puertasdesign

After 8 months of planning the remodel of our entire home with little progress, we decided we needed an architect. We found Robert by chance, did an initial consultation, and hired him on the spot. Within two weeks, we finally had a plan! We had previously met with several contractors with no luck, but Robert helped us find a great general contractor, and we were able to get started quickly. We initially hired Robert to help architect and design our kitchen, since we wanted to remove some walls. He provided 3 really excellent layout options, and helped narrow it down to the one we liked best. During construction, Robert worked with our GC and cabinet maker to make sure everything was to plan. Beyond coming up with the layout, Robert was incredible when it came to helping us with the design for the whole house. We had to pick new flooring, tile, counters, cabinets, lights fixture, paint, and just about everything else. It's super overwhelming with how many options there are, but he helped us make decisions quickly, and found tons of options that both my husband and I could agree on (awesome, right?). When it came to materials, we were on a very tight budget, and Robert helped us find beautiful options in the price ranges we needed. Even though we were probably a smaller client since we were mostly focused on one room, we had a phenomenal experience start to finish. Robert was quick to respond, help, and make recommendations. If you couldn't tell, we would highly recommend Robert for any project.

Robert was a pleasure to work with during our recent kitchen/bath remodel and office addition. His extensive design experience helped guide us in our decision making. He was sensitive to our preferences and worked with us on balancing cost and quality. He also stretched us to consider things we would not otherwise have considered. He was readily available on short notice and was able to work with our schedule.

Robert at puertasdesign has been the core of my planning, design and implementation team on a house project that started as a potential teardown and became an expansion and major remodel. The house began as a 3 bed, 2 bath 1550 sq ft living space with 440 sq ft of garage, and after creative collaboration became a 4 bed, 2 bath 2180 sq ft living space with ~1030 sq ft of garage, incorporating a unique polygal-sheathed entry, vaulted ceilings with tongue and groove detailing, a 16’ sliding pocket door system opening from the main room onto the back patio, a large island for food prep and socializing, and a focus on energy-efficient construction details ranging from air-sealing and rigid exterior foam insulation to highly efficient lighting choices. As the owner-builder – and not being a professional in the industry – Robert provided invaluable guidance on hundreds of problems that inevitably developed in the process. He was instrumental not only in the myriad aesthetic choices, but in many of the unique construction details as well, both inside and out. He has earned the highest recommendation I can provide.

Robert Puertas offers an expertise and eye for design that is both unique and sophisticated. Through his guidance and plans our kitchen went from a tiny, nonfunctional space to the room in the house we most want to be in. His knowledge of the process helped us through our first and biggest remodel, a daunting task to say the least. We have already recommend his services to our neighbors and quite a few friends.

Robert is AMAZING!! He is fantastic at his craft. His eye for colors and creating one's overall vision is spot on. He is efficient, kind, respectful and patient.

Robert Puertas help me remodel my 50"s ranch house. He was a pleasure to work with and super creative. The house turned out amazing and later when we put our house on the market because are family had out grown it we got top dollar. The people that bought the house were so happy. they said, " We keep looking for something to do, but the house is perfect". i would highly recomend Puertas Design. You will be in great hands and Robert is super fair with his pricing. Thanks Robert it was a pleasure, hope we get to work together on our next house.

We found Robert through my co-worker who had recently renovated her kitchen. My co-worker is known to have extremely high standards and she raved about Robert. How could we go wrong? Robert worked collaboratively with us to come up with a new master bath and closet that evolved around one objective of "finding more storage space". Due to limited square footage, we gave up the bathtub and in return, got an awesome shower, storage and storage! GREAT design. Robert spent time with us understanding our styles and gave us ideas and provided recommendations on various design elements. We LOVE our new master bathroom and bedroom.

I saw my friend's remodeled kitchen and couldn't get over the details. This is how I found Robert, who I hired to completely redesign my kitchen, part of a 1955 beach house in San Clemente, CA. My experience partnering with Robert and his team was nothing short of totally enjoyable. I thought this project would be a nightmare, but it was actually an upbeat experience. Robert's ideas are original and at the same time, personal. He quickly understood my own sense of design and personality and this was incorporated into the floor plan he designed. Like I hoped, right down to the most minute detail...like how to incorporate my treasured antique wall phone! The project was timely and Robert was always upfront with estimates and costs of my purchases. We shopped together to obtain all the "fixings" and I learned a lot! We were total partners. I've referred my friends to Robert and no one has been disappointed. You won't be either!