PHILIP STEJSKAL ARCHITECTURE

We have all but completed our tri-level family home in Scarborough. We have collaborated with Phil and his team since we first engaged him in October 2014, while completing a 2 year trip with our family around Australia. We did a lot of research and investigation into Australian Architecture whilst travelling and returned home with quite specific ideas we wanted incorporated into our home. We had lived at the address previously for 13 years, starting our family and wanted to make the most of the site. The original house was falling down and this presented an opportunity to build a home to see our family into the next phase, namely adolescents and young adulthood of our children and the independence parents need from that experience.Philip took all our ideas, needs, and requests and incorporated all that into a collaborative interpretation to deliver an amazing family home that will see us well into the future.We are overjoyed with our home and can’t wait every day to come back together into it and live comfortably, in a relaxed open house, filled with light and breeze, seperate but connected, functional, practical, purpose built for all our families needs. Phil and Yang Yang worked professionally and collaboratively with our builder to produce the home we have been dreaming of for years.Building this home has been a great challenge for all involved, but the outcome is beyond expectation and well worth the effort.

In March 2016 we approached Philip Stejskal Architecture about our 120 year old Heritage Listed commercial/residential building located in Fremantle, WA. The building at 218 South Terrace had previously been a deli/corner shop and we wanted to completely renovate it and add a second storey including courtyard on the first floor.Our brief to Philip and the team was we wanted:* Large open spaces.* Large amounts of natural light.* A connection to the street and outside world.*Modern and minimalist.* Flexibility to use the building as either a residence or office, or combination of both.The design and plans created by Philip Stejskal Architecture exceeded our expectations. Philip successful worked with the City of Fremantle and our building plans were approved in November 2016. A local architectural firm we had previously dealt with believed it would be impossible to get the second storey renovation approved on the heritage building.In January 2017, the building/renovation started. Philip and the team worked intensively with Capozzi Building (the builders) to refine and customise the final result. Together they created something unique for us to live in and enjoy.I would highly recommend Philip Stejskal Architecture.

We engaged Philip to design a new bathroom. Through his and Louise’s innovative design not only did we end up with a magnificent new bathroom we also have a new living room, outdoor entertaining area, courtyard and carport. Terrific to work with and highly recommended.Jacqui and Geoff Graham

Phil and his team designed (conceptual through detail), tendered and managed construction on our project in Freo (South Terrace Alterations and Additions). He and his team nailed the brief, delivered the best value builder through a rigorous tender process, managed the construction to our budget and delivered a house that exceeded our expectations. Along with our heartfelt thanks the project was recognised in the short list for the 2016 House Awards (Alterations and Additions over 200 sqm.).As well as the above...Our family derive a feeling of well being from the house on a day to day basis...we absolutely love the myriad of design features, aesthetics, attention to detail, and we couldn't wish for a better home for our family.

We had a dream of building a small, energy efficient and beautiful home that would be our forever home. We met with Philip and were impressed with his communication skills and understanding of our vision. Philip delivered us with an amazing design, beyond our imaginings. Throughout the design development and building process Philip and his team maintained exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to a high quality product. We are the proud owners of an exceptional piece of architecture that has added so much quality and comfort to our lives.

We were ready to down size & we needed professional help to build on our very small, narrow block & Philip Stejskal helped us tremendously with what we were after. He & his team were very professional & creative in designing our new home. He always listened to our needs & also offered invaluable detail to the project. We couldn’t be happier with the end result & we would highly recommend Philip to anyone looking to build a different home.

We went to Philip Stejskal Architecture when looking for an architect to design and oversee the building of our house project in South Fremantle. The house was an old workers cottage on a narrow corner block, and we wanted to retain the old cottage, which had heritage value but needed a lot of attention, and add a 2 story extension at the back.Our aim was to create the feel of a beach shack, given the block is about 500m from the ocean. Philip took on the challenge, but his first design ideas were quite far from what we had hoped for. Taking our comments on board, he then produced a different design concept and this ended up being what was developed through to the amazing house we have just moved in to.Philip and our project architect, Claire Holmes, did what can only be described as a fantastic job in terms of overall design, attention to detail, and being open to discussion on particular points. They oversaw the entire project, appointing a local building firm, Texo, to carry out the works, making decisions on fittings, materials and the like. The project for the most part ran remarkably smoothly, with few of the normal stories of lengthy delays or problems. There was a slight delay at the end of the project due to slowness of cabinet installation, but everyone worked really hard to minimize the impact of this and we're now established in our new house and enjoying all the design features that we didn't think made sense during the build but are clearly brilliant now we can see how they work. Light, interesting spaces, details - these are what you want an architect to deliver, and Philip and Claire certainly delivered. We'd certainly recommend Philip Stejskal Architecture to anyone embarking on a building project.

We contacted Phil to design the internal of our retail showroom and workshop, with very limited space and quite specific needs, it was quite a challenge. The ideas that were presented were fresh, innovative and exciting.Phil was involved throughout the building process and was very particular with even the small details, which are all the things that bring the final result to such a beautiful standard. Our space is comfortable and energizing to work in, and we still receive comments regularly from clients on the clever contrast of the polished showroom against the rawness of the workshop. Our space is still as relevant and inspiring today as it was when it was newly completed, and we now look forward to the next project we can work on together, which is on the not too distant horizon!