“HOMA is my restaurant in the heart of Stoke Newington in North London, which I opened in the summer of 2010. HOMA is the end product of the design and build process I went through together with TURN Architects starting back in the Spring of 2009.

The benefits of working with professionals such as TURN Architects became clear to me early on. TURN helped me define and stick to my design brief. TURN were able to identify, pre-empt and advise me on how to get what I wanted but also told me what I needed. They were fastidious with the design and the various budgets ie lighting, joinery and remodelling work of the building itself. TURN presented me with a comprehensive cost breakdown I could easily follow.

TURN resolved some stressful matters one encounters on a building project, for example they guided me through and over the statutory hurdles – particularly planning approval, which was not straightforward on my project as my restaurant is located in a Conservation Area. TURN’s architectural skills, experience and good communication were – and are – second to none.

Working with TURN and the team of other talented individuals they assembled for the project has made a huge contribution in creating HOMA, which has been well reviewed, has filled a foodie gap in Stoke Newington and was even shortlisted for the restaurant and bar design awards in 2011. A success!”