Helt Design

Tim Johnston and James Zink from CL Helt Architect have been wonderful to worth with. We had a very complex and highly customized waterfront residential home rebuild and they exceeded our expectations. They worked around every obstacle to provide a modern, highly functional, and budget friendly design. Their customer service, attention to detail, and overall desire to do a great job really is truly top notch. I would not hesitate to hire them again for another project.

Our design and construction project with C.L.Helt Architects Inc was an incredible positive experience. Tim conducts the process in a collaborative, responsive, respectful manner - solution approach seeking to meet the customer needs. Tim has a welcoming and friendly personality that makes the customer feel very comfortable in expressing ones ideas during the design process. He is very capable to understand abstract ideas and translating them graphically on paper. Customer service is paramount to CL Helt Architect Inc. Even though we did not move to the construction phase due to reasons unrelated to CL Helt Architect Inc, the design phase was very satisfactory. We highly recommend working with C.L.Helt

Tim and his team helped us navigate the complex process of design choices for the front of our 1950s ranch in Charlotte. He was truthful and attentive in the process. His company created 3-D models for us to choose from. This allowed us the economical luxury of digital decision making before we pulled the trigger, very helpful. Looking forward to future projects with Tim.

Tim is a very kind and considerate person with integrity and talent. He has the skills to listen and implement your request. I sold him a home that needed an enormous amount of work, and he turned it into the wonderful modern space you see on Houzz. Complete metamorphosis. He has the vision and the patience that make him a terrific architec

We chose CL Helt Architect Inc. to work with in deciding how to expand our 2 bedroom 1 bath brick bungalow located in downtown Belmont, NC. Tim and team were a pleasure to work with. They brought excellent design ideas to the table and were very understanding of our needs and accommodating of our budget. We highly recommend them to anyone looking for a professional partner who will maintain a client focused perspective.

Tim Johnston and C. L. Helt, Inc. have been a pleasure to deal with. Our job was a live/work unit on main street in Belmont, NC and turns out to the first live/work in Gaston County. After the counties first review there were 17 items to be addressed and Tim took care of these in short order. We would and already have recommended Tim to other builders in the area. Dick Cromlish

I recently engaged CL Helt Architects for design work on a home remodeling and garage addition project on our home in the Dilworth Community. The project required specialized knowledge of the neighborhood and the Historic Commission. I have be very impressed with the staff and the quality of work provided by Tim Johnston and his team of architects. They have been very responsive when changes to our original plan were called for, and they have listened carefully to our concerns and answered our questions to my complete satisfaction. I also felt that they appreciated our business. I have no hesitation to recommend CL Helt Architects for a home or business building /renovation project. Sandy Solomon, ChFC, CLU AXA Advisors, LLC.

I am a general contractor and have been doing business with C. L. Helt Architect for over 20 years. They are the only architectural firm that I recommend to my clients. Their diverse staff provides a wide range of abilities from traditional architecture to straightforward functional concepts to modern sleek design. They have demonstrated repeatedly their ability to create warm and inviting spaces that are both functional and efficient. Their commitment to providing quality service for a reasonable price is obvious. Listening to the needs and desires of the owner and creating viable solutions is what impresses me the most. And they have an excellent rapport with every building official we have interacted with.

After purchasing lake front property in Charlotte NC, we entered into an exhaustive search to find the right architect to design our dream home. We knew what we wanted in a custom home and Tim Johnston of CL Helt Architect Inc. was able to create a design that incorporated our needs on balance with our budget. He worked with us through every phase of concept and design providing all of the renderings and models needed to fully conceptualize the scope of the project. Tim Johnston brought a strong modern esthetic that we had been seeking and an understanding of the complexities of building on waterfront property. Tim incorporated passive solar design tailored to meet the specific requirements of our exposure and latitude. Tim came up with creative solutions to accommodate the challenges of our lot and the limitations of our budget. He positioned the house to protect access to our boat ramp and take full advantage of the lake views, while designing a basement home that minimized costs and always kept in mind the practical requirements of custom home building. We have enjoyed our working relationship with Tim Johnston and the entire CL Helt Architect Inc. team. Our new home incorporates every detail that we had hoped to achieve. We would not hesitate to use their services again in the future and plan to recommend them to friends and family.