Their prices are good, but, as we know, you get what you pay for. I had them do the drawings for a…read morehouse that I designed, and this, unfortunately, was a mistake. I had to go back at least 10 times to have changes made. Although some were my changes, most were errors in the drawings. In the end my framer couldn't work effectively withe the drawings, and I have had to get several of them redone. Ron Montoya called my framer an idiot, but as a designer I know a good set of drawings from a poor one, and these were of very low quality. They also do not look at your design when they put in details, but just grab standard details from their catalogue which, in many cases, have nothing to do with my design. The whole process took much longer than it should have and put us behind schedule.

We went to Ron Montoya Designs with high hopes of a home design that would fit our needs. We met…read morewith Ron and gave him a list of wishes. He designed a floor plan that met most of our wishes, yet needed some tweaking. Ron then passed us off to an assistant that worked with us to come up with a workable floor plan. Ron then completed the elevation, the framing, concrete, and electrical plans. HOWEVER, Ron failed to communicate or even look at the final version of the floor plan his assistant worked on with us. Therefore, there were many inconsistencies in the plan that cost us and our builder THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. Ron never admitted fault. STAY AWAY from Ron Montoya Designs.

I used Mike and his construction company for quite a large remodel on my home and was very…read moreimpressed with his knowledge and work ethic. The work was quality and done in a timely manner. He was also very diligent about always being available to answer any of my questions or address any of my concerns. I called Mike many times afterwards for small odd jobs that I wanted completed around the house and he had no problem with those. They aren't just a big guy looking for big jobs. They will do whatever it takes to make the client happy.

I have worked with Michael on 3 different projects and each time he has been easy to work with,…read moreresponsive and has completed the project exactly the way I wanted it I am Very happy with the work Michael has done for me and look forward to working with him again in the future

I worked with Rob Strell when I worked at Kneedler Fauchere in San Francisco. Rob travelled there…read moreto shop and we developed a nice business relationship as well as a nice friendship. He was always very professional and also kind!

Creative, gifted but way over contract (not due to change orders, etc) at which point, impossible…read moreto work with. Also, building contractor recommended by Strell went bankrupt during project costing us over $50,000. We are fortunate we did not end up with liens against our property but came close paying off one sub contractor ourselves to avoid lien. No apologies or consideration from Strell for this. We quickly became persona non grata. Lost considerable money on this project.

I live in Florida and my son and his wife live in Los Lunas. He purchased some land in Los Lunas…read moreand asked for help in building a house. I have never done ANYTHING like this before, so I started to look around for suggestions as to contractors, architects, etc. I looked at the websites of local architects and came out to Albuquerque to meet them. My first meeting was with Mr. Siegel. He was very patient and I hope he realized that he had bunch of novices in his office. There were several "deer in the headlights" moments. We discussed what we wanted and after several drawings, settled on the ideal house. We are now 7 months into construction. He has been incredibly helpful and patient with all of the steps. He suggested a contractor who is very talented and we are actually ahead of schedule. Jonathan has made many suggestions and provided options that made our house unique. I can't believe how fortunate I was to meet with him first as I did not need to meet with the other architects. I could tell that he understood what we wanted and we are close to finishing a dream project. I can't recommend him more highly.

From the owner: A small firm dedicated to quality & care throughout all phases of a project…read more As a small firm, we take on fewer projects and at the same time pride ourselves in hands-on control of each project at every phase. This level of attention has given us an excellent reputation with our past and present clients. We are known by our clients and contractors as friendly, informed and attentive to programming, budgets, aesthetics, technical detail, environmental concerns and construction issues.Our office is located in downtown Albuquerque where we transformed a run-down laundromat into our contemporary work space. We're excited to be a part of the infill of a reviving downtown and we plan to grow our business here in the years to come.New York Times: Feature Article in Home Section Dec. 8, 2011"In A New Mexico Home, No Such Thing As Staying Indoors"A.I.A. Western Mountain Region, Merit Award (Design)A.I.A. New Mexico, Merit Award (Residential Design)Albuquerque Monthly, Great Homes, 1st Place, RenovationsMetropolitan Home, Honorable MentionSunset Magazine, feature homeMetal Architecture, Renovation of the YearFine Homebuilding, Cover & major feature article by Carolyn R. Siegel A.I.A. New Mexico, Merit Award (Public Building Design)