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We contemplated designing the alterations ourselves as we had completed three previous flat designs/renovations and we felt confident we could be creative enough to complete a credible design/transformation. It is now self-evident that our decision to bring in David Holtham was absolutely the right thing to do and led to the project more than delivering on our aims. The main concern we had with the transformation was that we wanted to add a bathroom and an ensuite to the first floor, as ... there was neither a bathroom or a toilet there in the original property. We felt that we may be asking too much considering we also wanted to retain three good size double bedrooms. David was able to remodel the interior removing the existing staircase and repositioning it internally, which led to increased space at the ground floor level and made the use of the space upstairs much more practical. Furthermore upstairs he carried our idea of a vaulted ceiling throughout the first floor which helped to open up the space. He also created a large, full width, open space to the rear ground floor where floor to ceiling sliding doors would lead to the rear garden. This combined kitchen, dining, and family room is the new highly desirable family hub where we imagine we will spend most of our time together. Throughout the project David came with a lot of thoughts and ideas that were very helpful in working through to a final design. Overall the finished project has far exceeded our expectations and most surprisingly we not only have all of the bedrooms, bathrooms and ensuite we originally desired but we have a home that has a lot more space than we had imagined. Our fear that the property would appear cramped and overdeveloped never turned to reality. We were also fortunate that Holtham+Newman Architects were able to introduce us to a builder to help with the renovation who turned out to be very helpful and delivered on all of his promises. We would highly recommend David and Holtham+Newman Architects, it was an absolute pleasure working with them.

I am writing to give my testimony and huge support for Dave Holtham as an architect. I am a member of Brookside Church in Earley and Dave was the architect for our church extension and extensive redevelopment. David has great insight and vision, and is dedicated, hard working, and extremely diligent. Dave is extremely gifted in being able to see the potential in an existing building. He has years of experience of working alongside local government in regards with submitting plans etc. He is ... very thorough in his work and ensures exemplary attention to detail in all he does. Dave's plans are flawless and his communication is impeccable, always keeping the customer informed at every stage. The large extension and redevelopment at Brookside church was planned and completed in a timely manner to an extremely high standard. I am personally thrilled with the results and am loving seeing the new building used for furthering community outreach and relationships, and church functions.