"And now, the best thing has finally happened. The kitchenette was installed and finished yesterday. I absolutely love it!!Wohoo, worth waiting for ;-) The whole new garden wing is Top Notch!! Well done, thank you soooo much for your vision, utilizing the available space to the max, I love the 100% improved functionality and overall design. It is now really difficult to say which part I like best ;-)) as I love snuggling up on the couch in the sun-room, gazing through the skylight into the Nikau tops, stepping into my super-organized walk-in wardrobe which has made my life so much easier...or the luggage area opposite where I am packing my suitcase right now. The bathroom with bush and flamingo views, state-of-the-art kitchenette (I walk past and tell myself: Yes, I live here!!) and the delightful bedroom with soothing peaceful garden views..and your lead-light windows in harmony with the glass panels of the French doors. Raising the ceiling changed the space, making it hard to recognize...and yet it feels and looks like it has always been this way-it flows nicely with the funky original part. You are the best, thank you again, also for your patience and all good advice. I am very happy with everything. Great comments from friends and guests."
TINE BECKER
"We had worked with Carrynne Scarlett before when she designed an award winning bach for us, to sit amongst regenerating native bush on the West Coast. This was such an enjoyable experience that we approached Carrynne again, this time to design our retirement home. We had purchased a rather awkwardly shaped section, with two stream boundaries, and Carrynne developed an innovative design to cope with the section and deliver our design preferences. She recommended using SIPs panels, to utilise their insulating properties to cope with Marlborough's cool winters and extremely hot summers . These were combined with MaxRaft foundations to great effect.Carrynne was a tremendous help in advising on materials to use throughout the build, which were low maintenance, cost effective and resilient to our climate extremes. Our lovely house is so easy and comfortable to live in through summer and winter, without huge heating and cooling costs. The design has also made the most of the rural views on the southern boundary, without compromising the efficiency of the house. We have appreciated Carrynne's ease of manner and great communication skills, which helped this build progress smoothly through all its stages."
LIS AND GRANT JOHNSTON
"Carrynne Scarlett of Scarlett Architectural Design has undertaken design work for me for the last 18 years, starting with the design of a country house in 2001. Since then Carrynne has completed two highly satisfactory architectural design projects for my property in Nelson - a garden studio renovation and then a further development of the studio into self contained accommodation, including fitting a well functioning bathroom into a small space.Carrynne’s work has always been well thought out, considerate of my needs, budget and expectations, and completed on time and to budget. I will continue to use her for future architectural work, and can highly recommend her services."
CAROLINE CRICK