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We had our custom home designed by Ken Bartels in 1990. We had interviewed
several architects and chose Ken because of his openness to our ideas and the
ease of working with him. We began our design by giving Ken a textual description
of our specifications. Ken's first floor plan exactly met our needs. We spent approximately
3 months working out the details. After Ken completed the working drawing, he submitted them
to the Architectural Committee on our behalf and was able to make the required changes while
still retaining the basic design of our home. Ken supervised the construction phase and
worked well with our builder. He was on the site daily and corrected problems early
to keep
our project on schedule and save additional costs. We are very pleased with the home and highly
recommend Ken Bartels to anyone considering a similar project.
~Lewis Adams and Sarah Adams
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It is my pleasure to reference Mr. Bartels. This gentleman was instrumental in the development
of my residence in Pinnacle Peak; a 4500 sq. ft. contemporary southwest single family home.
His design was very sensitive to the desert environment
and sits well on a rather difficult site. In addition,
his plans were extremely detailed thus allowing for accurate bids and a project that came in on budget.
Personally, I found Mr. Bartels very pleasant to work with and very timely regarding his obligations to this project.
I am happy to give Mr. Bartels my highest recommendation and am confident that you will enjoy working with him as much as I have.
~Craig Pomatto C.P.O.
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Mr. Bartels created our retirement dream home
located in Sonoran Highlands. He used the typography of
our estate size property to encompass the city lights,
natural washes, Pinnacle Peak and the McDowell Mountains
as part of our everyday experience. Mr. Bartels then
created a home full of vistas, curved walls, high
ceilings, large windows, seven fireplaces (each
distinctive), hardwood floors throughout and private
patios. He gave us a guest wing separate from the
entrance hall, entertaining great room, dining room and
master bedroom suite. We have three staircases, a Rysso-Peters
designed gourmet kitchen and dining area, walk-in pantry
and wine cellar, separate his and hers studies and
service room. All are part of this 6000-sq. ft. living
area and 8600-sq. ft. under roof "labor of
love". Mr. Bartels is extremely talented, easy to
work with as a partner, creative and not afraid to take
a chance. He works hand in hand with the general
contractor and the subs. We cannot count the number of
times that he made unannounced visits to our home during
the various states of construction. Our house is an
extension of his talent. Several of the sub-contractors
have had professional photographs taken for publication.
We would not consider building again without Ken as our
architect and partner. We would be most happy to share
with you his work, "our home", Casa de Chared.
Sincerely, Edwin and Charlotte Rickerson
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Mr. Ken Bartels of Kenneth C. Bartels & Associates
is the architect on our hillside home on Moon Mountain.
The site, being on a hillside and with our specific
requirement, proposed many challenging conditions. Ken
worked extremely hard on the design and with his
intuitive creativity, designed our dream home beyond our
expectations. Ken's patience and diligence, made the
design phase of our project enjoyable and exciting.
After the plans were completed and the project put out
for bid, many subcontractors commented that the drawings
were very clear and detailed. This made the construction
phase easy to manage and coordinate. When we did have
questions, Ken never failed to immediately address our
request or make a special visit to the site. Ken's
professionalism and creativity are exemplary and we
would highly recommend Ken Bartels to anyone designing a
home.
Sincerely, Nick and Barbara Formento
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This letter is in support
of Ken Bartels and relates our experience with Ken as a
quality architect with excellent service. A general
contractor first mentioned Ken's name to us as we were
considering different style homes. Our general
contractor told us that Ken could provide us with the
type of home that would meet our artistic
expectations and do it in a timely and feasible fashion.
All of our expectations were indeed met in that Ken was
highly accessible to our questions as homebuilders for
the first time. He was greatly involved with the
project, inspecting the site and work often. He
understood our aesthetic needs. There were several
problems that he caught on the construction site, which
avoided significant problems and great expense on our
part because of his timely involvement. It is without
reservation that we recommend Ken Bartels as an
excellent creative architect.
Sincerely yours,
Trey and Jany Matson
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4414 North Civic Center Plaza, Suite 202
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
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