{"id":6,"date":"2013-01-11T16:18:42","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T16:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-02-09T14:39:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T14:39:21","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carlarchitect.co.uk\/openplan\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6\" class=\"elementor elementor-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23c57709 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23c57709\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3755dca7\" data-id=\"3755dca7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-940e772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"940e772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/carlarchitect.co.uk\/openplan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Portrait04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-999\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carlarchitect.co.uk\/openplan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Portrait04.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carlarchitect.co.uk\/openplan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Portrait04-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-57ecc9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57ecc9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-edb0f63\" data-id=\"edb0f63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2024b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2024b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Me<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1005fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1005fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">For over 25 years, I\u2019ve had the privilege of working with people in their homes and <\/span><\/span>turning<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">&nbsp;their dreams into reality.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">I find it extremely rewarding to help design an extension to enable the big family kitchen, a new master bedroom where the sun streams in every morning or perhaps a whole new storey that enables the owners to enjoy a stunning coastal view.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">I enjoy helping people improve their lives, because where we live can have an enormous impact on our happiness.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Working closely with a homeowner to help design and improve their home is a direct, personal and productive process \u2013 I never forget that it is their hard-earned money that makes it possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be18661\" data-id=\"be18661\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03d4c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c03d4c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why choose me?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-811e592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"811e592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li>I listen \u2013 I really do. Then I present a design, listen to your feedback, and make changes to improve it.<\/li><li>I&#8217;m passionate about using my design expertise to solve clients\u2019 problems and<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carlarchitect.co.uk\/openplan\/elementor-4027\/\"> transform their homes.<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li>I thrive on the challenges encountered during the process and have a wealth of experience to overcome the hurdles. <br \/>My aim is to ensure that even the most complex project will succeed and, ultimately, be rewarding for both owner and architect alike.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carlarchitect.co.uk\/openplan\/why-use-an-architect\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more about me and why I love being an architect<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/carlarchitect.co.uk\/openplan\/why-use-an-architect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Or take a look at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carlarchitect.co.uk\/openplan\/portfolio2\/\" rel=\"noopener\">my 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