sensitive design inc.

We hired Susanne for a major renovation of our new home, and she was exceptional from start to finish. She brought creative ideas, honest opinions, and valuable suggestions that helped us fully realize our vision for the interior and outdoor living space. Our house, built in the 1950s, revealed numerous unexpected challenges once the interior walls and ceiling were opened. Susanne helped us navigate these complexities with thoughtful, practical solutions. She expertly guided us through the design and permit process and worked skillfully within the constraints of the Streamside Setback and Right-of-Way requirements. She also helped us select a reliable builder, Candane Construction, ensuring the entire project moved forward smoothly and with confidence. We are incredibly grateful for her expertise and support throughout this journey.

Susanne has been great. We built a custom new duplex with secondary suites on an odd shaped lot. Lots of complexity. Her architectural background has been very helpful throughout the process. We brought Susanne on early in the process and she helped us with the interior space layouts as well as exterior finishes. Her interior design drawings were clear and her recommendations for material selection were very appropriate given how picky we are. The overall outcome has been great.

Susanne Doise of Sensitive Design is a very professional individual. She handled our project from Design to Permit stage and beyond to completion. Starting inDec 21 for design submission to Dec22 completion. We encountered several hurdles of which none were beyond her to negotiate a path forward. With shortages of good available trades we were faced with mistakes galore and often resulted in major costly delays . Susanne managed to keep the project on the go and steer it to completion. She is a trooper. You can rest assured Sensitive Design will have your best interest at heart. Erika

We started our renovation journey in the middle of the pandemic, when there was so much disarray and confusion with the building permit application due to various COVID restrictions and changes to the permit application process. Susanne, however, managed to maneuver through this and thanks to her persistence in following up, she was able to get our permit. Susanne definitely has a creative eye and is not afraid to speak her mind and give her opinion. Our renovation project is quite a major one. Susanne's extensive knowledge of architecture and interior design made our meetings with our general contractor very productive and insightful. She worked very well with my general contractor and other trades. Like most projects, the scope of work just got bigger and bigger as walls were torn down and Susanne was able to pivot and adjust to our needs. She redesigned and repositioned our old staircase to build it to code and make it more functional (and fengshui friendly). Another important item on my wish list was to have a larger kitchen which was kind of tricky considering where the old kitchen was situated. But Susanne made it happen. She provided excellent resources and suppliers and would always remind me that we are working within a budget. She respected that I had my personal design preferences but worked with me to make things work. Susanne along with our wonderful general contractor turned our 83 year old house into an almost brand new modern farmhouse. Thanks Susanne for all your hard work and patience throughout this whole project.

New garage build in the difficult-to-get-permit -city of Vancouver. Susanne overcame the issues despite Covid hanging around and complicating things. Changes to the design were done without difficulty. Final design was exactly what was requested.

We hired Susanne to design the complete makeover of our suite. She conceptualized the design, drew up the plans and led us through the permitting process. Throughout the whole process, Susanne was punctual and professional and a pleasure to deal with. She always listened to our needs, wishes and ideas and successfully incorporated them into the plans. The renovation, although still not quite done, is going to be fabulous!

Susanne has been a pleasure to work with on an extensive interior and exterior renovation of our 40+ year old house for the past 18 months. She is easy to talk to, genuinely listens -- is warm, sincere, enthusiastic and above all, honest. She states her vision / opinions clearly, is willing to think outside the box, not afraid to question costs / think of alternatives, rectify mistakes, and makes herself available to consult and provide direction when needed. Choosing Susanne first as a designer in our project worked well. She played a critical role in choosing a contractor and being an independent advocate for us as the homeowner.

Susanne has been an exceptional guide during our large scale renovations of our home. Her scope of knowledge and the ideas that she brings to the table have always excelled our expectations. It is certainly hard to find good help and leadership for building projects nowadays in the Lower Mainland; however, with Susanne, you can trust that you are in excellent hands. She has been a fundamental reason for the success of our new home!!

Susanne at Sensitive Design transformed our outdated 20 year old condo in Vancouver into A modern looking, bright, and welcoming home. She was imaginative in her design and skillful as a project manager.

We live in a Vancouver Special style house that was built in the 70's. In 2014 Susanne did an amazing job with the design of our renovation upstairs with the open concept which led to contemporary living with new lightings, brand new kitchen and bathroom etc. This year we hired Susanne again to design the basement renovation for an energy efficient living space and a secondary suite. With the building non conforming challenges of the Vancouver Special house, Susanne was able to problem solve and help us from the application of variance to the approval of the variance from the City of Vancouver. It was her passion and professionalism that convince us to move forward with the project despite of the challenges. We look forward to her help in transforming our outdated basement to a functional and beautiful living space.

As a General Contractor on this project, I had the opportunity to work with Susanne on this new home build in North Burnaby. From the beginning, I could see that Susanne was able to clearly communicate her design intent. She was involved with site visits ,and showed high care level to execute any changes to the design from the clients. In my opinion, Susanne is very professional and shows integrity in her projects.

We hired Susanne for a major renovation in our new home. Right from the first meeting, we were confident in her design capabilities and her proactive, creative and practical approach. She interpreted our design vision and respected our budget, bringing everything together beautifully in the final product. She was responsive to our many questions and emails, and always solutions focused. Overall, I would highly recommend Susanne and hope to work with her again in the future!