My wife and I hired McCall Sharp Architecture to design and monitor the construction of our Carriage/Guest house and now our main house. This was one of the best decisions that we have ever made. They have guided us through the entire process, making the experience of a major build easy and enjoyable. With all the major plans made well in advance with their help, we were free to tweak the details as ideas arose through the build.
While they offered many suggestions through the process, we were made to feel completely comfortable either accepting those suggestions or going another direction. In the end, we got exactly what we wanted in our dream home, and a much better home than we would have had without their input. Their enthusiasm with design is contagious and you can tell how much they love what they do. While one hears stories of the stress of building, with a good architect and builder it can be a fun experience!
Hiring McCall Sharp to monitor the build was, for us, a good decision. The peace of mind in knowing that all the construction details were being followed precisely and with the proper materials and methods was well worth the extra cost. They monitored and approved the builder's invoices, kept us in the loop in all communications and thus took all those concerns off the table for us.
I highly recommend McCall Sharp. (Steve Sharp was our project main architect).