Wratten Residence, Tasman

“Simone designed and oversaw the building of our hop kiln home. I was absolutely delighted with the creative input into the details she included. These details she included have given the home an individual statement which creates an ambience. This also includes personally designed light fittings. The home was designed to be in harmony with the landscape and this has been achieved with the choice of building materials and its placement on the land. She handled the entire consent process which went through without a hitch. Simone is extremely professional in her approach from consent through to supervised construction.

Now that the Hop kiln is completed (almost 2 years) I can say unequivocally that the home is an absolute pleasure to live in for its design, warmth and ambience. I can’t recommend Simone highly enough as she has an unique talent and is a pleasure to work with. She is very empathetic to the environment and captured the true beauty of our beautiful coastal/mountain environment with her design.” Pam Wratten, Tasman

Horrell Residence, Tasman

“Simone nailed our house brief from day one. Perched high on a hill and surrounded by native bush, our build site was limited in terms of space and we had a wish list as long as your arm. But from the first set of plans she rolled out Simone had well and truly achieved all of the aspects we wanted to see in our place. Throughout the consent and building process we were quite demanding of Simone, yet her patience and willingness to listen to our ideas remained outstanding. She has a true passion for design and a genuine desire to get the look and feel of the project just right. Her commitment to the project meant that the house quite literally became her baby and she stayed involved in all the key decisions that impacted the design of the house. The house works brilliantly with the surrounding environment and really makes a statement and everyone who visits our place are blown away by the design too.

Our house or our sanctuary as we now refer to it, has the X Factor and we love living in it. We have future projects in mind and we will absolutely, without a doubt, be utilising Simone’s amazing talents again.” Jolene, Brendan & Cordt Horrell, Upper Moutere

Bahlsen ‘Dome House’, Malborough

“Not being scared away by talks of skeptics Simone took on the challenge to get me through the whole consent procedure with District Counsel to make my dreams come true of building an eco-friendly dwelling into the beautiful hills of Marlborough Sounds to provide for an off-grid- living in harmony with nature.