Subir Puri
Client · December 2014
Ken was the architect and designer for our house in Lyon Village. We were looking for a home that had an open concept with a modern design, but was still cozy with traditional touches. We have two little girls, and were looking for a house where we
could raise our family. The house Ken designed met all of those criteria and then some! On the main level we have an open concept floor plan that allows us to live and entertain in one space. The design elements in our kitchen combine modern elements
with farmhouse chic. It is as functional as it is beautiful, and it is a joy to prepare meals in a kitchen that has been showcased in a magazine. Our friends and family constantly compliment the look and feel of our main space which gives
the kids a chance to run around while the adults have space to talk. Ken maintained the same design aesthetic throughout the house which ties all the rooms together. Many of the accent choices reflect the latest trends in home design that
are sure to stand the test of time. Ken is an incredible professional who kept our preferences in mind as he guided us through design choices. He did all the research and presented us with options that gave us control over the final design
elements. Our house is as functional as it is beautiful, and we are grateful that we continue to have a friendly relationship with the person who designed our home.
Samantha S.
Colleague · January 2017
Ken was great to work with! He is very knowledgeable in this field and is detail oriented which helps keep the project on track from start to finish. He is very responsive to questions and really has the best interest of his clients in mind. His jobs
ite crew is great too! I would definitely recommend him for any remodeling projects you are thinking about taking on as he will walk you through the whole process so it’s not too overwhelming.
Michael P.
Client · January 2016
Ken was a fabulous partner for our first venture into home construction. He expertly guided us through the translation of our dreams into reality by asking all the right questions and creatively fashioning a home that could fit on the small lots typi
cal in this area while getting us five bedrooms, a laundry room opening both to the hall and a closet in the master bedroom suite, an open floor plan on the main level, a formal dining room with butler’s pantry leading to a contemporary kitchen,
a wine room, and an attached double garage that didn’t face either street on our corner lot. The project began in late winter 2015 when my partner and I purchased a livable but very small (~1300 sq ft, at the most) 1924 farmhouse-looking home
in the Lyon Park area of Clarendon. We worked with Ken on our dreams for the new home, design, permitting, deconstruction of the older home, and building of a customized home. Since we were living in Georgia, I saw the project every 3 weeks
or so, but my wife only saw the construction once — for interior selections at a point when it was still hard to visualize the rooms since we were still at subfloor and studs. Construction began about 6 months after the purchase–very quick
for Arlington. Ken was instrumental in getting plans submitted to the county quickly and making sure he did so before summer vacations and months in which committees do not meet. The project was under roof before winter weather hit. Even with
a rainy May that delayed landscaping, we were living in the home in early June 2016. Ken took us through the process of selections adroitly. When we began to see that decisions we were making early on were going to limit later choices, we
brought a local interior designer into the process. That helped immensely, but we probably should have done so earlier. Ken provides PDF packets for many of the big decisions on exterior materials, lighting, plumbing, doors, and the many other
interior choices. He timed these so that decisions were made well in advance when materials needed to be delivered to the construction site. Ken uses texts (many including photos) to get decisions on the minutiae (“Where do you want your shower
heads in the master bath?”, he asked. I could only think, “In the shower.”). The texts were sometimes difficult, and I would occasionally call Ken to talk through what the choices were, and what implications those choices might have down the
line. One aspect that Ken took pride in was keeping the construction site very clean and well organized. He also worked well with the neighbors who had to endure several months of traffic, noise, and disrupted views out their windows, not
to mention the loss of older trees that are valued in our neighborhood. After we moved in, Ken has been excellent about responding to the little problems that inevitably follow the complicated process of home construction. He brought in people
from our suppliers at times — the appliance folks when an in-wall coffee maker wouldn’t work properly (we successfully had it removed and the sales price credited to purchase of an upscale model that has worked reliably) and a guy from the
plumbing firm who identified a problem in the way a tankless hot water heater was installed. We have been in the home for 9 months now and are getting our final list of fixes ready before our first anniversary in the home comes up. All in
all, we have been very pleased with Ken’s expertise, architectural skills, project management, and home-building expertise. We highly recommend him!
Rochelle B.
Client · February 2017
If you are looking for a contractor – KEN with Koncept Design+Build IS THE MAN! We have been working with Ken since this time last year on a major remodel addition project (really a totally custom new home but with all the challenges of an existing s
tructure). He was highly recommended to us and has more than lived up to the hype. While Ken does offer design services he took a design created by another architect and is making it a reality. Our new home is coming together beautifully and on
schedule, REALLY! All of Ken’s sub-contractors have been wonderful to work with and are always responsive to our questions and change requests. He is also great at managing people and expectations. Ken has allowed us to be involved in the
construction process every step of the way. He has also been supportive of involving our interior designer (many contractors are not) even though he does have an eye to design. In addition, he was willing to with work with a consulting group
to integrate several “”green”” or energy efficient components to our new home. Some of which I don’t think he had done before and group of folks he had not worked with before. Ken is thorough, thoughtful, honest and straight forward. You cannot
ask for someone better to lead you through the construction process! I cannot recommend him enough. Seriously, KEN IS THE MAN! You will be fortunate to have him build your new home. When my husband and I embarked on this journey of building
a new custom home we never imaged finding a builder like Ken. As we near the end of our project and get to move in we will miss working with Ken everyday but I know that not only are we getting a fantastic house we can say a wonderful friend
built our home! I plan to update this review with photos and an update when our home is complete.
Joyce Mader
Client · November 2016
My project consisted of a new front porch and entrance way and a sun room addition in the back. The results more than met my expectations. I started with some basic ideas and Ken built on those and gave me options to consider. I found Ken easy to wor
k with. He accommodated my work schedule. He also accommodated the pets at my house. I foster for a local rescue and because of the care he took there were no escapes during the entire project.
Angie Myers
Colleague · April 2016
Ken is wonderful to work with. His attention to detail and passion for what he does makes him a delight to work with. I have worked with Ken and his team on the creative side of his projects and I am in love with the style and execution of each one.
I would highly recommend Koncept Design & Build to anyone looking to build their dream home.
Escobar Construction
Colleague · January 2016
I work with Ken in numerous and luxuries amount of projects. Koncept Design + Build is one of the most reliable and truth worthy contractors to work with on any of your projects. They provide high quality construction work and high amount production
to get your project done within the schedule. I would definitely recommend Koncept Design + Build for any construction projects from renovation to new construction. There is no project that is too big or too small for him to handle, If you are
looking to get someone who would bring your vision into reality, he would be the perfect contractor. Koncept Design + Build does not only build but can also provide great designs for your projects. He had designed projects from kitchen to
custom homes. He provides more than what you are expecting.
Blake Smith
Colleague
I have worked with Ken as a contractor and have found him to be extremely easy to talk to, straight forward and to possess a very high level of work ethic that is hard to come by. He is always willing to work with his clients and make sure that their
needs are met and exceeded. He knows a quality job and makes sure that is what is produced. He is also very fast! Top-notch, all the way.
Fort Miller
Client · January 2015
We hired Ken to assist us in the design of our custom home and bring it through the various stages in obtaining Fairfax County approval to build. Ken took our ideas and added his own flavor, creating a stunning house design while meeting an agreed up
on deadline for submission. Ken was quick to respond to communications and always kept us abreast of approval statuses. He cares about his product and goes the extra mile to provide customer service. Overall, Ken met our expectations and we love
the design he provided.
Staci Sisco
Client · February 2016
We recently had the pleasure of working with Ken (Koncept Design + Build) to renovate our kitchen and reconfigure the first floor of our home to flow better. Ken helped us with every aspect from design to completion. He took our ideas and transformed
them into a design that is stunning. He more than exceeded our expectations. In addition to being very knowledgeable and extremely creative, he worked diligently and communicated well with us throughout the project. He spent countless hours with
us discussing the design and phases of construction. He also provided great recommendations for design and finishing touches. The attention to detail from start to finish was incredible… a true perfectionist. We lived in our home during
the renovation and every night we came home to an incredibly neat and clean house which was an added bonus. Ken designed an elegant, functional and timeless space in our home. It’s everything we envisioned. We had a great experience with Ken
and highly recommend him to others looking for high quality renovation and building projects.
Reena
Colleague
Ken and i have worked on may projects together throughout the years. Ken is very meticulous with all of his projects. Ken takes into consideration all of his clients different designs/styles and budget while still providing an amazing end result for
each and every client.
Ray Minor
Colleague
I have worked with Ken for over 10 years. His designs and projects are always well conceived. He considers his customer needs and wants to develop the best possible designs that exceeds his customers expectations.
Jeff & Michelle
Client · October 2015
Our entire experience with Ken and his team was amazing. Our project was a basement crawl space dirt excavation and a complete overhaul of the entire room to include an added bath and laundry area. Ken’s design expertise and vision helped us to layou
t this space to meet all of our functional needs while still looking sharp. He even suggested things that we initially didn’t think to include in our scope and in the end made a world of difference. Our project began on schedule and finished slightly
later than anticipated due to a hold up with city permits and an uncertainty about how long the dirt excavation would actually take (this was discussed before we began). Our crew was professional and respectful and always cleaned up at the
end of each workday. Ken was always accessible and would frequently stop by to explain work progress, any issues they encountered or to answer our questions. Ken helped us to stay within our budget to the dime, even with a few changes and
added requests such as replacing our outdoor faucets that connected into the basement. We are extremely pleased with our new basement and are impressed with the overall craftsmanship. I can truly tell that Ken is passionate about what he does
and it translated into our entire experience with Koncept. We would recommend Koncept to anyone and intend on working with them again when it’s time for our kitchen remodel.
Elliot Brown
Client · July 2015
My wife and I hired Ken initially as our architect to help us design the changes we wanted to make to the home we were purchasing. Initial impressions of Ken before we hired him were that he was young but experienced and keen. We were attracted to th
e fact that he has a strong development background and he was very able to provide common sense, real time guidance on the value of changes and ways of staying within budget. We gut renovated the main and upper floors of the house, leaving the
basement relatively untouched save for new floors, hot water heater and paint. We completely changed the layouts of those two floors and Ken was excellent in coming up with ideas to help us get what we wanted. He listens well, is confident
about what presents well,
Amzebra
Client · February 2015
Ken was fantastic through the whole design process. He listened to our thoughts and opinions and was extremely communicative and responsive, as well as organized. We immediately knew that Ken was the most creative of all of the architects we intervie
wed. He presented us with layouts that we never would have dreamed up on our own! They were all unique and interesting, but also functional, and we love the open concept design that we ultimately chose. In retrospect, we probably would have been
better served by being patient and waiting for Ken to get his full design and build services up and running before starting the building portion of our project. We went with another builder who did not possess the attention to detail that
Ken clearly does. Ken is knowledgeable and detail-oriented. We already recommended Ken to a friend who is shopping for a fixer-upper in Arlington, and we will continue to recommend him to others!
Jmeany74
Client · June 2015
Beautiful dream bathroom renovation. Wonderful ideas and thoughtful design, attention to reasonable prices, high quality products and finishes. Professional execution of all details including more than was expected. Great construction team that kept
the rest of the house spotless during construction,
Boobescoot
Client · June 2015
It was a pleasure working with Ken (Koncept Design + Buuld, LLC) during the renovation of my father’s 60+ year old house. The house was almost stripped to its core—new roof, plumbing, HVAC, new front porch, a completely redesigned kitchen & more. Aft
er discussing our needs and parameters, including budget, we entrusted the project to Ken. He kept us informed throughout the renovation by email as well as face-to-face and onsite meetings. Ken delivered the completely redesigned house on time
and within his original cost estimate. We were very pleased with Ken’s work and highly recommend him for your project.
Kmw192
Client · May 2012
My husband and I worked with Ken in the summer of 2012 on the total renovation of our home. Ken handled every aspect of the design and the management of the large (and fast!) project. We could not have asked for a more talented architect to work with
. His designs were exactly what we were looking for and it was obvious he had truly listened to us, while also explaining why some things would work and some would not. He was extremely responsive and even though he was working on multiple large
scale projects, we also felt as though we were his only clients. I have recommended Ken to many of our friends and I can’t wait to buy another house, just for an excuse to work with him again. I know we were very lucky to find him and work
with him.
Jyoungerjd
Client · October 2014
Architect Ken Marzullo created a design for the total renovation of our house from the foundation up. He personally oversaw most of the construction to ensure an exceptional level of quality work. The renovation was completed in a timely manner while
even meeting our requests for change orders. Ken listened well and was very creative in interpreting what we wanted. Additionally, while we felt that our input was very welcomed, we really appreciated Ken’s recommendations and explanations regarding
several aspects of the design from practical and functional perspectives that we had not considered, rather than simply doing what we asked. As construction progressed, Ken seemed to view our project with the same level of thoughtfulness and
care that he would in his own home in terms of identifying enhancements and making adjustments as the project progressed. In essence, Ken not only did what he said he was going to do, but even more. With respect to the sub-contractors, there
was exceptional coordination of the work of numerous tradesmen resulting in very minimal down time. Quality control during the course of construction was excellent; for example, 90% of the items that we noted for attention were addressed before
we even mentioned them. The finished project exceeded our expectations; we would highly recommend Ken Marzullo as an architect for anyone considering a renovation or a design for a new home