Open Concept Home Design

I was referred to Niels of Open Concept Home Design through a collegue . Our design consultation was productive and easy going. He was able to expand on my project criteria ideas with smart design solutions on the spot. It was a relief that Niels provides a design and build service. He was on site everyday ensuring that the construction followed his design drawings. We were very pleased with the entire process. Great architecture, smooth construction, and fair pricing. I would recommend OCHD without hesitation for any big house renovation.

My first time to hire an architect and I am glad I met Niels. He has brilliant ideas on how to maximize architectural changes within the budget that I had and he was accessible until the very end, tremendous help with finishing touches, choosing tiles, colours for every little details. He is pleasant to work with, always available and will definitely will call him up again for next project!

We hired Open Concept to design and renovate the main floor of our early 1950s home. Niels listened to our ideas, taking our more traditional aesthetic and blending it with his more modern design to create a new space we love. Niels was hands on every step of the way overseeing the project from start to finish. We are loving our new space! Thanks Niels.

I met Niels through a referral from a colleague and after receiving glowing reviews from two of his past clients.We bought a house last year and wanted to redo the floors, upgrade the kitchen and do some other more minor design upgrades. Niels vision matched mine immediately and he made some great suggestions of where our money was best invested to get the results we wanted. No renovation is a cakewalk - especially with two young kids - but Niels is a pleasure to work with - calm and relaxed. We truly love our house. Thanks Niels!

I met with Niels of OCHD. We have worked together on a few design build projects. For this one, our goal was to redesign the existing space of Baseball Canada including adding a new second floor. The design process was smooth and fast. They took care of the building permit process as well as the full construction including interior design finishes. The construction involved a lot of complex structural work. We are very satisfied with another great job done by Open Concept Home Design.

I hired Niels to knock down a decrepit detached garage and build a new workshop. This was not a large complicated project, I wanted a simple, relatively inexpensive but functional building. Niels listened carefully to the requirements, made useful recommendations, designed a great structure and acted as the general contractor. He took care of the demolition, arranged a survey, building permit, excavation and foundations, and construction. Niels hired good people, they kept a neat job site and were respectful of my space and the neighbours. The work was of excellent quality. I highly recommend Open Concept. Niels is pleasant and very trustworthy.

I hired Niels last October to design my home . Me living in British Columbia, and him, in Ottawa, you might think it could be a difficult chore...Over the phone and with pictures, we discussed the type of home I was looking for. He understood my vision, almost perfectly! Within days, he emailed me beautiful images of my new home. It was a breeze to go over every detail, by phone and internet. Once he gathered enough information, he drew up the blueprints..... and he even did the electrical plans, which I understand that not every architect will do that. Right now we are at lock up and moving forward. I love my house, I love the open concept and flow of it! Working with Niels has been a great pleasure. He is so knowledgeable, on every aspect. His calm, honest, personality is so refreshing. I highly recommend him. You can't go wrong.

I hired Open Concept Home Design to renovate a home I purchased in Stittsville ON earlier this year. The 35 year old 2 storey home was dated and confined. I met with their designer for a consultation and he was able to put together a sketch depicting a better flow of the house by simply removing and altering a few walls. OCHD were easy to work with and provided full colour and material selections for both the interior and exterior finishes of my home. I like that they provided a full design and construction service. The work was done on time for a great price and the house was kept clean of debris everyday through construction. They made the process enjoyable for my family and I would recommend them to anyone.

I hired Neils for the design, construction and finishes of a million plus home in the Alta Vista area of Ottawa. The house fits the neighbourhood and is the pride of the street. Neils was easy to work with, listened to my needs and provided his professional opinion in a timely and calm manner. I would not hesitate in recommending Neils. We are currently working on a new design and construction together.

We hired Niels of Open Concept Design a second time for phase II of our renovation project. This next phase involved designing and building our addition including a family room, bathroom, laundry room, and complete kitchen renovation. He also replaced all the windows in our home, and updated the exterior. We were so happy (again) with the renovation and with Niels as the designer and builder. We would give him our highest recommendation again on this second project, without hesitation. He designed and built our addition perfectly for our family - with lots of light and attention to making the most out of a small space. The bathroom and laundry room were perfect for our needs, and again he turned a small space into something much more open and functional. Niels is very experienced and helped us decide what to focus on and where to draw the line in our renovation. He was highly professional, ethical, honest, and he communicated with us very well. Working with Niels made the whole renovation experience much less stressful than it could have been. He stayed on budget and was fair and responsible in dealing with project costs, and he was honest, upfront and accurate about the timing for each step of the project. Overall, we feel that our renovation was amazing value for money and would not hesitate to highly recommend Niels with Open Concept Design.

We initially hired Niels to design an addition/renovation to our 1950s home. However, After working with him on the design, we did not even want to consider anyone else for the building phase. Niels was totally personally invested in our project. He made our "wish list" a reality... and more! He has a great sense of aesthetic. He is a calm presence on a busy job site. We added 600 square feet to our house and remodelled the whole main floor and the exterior. The best compliment we get is that the house looks seamless; you can't tell we added on. We plan on living in our renovated home for many years but if we ever did another renovation, it would be with Niels.

I hired Niels November 2011 to help design the home of my dreams. We sat and discussed the style, size, cost... Niels understood what we wanted and went from there. He added his thoughts and we were very happy with some of them and went with his changes. He understands the concept of staying in budget and doing the job in a timely fashion. Not only did he design my 5600 square foot home, he monitored the trades to do the job right the first time. My home took 8 months to build from the day we dug the foundation to moving in. Niels has good taste to make sure the finished product looks beautiful. He listens and reacts. I would definitely hire Niels to design and build the home of your dreams. You can visit my home pics on his website under Saikaley house.