Testimonials

Offset House

We had a 1920s California bungalow in a heritage conservation area with a single ageing bathroom and awkward room configuration. Our brief was to create a modern open plan space, more conducive to the needs of a growing family as well as restoring some of the period features of the original house.

Amrish did a great job of interpreting our brief, during the design process coming up with an original design which exceeded our expectations. He made the DA process painless and successfully navigated the local planning dept to get the application through on the first attempt with only minimal changes.

He also recommended some excellent builders for the tender process and helped guide us through the build process as well. Overall, we’re extremely happy with the final product. We now have a space that is 100% utilised on a daily basis. The original house has actually been enhanced rather than simply just restored.

Amrish made the whole process extremely painless and I would thoroughly recommend him to others.

Larissa and Chris

3R House

After a lot of searching, I decided to hire Amrish to renovate a heritage listed home in Sydney’s Inner West. It was a difficult task with a few hiccups from Council. The house was very old, very narrow and dark, and needed a lot of work, including an upstairs extension to move forward.

I was grateful to have found Amrish as he was so professional, so creative, so efficient, had an eye for detail, easy to work with, and he was mindful of my time and budget constraints. I needed to have the house ready before my daughter started school. Amrish understood this and worked tirelessly to get drawings to the council done quickly and efficiently.

As this is my first renovation, I did not know all the technicalities and intricacies involved. I found Amrish was very patient with me. He gave me practical advice and guided me all the way, right from the initial idea to the construction of the home. The result was a beautiful home for my children and I. We love our home, and owe most of it to Amrish.

Thank you very much Amrish.

Trinh

Kenneth

Thank you for your professional service as my architect this year. Engaging you as my architect at St Peters, was my 4th experience in the last 30 years, with an architect. I felt so at ease with you at our meetings and found your professionalism from start to finish of the project, so thorough in every respect.

The finished project met my expectations in every respect! I am so pleased that I went ahead without hesitation. I felt more confident and at ease with you than I had in the past with other architects during the time that the plans were drawn. Then during construction the work went ahead very smoothly with the builder that you recommended.

When my husband, Ken, passed away halfway through the construction, your kindness and wonderful gift of flowers, which arrived on my doorstep gave me the strength to carry on. I think the flowers you sent were the largest and most beautiful arrangement I received during those terrible weeks.

My new tenants fell in love with my house and signed the lease that week.

Thank you, Amrish! All the best in your future career!

Lois

Muriel

We made contact with a local builder to renovate 80% of our terrace house in the Inner West, and was recommended to Amrish Maharaj Architect.

At first we had a vision of what the design plans should look like, but soon discovered what great value Amrish was. Our initial ideas were quickly turned on its head and a full 360 design was proposed by Amrish. He cleverly redesigned the house to accommodate space, storage and light. Especially since we share close boundaries with our neighbours, and had no opportunity for windows on the sides of the house.

The biggest success was getting a painless approval from the council, as Amrish had designed the house so that the effects of shading, bulk and privacy did not affect the neighbours.

We had a great team, with Amrish and the builder (Riverside Building) working very closely together to build our house on budget and to schedule.

Thank you so much for designing our dream house!

Arné and Rachel

Enmore House

We engaged Amrish for our recent renovation project.

Our semi-detached cottage consisted of a series of poorly planned small spaces including a kitchen, dining and laundry, which restricted access to the rear garden.

Being south-facing, the spaces lacked natural light, resulting in artificial lighting used for most of the day. The brief we gave Amrish for the renovation included a light and airy space with a loft parents retreat, a well-planned kitchen and a family area that flows to the outdoor space. The extension also needed to link with the original house but not imitate it.

Amrish was able to transform that vision to life. From the initial drawings to the detailed plans required for Council, Amrish was professional, knowledgeable and innovative. His knowledge of Council requirements and processes were invaluable in ensuring timely approval of our project. We were clear about the process, his role and what steps we needed to undertake to transform our vision into reality. He worked to achieve the best result in within our allocated budget

Helen and Tony

Dulwich Hill House 01

Amrish has provided us with outstanding architecture designs and project guidance. We chose to work with Amrish because of his distinctive eye for building aesthetics and the passion he has for his craft.

His ability to listen to our expectations and iterate designs to get the best outcome was much to our satisfaction. We would recommend Amrish to anyone who is looking at renovating or building with talent.

Guillaume and Lauren