Ashford Associates Designers & Developers

We wanted to remodel our 2-​story, all-​bedrooms-​upstairs, conventional 1979 house. The idea was to turn it into a modern, open-​floor plan design with the master bedroom and bath downstairs. We couldn’t figure out a workable way to do that. Amnon agreed to work with us and offer us choices of plans, to either use and do the project, or decide against and abandon it.
He listened to our needs and wishes, and came up with 5 design plans, from which we could pick and choose features we liked, to put together a full design. After several meetings, we decided that we liked his proposals and philosophy, and signed a contract for the full project.
At every step of the way, Amnon was creative and helpful. He has years of experience and solid architectural knowledge that enable him to come up with ideas and solutions to fit our overall needs and wishes. We liked most of his ideas and accepted the vast majority of them. He carried the design to completion, through many revisions of details at our request, finally working with the city planning department to get it approved, and the work was ready to start.
Amnon worked with our contractor whenever there was a question about design details or implementation, and came back to the site several times for reviews and consultations.
The final step was to provide a plan for new backyard hardscape and overall landscape that will complement the house design.
The house looks gorgeous and Amnon’s touch is seen everywhere. We love his detail and all his creative work.
He was a pleasure to work with, and we recommend him very highly.

Amnon Levy from Ashford Associates was an architect on our addition/​remodel. We have added 850 sq ft and remodeled old part of the house. We are very happy with the result and most of it is because of Amnon. He was very patient with us listening to our requirements. We often met between 9pm and 11pm to accommodate our work and children’s sleep schedule. Amnon was always very punctual.
Amnon takes a lot of pride in his work and it shows in his attention to details. Not having any remodel experience I often was not sure about certain aspects of roof design or visual details especially when it meant higher construction cost. Amnon was open to discussing such issues always keeping our budget in mind. However, now that the house is built I see what he meant and that he was right 100% of the time. We not only built a beautiful and functional house that is full of light due to many large windows and open space but also one that has many unique details that make it so much more than just another house.
Another important thing to point out. Your builder only works by the plan that you give him. He won’t deviate from it unless it is in his favor or by mistake. So, it is very important to have a plan that covers any questions and is as clear as possible. Amnon, provided us with such plan. He also dropped by the site many times unannounced during the construction, did a walk through and then provided me and the builder with a list of mistakes and questions. Many serious mistakes were caught this way early on allowing me to make sure the builder fixes them per plan. I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to have an architect that sees your project through.
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