“…never gives up until her client is satisfied”
Baraa has been the driving force to make our home attic addition project a great reality. She is very dedicated, creative, and focus on meeting our needs. She never gives up until her client is satisfied, and translates very accurately her architectural vision into very enjoyable living spaces. We are grateful to have had Baraa to design and lead our project construction over all of its steps. From inception, budgeting, permitting and final paint touch-up, she has been great at communicating progress! The result is stunning, all within budget! Our home addition is making our life much better, thank you again so much Baraa!
Alban Sabin . August 2022
“a superb architect”
Baraa is a superb architect. During our project, she was well-organized, attentive to our lifestyle, and presented designs and solutions that exceeded our expectations. We asked her to design two modern houses that would be located side-by-side, between the beach and the downtown area of Galveston. We wanted the houses to incorporate and respect local Victorian design elements, but be more minimalist and not try to imitate the past in a cookie-cutter fashion. In order to make the project as affordable and streamlined as possible, we also requested that she incorporate custom elements sparingly and try to be as creative as possible with materials that are readily available. The result was a brilliant, light-filled design, incorporating cedar siding, a front balcony reminiscent the sidewalk balconies in downtown Galveston, Victorian window proportions and roof lines, and a top-level loft with a zen-like feel and water views in multiple directions.
We initially contacted Baraa because we liked her aesthetic and designs. Her education and employment have exposed her to a broad range of architectural styles, materials, and construction methods. Even beyond her outstanding designs, however, she is a remarkable project leader, an attentive listener, a creative thinker, and a wonderful person. She guided us through each step of the project, including conceptualization, outlining our wants and needs, understanding building codes, zoning, and construction processes, budgeting, visualizing the possibilities given the constraints, and creating a set of designs that incorporates each of these facets.
In spite of all of the work and stress that is involved in a project like this, we genuinely looked forward to our meetings and conversations with Baraa. Her combination of professionalism, dedication, creativity, and good spirits make her a joy to work with.
We highly recommend Baraa and will certainly contact her again for future projects.
Ana Sirovic . May 2022
“a true joy to work with”
Baraa has been a true joy to work with. She is very punctual and organized. We have been planning our large extension for many years and after meeting with a handful of architects, Baraa understood our vision. From functional spaces, storage for organization, decorative ideas, she truly delivered. We even did a huge order change and changed the exterior look of the home and she was happy to work with us until we were 100% pleased with the product. She is very creative and gives her true opinion which is great because whether you are building a home or doing an extension there are so many decisions to be made it was nice to have a second opinion. She really cares and wants to make sure you as the client is happy. We would recommend Baraa to anyone.
Emily Ayala . December 2020
“She has the necessary skill and experience to design a great home.”
It was a wonderful and inspiring experience working with Baraa on designing our new home. We had various doubts going into the design of our new Modern look home, however with her stunning creativity, professionalism, patience and passion for details made the designs to come out greater than our expectations. She has the necessary skill and experience to design a great home. I would highly recommend her for any type of home design including a Modern home like ours.
Brahmam Korampally . October 2020