My wife and I employed Chris Mayes of Mayes Architecture to be the architect for our new custom home in Terrebonne, Oregon after interviewing several architects and contractors. Chris is a joy to work with and he and his staff’s design planning capabilities were and are exactly what we need for our project(about $ 750K). We were referred to Chris by our contractor Scot Fetrow(that is another GREAT review). I don’t think Chris was prepared to have two people that were so detail oriented as my wife(a fashion designer) and I. We wanted someone who could execute our exact vision for our new home, one which we had planned out for over a year. Not only did he rise to the occasion to catch our unique design ethos(think contemporary, Oriental, and Vaastu – an Eastern Indian form of design principles similar to Feng Shui, with a huge smattering of Frank Lloyd Wright), but through his expertise was able to bring to the table great solutions to problems that kept within the design framework as well as the budget. Chris made the entire journey from start to completion a real joy, filled with professional care and response you would expect, while keeping things light, fun and interesting. We would HIGHLY recommend Chris and his team for your remodel or new residential design. Chris also does great commercial projects as well.