Matt Dirksen

We highly recommend Matt Dirksen because of his design expertise, creativity, sensitivity to budget, and overall care for his clients. We worked with Matt and the Case team to renovate the basement of our row home. The project posed some challenges given tight space constraints and layout. Matt proved a close listener to our ideas and put together a design that (1) maximized and expanded the utility of our space; and (2) fit within our budget. The renovation included a new bathroom, washer/dryer area, and office/workspace -- and we were able to fill all three in, comfortably -- thanks to Matt's thoughtful approach. In addition to being our main point of contact, Matt worked with us to recommend and help find materials, fixtures, flooring, cupboards, lighting etc. He was resourceful and offered great ideas, many of which we went with. A final note about service: When we work with a reputable company like Case, we pay for and expect excellent service. Matt delivered that. He was responsive to us, day and night, phone or email – and he treated us like we were his most important client and most important project. Matt cares about this work and he cares about his clients. We look forward to working with him again on our next major renovation.

The kitchen in our house was 30 years old and Matt designed a complete renovation and made suggestions that created a dazzling new center for the house. The key to his success in our case was his ability to listen to what we wanted and make it a reality. His knowledge of resources and alternatives combined to result in a great job.

Matt Dirksen designed the add-story addition over the footprint of our original small mid-century-modern rambler. He was respectful of the house's esthetic and gave us window arrays, in particular, that were not Case's bread and butter standard design, but that instead were chosen because they work for our house in our setting. He took care to help us get good lighting options in the right places, and to echo a contemporary oak staircase that we already had when designing the new stairs. We are very happy to have our new 3bdrms/2baths up!

Actually - 4 and a half stars. Great job - creative, energetic, knowledgeable, understanding, professional. Completed two projects - kitchen with bump out (2008) and three bathrooms (all at the same time basically) in 2012.

Matt Dirksen was very respectful of our time and money. He helped us figure out what was most important to us so we could build the addition we wanted.

Matt Dirksen was my renovation specialist and coordinator for a major home renovation in 2008-2009. He worked very diligently in getting our family all of the amenities that we were looking for in a professional and thorough manner. He was not only a joy to work with, but is truly dedicated to meeting all of the needs of his clients as well as his subcontractors involved in the job. He was also very conscious of getting the job done right and within our budget and time frame. This was particularly difficult in our case because we were having another child who arrived just at the conclusion of project and needed to be able to bring her home to the new home. We will utilize him in the future when we upgrade the other areas of our home. In addition, I have recommended him to other homeowners who are considering similar renovations. He is a joy to work with and very enthusiastic about what he does.

We were looking for a "Green" design for an addition to our home. When we contacted Case Design and build we were connected with Mr. Dirksen. He did a great job of listening to our desires and helping us go as "green" as we could. He provided several good options at various price points to choose from and respected our desire to use environmentally friendly elements in our addition. The final design option we decided on solved problems we didn't even think to address and made the flow of the house and traffic patterns so much better. There is harmony in the design that Mr. Direksen provided. We are still thrilled with the end result.

Matt did a great job with our home renovation. He raised the roof of our 1920s row house in DC and gave us a gorgeous master suite and a huge rooftop deck!

I had a difficult problem -- one that would not yield to any obvious solution. Matt was able to rethink the problem and create a solution that was both functional and attractive.

Matt Dirksen and Case did a wonderful job on our second floor addition. We found the designer, project manager, and carpenters highly responsive and professional throughout the process. The project came in on time and on budget. We lived in the house during the construction, and felt Case managed to minimize the disruptions. In the end, we got the fine addition that was exactly what we had bargained for.

Matt was the architect for two projects for us. The first was an addition, including a porch, an expanded basement, and a two story conventional space. We are still enjoying the results. The cost was in excess of $200,000, but it was well worth it. This work was done in 2007-2008, I think. I used this project for the date and amount in the rating. The second project was a remodelled bathroom that included an additional private entrance. This has proved invaluable. The work was done in 2011. We loved his work on the first project, so we engaged him again for this much smaller project. Dale was the project manager for both projects.