jay Ukalovic. We were referred to Jay by a prominent building company in Newcastle last year. Jay earned the right to do our design work after a basic tender process where we received proposals from 3 designers/draftsman. What struck us immediately was Jay's manner and disposition. He handled his first meeting with professionalism and care and demonstrated a keen willingness to listen carefully to what we wanted out of our design. The journey we have been on together is now at DA stage and we could not be happier. Jay has quickly worked through all variations and iterations of what we needed to see on paper so that we could consider all options. The quality of his work is outstanding and he has a wonderful way of making us feel like we are his number one client. My wife and I are extremely happy to refer Ukalovic Design to anyone who needs a professional, caring and responsive relationship with one of the most important contractors in the design and build space - your designer.”

“Our projects involve(d) home improvements and additions, so relatively modest compared to some other works Martin has been involved in. The first one was around 15 years ago and we have been doing various things since: the date below merely states one of the more recent projects. Initially, I wanted to do a lot of research myself, project manage the thing and handle builders, as well as council. We did speak with some builders, but part of the way in, I realised the complexity of it and the fact we would lose oversight very quickly. We approached Martin first around 2000 and, on a Sunday, he visited us to discuss our ideas which, other than having some global notion of what we wanted to achieve, were not clear cut. Martin was able to translate our ideas into concrete plans and understandable language and took the whole burden of management off our hands. This first project was to design and build a fourth bedroom, walk in wardrobe and full bathroom, separate shower and spa bath, as well as a toilet. Space was our enemy, due to a 5 meter high rock face restricting expansion capability, as well as access for machinery. All of this was taken into consideration and, as our plans developed, we gained a good understanding of why certain design features were done the way they were. We saw a true professional at work with indepth knowledge and skills in his field, which is displayed in every detail of his work. We were kept informed about the stages and had regular meetings. Martin pro-actively managed the builders, tradespeople and all administrative aspects, such as council requiremetns ect. He is meticulous and extremely easy to get along with: we have always felt completely comfortable in letting him manage our projects. This year will see a further uprgade, this time a kitchen revamp, skylights installation and a possible extension of a suspended concrete slab (about 2.8m above undulated, rocky ground) to allow for a larger garage/workshop area. This particularly, requires some clever engineering and design and for us, the choice is simple: we will never embark on this, or any other project without Martin's full involvement from the beginning.”

“We bought a total dump of a terrace which had serious structural and aesthetic issues. We hired Palaestra to help us reconfigure the building to make the most of the spaces, increase the light while keeping the cost low. Palaestra solved the puzzle of using the space as well as possible. We have a truly brilliant new stair configuration. They designed really great rooms and had real sensitivity to our rather serious budget constraints. Unlike a number of the people we hired on the job, Palaestra really got that we couldn't afford the best or most beautiful finishes but always come up with a good looking alternative. Palaestra always deliveredon time and responded to crises.”

“We have been involved with Jason as our architect for the past 12 months after he was highly recommended from our landscape architect. We have found Jason to be very personable and not only knowledgeable but creative to our requirements in the design of our home. We are very pleased with Jason and would recommend him to anyone.”

“Iris Lev has a wonderful sense of space, flow and how families live in a home. We are so thrilled with how she helped us to transform our outdated family house into our dream home. Iris took us expertly from concept through to completion.”

“We found Craig Blencowe through recommendations on social media when we were searching for a draftsman for our new home extension. From very first contact, Craig was incredible. Very knowledgeable, was happy to make suggestions for design, extremely thorough and did very well to put our minds at ease during a stressful and new venture for us. We continued to contact Craig at any time via email or phone to ask questions we weren't sure about and it was never a problem, nothing was ever an issue for Craig. We cannot thank Craig enough and have recommended him to other people.”

“As first time renovators, we feel so lucky to have been referred to KDS Designs by our builder. Kieran has guided us through the process and made it very much hassle free. Kieran has always been punctual, has responded quickly and met agreed deadlines every time. We've never had to chase him up, and he has been professional and very accommodating and understanding throughout the process. From a very broad brief, Kieran was able to take this and prepare an amazing design, that with some minor tweaks, has created an amazing renovation that will make our renovated house much more liveable and of course, add significant value to our property. Working with KDS has been such a refreshing change, after having to continually chase so many other tradies and companies we've dealt with in the past 5 years we've been in our home. We are excited to see Kieran's final design come to life when our renovations commence shortly.”

“We have been involved in the construction of quite a few projects designed by CEO Architectural and have found their designs and support services to be of the highest standard. For Builders, it's important that the Architect is approachable for proposals and suggestions in relation to construction techniques and materials which ensure mutually beneficial outcomes for all concerned. Craig and the CEO team are very easy to work with from a Builder's perspective, and this can be just as important as the Architect-Owner relationship. - Buildflex”