Eco Homes in Swords, Co. Dublin

“Thelma is an excellent interior designer who listened very carefully to my needs and wants and came up with brilliant design solutions for my home. She is very patient and thoughtful and has a lovely presence. She has helped transform the entire house, creating luxurious, comfortable interiors that work brilliantly for my family at a very reasonable cost. I highly recommend her as an interior designer and as a project manager.”

“Delighted with Joe and gang... very professional service... met deadlines as set and im delighted with my conservatory conversion. Would have no problem recommending this operation.. well done guys”

“We knocked on a local residents door to ask who had designed their house and we found our architect! We loved Pauls work even before we met him! Right from the start, Paul was very easy to work with. We had found a site but he encouraged us to view a different one and it was the best decision ever. ( shame about the builder , lol!! ) We had a very simple brief.We wanted a modern build with lots of light, and with a tight budget, Paul designed us our dream home, on a small site.He got us right from the start! He even built us a model of the house. We very quickly trusted Paul and when he suggested we make some modifications , we knew it was for the right reasons.He was quick to pull us back from costly requests. House building can be very stressful but Paul was able to contain a lot of that stress. We would certainly recommend McCann Moore - a pleasure to work with, very relaxed and brilliant designers!”

“Patricia Mangan of Studio M has a remarkable ability to liase successfully between contractor and the client. Her architectural and design in put is top notch. We were extremely pleased with her work & recommended her to friends, who are also very happy with their extension.”

“Adrian designed our detached new build on a difficult site in Dublin after a planning application with a different architect had failed to get a planning grant. He listened very carefully to our ideas and his first design was the one we went with as it was just what we had in mind. Throughout the build he was always available and incredibly patient. We found him highly professional in every aspect of the project ,especially managing the inevitable challenges that can arise during a build. We now live in a wonderful light filled house and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him whole heartedly.”

“We have used Ambient architecture on 3 projects now. Our first project was a conversion of a recording studio in Temple Bar into a wonderful "upside down" duplex apartment with cathedral ceilings and a roof garden. We were over the moon with the result; there was a real wow factor. Next we moved on to renovating an Edwardian house in Rathgar and we went straight back to Ambient to do the design and oversee it to completion. Once again we were really delighted with the results. Our most recent project was our current house in Rathgar which is a Victorian. The house was in a terrible state when we bought it so it required a top to bottom makeover. Stefan in Ambient designed a beautiful modern light-filled extension at the rear and oversaw the delivery of a really top notch job on the renovation of the old part of the house. Iknow that in between our various projects Ambient went on to win an architectural competition for the design of a sports hall in a south Dublin school. I'm not surprised as we can see the creativity flowing through to the design elements in our house. Would highly recommend Ambient!”

“This Professional Architect, Fergus Flanagan, came recommeded to us by the local County Council Office. We quickly built a good relationship with Fergus due to his professional attitude, confidence and excellent outlay of plans. He was also a good listener and respected our ideas. We were happy with the follow up and attention to detail and found Fergus and his staff practical, efficent and a pleasure to do business with.”

“I highly recommend Catherine and her work. She has a great eye for colour and texture and effortlessly finds options to choose from. She is very understanding and respects the client's desires and priorities. She has the ability to see the bigger picture and also the knowledge and expertise to tune into the smaller details so that the overall look is harmonious. All her contacts for painting, plasterwork, electrics, and woodwork turned up trumps. She has been the catalyst for transforming our house,”

“I feel privileged to have met Garry Cohn. His work on Cliff House Hotel and Design Doctors is uplifting and inspiring as well as beautiful. He is a total professional and generous with his time I could imagine that he would be very easy to work with. He has given me great ideas and explained to me how he designs all his homes from the inside to the outside. This makes for a well lived-in home, not just a pretty box.”

“People say that building a house is one of the most stressful things you can do and they were not wrong. We 'survived' our house build and now we can safely say that Emmett and Fingal Planning consultants was one of the very few people that gave us consistent and sound advice/service. Our build was very complicated due to many factors, but chiefly the type of the house, a low-energy "passive house"-style, the location and having several contractors involved posed the greatest challenges. Emmett guided us through the process in his trademark no-nonsense approach and we were very lucky to have him when trying to manage all the stakeholders that a build inevitably has, like authorities, contractors, neighbours and so on. During the rough patches of the project, he always stuck by his word and actually did more than he originally signed up for. When Emmett says he will do something he does it; he is open, honest, and little ruffles his feathers - a much needed attribute when emotions are high and money is low! We would not have completed the project without Emmett and we gladly give him our highest recommendation. Michael and Christine Mullan-Jensen”