Absolute Architecture Testimonials

Absolute Architecture provided a great service - creative, flexible, reliable, cost effective and knowledgeable. Thank you.

Many thanks for all your help this year Kate. It is truly greatly appreciated. There is absolutely no way we could have achieved the wonderful changes that we have without you. We are still decorating - it's never ending!!.. and have accepted we won't have skirting boards and several other outstanding things for christmas... but when you look beyond these, we can see a fantastic new home (a few festive piccies attached!!). THANK YOU.

When we first saw Franklands both Ben and I could see the potential it had although we knew it wouldn't be a quick or easy job. We interviewed four RIBA architects. Kate was the only one who brought along a builder that she works with regularly and we thought this was a good idea as it meant we had another professional to question about costs and time scale etc. Kate also arranged for us to see some of her other work in progress so we could see how the process would unfold - viewing the dust and mess prepared us for what would become our every day life for several months. Kate's ideas matched our ideas of what we wanted our home to become and she allowed for several changes along the way - and seemed pretty unflappable at our requests - and there were quite a few! We are nearly at the end of phase one and the results are stunning. We are very happy with the design of our home and look forward to moving in.

We had decided the time was right to find the long term family home; a place with some character and period features that we could transform to suit 21st century living. With such a large decision at stake, Kate Cooper’s advice while we searched for the ideal property was invaluable; she was able to describe the full potential of properties as well as provide rough costings. Together we identified the perfect house which had the potential to really suit the way we wanted to live. After a few meetings to discuss ideas for how we might use the space, Kate drew up some great options to improve the property, ranging from minor work to more radical designs. This coupled with her interior design skills meant we could visualise the finished product, tailored to our specific budget. We would never have imagined the final design we chose, which was able to really open and modernised the living space while retaining the character features. With Kate’s knowledge of local property development businesses, she was able to steer us towards trusted and proven builders, tradesmen and suppliers, as well as help with the necessary planning permission. This took a great deal of the stress out of the project and maximises the potential of the property. We now have a great team established with a good working relationship.

We just weren’t sure whether to extend our current property or move. Absolute Architecture helped us see the potential in our current property and convinced us that extending was the option that made the most economic sense.

We were looking for an architect who could provide it all; sensitive contextual buildings, stunning contemporary interiors, cost effective design, efficient service and attention to detail. Absolute Architecture identified 100% with our requirements and interpreted our brief beautifully