New Century Design Inc

I am shocked that NCD asked for a review when we were clearly disappointed with their work for 90% of the process. They clearly cannot read between the lines.Here is a list of things that went wrong by using NCD:1. They built our garage way too small without consulting us. It was 19 feet wide and we have two cars. A standard garage is 20 feet. We had to submit the DP again to get a better sized garage because the one NCD designed was not acceptable.2. They didn't design an eavestrough for our front pergola so water kept dripping onto our steps and freezing during winter which turned into ice. We ended up having to hire someone to install the eavestrough to stop the water from dripping down onto our steps.3. A lot of the electrical switches placed in the house doesn't make any sense. We end up having to install pico switches all around the house so that the switch is more easily accessible.4. Near the end, we hired a different Architectural designer to fix all of NCD's mistakes, unfortunately, not all the mistakes could be caught. Our new Architectural designer revised the front elevation which made the house so much grander (which I'm sure NCD is taking full credit for even though it is not their design). He also fixed the layout of the upstairs bathroom, laundry, and master closet so there's less dead space. Our new Architectural designer spent countless hours working with NCD to retrieve our files and trying to convert the files into AutoCad which NCD does not use. They use an archaic system that is not user friendly. NCD was also quite unresponsive and uncooperative when our new Architectural designer was trying to retrieve the files. This was very costly to us because we get billed by the hour from the new designer.Overall, it was an unpleasant experience working with NCD. We heard many times from our contractors/builder that the design work is of a junior level competency.The architectural design of a house is literally the most important part of the building process. It is the foundation. It will make or break the house. We wished we never went with NCD and did more research with which company we should have gone with. Unfortunately, we never chose to work with NCD, it was assigned to us by our first builder who is unscrupulous and we already paid a deposit for the architectural work with NCD.

This is the second time my husband and I have had the wonderful experience of working with New Century Designs to build our custom home! Specifically, we worked with Shawn - his experience, dedication and strong work ethic made our vision a reality. I really enjoyed our collaboration sessions - we wanted a WOW" factor and we now have that due to his creativity! Shawn's construction knowledge and expertise helped us move quickly ahead. On a personal note

Absolutely the worst designer! The proposed architecture was a disaster in the context of the neighbourhood. Building this house would have been a complete catastrophe in terms of creating a friendly and neighbourly community. Anyone living beside it would be so mad at how outsized and ugly the building would look This firms and its owner's only motivation is profit and how Big and intrusive a building they can put up. Stay away and way more competent architects out there.

We are in the middle of our process of designing our new home with New Century Design. Working with the team has been an excellent experience for my wife and I. They’ve been been very responsive and a huge help in guiding us through this process. I highly recommend them to anyone wanting to design their dream home!

Terrific organization that has the tools and really knows their stuff for navigating design and getting permits. What can we say, they helped us put together our dream house and visualize it every step of the way!

Shawn and Vaughn led us thru the design process in a logical professional manner.If only the build process was so easy! Their experience shines!

Designing your dream home is sometimes exciting and most of the time overwhelming. But with Shawn and the team, everything went seamlessly, and would definitely recommend it to anyone who's looking to get their dream home designed. Their team is very knowledgeable and professional in what they do. Thanks to the great team!

I've been using New Century Design for a few years now and have no complaints. Shawn and his team is very knowledgeable and flexible with their designs. Not only they have great designs but the listen to our requests to make the designs better.

My husband and I used New Century Design to plan our dream home. I was so so pleased working with Shawn and Vaughn through the process. I thought the process would be stressful it was the opposite. The team wants to bring your vision to life but makes sure to point out any blind spots. The best part for me was that it was a more laid back vibe with high end professionals. Plans were approved no problem. Fantastic experience.

We engaged New Century for the design of our residential home build. Shawn was fantastic through the whole process: listened to our needs, added invaluable expertise and provided timely revisions. We would highly recommend their team.