| "In
2001 my wife and I decided to build a new home in the Crosswater
area of Central Oregon. During my business career I had
the opportunity to hire and work with many architects on
both residential and commercial projects. Based on past
experiences, we talked to a number of people in the neighborhood
where we were going to build regarding the architects they
have used for their homes and using the information we accumulated
from those discussions we selected several local architects
to interview. Once of those professionals was Scott Gilbride.
After conducting
several interviews with different people we selected Scott
to design our home. Even though the others were very capable
and professional, we found Scott to be head and shoulders
above the others. His ability to actually listen to what
clients want and transform that information to a plan
is phenomenal. We made very few changes to the first draft
of the draft plan that he gave us. He produced our first
draft in a very short time compared to other architects
that I had worked with and he gave us a schedule for the
completion of the plan that he maintained in a timely
manner throughout the plan development process. His billings
were easy to understand and complete. I can’t recall
ever asking a question to clarify a billing. This was
in sharp contrast to other experiences I have had. Another
large factor in our decision to select Scott was the fact
that when we looked at other houses he had designed every
one of them was unique in appearance. It was obvious to
us that he recognized that each owner was unique and his
designs bear this philosophy out. Most architects’
work can be identified by certain “trademark”
features that appear in most of their work and we appreciated
the fact that Scott’s work did not reflect that
practice.
After completion
of the plans, Scott took them through the Homeowners Review
process in a very timely and professional manner. Again,
in my past experiences this rarely occurred without some
evidence of friction that consumed time. When we were
ready to proceed to the construction phase Scott was very
helpful in sorting through potential builders and estimates
that each contractor had prepared. In short, I would describe
our experience in working with Scott to be the most positive
I have ever had working with an architect. "
We would be very
pleased to show our home to anyone who is thinking of
using Scott and answering any questions one might have."
Robert
W. Bell |