My wife and I chose to work with John, Scott, and the team at Architectural Innovations after…read moreinterviewing a few different architects, and we are glad we went with them. If you don't read any other part of my review, remember this part... When we submitted for permitting by the City of Bellevue, they came back with ZERO revisions, and we had fully approved plans in just a few months. This shows how experienced and thoughtful they were when designing our home. This exceeded our timeline expectations by a couple of months. As far as working with them, we really enjoyed how they got to know me and my wife, and took our lifestyle/personality into the design of the home. We went from just talking about how we liked to live, do hand drawn sketches, to CAD drawings, improving the design all along the way. Once construction started, they were also involved in changes we made on site. And they were very fast in getting new drawings and plans to engineers while we were making changes. Also, once we were done with framing, John & Scott walked the home and caught where some things weren't done according to plan and we were able to fix things before it was too late. We are about 2 months away from moving into our dream home, and we look back at how much we enjoyed the process of designing our home. I would absolutely recommend working with them in the future.

They took the time to sit down with me and talk about a plan. They told me they would get back to…read moreme with a proposal in a week. That was almost 5 weeks ago and I have not heard from anyone. If my request was too small for them, I would have appreciated them telling me so.

Motionspace was the third architect we worked with on a basement and kitchen remodel. They were…read morealso the best. They were incredibly professional, had great insight, and worked closely with our structural engineering firm. We just finished our remodel and couldn't be happier with the final product.

Nazim and Motionspace were asked to work quickly and meet a nearly impossible deadline required for…read moresubmittal. They met for a site-walk within 48 hours of the request. They worked quickly and made the permit process painless. They met our needed budgets for permits and we look forward to a continuing business relationship.

I worked with Evergreen Permits on a multi-deck replacement project in Shoreline, WA that involved…read morecritical-area considerations and a fairly complex permit path. From start to finish, Benjamin Emery, the owner and architect, was outstanding. Evergreen took all of the headache out of dealing with the City and the permit process. Their communication was clear, proactive, and timely, and their attention to detail was excellent. They understood the local jurisdiction, applied the IRC prescriptive standards correctly, and helped keep the project moving without over-engineering or introducing unnecessary soft costs. What I appreciated most is that Benjamin and his team struck the perfect balance: they ensured the drawings and documentation were thorough enough to support a smooth inspection and high-quality build, while also protecting me as the homeowner from scope creep and unnecessary engineering expenses. They were thoughtful partners in coordinating with my contractor and helped keep everyone aligned on code compliance and construction best practices. If you're looking for a team that knows the permitting process inside and out, communicates exceptionally well, and helps ensure your project is built to a high standard without wasting time or money, I can't recommend Evergreen Permits highly enough.

we hired Juan for our addition project and planning, he was very professional, worked with us to…read moreunderstand what we liked and we didn't want, he was on-time and delivered structural and electrical drawings we are very appreciative on what Juan was able to achieve, in a timely manner would definitely work with him in the future

Juan was very professional and timely when it came to my ADU for my beach cottage ! He even went…read moreabove and beyond and flew down to San Diego to get all the measurements & pictures he needed. He made a lot of good suggestions that I had not considered and brought my vision to life. Will definitely be working with him in the future.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Daniel at Seattle ADU. He was thoughtful, responsive, capable…read more The schedule for the deck was controlled by the weather - they did not want to expose the space under the deck to the rain. Shortly after the deck was completed, we had a torrential rainstorm. I looked under the deck - it was a dry as toast. The water just beads up - which means that the surface is hydrophobic and it should stay that way for decades to come. The steps are made of Trex and it has grooves that go cross wise. This makes it hard to slip on the stairs, but easy to clean them.

Seattle ADU replaced my 30 year old cedar deck with a beautiful composite deck, cable style rails…read moreand a permanent shade structure with louvers for shade or sun. Project came out great and I'm very pleased with the results. They were responsive to my questions and easy to work with. Came in on budget and on time. Highly recommend, worked with Adam Tamir, he is terrific!!

To put it plainly, Jinny Park rescued us while in the middle of a painstakingly long process of…read morepulling building permits and everything in between required by the city for approval of our project. Long before we commissioned Jinny for her services, we hired a contractor to redesign the front yard landscape. The contractor suggested that terraced retaining walls and wood stairs with railings would compliment the home. We found his vision to be agreeable, thus he began breaking ground. He assured us that we no longer needed to actively involve ourselves, and that every remaining aspect of the project would be handled and secured by him. Unfortunately, our faith in him was misguided and cost us. As he finished the project, we received a "Notice of Violation" via the city's construction department for lack of requisite building permits. Suffice it to say, we were confounded that the contractor proceeded and finished the job by questionable means. We had no recourse against the dubious contractor, but our luck began to turn when we discovered Jinny through a colleague of hers. The minute we sat down and briefed her of our vexing situation, and while observing her problem-solving acumen, we at last felt as though there was light at the end of the tunnel. She devised a clear and concise plan to remediate the issue with the city that would serve to ultimately close our project. Thrust into a less than ideal situation, her resolve instilled confidence, which was refreshing, especially in the wake of the consternation we experienced prior to meeting Jinny. She attacked our project head on, shouldering all of the responsibilities, including but not limited to -- site plan drawings and revisions, correspondence with city reviewers and inspectors, and maintaining a constant line of communication with us every step of the way. It was by virtue of her attentive nature, expert knowledge of her field, and relentless pursuit that we had at last obtained the city's approval and finalized our project. We cannot speak of Jinny Park highly enough. What I failed to mention is she not only delivers high caliber service, but she is always present, in the moment, whenever she engages with you, kindhearted, and a positive influence to work with! We would not hesitate at all to contact her for future projects!

Thank you Jinny. I was very satisfied with your work. It was my pleasure working with you. I…read morereally appreciate you and Sam Chung. With your hard work, I could save more time. Thank you.

It's taken awhile to write this review, I have so much to say... Hiring an architect was one of the…read morehardest parts of building a new home. We found the perfect lot and I had a vision of what we wanted there. We interviewed three architects and Carl blew us away. (He was also very busy with other projects.) So after meeting him, we knew immediately that we wanted to hire him for the house. Carl doesn't take on multiple projects, so we felt pretty lucky that he was able to take ours. Carl asked a lot of thoughtful questions to drill down on what we valued in a home. He was interested in flow, size, budget, the view, style, room count... We had a lot to think about. Because of the thoroughness of his questions, he had a great feel for the project immediately. After each breakthrough, Carl would come over with the latest design. One of my favorites came to him while trying to sleep. He was always creative and excited about our home. He blew us away with his tissue paper designs and he often had more than one to choose from. Carl is very easy to communicate with. He understood the changes we made. He was efficient with his time, with our time. He visited the job site during construction, often. I feel he had a great relationship with our builder and the contractors on-site. And almost everyone building our home remarked at the wonderful design. If you are looking for a custom home, Carl is the guy. I marvel at what he created. His design offers a view from all five bedrooms, our kitchen and dining area, the living room and the lower TV room. Our bedrooms are situated away from the noisy street. He added beautiful finishing elements and maintained the integrity of the style. "I love my house"only begins to describe how much I enjoy and appreciate what Carl designed.

While creating a website for Carl Colson (http://carlcolsonarchitect.com), I had the pleasure of…read moreseeing many samples of his beautiful work and collaborating with a highly creative, accomplished, and thoughtful architect with a great sense of style and impeccable attention to detail. Carl can apply his passion and experience to many different projects, commercial as well as residential, while always staying true to the beauty and harmony of the architectural language he has developed over many years.

I cannot speak highly enough of the drafting services that Mike (paraCAD) provides. I called Mike…read moreafter speaking with many CAD draftsmen/architects in the area. Several told me that engineering would be required for our addition, without even taking a serious look at what we were planning on building. Mike's framing experience and familiarity with building codes is invaluable. Our addition ended up not requiring any engineering, which we are most thankful for! Mike made the entire process fun and pain-free. He put together a very sharp set of drawings that has already received many compliments. The level of detail that Mike put into our drawing paid off, as our drawings were approved without requiring any revisions. He is very responsive, and a delight to work with. He has an intimate understanding of how houses are built, because he has spent most of his life building houses. I will be recommending his services at every opportunity to do so. Thank you Mike!