Sunshine Coast Home Design

My best experience in house building/designing was working with Walter. I have a very “hands on” approach in the design process and Walter was so patient and understanding while we attained a level of compromise that rightfully leaned toward his volumes of knowledge and experience. I really appreciated his ability to rein me in with kindness and honesty while fully explaining his reasoning. We ended up with a fabulous design for our little waterfront lot that perfectly suited the look and feel I wanted. In addition our builder opined their praise for the level of detail on his drawings that is rarely seen today. Walter is a gem and I value the relationship we attained and couldn’t recommend him any higher.

We were recommended to use Walter late last year Our property is a unique piece of land on the Sunshine Coast B C. He was able to view it on several occasions and came up with a design. Then the work started, Walter had to get to know us as we live overseas. We finally met face to face in May, for a very brief visit. Then with phone calls and sharing computers we finalize our plans for our new home. It was wonderful over the months how he understood what we wanted. Now the fun begins.

Luckily, when we were "googling" architects on the Sunshine Coast, we came across Sunshine Coast Home Design. We called Walter Powell and he was very excited to meet with us to discuss our project. He gave us a gamut of possiblities of what we could do to renovate our lake front property. Together we came up with a plan that we are very happy with and it was in keeping with our vision. We love the new look of the upcoming transformation and are really looking forward to the finished product! Great job Walter and thank you! Also, he was very knowledgable about contractors and tradesmen in the area and we have secured the very best people to make our dreams come true.

As a professional Architectural and Interiors photographer for the past 8 years, I have photographed thousands of homes. Just last year I connected with Walter to photograph a few of the homes he has worked on. Let me tell you, they are some of the most incredible homes I've been in. Walter has an obvious love for what he does, but he also gets to know his clients and what their wants and needs are. On each house we have photographed, he has told me in great detail about the custom features and finishes and special meanings behind certain features. It's important to him that local business' and artist are used, and being a local artist, I truly appreciate that! I highly recommend Walter, he's down to earth and fun to work with.

Walter Powell is a pleasure to work with. His designs are beautiful and he innately understands exactly what people have in mind. We had the pleasure of working with Walter for a magazine worthy beach home on Thormanby Island, building the kitchen and bathroom cabinetry to Walter's specs. Walter was always calm and professional and extremely easy to work with. It's very easy to highly recommend Walter…. he works hard and earns his accolades.

I have been working with Walter for four years and I have found him to be a fantastic architect. His attention to detail and customer service is second to none. He is a pleasure to work with and a great problem solver . I am happy to give Walter and Sunshine Coast Home Design my highest recommendation and encourage all to check them out.

Working with Walter Powell has been one of the best experiences in my 25 years of working as a General Contractor. I have worked closely with Walter for over two years now on a large residential project of his. It is his exceptional ability to design, communicate, and connect, that really set him apart. Every aspect and stage of the project is highly important to him, including the many people that are involved in the construction process. He creates more than beautiful homes, he creates the positive environments and relationships required for a beautiful home to be realized. Doug Mulligan Gray Construction

We have been collaborating with Walter on their stunning modern designs to create stairs that are truly one of a kind works of art. Our last project is no exception. On a seaside lot an expression of both cutting edge modern design and rustic charm was blended to create an open modern home with warm living space. The stairs are a design showpiece sure to be featured in design magazines. It was a great working with Walter and we look forward to our next project together.

AT Home Construction Ltd. We have just completed constructing our third Walter Powell designed project . Our experience with Walter is that of working within a smooth, well oiled team, each member quietly and competently doing what it takes to produce the best possible results. Walter obviously listens carefully to the client's hopes and dreams about the space they want to create and draws from a deep well of knowledge, experience and creativity to turn dreams into reality in his designs. And he is not attached to a particular "style". The emphasis is what suits the client's lifestyle and needs. From the point of view of a builder, we are most appreciative of the "hands on" experience Walter has accumulated over the decades. Not only does Walter design beautiful homes with exquisite features, all of the features have been carefully thought out so they actually works and functions the way intended. We have worked with many architects in our thirty years of building homes and found the following qualities extremely important; •ability to listen; good communication skill, strong drawing skills •excellent sense of design to turn your ideas into workable layouts •excellent technical ability; a strong understanding of the building components •excellent problem solving skills; there are always challenges •ability to work as a team •a good business sense, to keep control of the budget •a passion for the work Walter has them all and more!

Great home with a excellent design and some interesting features, the project well managed from the beginning to the end. Great to be a part of it.

I am a both a collegue of Walter Powell as well as a classmate and I have spent a lot of time with Walter in his neck of the woods on the Sunshine Coast of BC. Walter is a progressive thinker that knows teh architectural business and can provide a beautiful home for any type of client. He is both versatile and creative and can provide a beautiful living environment customized to your style and taste.

We retained Walter Powell as our architect to design our new home on Hotel Lake in Garden Bay. My wife and I were very impressed by Walter's expertise and experience and friendly manner. We were inexperienced with home design and anxious, but Walter made us feel immediately at ease. We couldn't be happier with the home that Walter designed for us and can highly recommend Walter without hesitation to others. We found Walter's fees to be reasonable and his invoices were fully detailed. In addition to Walter's expert architectural skill, Walter's local knowledge of the permitting and variance process proved invaluable in obtaining a variance to the zoning setback requirements without which it would have been difficult to build the beautiful home that Walter designed and which we are now thoroughly enjoying.