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Testimonials from place and purpose
Bodergy, Helford River:
“We are full of gratitude for Koha's input into our project. The skill in visualising living space comes alive for us lay folk when the building starts taking form.”
– Simon Finemore and Hannah Virta, Home Owners
Old Cathedral School, Truro:
““Everything is running really well, and it is lovely to see all the people using the building . It has made an enormous impact within and outside of the Cathedral community. I have loved working with you.”
– Ellen McKessock, Director at Truro Cathedral
10 Parade St, Penzance:
“MusicAbility Foundation are currently working with Koha on two related contracts for refurbishment of a grade 2 building in the centre of Penzance. The first contract is to steer an existing planning application through to completion, negotiating the many challenges caused by differences in the demands of Building Control and Heritage officers. Koha have taken a pragmatic and detailed approach, finding inventive ways to get around the challenges. I have been enormously grateful to the team for their time and patience - the journey has occasionally appeared to have insurmountable problems, but we get on track again! As someone with no previous experience in projects like ours, I feel very well supported.
The 2nd contract is to develop plans for a new-build connected to the original building. Again, Koha are taking a pragmatic approach supported by some really inspiring design elements. Koha are always open to our suggestions and input and that of another partner architect. What could possibly be a challenging consortium is working well to everyone's benefit, led by Koha.”
– Tim Boulton, Musicability
Manor Farm Barns, Oxfordshire:
“[Koha] had a very flexible and adaptable approach. Great to work with and provided imaginative solutions. A successful planning outcome was achieved on a sensitive and tricky site. They were invaluable throughout the whole build process”
-Darren Anderson, Director, Sustainable Properties Group
Highway Church, Penryn
“Great team to work with. Loved the design, thrilled with the result.”
— Pastor David Ward
Build Solar, Dubai
“Koha came to our rescue when faced with a very short deadline for submitting additional visualisation materials for a tender to install our new solar integrated building materials at the Dubai Expo 2020. The team got to work quickly and readily understood our brief whilst adding architectural value to the overall concept proposal”
— Jim Williams, CO-Founder Build Solar
Settlers Health Centre, New Zealand
“When we needed to convert a wool distribution company building into a medical centre, we asked Gary to help us re-design and optimise the available spaces. Although we had already conceived of how it could be done, Gary showed us much better ways to improve the layout and then worked with us throughout the process until the building was completely finished. He made such a difference to the progress of the renovation because of his understanding of our needs, his attention to details, and his willingness to give 110% of his time and energy. He even accompanied us to meetings with the City Council to help us through the difficult consent process; we couldn’t have done it without him. We recommend Gary highly because of his integrity, his willingness to go the extra mile and his supportive care for his clients. ”
— Client
Pool Innovation Centre, Reception
“We had the pleasure of working with Bernard at Koha to design and deliver a stunning new reception area for our business—and we couldn’t be happier with the results. From the very first meeting, he listened carefully to our vision and brought creative, modern ideas that truly elevated the space.
Their professionalism, attention to detail, and commitment to quality were evident at every stage of the project. The final result is not only stylish and welcoming but also highly functional, making a fantastic first impression on our customers and visitors.
A huge thank you to the entire team for turning our ideas into reality. We highly recommend Koha to anyone looking for thoughtful, innovative commercial or residential design and seamless project execution!”
– Sharna Devine, Client Representative
Spearpoint, Portloe
“Thanks so much for the terrific book detailing the development of Spearpoint.
What a lovely surprise and a wonderful gesture. We’ve already enjoyed going through it several times since it arrived on Friday. It’s been great to remember some long forgotten details and to recall the various ups and (few) downs.
We especially appreciated the generous acknowledgement of Chris’ contribution - and the cameo from Martha at the end!
You know how much we appreciated your guidance and help all the way through the project but it doesn’t hurt to say it again: thank you......”
– Steve & Lyn Hammett, Home Owners
Westport Early Learning Centre
“We would like to congratulate you Gary on your design work for this project. Congratulations on a building you can be well proud of.”
– Chris Yeats Builders Ltd.
Trinity Centre, St Austell
“it was a complex project and we navigated the murky waters successfully together.”
– Keith Palmer, former church warden
The Roseland Centre
“We have been greatly helped in the development of our project by our architects, Koha, and we look forward to further cooperation in the coming years, when we continue to develop our site.”
– Gordon Humphreys, Trustee
The Roseland Centre
“We have been greatly helped in the development of our project by our architects, Koha, and we look forward to further cooperation in the coming years, when we continue to develop our site.”
– Gordon Humphreys, Trustee
Bramble Bank
“Derek, thank you very much for designing and managing the whole project. It was great that it all progressed so well despite covid.”
– Fiona Timmis, Home Owner
Town House, Falmouth
“Gary & his team were a pleasure to deal with from start to finish & also came up with some great ideas that completely changed the planned layout & flow of our newly renovated home for the better. I would recommend these guys to anyone”
— Mr & Mrs Laing, Homeowners
High Bank, St Mawes
“Thank you very much to Gary and the team at Koha. The new open plan interior layout of the house works perfectly for us as a family and having two separate bedroom wings is great for when we have friends to stay.”
— Annette & Henry Cowdry, Home Owners
Willey Residence, Penryn
“if you’re “thinking outside of the box” look no further than Koha, professional and understanding architectural practice who always go that extra mile to give clients their dream result”
— Zoe & Mike Tomlinson
Westwood House, Truro
“The imagination Koha brought to the project was exciting and creative. Nothing was too minor or insignificant in their attention to detail”
— Roger & Lois Bush, Home Owners
Channel View Farm, Redruth
“Koha have been fantastic to work with! From the beginning they really understood our vision and of course brought great ideas on the use of space, light and playful features while taking into consideration the site location and how the sunlight effects the use of each room.
The process of getting planning permission was a long and complicated process, but Koha were brilliant at making clever changes to the design to accommodate the planners requests and also to correct the planning officer when they were wrong. Their professional experience, along side a planning consultant, allowed us to achieve planning consent while staying as close to the original design vision we set out with.
We highly recommend Koha for any architectural project, they are professional, friendly and above all listen to our needs and wants and integrate them into a design that works and looks beautiful!
– Jack Selwood, Client