Pete J. Vallas, A.I.A., Architect

My wife and I hired Pete Vallas to design our home in Gulfport, Mississippi. We had spoken with several architects and even hired an architect prior to meeting Mr. Vallas. However, we did not feel that the prior architects were really listening to our ideas. Pete was completely different from the onset. He never said," no, that is not possible", as previous architects had frequently said. Pete simply worked to make it happened. In fact, he enjoyed interacting with my wife and me, especially on the more challenging aspects of our project. He was never a burden to speak with, and he invited all of our ideas. He was thorough, prompt and completely professional. Furthermore, Pete was an excellent intermediary between my wife and me, and our contractor. It is impossible to count how many people have complimented us about our beautiful home, and we have been asked frequently who designed our home (colonial style with a seaside cottage flare). We cannot envision working with any other architect in the future.

My husband and I had the privilege of working with Pete while building our first home. He was invaluable! He spent hours discussing exactly what we wanted, always provided several different options, and went above and beyond to be sure he was designing the perfect home for our family. I was amazed at his attention to detail and his architectural knowledge. Pete helped with every aspect of the building process and worked wonderfully with us, our builder and all others involved. I learned so much from him during the entire building process and don’t know how I could have done it without him. I feel very lucky that we found him, still consult with him often, and highly recommend him!

I have had the pleasure of working with Vallas Architecture on numerous occasions. I have never had anything other than a great experience. Pete Vallas is extremely talented and is one of the best architects I have ever worked with when it comes to listening to what the owner wants and translating it to paper. He has many other talents that I appreciate, one of them is his understanding and grasp of classical architecture. Pete understands proportion and his designs reflect this. Vallas architecture plans are always very detailed which is important for both the contractor and the owner. He understands where detail drawings are needed and provides the appropriate drawings so that there is nothing left to chance. As a contractor for over 25 years, I have had the opportunity to work with many architects. I count Vallas Architecture among the top that I have worked with. In addition to providing excellent plans, they stay involved from concept to completion. I would recommend them without reservation and am always willing to provide a reference.