Welcome to another year! 2018 holds much promise as Zollikon Architecture relaunches following a build sabbatical – an immensely tough and rewarding challenge.
Early this year we plan on giving the website a makeover and producing some printed marketing materials designed to bring useful information and benefits to interested clients. We are also looking at moving into a new office that enjoys a view over a golf course just 20 feet away through it’s panoramic glass wall. OK, OK so it’s a converted double garage but the location and aspect are truly inspirational!
Despite some incredibly long hours last year, somehow we also managed to find time to obtain and apply for planning for some more new flats on a brownfield site of our own. It’s always exciting to win planning applications, but when it is your own things are more personal and intense. Several clients have commented on how they appreciate the extra mile that Zollikon goes – which is largely thanks to having personal experience of the journey that clients go through. We should know more soon and whatever happens it will make a great case study before too long…
In the past year of ‘busman’s sabbatical’, Zollikon has only worked for two clients – the first project was for some friends with a growing family who needed a lower ground floor rear extension, two side-dormer extensions and complete remodelling to include: two new offices, new kitchen/diner, new bathroom, extra bedroom, extra en-suite, 2 new WCs, new utility room, three new staircases linking 4 storeys… all in a house at one time gutted by fire and all achieved under permitted development rights.
The other project is one wing-end of an 18th century grade 2 listed stately home set in glorious AONB woodland and overlooking a gently sloping garden, with ha-ha, paddock and fishing lake beyond. The clients have grand designs to extend and refurbish to very high standards and although busy, persuaded Zollikon to take on the project on the basis that we had previously succeeded with the other wing of the same house in what some hold to be a tricky planning district.
And so to 2018. We look forward to exciting new projects and challenges, to happy clients and a job well done. Carpe diem!