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Verified Reviews
Showing 1-25 of 252 reviews
Jeffrey P.
03/09/2020
Rebecca N.
11/21/2017
It was great; designs came in from around the world. Our kids loved the process. The Arcbazar staff was typically very responsive and the process went pretty smoothly, even though it takes some serious preparation to get the competition going.
Description of Work
We needed some design ideas for making additions to our house.
Category
architect
Service Provider Response
[Member Name Removed], we are happy to know that you and your kids enjoyed the process and found a design that you love. Thank you for using Arcbazar! Ana Team Arcbazar 617 756 1808Thomas C.
10/18/2017
haven't found the design for my cottage.
Description of Work
addition and design the back side of the house
Category
architect
Service Provider Response
Hi [Member Name Removed], We wished you had a better experience with Arcbazar. If you are willing to give our services another try, we would be happy to offer you 100% off the service fee. Our goal is to help you get a design that you love! Ana Team Arcbazar 617 756 1808Paul S.
07/04/2017
Amy B.
07/02/2017
The deck designs blew my mind. It was difficult to choose a winner.
Description of Work
I did an online competition to design a back deck overhaul. I was thrilled with the results. I will definitely use this company again.
Category
architect
Service Provider Response
[Member Name Removed], thank you for using Arcbazar. We are happy to know that you got a great design for your deck. Please come back and use our services again! Ana Team Arcbazar 617 756 1808MIRIAM H.
06/04/2017
The overall process is interesting and I really enjoyed it. Overall though, I'm still going to have to hire a professional architect.
Description of Work
I wanted Ideas for a new addition to my house.
Category
architect
Service Provider Response
[Member Name Removed], we are glad you enjoyed the process. Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback.Mr and Mrs H.
08/02/2016
A friend suggested we use this sight to get ideas for our basement buildout (previously unfinished). With a few hand drawings and some pictures we posted our and quot;contestand quot; and received 11 submissions (13 if you count 2 architects submitted twice). Went great, had good dialogue with the architects and helped us come up with the direction we want to go.We really liked it because when you work with just one designer, you get their and quot;oneand quot; idea, this way we got 11 ideas, all for a fairly low cost.
Description of Work
The provider gave us 11 designs for our basement build out. Included were 3 dimensional drawings, furniture and color selections.
Category
interior designers, architect
Service Provider Response
Mr. and Mrs. [Member Name Removed], thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed the competition process and were able to get great design ideas.Kate B.
04/25/2016
While the design did not stay the same as the one I selected, it was a springboard for my designer and contractor to give me the master bathroom that I had been hoping for! I LOVED it. I would use this service again if I needed help with design work. It decreased the number of billable design hours for the project.
Description of Work
Provided 3 designs based on my specs for master bathroom redesigns. I picke the one that worked the best and was able to download sketches to use in the execution of the design.
Category
interior designers, architect
Service Provider Response
[Member Name Removed], We are so glad to hear that you love your new master bathroom! So glad that we could be a part of the process.Robert L.
04/21/2016
Not good. It didn't work out at all to me.
Description of Work
I used Arcbazar Inc for building and interior designing services.
Category
interior designers
Service Provider Response
[Member Name Removed], I am sorry to hear that you have had a negative experience using our services. If you would please contact me at support@arcbazar.com I would like to discuss the issues you encountered and see if we can come up with a solution. We value you as a client and will do [Member Information Removed] we can to make things right. We hope to hear from you soon.Carla F.
02/05/2016
terrible - I purchased the deal and then the provide wanted an addition $2000 to complete the transaction, which was never mentioned in the original add
Description of Work
nothing - this was a bait and switch
Category
architect
Service Provider Response
I am sorry that you had a bad experience with our services. The deal details state clearly that the deal is for an amount to go towards the service fee and that the competition award is to be set by the client and is a separate amount. I would be happy to discuss the project further with you to see if we can come up with a solution. Your satisfaction is our too priority. Please email us at support@arcbazar.comJanice W.
10/29/2015
I had a really hard time deciding on a plan to finish a 550 sq ft room in my basement. When Angie's list offered a deal to try Arcbazar, I bought it. Although a little intimidating at first because it was such a strange concept, I was very pleased with the results and would recommend it to anyone contemplating hiring an architect. You send in your floor plan, timeline and desires and they "launch" it to designers around the globe. You can offer any amount you want as a award. Designers submit their designs (I got about 15) and you pick your top 3. You can even invite friends and family to help you decide. Those 3 share your award. I asked for only floor plans because my award was lower than any architect I contacted, but got many submissions with 3D pictures of rooms from several views! I was able to picture what the finished project would look like. I didn't find one design that appealed to me by itself but the submissions enabled me to combine ideas into a floor plan that I liked.
Description of Work
Launched a design competition for my basement rec room project.
Category
architect
Service Provider Response
We are thrilled to hear that you had a great experience using our services. Having 3D images really does help to visualize the space. Thank you for your review and we hope you enjoy your new basement!JENNIFER R.
10/15/2015
Process is very straight forward and it's very exciting waiting for the designs to come in. We did not end up using any of the designs because we moved from that house, but I could have used elements from all of the designs to make my own. I loved the process!
Description of Work
I uploaded photos of my backyard and got 5 designs back in about 3 weeks from designers from all over the world!
Category
architect
Service Provider Response
Thanks, [Member Name Removed], we hope to work with you in the future again. We would love to see your finished project- please be in touch. Ana Team ArcbazarDenise P.
09/26/2015
Initially it is disclosed that the designer could be a student or someone from another country more than likely the latter. I thought more and more about it and because we outsource so much I didn't want to keep perpetuating that and what to try to keep American's working so I chose not to take a chance. I wasn't contacted by a U.S. design person so I guess literally I threw the money away because of my belief in keeping Americans working. So the money is lost and I won't do that again. Guess it was a "donation" to Angie's List.
Description of Work
I was contacted about project by some design person but I never followed through. No work was done.
Category
architect
Service Provider Response
Hi [Member Name Removed], We do hope you give Arcbazar a try one more time. Please contact us and we will be happy to waive our service fee. Our designers are all around the US and world. Creativity can come from anywhere. Ana 617 756 1808MICHAEL H.
06/08/2015
George K.
05/28/2015
Jennifer T.
04/28/2015
Carlos` F.
03/16/2015
I uploaded the floor plan, including stairs, loly columns, doors, and hvac. I then launched a competition for $500. I was a bit put off by ArcBazar contacting me suggesting I have a higher award limit. I replied back that the going rate for basement design services by the local basement companies was 200-500. With a few weeks, I had several companies and individuals submit their design ideas. Some were elaborate, some were well thought out. We picked three winners (1st,2nd, 3rd). We choose the best features of each, gave them to a contractor who re-did formal blueprints for us. We chose BetterBasement Co as our contractor (another Angie?s list highly ranked company). ArcBazar offers many levels of competition and it comes down to how much work you are going to put in before the competition, and what level of work you need done. I didn?t need blue prints; I wanted practical idea and a vision.
Description of Work
Launched design competition for redesign of basemeny with media great room, full bath, wet bar and island, game room and bedroom.
Category
interior designers, architect
Tom V.
12/21/2014
While the idea generations were good, you don't actually get firm design plans you can use to then complete a project. That is extra, so it seems to be a bit pricey for what you ultimately do get in the end. Next time I would probably not offer as much prize money knowing this is how it works.
Description of Work
Interesting concept to get lots of design ideas from many designers as part of a single process. Designs came in from all over the world, and we used elements from various designs to meld into a single final design.
Category
architect
Michael N.
11/07/2014
NANCY P.
10/21/2014
I never followed through on this deal because I misunderstood what I was getting myself into. Not sure what the $25 got me in the first place, but once you're in you discover that you have to put up a good four figures to drum up serious interest in your project and that buys you little you can press into action. If you want Actual Plans a builder can work from (various views/elevations, details such as plumbing and electric) you have to pay more and more on an a la carte menu. And they are depending on your photos and measurements--they never see the site themselves--which strikes me as feet of clay in a building project. Seems to me it is better to work with a local who has access to your job site.
Description of Work
Provided an interactive interface into which to pour the details of my project. They emailed me a lot.
Category
architect
bee O.
10/16/2014
They're good. You have to state what you want, what you want to pay and they have a competition to do the work. You have to fill out a questionnaire to explain what you want done. It's a competition for architecture students. They have people bidding from all over the world. The more money you bid, the more bids you will get. You set up a competition to get the work done. You can pick who you want to do the work and rate them in order.
Description of Work
I hired them to design my office.
Category
architect
Julien A G.
10/06/2014
in a word GREAT. it was a lot of fun to go through this process and everyone I've shared it with has also thought it was such a cool idea. Basically you upload dimensions and a description of design work you want done - in our case finishing our attic. The website recommends the prize money amount (in our case $550) and then designers from around the globe work on designing the space. we got about 15 really impressive designs... would definitely do this again!!
Description of Work
organized a web based crowd source design competition for refinishing our attic.
Category
architect
Jody A.
09/16/2014
I was thrilled! 9 people signed up to the contest and 7 people submitted before the deadline. I provided feedback to the contestants throughout the contest. I was amazed at the level of detail I received. Some better than others. I chose one design for the Bar wall remodel (Previously a bookcase) and one design for the TV wall (Previously an entertainment center). What was awesome was that the designers were from all over the world. (Spain, Albania, Egypt, Indonesia, Egypt, United States, Armenia, Romania, Indonesia). The winner was from Armenia. 2nd place was from Indonesia. I took the renderings and floor plans and provided them to 2 contractors, who were very surprised at the level of details and were easily able to provide quotes. They did not know about this service but were very interested to refer Arcbazar to their customers. I have great photos of the transformation from old, to design, to completed.
Description of Work
Arcbazar provide the my design request needs (Photos of my house, and photos I found on the internet of designs that I like )and provided them to the Arcbazar members in order to get individuals to sign up for the designs. I gave them plenty of time to submit designs.
Category
architect
Service Provider Response
Hi [member name removed], What a delight to hear that you had a great experience with us and to see the transformation of your home! We hope to work with you again in future projects! Ana Team ArcbazarBrenda P.
09/08/2014
That was so much fun. We were more than delighted with the designs that we got and got a lot of different designs we hadn’t even thought of.
Description of Work
I bought a deal to launch a design competition for your 'New Residential' project.
Category
interior designers, architect
Service Provider Response
Dear (member name removed), Thank you very much for running a project with us. We were delighted working on your contest. We hope you keep us in mind if you have another project in future, we would love to work with you again. Best Regards, Ana Team Arcbazar ana@arcbazar.com 617 756 1808C. A. S.
09/03/2014
This is a great new way to get many opinions and ideas on design projects. The entire Arcbazar experience was easy and exciting. The designers managed to grasp my concept and get in down on paper. I will be mainly using one of the designs and adding elements from some of the other submissions too. I would definitely recommend and use again.
Description of Work
Architectural design concepts
Category
architect
Service Provider Response
Dear (member name removed), Thank you very much for running a project with us. We were delighted working on your contest. We hope you keep us in mind if you have another project in future, we would love to work with you again. Best Regards, Ana Team Arcbazar ana@arcbazar.com 617 756 1808Phone
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