Karen Smuland Architect, LLC
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Karen Smuland Architect specializes in the design of custom homes, remodels and additions. We are committed to creating each home to be an authentic, distinctive place that unites your needs, lifestyle and values with the unique characteristics of the site, and to ultimately improve your daily living experience as well as your property’s value.
Services Provided
3D Rendering, Architectural Design, Architectural Drawings, Bathroom Design, Building Design, Custom Home, Energy-Efficient Homes, Floor Plans, Garage Design, Green Building, House Plans, Kitchen Design, Laundry Room Design, Mudroom Design, Outdoor Kitchen Design, Space Planning, Staircase Design, Sustainable Design, Custom Homes, 3D Home Design
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Bend, Oregon
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Business Name
Karen Smuland Architect, LLC
Phone Number
+1 541-788-4357
Website
Address
1532 NW Harmon Blvd
Bend, OR 97701
Licence Number
6767
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Credentials
4 Houzz Awards
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12 Reviews for Karen Smuland Architect, LLC
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Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars5.0|12 reviews
Work Quality5.0
Communication5.0
Value4.0
ron penner-ash
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
We started working with Karen in the fall of 2017 to design our home on 2 acres in The Tree Farm development in Bend, Oregon. We already had definitive design ideas, but through active listening Karen effectively expanded on our ideas with suggestions and design elements we embraced. Her ideas and shared aesthetics made the design process easy and enjoyable. Karen is obviously well-respected in the design/building community. Living in Portland during the build we often relied on Karen to check for quality and design specs during construction. Bottom line, we are extremely pleased with the final results. In our opinion, the most important question asked when providing a recommendation is, "Would you hire the individual again?" In Karen's case our answer would be yes. In fact, she is currently working with us again on an addition to our Bend house.
Ron and Lynn
14 October, 2020
SL Jasperson
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Karen Smuland's work on our custom home project exceeded all of our expectations. She compiled our varied ideas and transformed them into a beautiful, cohesive, and highly practical and functional home plan. We've lived in our completed house for two months, and every day we appreciate more and more her inspired incorporation of natural light, volume and indoor/outdoor spaces. Karen made us a priority from initial design concepts through construction management, working with the DRC committee and our talented builder and his team.
21 August, 2017
Anita and Friedhelm Baitis
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
How lucky and grateful we are that Karen designed our home! We love it! It is magnificent! The house, the rooms, the ceiling, the cabinets, the views. Karen listened to us. And the alchemy and magic of her ideas and sketches became a plan that came to life and then became our home. Her touch is evident everywhere and the thoughts and inspiration she provided are constantly visible. What a testimonial to her talent! Thanks to Karen for making our dream become reality. She saw our vision and made it happen.
6 July, 2016
shevlinbend
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
We had the best experience working with Karen- she took all our ideas and made them come to life- even better than we imagined. She was helpful and thorough and walked us through all the steps. I would highly recommend her to anyone.
7 October, 2015
Traci Clautice-Engle
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Several years ago we hired Karen to build a 3 season sunroom off the kitchen/dining area in place of a large deck. The sunroom she designed surpassed our expectations! She designed a room that has become the favorite in our home; almost replacing our living and dining rooms. With the outdoor shading, gas heating and cross ventilation we actually use it almost daily year round.
We have now hired Karen to design a custom home for us which she is currently working on. Karen is wonderful to work with. She listens carefully to our ideas as well as adds her own suggestions in designs as well as materials. She works hard to optimize everything that is important for us: views, privacy, work flow, storage, square footage, as well as designed rooms to accommodate art work and furniture. She is incredibly efficient and readily available. She provides interior design and material ideas, important quotes needed for budgeting and manages the entire design process, including the landscape designer, submittals and builder. Karen is known to stay involved and readily available even as the architectural process has been completed and the home is being built, something that our builder considered very helpful. I would highly recommend Karen Smuland as an architect for both smaller projects as well as custom homes.
13 November, 2014
gregvendrame
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
I am a building contractor and have had the privilege to work with Karen on several projects in the past few years. I have been so very pleased not only with the outcome but with how smooth the entire process went. Her ability to understand what I want and then to design a beautiful home has made us a successful team. I am again, happy to say Karen is currently in the process of designing another home for my company, G.A. Vendrame Construction.
13 November, 2014
Dear Karen
I am writing this letter to tell you just how much we appreciate your effort in the planning of my daughter’s family home. As you know, I have been in the design/build industry in Canada for most of my life and have worked with, and for, several architects over the years. It seems to me that, too often, the projects end up being a monument to the architect with little or no regard for the desires of the customer. In your case, we have been totally impressed with how hard you have tried to capture the concepts that Christy and Jason have put forward. You have then integrated them into a very professional plan and, all the while, kept in mind their budget restraints. I am very happy with the way the project has taken shape and feel that the completed project is going to be a wonderful place for their family to live and grow. I can’t find one thing that doesn’t seem exactly right for them.
Should you ever want a referral, I would be happy to talk to anyone on your behalf. You are exactly what an architect should be.
Alan
26 April, 2014Last modified:18 May, 2014
Karen, was the first architect we have ever used. She understood our needs and always kept us on track making sure our house flowed from outside to the inside. She met with us throughout the whole build process and was on site multiple times a week, ensuring everything was completed as designed.
11 April, 2013Last modified:12 April, 2013
We hired Karen to design our house. We would highly recommend her to create a custom home. She listened to our needs, helped us come in on budget (as close as an architect can!), and delivered our dream home on schedule. She is no amateur and it shows in the details.
8 April, 2013Last modified:9 April, 2013
Simone Paddock Photography
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
I have photographed Karen's work over the span of a few years now, and I must say, as an architectural photographer, getting to work on the canvas Karen has laid down is nothing short of a delicious treat.
Her talent and designs are stunning - conveying equal beauty as functionality, always with total consideration in all aspects to the people who will ultimately inhabit the space.
As far as architects go in the Bend/Central Oregon area, Karen is second to none, and to hire her is really only doing yourself a favor.
26 March, 2013Last modified:28 March, 2013
Falcon Alaska
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Karen Smuland skillfully designed an incredible Custom Home that we built for clients on Cottonwood Lake in Wasilla, Alaska.
With southern daylight during Alaska's winter being minimal, and the lake and mountain views facing due North, this project, in my opinion, required a true talent to bring together.
Karen's services included not just the design of a Custom Home but also the master Site Plan, which integrated the 3,300 sf home, the detached private airplane hanger, the 1,200 foot airstrip, the courtyard, the lake, sunlight and views!
I might add that we typically draft our own home plans in-house! But what I witnessed in Karen's work was a true eye opener, as her level of expertise is truly beyond our scope of experience. Karen is a true professional and very talented in her field.
These clients knew this house was going to be unique and special, and they wanted it done right the first time. Without a doubt, Karen was instrumental in making it happen! Thank you!
Steven Wirtanen,
Wirtanen Inc.
www.wirtaneninc.com
907-745-3865
25 March, 2013Last modified:26 March, 2013
Karen did an excellent job in designing our timber frame home. She spent the time to understand our needs and life-style to best create a design we would enjoy for many years. This was Karen's first timber frame, though that wasn't a problem. She learned what was required and enjoyed the challenge. She advised us what works best in this environment, recommended trends used, etc.
we enjoyed working with Karen on our home and would recommned her to anyone!
21 March, 2013
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