HAPPINESS

“Koru Architects have been a 'breath of fresh air’ in helping me develop my concept and taking this through to design. Mark has been great to deal with, always happy to listen and take on board my views, in a timely fashion. He has shown the patience of a saint, whilst always finding new ideas to cope with my changing views.” -Gino Fox

“Koru Architects made us reconsider our options and took us in a whole new direction what we hadn’t expected but are very happy with. They managed the whole project for us, dealt with the contractors and made sure everything went smoothly. It was very important to us that sustainability was central to the design, which included as many eco features as our budget allowed, such as super insulation, a wood pellet boiler, locally sourced wood for the facade and solar panels." - Georgia Turzynski

“Mark’s contribution has been invaluable. He kept a tight rein on the project so things didn’t go astray, when the builders wanted to change things it was all properly discussed, documented and followed up. I’m really pleased with the look of the building, especially the colour of the bricks and windows. It fits in great with the street scene, far better than I anticipated. I have recommended Mark to others and I would be happy to work with him again”. - Ruth Stoton

“After four years living in our eco home designed by Koru we remain very happy with the life-style the project has helped us achieve. Mark helped us explore our brief for the new house and came up with a wonderful design in response which maximises the natural attributes of this rural site and harnesses new technologies.” - Geoff Aucock

“Sitting here in my library with the doors open, serenaded by birdsong… It’s 21degrees inside… Perfect! Very many thanks for your work on the project. Now that the grass and my bank balance has started to grow back I can enjoy this really wonderful working space”. - Richard Platt

“Mark’s designs have been very innovative, making good use of a difficult site. He has been readily available and very productive. His service has pleased me enormously!” - Herb Etkin

“Working with Mark over a period of 3.5 years from our initial meeting through to finally getting a go ahead was a painless experience and he was always there to provide advice. This was  more than we could say for our local planners who proved to be a challenge at every turn, especially with a site in an AONB, in the green belt and part of the High Weald. A key factor in our eventual success, was the efficient and innovative roof profile, large in area but small enough in volume. This allowed us to satisfy all the necessary criteria. This curving profile had been one of Marks earliest concepts which he had presented to us and  which had been particularly appealing.” - Barry Scanlan

“I have found Mark very easy to work with, he listened to the brief and came back with preliminary designs which made excellent use of the space and incorporated elements which I had not previously considered. Mark successfully took into account the setting and scale of the project to arrive at a design which is both sympathetic to its setting and balanced in scale and was instrumental in winning over the planning officer and securing planning permission.” - Miles Murison

“Mark has been very straight-forward and professional and has given me sound practical advice. The designs reflect my wishes and were done in a timely fashion. He answered all my questions and clearly has a broad knowledge of the industry”.  - Roger Ross