Our Process

People

Design begins and ends with people; the people who plan, design, construct, and interact with space. They shape how the space around us is conceived and used. Whether it is a residential or commercial project, the emotional response and connection a building creates for those outside and inside is central to a successful design.

Place

No building stands alone; each one is both part of its local ecosystem and a larger network. One of the most important aspects of our work is understanding the context of the place in which we are intervening. Curiosity and a deep knowledge of the places we build in drive us to seek harmony between the built environment and the context it inhabits.

Communication

At its core, architecture is about communication. We ask questions, listen, and understand so that we can communicate a vision that will be shared between everyone involved in the project, from the owner and builder to members of the community in which we are building. Making sure everyone is heard and is able to contribute their talents is key to the success of a project, and helps ensure the process runs as smoothly as possible.

Systems

Buildings are alive. More than just a static container, they are symphonies of interconnected systems that create secure, comfortable and healthy environments. We ensure that these systems are integrated into the building in an elegant and durable way, working with the natural expression of the structure.

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Our Team

Our success would not be possible without these talented people

DANICA ROBERTSON

Architect, Principal

"Looking for moments of beauty in the everyday."

ROBERT MARTIN

Architect, Principal

"Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge." - T.S Eliot

LUKE BOONSTRA

Technologist, Principal

"I'm wanted and on the run." - 21 Pilots

SCOTT DARE

Architect Emeritus

"Architecture is the thoughtful making of space." - Louis Kahn

STEVEN O'CONNOR

Technologist, QA Subject Matter Expert

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky” – Michael Scott. – Steven O’Connor

JASON GILLMOR

Technologist, UA Subject Matter Expert

"There is nothing permanent except change." - Heraclitus

CHANELLE LANDRY

Technologist, Associate

"Stay positive, Work hard, Make it happen."

SACHA SAURIOL

Technologist

"Look at the usual with unusual eyes."

TINA BRINE

Director of Operations

"Tea. It's what winners drink."

DAN WRAGGETT

Technologist

“Given the pace of technology, I propose we leave math architecture to the machines and go play outside” – Calvin

SUMMER BOURGON

Designer

“Live with no excuses and travel with no regrets.” – Oscar Wilde

ADAM ACHTEREEKTE

Technologist

“I realize the future can’t be controlled. I’m not worried. You can always learn to overcome difficulties” - Niki Lauda

KRISTY WELLS

Conservation Specialist

"Never stop wondering. Never stop wandering."

MARIA CRISTINA VILLALBA

Technologist

"There's an ArchiCAD for that."

EUGEN MIHAESCU

Designer

"All in all it's not just another brick wall."

JORDAN SAIKLEY

Technologist

“Ideas are no good trapped in your head” - Joel Saikaley

SADIMA SHRESTHA

Designer

"Right tool in the right way and your success is in your hands."

DARBY ACE

Intern Architect

“Be in love with your life. Every minute of it.” – Jack Kerouac

STEPHANIE CHIASSON

Architect

"We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us." - Winston Churchill

PATRICK LEMOIRE

Technologist

"... I have to return some videotapes..."

MACKENZIE MCLEAN

Intern Architect

"To create, one must first question everything." ― Eileen Gray

LUCAS TONELLATO

Intern Architect

"Cheer up, you'll soon be dead." - Alex Heaton

NELSON REYES

Technologist

"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." - Robert Frost

VALERIE HESSE

Marketing and Business Development Lead

“Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” - Marianne Williamson

NILAM CHAUHAN

Intern Architect

“As an architect you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown.” — Norman Foster

ROBIN HOYTEMA

Intern Architect

"Nothing is impossible to a determined woman." - Louisa May Alcott

AARON FENWICK

Technologist

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” - John Lennon, or Bertrand Russell, or Laurence J. Peter, not sure

KEELY DOBRANSKI

Intern Architect

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller

CINDY SHI

Bookkeeper

"A grain of sand is the world, a flower is a miracle. Be mindful and live in the moment."

ZOE BURGESS

Intern Architect

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo da Vinci

MARZIYEH HAJIKHANI

Technologist

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” — Rumi

KIERAN MURPHY

Technologist

“You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere.” – John Coltrane

LOVEPREET SINGH

Technologist

“Wisdom begins in wonder”… and perhaps a good cup of coffee. – Socrates (with a modern twist)

HAYLEY BARIC

Intern Architect

"The thing that is important is the thing that is not seen." Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

RENEE REDER

Architect

"I dwell in possibility." - Emily Dickinson

CACTUS

Office Mascot

"Free hugs!"

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