Design Services NW

The design was for a new home on the waterfront. The team was pleasant and dependable. They were very knowledgeable about regulations and helped mitigate issues.

I have had the pleasure to work with Oscar Torres from design services north west. Oscar listens to his client’s needs, wants, budget and time line. He is very involved in his projects, he take pride in his work, and it shows in the final product. Another thing that sets him apart, is his software that he uses to create the plans, as you can be anywhere in the world and he can share his screen to show you the changes in real time, and make changes while you share the screen. I would recommend Oscar to any of my clients, and I look forward to working with him on more projects to come. I always say, you pay for what you get, so pay for a good set of plans up front, to save delays and change orders through out the project.

We hired Oscar to design our dream home. Oscar spent the necessary time to work with us to give us what we wanted in our dream home. Oscar even took the time to meet with our builder to really get the most out of our design while keeping our house within budget. Oscar is an individual with a great deal of integrity. We have recently broken ground with our new home and in a conversation with our builder, he stated that he has never worked with an architect that produces the quality of work that Oscar has done. Not to mention, our builder stated that our home is not a simple design. Our builder is very well respected in our community and it took us a year for us to wait for our builder start our home due to the high demand of his services in our community. I strongly recommend Oscar to anyone that is looking for quality architect. As a couple when you look to build your dream home, you are really nervous trying to pick someone that you can trust. It did not take my wife and I long to realize that Oscar went out of his way to deliver what we wanted. In the end, Oscar exceeded our expectations and we are so grateful that we chose him. Thank you Oscar.

Oscar and his staff have been wonderful to work with on designing our home. They have been very open to changes that we made during the process. Oscar was very creative when having to design around a couple of situations that arose. We have been told that "construction is fluid" and Oscar definitely can go with the flow.

We could not be happier with the designs that Oscar drew up for our house extension. He has worked with us on a previous small bathroom closet remodel that went really well, and so we returned for him to draw up plans for a massive extension to the front of our house. We have a small bungalow from 1926, and we so keeping the feel of the house and neighborhood was very important to us. We also needed to maximize our space to allow for our growing family. Oscar did that on the first draft! He delivered us plans that were excellent, and with a few tweaks we were ready to get permitted. He also has been available and responsive through the building process, talking with me and my contractor as questions come up. I would highly recommend him - for remodels, extensions, and new builds. His insight into design and how to utilize space will pay off greatly!

It was pleasure working with Oscar and his professional team. Oscar is knowledgeable and well connected with people in the community. Our build was a bit of a challenge due to the location but Oscar's articulate communication got us through the process. He provided 3D images so we could better visualize the end result, though once complete we are still in awe. Incredibly pleasant and patient personality who works well to compromise husband and wife visions!

We had a custom design of Northwsest home that was completed on time and according to budget. Highly recommend working with this company.

Stunning outcome. We are so pleased with the design of our home. Oscar and his team are inviting and professional. Their work is high quality and detailed. Thank you!

Design Services envisioned a kitchen remodel plan that would work beautifully & that I wouldn't have thought of on my own. Their adherence to quality, great service, & integrity was refreshing. Listened to my preferences & gave informative suggestions, including future resale considerations. I was very pleased & would not hesitate to highly recommend DSNW!

Currently working on building our second "Oscar Design". Our first project, our home, was built 10 years ago. We can't imagine a home that fits our needs or dreams more perfectly. We are comfortable and feel so happy every time we come up the road back to our house. It just always feels like the perfect fit for us, thanks to the talent and work that Oscar put into it. Super efficient and very attractive, we are complemented often on the house. We literally feel that Oscar was the perfect fit for us and our needs. As an owner/builder, Oscar was more than patient and always willing to help me through the tough questions that sometimes arise as a builder. We have recently started our second Design Services project. Our new lake home, which we had Oscar design as well. So excited to see this project coming together and beginning to rise. When the time came to rebuild, the choice was obvious. I can't imagine hiring anyone else to design our dream vacation home. The plan is very thorough and professionally done, just the way they do things at Design Services. The people are kind and very competent, the designs are exactly as we had dreamed, and the plans are first rate, beyond expectations. We wouldn't go anywhere else.

I've worked with DSNW on a four projects over the past several years. Projects included a custom designed 6500 sq. ft. home, a large remodel, and two large RV/shop buildings. Timeline of these projects ranged from 2008 to 2016. For the custom designed home I was the owner/builder. Through out the construction project all of my subcontractors provided many positive comments about how thorough, accurate and easy to follow my home plans were. This alone was extremely valuable in terms of saved time and money during the construction process. During the design phase of this project DSNW was extremely easy to work with. As we went from dreaming / conceptual to final prints every stage was completed extremely quickly and with very little wasted time. Out thoughts were very accurately transitioned from conversation to drawing every time. Oscar's ideas and contributions to the project were always spot on with our desires. He quickly understood the feeling and nature of the home we wanted and didn't try to push dreams of his into our project. I will continue to turn to DSNW for any future design projects, whether big or small, that require building design.

Oscar is a life saver. I gave him a set of plans that were messed up wouldn't hold up to permit process. He redrew all of them and turned out changes and improvements I'd made to the plans. The result was a home that was one of Spokane CDA Living Magazine's "Top 9 Favorite Homes" they'd ever covered in their magazine. I used him again when I converted a 1958 rancher into the look of a New York loft. Again, he nailed it - right look and feel and plans that were stellar. Oscar is a pro at listening to the client, converting ideas onto paper and getting it right so an inspector approves it and people can build it and not empty your wallet. Anytime I even think of doing a project I call Oscar. Honest, hard working, gracious and a genuinely good man. On time, under budget and produces incredible work.

My wife and I had Oscar prepare design drawings for the new house that we are building. I went into the process looking for basic drawings to be able to submit to the city for permit approval. What I got was a set of plans that exceeded any expectations that I could of had. Oscar went above and beyond and provided me with some of the best and most complete residential construction drawings I have ever seen. My background is as a commercial project estimator/manager for 15+ years, so I am familiar with the good, the bad and the ugly as it comes to construction drawings. Oscar is detail oriented, professional and honest and best of all he came in below budget. I would recomend Design Services Northwest to anyone who wants to build or renovate and minimize the cost of overruns due to poor drawings. Thanks Oscar!!!!

Oscar at Design Services Northwest is a great asset to me and my company. My clients have been very happy with his work. He is very good at educating his clients delivering what is expected. He also is very good at listening to the clients needs and incorporating them into the project. There is a great balance between the clients needs and great architecture. Mike Fruci Fruci Construction Inc.

I am delighted to provide a review for Oscar Torres. EVERY time I pull into my driveway, I am delighted by the sight of my home. I love the outside details, the beautiful porch, the little sitting deck outside the bonus room, the colors – Everything. I had a very narrow view lot and despite pouring over thousands of floor plans I did not see my future home reflected in any of them. I finally sat down with a yellow pad and drew what I now call my stick-figure floor plan. I took the stick-figure plan to four different designers before I met Oscar. After just a few minutes with Oscar I knew he “got it.” He quite literally turned the drawing into my dream home. The home is so well designed. He maximized the layout to take full advantage of the view. People who visit my home generally make three comments. 1) The view is fabulous. 2) The home has a ‘great flow’ and 3) the design elements and special touches are everywhere - many of which came from his suggestions. Building a home is an emotional experience so while I have high praise for Oscar’s design talent, I think it takes more than talent to make happy home builders. It also takes more than the ability to listen to clients – the ability to listen is important but the ability to listen beyond their words and hear their vision is critical. Oscar did that. He connected what I said with what I saw. That is talent. Plus he is great guy! Fun to work with. Patient. Realistic. Creative. Honest. Reliable. I love my house. Thanks Oscar!

Oscar and team did an incredible job designing our lake home. I'm a budget focused guy and he was able provide thoughtful design solutions that minimized cost while maximizing the wow factor of our design. Our site was extremely steep (think near vertical) and Oscar was able to create an incredibly efficient solution by integrating structural and site design with our unconventional floorplan needs. Our project is nearing completion and Design Services NW was our best decision. Nate W