As I know from being a journalist and public relations consultant here
on the coast, many people who open up new businesses on the
coast simply do not grasp the importance of the licensing system.
Tony ensures it is one of his top priorities for both commercial and
residential clients.
He goes onto explain, “Quality of service is really a big part of the
way I work.With the boom years we had 5,6 and 7 years ago, many
people would take on everything that came their way and got to a
point where they simply could not provide the same degree of attention to every project.
They simply had too much on. I will never take on more than a certain
number of projects at any one time so that I can give them the attention they require.I do all the design work and supervision myself. I
really enjoy my work and have always believed that people who enjoy
what they are doing produce better work. If I won the lottery tomorrow I would still want to build at least one house a year to keep my
mind active and challenge myself.”
Which of your projects has been the most
challenging?
“I am working on a house right now which is under construction. It
has been quite a challenge.First it is a very modern house. With mod-
ern houses they lack the sort of details like mouldings and decorative
elements that you see in more traditional Spanish houses. Any mistake becomes glaringly obvious, so you really need to pay attention
to the minutest of details with these types of buildings.
With this project the client is somebody whose own work requires a
massive level of quality and precision.I wanted to somehow reflect
that in the design of his house.
This house is clad on three sides in marble.Every piece of marble is
exactly the same size, nothing has been cut.Also the house has a
24 meter long, 6 meter high glass wall with the most amazing panoramic view.
It has certainly been hard work but I am enjoying every minute of it
and its appearance now is precisely how I anticipated.
What has been your most rewarding project?
“I have had many but currently it is a new international school. This is
for an existing client whose house I designed. They have been running schools for many years.
We were having a drink over Christmas a couple of years ago and
they mentioned that in their current school which has two hundred
students, the demand was so high for additional places, that they
could quadruple the number if they had the space.
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