Ukalovic Design

Jay's patience and willingness to explore many ideas that we put to him helped us to finally put together a design that we had not even thought would work, and interestingly although it is far from what we started with, it absolutely feels right for our family. We would recommend Jay to anybody looking to explore different concepts for building.

Jay provided some great (superior) drawings to meet building and council standards when our original design and build company let us down. He also helped coordinate other services to support us to get urgent approval from Council. We received approval yestetday! We highly recommend Jay for his expertise, service and support.

My wife and I are relatively new to the Central Coast having moved to Point Frederick from Sydney. After settling into our home we decided to undertake some renovations. We wanted to add a covered walkway from our front gate to the house as well as extending the cover over a large balcony and redesigning it transforming it into a large outdoor entertainment area. We were looking for someone to help us with design through to building. Enter Jay of Ukalovic Design. From the first moment we met Jay we were impressed with his understanding of what we needed, his attention to providing the best most cost effective way to achieve our renovations wanted while still maintaining the high quality we were seeking. Jay took care of all the details, from drawing up plans to council lodgement and beyond. He helped us source builders, structural engineers and certifiers . Once a team had been assembled he liaised with them all once He helped connect us with structural engineers, private certifiers and builders liaising with all keeping everybody involved informed and updated on the progress of the plans through council and of any changes that were made. When our plans were being drawn up, nothing was too much trouble. Jay ensured that we were happy with the design making any changes we suggested and explaining clearly why somethings had to be a certain way. The final results were clear and concise plans both on paper and 3D images in a digital format both reviewed in his office and sent to us by email to keep on file for our reference. Jay proved to be not only professional in the way in conducted himself and his business but we also found him to be well connected and respected in the building industry. He has always conducted himself in a polite and friendly manner, has gone over and above anything we could have expected. We cannot recommend him more highly and we would certainly not hesitate to use his services again.

We engaged Jay to draw plans up for our renovation and driveway. Jay has been a so amazing. Working with us on the plans, arranging council approval, sorting out engineering issues for our sloping block and helping us find the right builder. He had been incredibly patient with us when we changed our minds it changed details and his design was exactly, if not better, than we could have hoped for. He understood what we were hoping to achieve and helped us work within our budget. His communication is excellent and worked well with us given our busy lives. We have no hesitation in recommending Jay - for any type of job. Jo and Scotty

We were so pleased to have found Jay. Jay understood our brief and was able to transform our rough floor plan into a practical building with an interesting roofline and including all on our wish list. Given we had a narrow block to work with this needed some innovative work from Jay. Jay was great to work with,always very pleasant and easy to communicate with. We would be happy to recommend his services to any one about to embark on a building project

Jay went above and beyond to make me happy with our design for our renovations. He knew this was the first time we had done this and was extremely patient and helpful. Nothing was ever too much of a ask and gave us advise on alot more! Could not have been happier with the design! Jay listened to us and somehow could see what I was seeing in my mind! Will and would definitely highly recommend them to everyone!

We first met Jay several years ago when he designed our current home. He was brilliant, he just wants it to be right & making changes was not a problem. He also had ideas of his own & made lots of suggestions along the way. It was the first house we have built (3 in total) where after living in it for a while there was nothing we wanted to change. He did such a great job last time we managed to track him down & have engaged his services to do our next home. From what he has shown us to date we made the right choice. If you are after a home that has street appeal, a wow factor, is practical , meets your lifestyle,a difficult site, Jay will go the extra mile to meet your needs. Stephen & Vicki

We were very happy with Jay's work on our house plans, The turnaround time and quality of the results were exceptional, and there was good communication throughout the entire process. We recommend his services to anyone with a project in mind.

Ukalovic Design were recommended to me by our Builder and we have been extremely happy with the service provided. I absolutely believe Jay went above and beyond the call of duty to keep us updated on the design and council approval process along the way, chasing answers and approvals as required. We have never renovated before so it has all been a learning curve for us, which he has walked us through with a professional and friendly manner. In terms of the design Jay has done a great job and has ticked our boxes. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to others.

Jay is a thoughtful, engaged and passionate draftsman. He gives first class service, is enthusiastic & attentive to the ideas & outcomes of the client. His great local knowledge, including local professional contacts in the design & construct space, combined with his use of state-of-the-art technology all contribute to making Jay the draftsman of choice on the Central Coast. He has gone over & above with his work on our project.

We loved working with Jay on the design for our dream home renovation by the beach. He had great ideas and was open to including our wishes into the design as well. As busy as he is, he works incredibly hard and always finds time to return calls and respond to emails with our enquiries. He was realistic in setting expectations around timelines for the work to be completed and communicated regularly along the way where our design and DA was at. Highly recommend Ukalovic Designs!

We have been building and renovating homes for our clients for nearly two decades and during this time we have worked with numerous architects and draftsmen. We first started working with Jay in 2014 when we were recommended his services by a fellow builder, and we haven't looked back. Jay provides a complete service package to our clients; from concepts through to the management of engineering and council/certification approvals. He truly takes the time to listen and understand what our clients want in their builds so that he can create a unique design that not only caters for their needs but looks beautiful as well. Jay's customer service and attention to detail are some of his best qualities and this makes for a smooth and enjoyable planning process for our clients and us. We cannot recommend Jay and Ukalovic Design more highly.