What Our Clients Are Saying...
James and his team at Folar are absolutely fantastic. Very approachable and really listened to us to help create our dream home design. We consider ourselves fussy and James has made the whole experience completely stress free. We had previously used a Building Designer/Draftsman to save on fees & this time decided to invest in an Architect - the outcome speaks for itself!
He really listens and we've enjoyed every step of the journey.
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- Kellie & Scott, Out Clients for Currumbin Valley House
After a false start with another architect who wasn’t very interested in our design style & preference, we were given the name of Folar Studio. Although James is a pro at the contemporary design style, he was willing to meet with us & fulfill our dream of an old world European style home.
I had some very definite thoughts & dreams for our home and James was always so positive & listened to all of my ideas & thoughts & helped me see them come to life in his drawings. Nothing was ever too much trouble for him he was always so pleasant & would help me troubleshoot things that wouldn’t quite work. He also had a great team behind the scenes helping him bring our home to life.
As time wore on, I feel I ended up with some lovely friends in both James & Gemma who helps run the interior design side was also really helpful & always supported my design choices but still pointed out to me some things I hadn’t considered or alternatives that could possibly work.
We spent many many hours together & shared many laughs - the whole usually painful process was actually fun. I would highly recommend James and his team they truly listen & gently guide someone like me who has definite ideas & I think they are almost as excited to see it come to life as we are.
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- Nat & Tony, Out Clients for Tweed River House
James and the team have been amazing. From our first meeting with James we knew he could bring our vision to life. He has exceeded our expectations, such a talented Architect who has gone above and beyond to design an amazing house for us on a challenging block.
We have really enjoyed the last 18 months of planning and design and can't wait to start building this year. Can't speak highly enough of James, and the team at Folar they really have made it a pleasure, we look forward to the next one!
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— Hannah & Dan, Our Clients for Spring Hill House
After some time searching for an Architect that understood our vision for our bespoke New Farm development, we decided to work with Folar Studio for our project.
We have found FOLAR to be very professional and informative for our consultations, & as our project is a major renovation, we have been very impressed with James and his team on presenting us with several design options, for the unique combination of a 1925 home and a 1950's squash court.
This initial engagement has confirmed our decision to engage FOLAR for the complete design process of our home.
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— Len & Stacey, Our Clients for Lower Bowen Terrace, New Farm
Renovating your home can be a very complicated and stressful process. Not when you have James, he makes the process completely relaxed, stress free and enjoyable.
Engaging FOLAR Studio as our Architects was the best decision we made. The design concepts James created from our first conversations were spot on. Watching your thought bubbles and mood board visions appear in his 3D design concepts at the initial phase and within a very short time frame was impressive.
He is creating our dream home for our family and we couldn’t be happier with the process.
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— Ali & Mat, Our Clients for Welsby Street, New Farm
We engaged James & his team at FOLAR to create DA plans for building a beachside apartment. This was a larger project than we have engaged previously and James ensured we felt comfortable and were not overwhelmed by the project.
We are extremely happy we chose James rather than one of the larger firms as we always felt guided. We did not ever feel rushed or that our project would simply be a cut and paste project. James listened to our ideas and converted them into plans for a beautiful building we can see ourselves living in.
He provided renders of a few options which assisted in visualising what we ultimately chose. We would most certainly use James again and would happily recommend him to others.
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— Petta & Ed, Our Clients for Bribie Island
We engaged FOLAR to come up with a renovation design for our house. James has exceeded our expectations and delivered our dream home!
He made us feel relaxed and comfortable since we first walked into the studio and we trust him 100% with the process. James’s easy going yet very professional attitude has made the process fun and completely stress free.
His communication skills are excellent has been a pleasure to work with.
We would highly recommend FOLAR.
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— Peter & Katelyn, Our Clients for Ashgrove House
We recently had the pleasure of working with James to develop the design for our Queensland worker’s cottage renovation.
James impressed us with his ability to blend the old with the new in his design while meeting the practical requirements for modern family life. His eye for detail, excellent organisation, communication and project management skills, professionalism, and ability to create beautiful, livable spaces on a budget, have impressed us immensely.
We would not hesitate to recommend James to anyone looking to build or renovate their home.
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— Peter & Persia, Our Clients for Browne St
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We highly recommend James for your project.
We have a small, irregular shape block, and James helped us maximise the site, and develop a unique modern design that meets all our requirements, takes advantage of the aspect and views, whilst still meeting the council character requirements. We appreciate James' creativity and experience, and are very happy to partner with him on this project.
— Marshall & Cindy, Our Clients for Eliasson
James & his team have been able to incorporate our ideas to create a design for a home which incorporates unique features that capitalise on what the site has to offer.
We have been very impressed with the design considerations and James’ professionalism which has led to an outstanding result. It has been such a pleasure to work with James & the design quality meant we were able to sell our house for a suburb record!
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— Matt & Jules, Our Clients for Allowrie Street
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On our luxury Townhouse development, FOLAR have proven their expertise to develop a great design and document the project reliably and efficiently.
The 3D renderings produced as part of the design process were exceptional and allowed us to easily visualise our project.
I would certainly recommend working with James.
- Darrin Leung, Co-Founder of DHK Group