Construct Atelier Ltd

Alex and his team worked very hard building a kitchen side extension and garden refresh for me in Hammersmith. The results are excellent.

My budget was not the highest, but my expectations were and I looked around for a long while to find a crew who were prepared to deliver a high quality output at a reasonable price (where cutting costs by shoddy workmanship was not the solution to the price dilemma). Alex was able to mobilise his crew rapidly and before long we were underway. Now I have a bigger kitchen and beautiful courtyard garden, that I know is well made (I watched it very closely), spacious (they dug out tonnes of soil) & without any weird ceiling lumps and bumps (like other builders were promising would happen).

The Positives:
- The quality of work is fantastic and the rate of work is pretty good too.
- Alex is extremely engaged in your project and wants to help you achieve your dream. He has immense experience with his background in architecture which he fully exploits in thinking around solutions. He enjoys coming up with clever ways round issues and does this well. He's also a very interesting guy.
- Other builders guaranteed that my upstairs bathroom would need re-tiling because of the layout of the property. The Construct At, team worked out a way to prevent any cracks. I was very happy!
-He worked well with other trades people ensuring that kitchen and door fitters were well serviced and that plans aligned.
-When things don't go to plan, he is collaborative in seeking a way to solve issues aesthetically.
-He has some good supporting partners able to challenge architects plans etc.
-The building crew are very amiable and work incredibly hard and work isn't subcontracted to some random building crew. Alex watched over everything like a hawk.
-Final results are robust, clever and aesthetically optimised.

The challenges:
- Knowing what you want is important to you so that you can direct the team towards your vision. In certain areas, things got technical (I had to catch up quickly). On these topics, Alex had lots of interesting, valid but contrary ideas to my vision. This resulted in me doing lots of internet research to find solution or validate my views with proof, as Alex can resist implementing solutions he doesn't have experience of. Because of that research, I often end up with a better solution than either of us started with.
- His electrics partners created more hiccups than I would have liked, but we got there eventually with Alex's help.

I am very happy with the new space I have. It has transformed the house to a family home. I am enormously thankful to have found Alex and his crew and am grateful for their hard work. I would recommend them. More...

Reviewed on Houzz

Alex’s approach to quoting for our job was refreshingly collaborative. He added value both financially and environmentally by building on our brief using his wealth of experience. His approach is forward thinking and holistic. He provided a very clear quote and schedule of works and worked the way we, the client, wanted to work and didn’t just provide an out of the box quote and service. More...

Reviewed on Houzz

I have know Alex for over 12 years. His technical ability and knowledge of vernacular architecture without disregard for the new technologies and designs is surprisingly strong. We look forward to keep collaborating in projects as before. More...

Reviewed on Houzz

Alex is very quick in responding and delivering good quality work. We have started initial discussions and design work with Atelier Construct and we can already see the potential and access to the vast knowledge and resources that Alex has.

Appreciate the valuable inputs and ideas received so far. Look forward to working with the team and seeing this project through. More...

Reviewed on Houzz

Alex has been an absolute rockstar throughout our project. Having started our development right in the peak of the Covid lockdown, he proved to be an efficient, organised and resilient contractor that managed to keep our project on track and within budget during very challenging times.

He remained flexible and patient to our alterations and proposed creative solutions to any scope changes. Along with his site team, they all had an impressive attention to detail and superb finish throughout. Overall I view him as an integral part of our development's success and I will count on him for any future projects. I don't need to find anybody else now, he will be our lead contractor from now on.

So, of course I highly recommend him to anybody needing a lead contractor. Just don't keep him so busy that we can't have him back! More...

Reviewed on Houzz