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RE: looking for a good architect - Kapohocat - 09-15-2008
Daniel Bona www.bonadesign.com is one that is good.
Robert La tenser, or Neil Erickson are talented architects. John Maloney designs for Rob Tucker's castleblock and does a nice job. Val Colter is a competent draftsperson.
Hooligal, and Hotcatz here on Punaweb both draft.
I can email you off thread the architects/draftspeople to avoid.
RE: looking for a good architect - hpp4me - 09-16-2008
Thanks for the link! I believe I saw him interviewed on the home/garden tv network about that concrete "castle" to the
south. I like some of his designs. It looks like he can even do a roof top deck in Hawaii. I want one of those.
Kapohocat, are you in the building trades?
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Originally posted by Kapohocat
Daniel Bona www.bonadesign.com is one that is good.
Robert La tenser, or Neil Erickson are talented architects. John Maloney designs for Rob Tucker's castleblock and does a nice job. Val Colter is a competent draftsperson.
Hooligal, and Hotcatz here on Punaweb both draft.
I can email you off thread the architects/draftspeople to avoid.
RE: looking for a good architect - StillHope - 09-16-2008
Daniel Bona is not only a very good architect,but a very good person too.I was not his customer,but he helped me,a total stranger,with the information I needed.
RE: looking for a good architect - Hotzcatz - 09-16-2008
hpp4you,
There are a lot of us in the construction trades on this forum, Kat is definitely one of them! "Project co-ordinator" might be a descriptive term for what she does? She's a valuable resource on knowing who to chat with and who to avoid. You could do well to PM her for details.
You might get a better "fit" for your architect request if you had an idea of what sort of building your brother wants to build. Is it a residential project? Which area? What are his major concerns? Cost? Uneven building site? Building green? Each project has different priorities and each person in the building trades has their specialties and if you can match the two up, then you will have a much nicer project.
I do drafting, usually looking for creative ways to build things within my client's budgets and abilities which generally are not the high end folks. Currently I'm helping some folks figure out how to build a farm house with a small diary attached on a very limited budget and with some not so robust workers, someone else build a carport/workshop with covered lanai above and someone else build a small "kapuna hale" or elder care home. Most of my designs tend towards "craftsman" style with lots of wood details and a "homey" sort of character, big lanais, workable and usable kitchens, workshops, etc. "Woodsy", "cottage", perhaps occasionally "art deco" might be good descriptions of the style but since I also pretty much draft up what the folks want sometimes the projects are wildly outside of those styles.
I also do commercial drafting as well although there isn't as much call for it on this island as there was on Oahu. Electrical, electronical, commercial plumbing, civil etc.
Construction is also very cyclical and we are currently going into another big downturn so I also fix mechanical clocks.
That's more or less a hobby, but it is a helpful hobby, too. Last construction dip, I moved to Oahu and drove a tour bus for awhile. The construction drop before that one, I did upholstery work. Now is a good time to be building since there will be lots of folks who will respond to your request for quotes.Building is good fun although your brother will probably tear his hair out a couple of times during the process. It will all be worth it once it's done and the whole process is very educational as well as strengthening. Generally you aren't the same person after you are done building a house as you were when you started.
A hui hou,
Catz
RE: looking for a good architect - Kapohocat - 09-16-2008
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Originally posted by Hotzcatz...
hpp4you,
There are a lot of us in the construction trades on this forum, Kat is definitely one of them! "Project co-ordinator" might be a descriptive term for what she does?..
Some one called me the construction therapist. [8D]
Hey HC - I didnt know you did commercial projects too. Good to know! I will email you off thread.
RE: looking for a good architect - hpp4me - 09-16-2008
Thanks for the insights. Hotzcatz, the house will be mine! I don't have a brother.
RE: looking for a good architect - hpp4me - 09-16-2008
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Originally posted by Kapohocat
John Maloney designs for Rob Tucker's castleblock and does a nice job.
Here is a link for him: http://web.mac.com/johnmaloney3/John_Maloney_Architect/home.html
Does it take a special kind of architect to use Castleblock's new age materials; is this a specialized kind of skill?
RE: looking for a good architect - Rob Tucker - 09-16-2008
Not really. Smelker and others have produced and approved plans for our clients.
RE: looking for a good architect - hpp4me - 09-16-2008
Thanks, Rob.
RE: looking for a good architect - canhle - 09-17-2008
Thanks everyone for all the helpful inputs. This is a wonderful forum.
canhle