Who We Are
A bunch of architects who actually care about how people live and work in the spaces we create
A bunch of architects who actually care about how people live and work in the spaces we create
Started back in 2009 with just three of us cramped in a tiny office on Granville, and honestly? We had no idea it'd turn into this. What we did know was that most buildings felt... wrong. Too much ego, not enough listening.
We're not here to slap our signature style on everything - that's lazy architecture. Every project starts with questions, lots of 'em. How do you actually use your space? What drives you nuts about where you live or work now? What's that one thing you've always wanted but thought wasn't possible?
The Vancouver scene's changed a ton since we started. We've done everything from ground-up commercial builds to turning century-old heritage buildings into something people can actually use today. Sustainable design isn't some add-on for us - it's baked into how we think from day one.
Look, we're architects, but we're also just people who believe your space should work for you, not against you. Whether it's a house, an office, or something in between - let's figure it out together.
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Principal Architect & Founder
M.Arch (UBC), MAIBC, LEED AP
Founded the practice after getting tired of working on projects where nobody seemed to care about the end users. Spent way too many years at corporate firms where everything was about the bottom line and not enough about making spaces people actually want to be in.
My thing? Residential work that respects how families actually live - messy, chaotic, real. Not magazine-perfect showrooms. Got into heritage restoration almost by accident when a friend bought an old Gastown building and I couldn't resist the challenge. Now it's become half our practice.
When I'm not obsessing over building details, you'll find me hiking the North Shore trails or attempting to keep my vegetable garden alive (success rate: questionable).
Senior Architect, Commercial Division
M.Arch (Waterloo), MAIBC, OAA
Joined us in 2013 after doing the Toronto-to-Vancouver move that half the country seems to make eventually. Brings a different perspective from her years working on large-scale institutional projects back east - hospitals, schools, that kind of thing.
Elena's basically the person who makes sure our commercial work doesn't just look good but actually functions. She's got this scary ability to spot problems in plans that the rest of us completely miss. Saved us from some major headaches more times than I can count.
She's super into adaptive reuse projects - taking old industrial buildings and turning them into offices or mixed-use spaces. Also the only person in the office who actually reads building code updates for fun (we're worried about her).
Sustainable Design Lead
M.Arch (McGill), MAIBC, Passive House Designer
Marcus came on board in 2016 and basically revolutionized how we think about energy performance. He's the guy who'll tell you exactly why your window placement is gonna make your heating bills insane - but in a nice way that doesn't make you feel dumb.
Got really deep into Passive House standards a few years back and now we've got three certified projects under our belt because of him. He's passionate about making sustainable design accessible, not just something for luxury budgets.
Total coffee snob (brings his own beans and grinder to site visits, I'm not kidding). Rides his bike to work year-round, even in the rain, which makes the rest of us look bad.
Interior Architecture Director
B.ID (Emily Carr), IDC, ARIDO
Sarah joined in 2018 after running her own interior design practice for years. She got tired of being brought in after all the important spatial decisions were already made, so we brought her in-house to work on projects from the ground up.
She's got this amazing eye for how materials and finishes actually age and wear - picks stuff that's gonna look better in five years, not worse. Also really good at talking clients down from trends they'll regret (looking at you, all-gray everything phase).
Probably has the best plant collection in Vancouver. Her office is basically a jungle and honestly? It's goals. Always pushing us to think about biophilic design, which is fancy talk for bringing the outside in.
We're not gonna lie - architecture projects can be stressful. There's budgets, permits, contractors, weather delays... it's a lot. But here's what we try to do differently:
(Yeah, we've won some stuff, but we're more proud of the happy clients)
AIBC Innovation in Architecture Award
Vancouver Heritage Foundation Award
Best Residential Design - Western Living
Sustainable Architecture Award - BC Region
Let's grab a coffee and talk about your project - first consultation's always free