Happy Clients :)

by Adam Hobbs posted Jan 31, 11:13 PM

If I’m being totally honest, the main reason I do what I do is quite selfish. Architecture is my creative outlet and gives me much opportunity to exercise my ideas in the real world. However, what also drives us is ensuring that whilst we are enjoying this process, that those we are working with are well looked after, made comfortable about working with us, and hopefully in doing so reducing the stress of the process.

Thank you Paul for the kind feedback, it is fantastic to hear:

“Given the cost and complexity of building, there is a certain leap of faith involved in selecting an architect. You have to trust this person on so many levels. Aside from any professional capabilities it is also important to choose someone you get on with personally because building a new house involves two years of constant interaction.

After doing due diligence on several local architects, we chose Adam because of his reputation for getting projects done on time and most importantly within budget.

Right from the early stages we were happy with our decision. The further we got into our project the more comfortable I became in trusting Adam’s advice on just about everything. Adam is an intelligent, organised person with strong attention to detail. I found him completely professional in all dealings. His project management skills kept the project moving forward at all times.

One particular thing I liked about Adam was he was always contactable. I don’t think he ever missed a call or failed to return an email in our two years of working together.

The end result is our beautiful, spacious new home delivered on time and very close to the original contract price. I have no hesitation in working with Adam on future projects”

Paul Houston – Queenscliff

Photographed at Queenscliff

by Adam Hobbs posted Jan 19, 05:20 AM

Thank you again to Luc Remond for capturing some great shots of Queenscliff. Project page to follow shortly on our website. Check out our facebook and Houzz pages if you can’t wait until then.

Plenty of exciting projects ahead for 2017. We look forward to sharing more.

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More Love for Davidson

by Adam Hobbs posted Nov 4, 04:14 AM

Thank you Megan Andrew for the Design Snippet feature on the Scyon Walls Website. Friendly write up indeed!

From boring brick home to contemporary haven among the trees

Practical Completion at Queenscliff

by Adam Hobbs posted Nov 3, 04:13 AM

We have reached practical completion on our latest project offering, a multi level large single dwelling in Queenscliff. After 11 months of building on what proved to be a challenging multi faceted project the owners moved into their new home last week.

We would like to thank our very good clients for trusting us with their home and the head contractor who continues to deliver well finished projects with us. In this case the project was completed for an end cost within 2-3% of the original contract figure signed. This continues to reinforce for us the value of well resolved, detailed documentation before you start, and close management of the works during construction.

Now we wait for the landscape to take hold and the owners to settle before the exciting process of professional photography commences in the next few months. Watch this space!

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More love for Queenscliff

by Adam Hobbs posted Sep 21, 01:17 AM

Thank you Megan Andrew for the piece on James Hardie’s website for our recently completed Queenscliff renovation. Visit their website if you are interested in more:

http://scyon.com.au/design-snippet/magical-transformation-of-run-down-house-into-bright-illuminated-space#

All finished at Balgowlah Heights

by Adam Hobbs posted Jul 8, 05:31 AM

Our largest renovation project to date is also now complete. Again, great clients and a pleasant experience working with a new builder.

Full suite of images to follow in our select projects section soon.

All finished at Queenscliff

by Adam Hobbs posted Jul 8, 05:26 AM

Thank you Luc Remond for another fantastic set of photos of another completed project. Really captured the colours and textures well.

Thank you also to our clients for their enthusiasm, feedback and trust in us along the way. Full description and set of photos to follow in our select projects section soon.

Queenscliff - Week 24

by Adam Hobbs posted May 13, 06:13 AM

Framing now completed, cladding phase underway. Barge boards and fascias the first to go up with external cladding and roofing to follow in the coming weeks. The form is quite apparent now :)

Plenty of activity at this time of the project with services ‘rough in’ underway. For this to occur all points for power, data, gas and lighting need to be resolved and finalised.

We have found that power and lighting layouts especially are one of those things that clients don’t fully grasp on a floor plan, and although best intentions are made by the architect to get things exactly right at time of contract signing this is not always possible.

Acknowledging this, we write into all our documentation that all power/ data and lighting layouts are to be approved by the architect prior to rough in commencing. This gives us the opportunity to physically walk through the home with the client and plan exact final locations of points, lights etc before the contractor commences. We find this is really when clients begin to think in great detail about how they use the home and to establish whether they have everything they need (audio is one of those things that tends to sneak in).

This process removes the need to visualise an outcome on a drawing by walking through room by room and even sometimes actually playing out how the room will be used so practical locations can be resolved for services with the client.

Image above of now completely framed home with main roof opening up to the street.

Kensington Feature

by Adam Hobbs posted May 8, 11:06 PM

Thank you to Home liftout magazine for another friendly feature on one of our recently completed smaller projects. Feel free to contact us if you are interested in finding out more. Saturday May 7th, Daily Telegraph.

Queenscliff - Week 23

by Adam Hobbs posted May 6, 06:15 AM

Base framing now almost complete with cladding to begin later this month. The dry weather continues allowing things to progress at a good rate.

We started the process today of looking at the integration of an automated audio system for the home. For this project these works are separate to the contract, although on completion a very important part of the build from an integration perspective.

It is not unusual for certain aspects of a build to be outside of a main contract with the builder, but this does not remove the necessity for these works to be properly understood from a scope and value perspective (notwithstanding the design impact of course), but also from an integration perspective.

Based on this it is ideal for any works outside of the contract to be thought through early. It is also ideal that the client allow the architect to interface with consultants external to the contract.

This will ensure relationships are properly managed, an understanding of who is doing what can be confirmed, and the design impacts can also be understood. In short, communication and expectation are well managed and the design benefits.

Image above of main living area with the volume now becoming clear.