We started our renovation journey with a fair bit of anxiety about its complexity. We wanted to add another storey to allow for multigenerational living. At the same time, we need to improve the thermal comfort of our existing house. All of these must be achieved, while having a low maintenance home and minimising energy usage.

In Paul and Amanda, we've found the right architects in guiding us on this journey. With Paul, he listens closely to our ideas and translates them into practical design options that steer our decisions. He brings a structured approach in distilling our feedback and requests into innovative solutions. With Amanda, she enthusiastically guides us in exploring designs that embrace Passivehaus principles, while making room for a dash of bold colours and materials to delineate the ground floor from second storey. Together, they’ve succeeded in delivering a design that meets our high expectations for thermal comfort and sustainable living.

Throughout the tendering and construction phases, Paul and Amanda have patiently supported and guided us in working with the builder (Coronata Construction). Due to our previous bad experience, we were quite guarded in our initial discussions with Coronata. Paul was tireless in advising and nudging us to overcome our concerns and finalise the contract. And he has proven to be right.

Paul and Amanda are highly professional and full of warmth and humour. Through the strong rapport we have with them, they help mediate countless conflicting wishes that we have as a couple. All in all, we have them to thank for in realising our dream home.