Lee Edwards - Residential Design

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Description of Work: 4 hours of consultation one to brainstorm initial ideas for renovation. Excellent range of ideas and possibilities and really listened to what was important to us.

Description of Work: Researched complete remodel options per city codes. Remodel redesign of existing interior downstairs space. Created design for new exterior portico.

Description of Work: Lee Edwards designed our complete second floor remodel, permitted the project, matched us with a builder, and effectively and efficiently supervised the building process to get us to an on-time and on-budget completion.

Description of Work: Lee Edwards was the architect and site general manager for the house that we purchase in February 2006. At the time Lee was working for Nelse Construction Inc., the company that built our home on spec with the architectural design that Lee Edwards created. The home is a Built Green 3-Star certified home and the first home that Nelse Construction Inc. completed. My wife and I had been scouring real estate listings for approximately 1 1/2 years to find our ideal home, but we were having no luck finding anything that met our standards until a neighbor turned us on to Nelse. Nelse was building a home within several blocks of where we currently lived in the Phinney Ridge/Greenwood area, and since my wife and I loved the neighborhood and didn't really want to leave, we met with the owner of Nelse to discuss the plans for the home that they had just broken ground on. Within a few days we visited the construction site and met Lee Edwards, who walked us through his architectural design. At that time only the foundation had been poured and the framing was beginning to go up, but Lee helped bring to life exactly what the house was going to be like when the job was finished. From exposed Glulam beams to an open family room, kitchen, and dining room for entertaining, Lee made it clear that we were getting a one-of-a-kind gem that would exceed all of our expectations. There was a dedicated construction team for Nelse, and with Lee as the architect and site manager, we could see the quality and attention to detail that was going into the house and we knew that the team took a lot of pride in the job that they were doing. My wife and I decided we wanted to purchase this home and we worked with the owner of Nelse to lock in a purchase price while it was still being constructed. From that moment on, we worked closely with the owner, Lee, and the team to be intimately involved in the decision-making as they were building the home. The end result was exactly what Lee had promised, we moved into a home that has surpassed all of our expectations. The exterior for half of the house is tongue & groove cedar siding while the other half is cedar shingles. We have been in the house for six years now, and it's so distinct and unique that we still have people who stop their cars in the middle of the street just to take a look at the design. We often hear from people on foot who are walking through our neighborhood that our house is one of the most beautiful homes that they have seen and a perfect fit for the area. Lee has incredible architectural vision and his style perfectly fits with the Pacific Northwest!

Description of Work: Lee designed a new modern custom home that was energy efficient and affordable. He provided all architectural drawings, CAD renderings, permitting for building and a specifications book for bidding the project out to a contractor. During the build-process he also went through all SIP panel final renderings sent to us from the manufacturer. He found several mistakes from the manufacturer and we recommend that SIP manufacturers be double checked.

Description of Work: Lee performed many design services for me over a 5 year period. He worked on projects as lead designer for my construction company.