Realising potential,
developing space,
enhancing life.
First we listen. And look. And think.
Then come the ideas, expertise and hard work
to help you realise your vision. It’s the Zollikon way.
Welcome!
Realising – in both senses of the word – the development potential of a space can be a tremendously rewarding undertaking. It typically requires vision, hard work and competence, qualities our customers have come to value in Zollikon. At the end of the project, something has been created and improved, be it in terms of utility, beauty or both.
There can be significant rewards – one couple can now look forward to a more comfortable retirement with additional investment income because Zollikon succeeded in achieving their goals after a previous practice had given up after years trying. To hear of another customer driving in his new high performance super-car following some highly profitable design and planning work from Zollikon (again brought in following a previous failed attempt) also gave great satisfaction – and no jealousy whatsoever!
In fact, it is a source of pride that there have been numerous instances of Zollikon beating the odds where other – bigger, more expensive, chartered – practices have failed, even to the point of one local planning department recommending us to a frustrated resident, despite their policy of not giving recommendations (we succeeded). In other cases we showed how a house could be doubled in size within greenbelt without needing council permission and how several million pounds of housing could be regularised and realised on a country estate – strong opening positions to have when negotiating with the local planning authority.
It is so rewarding to see how design and development can transform lifestyles. A bigger kitchen can enable and share a love for social cooking, a large garage workshop helped one customer work with his Dad on an old classic sports car, many an open plan dining/living room has helped bring families together, just as a sound-proofed music room can help keep them together. A communal kitchen island, a cinema room or a subterranean bar for friends, a large loft conversion (that another practice said couldn’t be done) to welcome a frequently visiting son, an extra parking space nearer the house for an elderly relative, a garage with a big enough roof space for a man-cave sofa (after a previous refusal), acting as the trusted central agent to deal with 23 parties (solicitors, bankers, bankers’ solicitors, planning officers, planning consultant, seller and his team, buyer and his team, agents, insurers, etc) to push through the finance, planning and sale of 10 flats that had become stuck after years of hard work…. Zollikon is glad to have shared in bringing these and many other life-transforming dreams into reality.
Whatever rewards you are seeking, we look forward to helping you realise them.
Andrew Stehrenberger
Principal
This should be fun!