Tania J Coward ARCHITECT

Planning to extensively renovate an old Queenslander, recommendations led me to Tania Coward, who has vast experience in many styles of building. She was able to provide plans to retain and supplement the original character of the house; while providing sympathetic, modern, live-able amenities. Tania provided very personalised attention to my needs and ideas, with practical guidance - while keeping an eye on the budget. Her assessment of the site has taken advantage of its physical features, prevailing breezes and views - enhancing the livability of the house and making efficient use of the area. With the benefit of her extensive experience, her advice and sources on materials and fittings has greatly aided the decision-making process. The professionals that she uses as part of the planning process have proved to be efficient and extremely helpful. Tania produced very detailed plans, which has been a great benefit in providing smooth progress in the build. She was extremely patient during the consultation process, and very easy to communicate with. I have been supremely satisfied with Tania Coward, and would highly recommend her to others.

Tania was an amazing architect. We were working with an old family home and had no idea what we were doing, but she walked us through every step and helped us redesign and adjust so that it was updated beautifully but still maintained it’s character as an old Queenslander.

Tilescope has had the pleasure of working with Tania Coward of Tania J Coward Architect since 1996. Tania J Coward Architect approaches each and every project with individual professionalism that we – as suppliers to the construction industry – rarely encounter. We have also worked very closely with Tania J Coward Architect clients. Clients consistently comment on the personal approach taken in their project – a vital factor when they entrust a professional to design their new home. We have also been lucky enough to be involved in some of Tania J Coward Architect’s award-winning projects, including Flaxton House on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Tania J Coward Architect strives on clear and concise communication with clients, builders and suppliers. Our experience shows communication is vital in the smooth running of a project from the initial design stages through until completion. The detailed documentation also assists in setting and maintaining client budgets. We highly recommend Tania J Coward Architect’s personalised and professional design and architectural services.

Tania took the time to understand our family and took the brief to prepare plans that met our requirements. Tania is organised and thorough. She kept us updated through out the project.

I have worked with Tania of (Tania J Coward Architects ) from conception to completion of our Award Winning Project for her client . Tania's highly skilled communications with her client and us as Master Builders was outstanding. We received Tender Documents after design stage which included well set out specifications and Plans with high level of details which made tendering and Building the project so simple to understand the design requirements the owner and Tania expected as an end product. The team environment we formed with the continued communications between Tania , myself and the owner worked so well with her personalized service and to enable us to understand the design to achieve the high end finishes expected. Tania's nominated suppliers and subcontractors are highly respected by our company and we continue their services ever since .The plans I received to build were the best I have worked with for many years. I have no hesitations to work with Tania with any future projects .

Having worked closely with Tania J Coward Architect on many projects, we would happily recommend her to anyone looking to work with a firm that truly values quality, creativity, and tailored solutions. Tania is positive, engaging and a pleasure to deal with!

The team at Milton Lighting enjoy working with Tania Coward Architect. We have been engaged by Tania on a number of significantly complex projects recently requiring much technical skill and detailed documentation. From start to finish, we have been pleased with Tania’s communications with us as she is clear, precise and timely with her communications throughout the life of her projects. This ensures all aspects meet the anticipated timelines and in turn results in her client’s expectations being successfully met. We look forward to maintaining a sound and solid working relationship with Tania.

I have now worked with Tania J Coward on 3 projects with another in the pipeline for the new year. Tania office has always been very clear with communications between ourselves and the Builders. This is due to the quality of documentation sent to the market place to price, the solution and the design process that Tania goes through with her clients ensures for a smooth process in what for many people the largest decisions they may ever make.

We engaged Tania to do the plans for our renovation. We were very happy with her services and she came up with some great ideas we hadn't considered. We'd highly recommend her to anyone looking for an architect for either big or small jobs.

As indicated in my previous review in October 2017, our renovation was to take place in 2018. Our renovation is now complete and we have been back in our Clayfield house for almost 8 months. The builder we chose with Tania’s assistance produced excellent quality work and was very easy to deal with. Tania’s design has resulted in a relaxed and easy house to live in. The new kitchen, dining and casual living area flows so well onto the newly extended deck and is comfortable for small family meals but also caters well for larger gatherings. The environment is now very calm. We are so glad that we decided to go ahead with the renovation and are extremely pleased we chose Tania to create our design.

We have gone from what looked like a great design and would fit our requirements to having lived in the end-result for nearly 12 months. And the result has been nothing short of wonderful. But first, some background. 15 years ago, we used Tania to design what turned out to be a house that worked brilliantly with our season of life and priorities. We chose Tania again to design our new home, one for our next season in life, and one that takes advantage of the views of beautiful Raby Bay. The design was dramatically different in size and layout from last time. Why? Because Tania listened and thought through the different season of life, our family, work, and social priorities, the unique aspects of the block we were building on and the very real constraints we gave her around overall budget. This was a challenging block to work with, but Tania came up with a design we were hoping would fit in with what we were trying to achieve. She then helped us with a shortlist of quality builders, and provided a full paint colour scheme, along with helpful advice on the type of furniture which would enhance the house given its aspect and style, rather than detract from it. As usual with building there were a few unexpected and unwanted matters come up that often need dealing with urgently. Tania was very helpful for us at these times. Not only has living here ticked all the boxes, it has done a number of other things we were not expecting such as: Quite literally changing how you feel when walking in the door. You feel more relaxed. You can even see the body language of guests change when they come here. Something that has further surprised us is how much more in tune with nature we feel. Provided such an extremely open and spacious feel, despite the fact it is not a huge house. The house “breathes” so well. Has a quite different, yet complementary feel to the house when utilising the upstairs areas compared with downstairs. Given many passers-by quite a bit to check out and be obviously interested in relation to various aspects of the house and landscape design. We still have people on foot and in cars stop and spend time taking the place in. Thanks again Tania.

Tania Coward was our original Architect some 23 years ago when we commissioned Tania to design our house. A few years ago we decided to change the colour scheme to both the inside and outside the house. After several failed attempts with colour consultants we decided to contact Tania for her expert advice not only to bring our house up to modern day colours but also modernise internal and external areas. The sketch designs were a hit and Tania provided a full detailed specification and scope of works for the colour scheme. To date the painting to the external area has been completed with the inside partially completed and we are very happy with the results. Neale and Barbara Tucker.

Amazing service, great advice and wonderful person. Couldn't be happier with the results and overall process working with Tania. Having an architect that truly understand the construction process has been a huge advantage and has helped to achieve a wonderful result for the customers and the builders.

My wife and I wanted to renovate and update our home, but were very wary due to discussions we had had previously with builders and architects. We had specific requirements and wanted someone to work with us to achieve this. The brief was: - save the terracotta roof (tiled) - save the timber floors - ensure our children's bedrooms were the same size - lots of storage Tania nailed the brief, and so much more. The final design increased our living area with a new kitchen extension, soaring ceilings, modernized (and enlarged bathrooms), extensive entertaining areas and beautiful polished floors. The design was exactly what we wanted and the finished result is superb. We could not be happier.

Tania has once again designed for us a beautiful home. Fifteen years ago Tania created a home for us that we were more than happy with, Her understanding of the effect that climate has on our lifestyle enabled Tania to place special emphasis on climate control in our design, ensuring the capture of cool summer breezes and warm winter sun. We have now decided to embark on the renovation of a forty year old residence on a rural property - once again we have turned to Tania to incorporate these elements in our renovation - confident that with her expertise and assistance, patience and understanding we would find in the old house the one we were looking for. Tania’s architectural skills and overall attention to detail is impeccable, she is always there for you, approachable and available to contact at any time. Easy to work with the honesty, integrity and enthusiasm she shows cannot be rivalled and it has been our pleasure to have her work for us again. Tania, thank you for turning our dreams and ideas into reality - so looking forward to watching them unfold in the coming year.

We engaged Tania to help us with a small project . She was at all times available to answer all the questions with which we plagued her and to steer us in the right direction when our ideas would not have delivered the desired outcomes. Her attention to detail was amazing and in all her dealings with us she was amenable, prompt and very professional. We would certainly use Tania for any future projects.

The true test about using someone to provide a service is “given your time again, would you use them again”? Well, 15 years ago we used Tania to design a very large house on the bayside in Brisbane. At the time we wanted to build a house that would be a place where our sons would want to bring their friends as they went through the latter part of primary school and then high school and Uni. We also wanted somewhere we could regularly and frequently entertain large numbers of people, and yet where you could still have some personal space. That, plus take advantage of the sea breezes on the bayside. But we hate wasted space as well. Tania came up with a design that ticked all of the boxes. Amazingly practical, and flexible in how some of the spaces could be used during the different phases of our children’s lives. Yet it still had (has) that “wow” factor when you step in. When we recently did some inspections of other new and older places which were designed for people at a similar stage we couldn’t believe just how much better Tania’s “inside out” approach and then final design was than even some houses designed by well respected names. So, 15 years on, we chose Tania to design our next home, one for the next season in life, and one that will take advantage of the views of beautiful Raby Bay. Yet the design we have is dramatically different in size and layout from last time. Why? Because Tania listened and thought through the different season of life, our family, work, and social priorities, the unique aspects of the block we are building on and the very real constraints we gave her around overall budget. This was a challenging block to work with, but Tania has come up with a design we are so looking forward to living in once it is built this year. Thank you again Tania. (Will include some photos of the first home Tania designed for us 15 years ago)

We were building a luxury family retreat on our rural property 3 hours drive from Brisbane. It took many false starts with the concept before we settled on what we decided we needed. The process was handled competently by ms Coward. Her own experience of rural living helped us reach our desired outcome. Not only was the design what we needed Ms coward also handled the many issues that arose with the builder in a helpful, co-operative way. Over the length of the project we felt we had not only built a fabulous house to allow several generations of our family to enjoy the property we had also gained a friend. Ms coward, also an interior designer, chose the colors and basic fabrics for the furniture we bought to complete the look we wanted. The result is very easy on the eye and comfortable to live in. I would have no hesitation in recommending ms Coward to anyone needing an Architect/Designer. We are 100percent satisfied.

We were very fortunate to have Tania assist us in designing a renovation for our 1920s Queenslander house. Our house was lifted and renovated in 2003 but the layout of the upstairs floor plan still needed some improvement and the remainder of the house, some 14 years on, needed some updating. Tania listened to what we wanted to achieve and has come up with a design that will greatly improve the flow and use of the space. The resulting documentation of the design including our selections is detailed (as requested) and so the builder has a clear idea of the job ahead of him and we too know what the end result should look like. We have chosen our builder with Tania’s assistance and our project is scheduled to commence in the new year. Tania is very easy to work with, but it is her experience, skills and professionalism that has impressed us the most.

It has been a great pleasure working with Tania, her professionalism and enthusiasm has created our dream home. The specific design we were after asked a Cape cod style house with a high pitched roof and dormer windows on a sloping block. Not only our design wishes were fully met but at the same time Tania made sure the view of our rural block would be utilised to the maximum. Tania's knowledge of materials is phenomenal and she has been talking tirelessly with suppliers and consultants to make sure we could optimise the design we were after. We received samples and documentation of every single selection we made, we have visited many showrooms to decide on fittings and all this has been well documented. The complete set of drawings is highly detailed what assures us our builder will build exactly the home we designed with Tania.

This time around I engaged Tania to advise me about colour scheme to paint internal walls of a new unit, where carpets & other coloured fittings were already in place. Tania had previously designed a 4br stand alone home for me. I had found her consistently respectful of my wishes over this drawn-out project (6 years), also interested in my experience of living there after moving in. She had told me she had a special interest in colours, hence engaging her for this specific project now. This time I again found her interested in my wishes & expectations. She negotiated choices with me & I have been satisfied with the final outcome. I MAY have come to the same conclusion on my own, but with so many shades of colour to choose from on those colour swatches, I didn't have to WONDER if I'd made the correct decision. I might be living with these colour choices for 15-20yrs! It may have been an expensive exercise, but I believe it was worth it to give me confidence in the decision that was made.

I couldn’t be happier starting with the right decision of choosing Tania as the Architect to design my new home at Clayfield. From a detailed brief, Tania started the dialogue and quickly had concept drawings to discuss. What followed next was a seamless process of working together, making decisions based on good advice and experience from Tania. The plans have now been certified, building to commence shortly –Tania met all deadlines and budget targets – Impressive. I can’t wait to live in my beautiful home. Whilst working with Tania what was evident was her professionalism, overall knowledge of the project, enthusiasm and warmth as a person, love of design and architecture. She was a joy to work with. I have no hesitation in recommending Tania Coward.

Our new house will be ready to move into in around a month. As I know nothing about building, Tania was really the best architect we could have chosen. Not only did she design a delightfully bright and environmentally sound building according to a budget, but she walked us through the process with joy and enthusiasm, and might I say - nurturing. She appreciates space in detail, and is able to convey and help her clients visualise the 3D completion. The most amazing thing about this build was her attention to detail prior to starting the build - every architectural item was chosen and quoted. We truly believe her detailed drawings and procedures were responsible for the complete lack of agony and stress we have felt during the build.

We bought a near-derelict house built in 1888 at Auchenflower and entrusted the renovation and rejuvenation to Tania. We could not have been more happy with her understanding and treatment of the project. The finished project was a masterful re-invigoration of a classic Queenslander. Her use of space, versatility and breezeways really transformed the house into a beautiful and comfortable family home. Thank you, Tania!