It is an old and long-standing tradition for those who have achieved wealth and success to expend considerable sums of money on making their lives more comfortable. This would often include pied-a-terre, Summer homes, Country homes, Overseas Vacation homes, Pullman Carriages, Cars, Yachts, Planes, Steamers, and luxurious carriages. Not much has changed and neither has the need for someone to manage the design and build of these projects. Enter the Owners representative.
In bygone years summer houses were idyllic hideaways for use for 6-8 weeks a year. For example the Villa Olmo on Lake Como where the constant cooling breeze coming down from the mountains and whipping across water allowed guests such as Napoleon Bonaparte and the emperors of Austria to enjoy a refreshing summer vacation or for example when George Clooney bought and refurbished the nearby Villa Oleandra and Villa Margherita. These properties were initially constructed with “owner’s representatives managing all the respective craftsmen, architects, designers, lawyers, accountants and engineers on behalf of the owners while they lived and traveled elsewhere.
Whether you are building abroad on the Amalfi coast, Canne, Marbella or Dubai, closer to home in the Hamptons, Cabo San Luca or Mustique you need someone who understands your vision to manage that process for you from start to finish. Too many place to greater reliance on brokers, architects, and contractors whose interests are not aligned with their own.
Technology means that you can be in multiple countries per day with arduous travel schedules for work and play. This means that special significance is given to the places we stop and rest, the environments we inhabit and how we move between them. We are your holistic advisor helping you design for comfort, safety, relaxation and efficeincy. Acquiring the right tools for the entire process from the house you wake up in too the means of travel to and from the airport/ port and to your getaway homes too.
