Architecture By George

I’m not happy with Architecture By George service. Withheld invoices for 6 months before sending an enormous bill. When the bill was sent, she apologized in the email for the big invoice and for not billing sooner or more frequently. I made a payment towards the invoice in good faith while seeking clarity for the charges that more than doubled the original bill proposal. I even asked for the same courtesy of lack of billing timeframe in a payment plan back and she denied. She got legal counsel and sued for lien plus interest and attorney fees. I paid it, what else are you going to do when there is no other option from this lady and a lien on your house. This transpired between Nov-Dec, not many months. Make sure you get weekly or monthly itemized billing if you choose this service, or avoid it due to the horrible customer service I encountered when it counts the most.

My husband and I were working with a local design-build firm on our new custom home in central Austin. After multiple rounds of floor plan iterations that just weren’t hitting the mark, we decided to bring in Sharon George on a consultative basis—and we’re so glad we did. From the very beginning, Sharon took the time to truly understand our needs, the dynamics of our family, and the unique characteristics of our lot. It was clear she approached the project with both thoughtfulness and precision. Incredibly, her very first revision of the floor plan was exactly what we had been envisioning all along. She nailed it. We were absolutely blown away. It was so spot-on that we simply handed it over to our builder to implement as-is. We can’t recommend Sharon enough. When it comes to such a significant investment as designing your custom home, her insight and expertise are invaluable. If you want to ensure your vision is realized and your space is maximized to fit your family's specific needs, Sharon is the person you want by your side.

Sharon George was an absolute professional from the very first meeting we had with her. She listened so well to what we wanted in our home, and was able to design beautiful functional features that we weren't even able to articulate as needs, but after really taking the time to know what our functionality and style desires were, she continued to come to us with iterations that were above and beyond what we expected. Sharon's process is organized. From drawings to invoices, she clearly maps out every step. Our builder was so impressed with Sharon's drawings that he called to tell me that her cabinet elevations were making their job easier than it had ever been - she had every detail and measurement exactly as it needed to be, making both the bidding process and the build process accurate and efficient. Our builder's high praise for the plans was such affirmation of our respect for Sharon! Sharon made our home feel like 'ours.' She stepped into the design process and lent her deep knowledge and expertise, but allowed our flavor to color all of it, and the result is a timeless family home that we love so much. We relied heavily on her feedback and wanted her advice and opinion in every phase of our renovation/build.

We originally met Sharon because she worked on a year-long home renovation at our neighbor's house, so over the year we got to see her work from afar (but not that far). Our neighbors had so many positive things to share about their experience of working with her. We decided to hire Sharon when it was time for our full home gut renovation. We could not be more pleased with our choice of architect. When you work with Sharon you are getting SO much more than just an architect. Not only is she a standout architect but she also has a fantastic eye for design, extremely high organization skills as a project manager, and is technically savvy & able to talk through the execution/mechanics with builders/subcontractors. We received bids from multiple builders and all commented on the extreme level of detail laid out in her plans, which made the evaluation process much easier. Sharon was great with incorporating as much of our wishlist as possible within our budget but was also never hesitant to push the boundaries to help us think differently about space in the most economical way. She is well versed in creating something functional, with the future in mind, while also keeping it aesthetically pleasing. She is a fantastic communicator and truly a trusted advisor for her clients. We ran into some trouble with our initial builder and Sharon didn’t hesitate to support us in any way she could. She helped us get connected to a new builder that came through in building our dream home. Sharon is someone who takes a lot of pride in her work and values high-quality results. She was a critical part of our team and we couldn’t be more pleased with the outcomes, not to mention we had a lot of fun working together too! 100% recommend working with her if you’re hoping to turn your house into a home.

I have had the pleasure of working with Sharon for the past few years. Her attention to detail, thorough review, and thoughtful designs set her apart from a competitive field. Some of our customers are so happy with their home design, that they have asked to refer Sharon to friends and family. I look forward to working with Sharon on future projects and truly appreciate her exceptional capabilities. Chris Werth President Pura Vida Homes, Inc.

Sharon, architected our home remodel project. We wanted to add a media room and a gym. We also wanted to make our living room open and update the front look of the house. Sharon was outstanding in designing these modifications. She remodeled the living room and the front of the house without making any drastic changes to the structure of the house. She made recommendations to upgrade the kitchen as well again with minimal changes. The result is stunning. We wanted to add the media room and gym on top of the garage. She was instrumental in making sure the height of the rooms aligned with rest of the house. Also the stairs to go up to the rooms was seamlessly integrated with rest of the house even though it was challenging. During construction Sharon helped with so many decisions. She worked with our interior designer and recommended high quality vendors and materials. There were some mistakes in measurements made by the construction crew and she caught it in time saving us time and money. I would recommend Sharon 100%.

Sharon is awesome! She did our home remodel for 2022/2023. She was very thorough, appropriately priced, and weighed in with her experience when it mattered. And she caught a couple of mistakes the builder made before the project was complete, so they could correct them before putting up the drywall.

Sharon was. a pleasure to work with! We added a second floor addition to our ranch style home in Austin. From the beginning, we liked that she gave us options for how involved she could be. We are pretty hands-on people, so is was nice to hire her to do what we needed. During the initial consultation, she gave us ideas that were exciting and outside the box. As the design progressed, she gained a greater understanding of the look we were going for and added details to enhance that look. She was flexible to incorporated our desires and to suggest things we hadn't considered. The main charge was that we wanted the addition to look like it had always been that way. When one of our neighbors stated that the house looks like "what it always wanted to be when it grew up," we knew that the goal had been accomplished. Sharon was on top of the project as it progressed, keeping up with how it was going and revisions along the way. We are so pleased with our finished project and look forward to living in our "new" home. We highly recommend "Architecture by George!"

As a builder, we work with a lot of architects. Sharon George is, hands down, one of our favorites. Her plans and homes are intuitively designed and still beautiful. Sharon has a firm grasp of building code and all the intricacies of building in Austin and surrounding communities as well as a wealth of market knowledge. Working with Sharon has been very collaborative - she welcomes ideas and feedback and offers plenty of her own. What sets Sharon apart is her precision. She doesn't miss anything and her plans are detailed in a way we, as builders, could never even have conceived of. Wondering how high up the wall that particular outlet is? Don't worry, it's marked in the plans. Literally, trades would need to go out of their way to mess something up using her plans. And this isn't something we requested or even knew we needed. Every builder has their own particular bugaboos, Sharon will remember all the feedback you provided in all her projects and apply that to the current one. Since our first project together, every new project has reflected our feedback from the previous, automatically, without our asking for them again. Sharon has been a joy to work with. She's truly a builder's architect. She will design you a house that will cruise through approval, construction, and off the market.

Sharon is really amazing at what she does - designing beautiful, functional homes for growing families! We hired her to design an extensive remodel-addition to our home (3/1 & 1000 sf ---> 4/2.5 & 2350 sf) in central Austin. She came up with a ton of really great ideas we would have never thought of ourselves. She communicates well, defines the scope and sets clear expectations, and delivers on what she promises. Due to our positive experience, we've recommended her services to many of our friends and now TWO different sets of friends have already hired her to design their upcoming remodels as well!

Sharon was great. She was very attentive to our needs and listened to what we wanted. I love that she walked through our house sketching and adding her own ideas visually as we talked.

An architect who understands how to design homes for families. We engaged with Sharon for an extensive remodel of our early 1980s built house. Her vision transformed our traditional and closed off house to an open, more usable/functional. home. We love our new home and our new layout. Our home is comfortable for our family's daily needs, but also ideal for larger gatherings and extended stay guests. Thank you, Sharon, for giving us sharing your vision with us and making our beautiful home possible.