House Plans Services in Christchurch, Canterbury

“James and I had the pleasure of working with Nick and Ashley of AO Architecture while planning the renovation and extension of our 100 year old home in St Albans We had numerous meetings with Nick and Ashley to discuss our project. We wanted our home to be practical and user-friendly, cosy, warm, good looking and to retain much of the original character of the house. The end result is all of that and more and we are extremely happy with it. Nick and Ashley were both determined for their design to meet our needs/wants. At the same time, they were always able to come up with new ideas and solutions when we came across roadblocks. They dealt with the council efficiently (something we wouldn’t have been able to do) and communicated regularly and easily with us. The whole process was smooth and they were both a pleasure to work with. We have ended up with a house that feels like it will be our ‘forever home’. We love it. We have absolutely no hesitation in recommending AO architecture to anyone building or renovating a home. James and Emily”

“Susanne from Architecta immediately got the feel of our old house (which had to be demolished post-quake) and of our lifestyle, and designed a replacement that fitted us well. It was a pleasure to work with someone who shared our sustainability ideals and had a great depth of knowledge. We were immensely grateful for her professional support and guidance through all the aspects of the build, and would thoroughly recommend Architecta.”

“From the get go we decided that communication was a very important part of the build process and it quickly became apparent that Build7 were on the same page. Within 3 days of meeting Jamie for the first time we had a quote and basic plan in our hands. He was understanding of our budget constraints and was excellent at coming up with alternatives to make our ideas come to life. There are no hidden agendas or costings with Build7, all contractor quotes were provided to us. We really appreciated this as it made us feel comfortable that we were not being taken for ride, which we know is something that can happen for first time builders. We signed up with Build 7 and were quickly introduced to the rest of the team whose communication was just as good as Jamie's. We had fulfilling and helpful meetings with everyone, from colour consultants through to electricians. Each and everyone of them taking as much pride in their work as Build7 did. We broke ground in September. The build process and communication continued to be absolutely seamless from this point on as we were able to move into our house within 15 weeks; 1 month ahead of schedule. We had regular site meetings throughout the process to ensure we were always fully informed, and if we had any questions about what was going on Jamie was always happy to respond. As first home buyers we feel very lucky to have come across Build7. They went above and beyond throughout the whole experience, including pushing to get us in to our house just before Christmas. Thanks to Build7 we now have a beautiful home and cannot recommend these guys more highly. We can't wait to build another home with Build7 in the future.”

“Fraemohs built our new home in Rolleston which was completed in 2015. They have a great selection of plans that really stood out from the crowd. They also dealt with our special requests including underfloor central heating. The build was right on schedule and everything went very smoothly. Highly recommend.”

“I dealt with Emma Morris from Eterno Design for my new house. she did all the interior and also work together with the architect and landscape designer to make sure that everything flow nicely. she also did some of my furnitures and helped chose my curtains. she is great to work with. Very easy to contact, so i dont have to chase her around which is quite a nightmare when you have a lot of tradies. she handled all the tradies for me and therefore i didnt have much problem. she arranged everything from quotes from different suppliers and joiners to the finishing. she was even monitoring the installation to make sure they are up to her standard and it is perfect. her tradies are good and easy to deal with - even after they finished their job and the house settled, so a few adjustments were necessary. she understood what i need and want. she only needed to revise slightly of her design for my kitchen. this really save time and money for me, revising things will definitely costs me more. so i was really happy when i could keep the costs down. the kitchen is very low maintainance, practical and timeless. i got a lot of compliments from friends and family. what i like about emma is that she let me know the pros and cons of everything from types of materials, finishing, lighting and even paints. this is the first time i am building a house, so her experience and knowledge definitely helps. there are no hidden costs as well with emma. she takes a bit of commission and she gets discounts from her suppliers too so the price were reasonable. i definitely recommend her. i will definitely would get her to help me in my future project. since i know she is very responsible and take pride in her work.”

“We have worked with Alex in a do up and then a re build after the earthquake, and found her brilliant. We didn't have an open ended budget and Alex worked with that making sure money was spent with the biggest impact. Alex is a fantastic communicator and had admirable patience working with myself and my husband to get the compromise we are both really happy with. She definitely decreased the stress of building a house by having designs/decisions organised before dead lines. I love my home, the colours, the practicability of the materials used, furniture set up and flow. Thank you Alex I would recommend you to anyone and everyone.”

“Jason was great to work with. We gave him a brief to design a house with light and warmth and with a view of the mountains. He asked for more details about what we liked and then we gave him free reign. He met all our expectations. The house is warm, full of light and very easy to live in and maintain. The view of the mountains is fantastic. Jason was always ready to answer any questions and work with us on the finer details.”

“I have worked with the BBA team providing landscape design services for several residences around Christchurch and have found them fantastic to work with. They are enthusiastic and responsive to new ideas, materials and approaches and their expertise in sustainable design strategies provides a great inspiration for environmentally friendly landscapes. Perhaps the best testimonial is meeting BBA clients who remain totally in love with their homes many years after it was built.”

“Highly recommend working with Joe. As first time new home builders he helped us navigate the building process providing good options and advice during the process, worked well with our builder and even went the extra mile to ensure that council issued our building consent prior to Xmas so we did not have any delays in the build start date. Build was completed on time and on budget. We love our new house :)”

“I have been living in this house built by yellow river for nearly two years. We are very satisfied with this house and enjoy living here. We love this house, it's been very well designed, and with high quality. And they have two years warranty despite most of the building company only have one year warranty. This is the building company you can trust. Highly recommended!”