CF7 DESIGN

Faye at CF7 Design, is a dream come true in the highly complex process of renovating our 1960 house, plus adding a new addition onto it. We worked with another architectural company before her, and they relied heavily on me to solve the design riddles of our house and its beautiful but oddly angled view of the lake and odd floorplan. They stopped working entirely when the pandemic hit, and I was forced to find someone new to work with. One builder told me to tear it down and start new. A few tried to work with the layout, but simply lacked vision. Another architect I contacted may have been great, but cost an extraordinary amount of money for what will be a 1,900 square foot house. We are so grateful we found Faye. She had incredible vision for the space from the first time she visited, and came up with original, elegant ideas that no one else would've thought to do. She has been more than just an architect during the process, she’s offered helpful design input, helped us navigate a variance and permitting processes, and did several floorplan tweaks ‘til we felt it was just perfect, all with a refreshing can-do attitude and high attention to detail, which I really appreciate. She even caught items the structural and MEP engineers left out or misplaced on their plans, and gave them an itemized list to correct them! Her thoroughness has definitely saved us a lot of mistakes and time and money.

We started working with Faye in late 2020 to design our dream custom home from scratch. She works full time for another design firm but wanted to start her own business. We took a leap of faith in her work based on some of the designs she showed us. The gap was that she couldn't share a single reference we could speak with of her work even though she shared many custom home plans she had done. We iterated through the design plans for our home over the next 15 months while she took 3-4 months off to go abroad for family emergency. Earlier in 2022, she pulled out of the project abruptly when we pointed out to her repeatedly about the edits, changes she would miss on the design work that was communicated to her on many previous meetings or occasions. She would take 2-3 weeks even for small changes that would not require more than couple hours of work. She cancelled out of the contract accusing the home owners of breach of contract, because we didn't introduce her to the builder (When no builder was yet finalized). We are in build phase now, and are encountering all the issues that her plans have. As a homeowner who is building a custom home, it is a nightmare to work with plans that have issues. Anyone looking to hire her, MUST ask for references to speak with. We would not recommend her for her work. She is a nice person but her work is ordinary at best and could improve on listening to clients. Customer home design work is not an overnight job and as per our contract with her, was not dictated by timelines of her choice.

Faye has designed two homes for us. Her professionalism and efficiency have been evident throughout the design process. Faye has a terrific eye for detail. Her advice was vital in informing my family and me about city ordinances, such as the McMansion Tent Ordinance, which we were unaware of when we purchased the property. Letting us know about this ordinance was crucial, and our lot has many trees. She did a fantastic job working under tight constraints, and we got her to work on redesigning our home. Faye is an excellent architect. She is always available for questions and is reliable. We are happy with her work, and she comes highly recommended by us.

From the start of our home extension project, CF7 Design worked with us to understand our requirements, and the scope of the project. Faye did a detailed survey of our exterior to provide the ideal location for the extension. She provided multiple iterations of great designs to suit our needs, patiently reviewing every aspect of the addition, critiquing and suggesting alternatives, till we were satisfied. She takes good care of her clients, and we are looking forward to completing the project as soon as the permits arrive.

CF7 Design, led by the detail-oriented and dedicated holistic architectural designer Faye Chioke, stands as a beacon of innovative and soulful architectural solutions, merging poetic gravitas and profound order to create spaces that resonate with authenticity and purpose you can't go wrong working with her.