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PHILOSOPHY AND APPROACH
We believe in the importance of design
to the environment. We seek design which fits into its community
and demonstrates the importance of architecture within our
lives. Our approach is to explore each project as a challenge,
using first principles of planning and design. We believe
in communication as the means of understanding project goals,
issues and factors. We seek to adapt, explore and understand
issues within the development community.
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OUR
STAFF
Our thirty year old firm of sixty staff is a closely-knit
family of creative, investigative, analytical and communicative
people, many of us working together for a long time now. We
include registered architects, intern architects, architectural
technologists, computer technologists, graphic artists and
administration, working within teams which flexibly support
and strengthen each other to meet project challenges and schedules.
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OUR
PERFORMANCE
We respond to our clients:
• The development program is met.
• Product delivery is on schedule – we meet deadlines.
• Fees are on budget –our firm combines creative
design with efficient production.
• The quality of our construction documents is known
in the industry
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are proud of our solid repeat client base including Loblaw
Properties Limited, Home Depot Canada, Tridel, Trinity Development
Group Inc., The Sorbara Group, Canadian Tire Real Estate Limited,
and FIRSTPRO Shopping Centres.
OUR DESIGN
We are design-based. Our projects demonstrate:
Sensitive and Fitting Design
Our design is respected in government;
our projects have received many awards.
Contextually based design such as Mayfair
Walk infill townhouses, Riverdale Lofts on a main street and
the recycling of Maple Leaf Gardens.
Innovative urban design such as the
proposed revitalization of many retail centres.
Design which meets user needs including
residential projects and retail stores with defined target
markets.
Image and style flexibility –
from the white exposed steel technology of the Loblaws store
at Bathurst & St.Clair to the glass curtain wall of Sapphire
Tower to the traditionally proportioned and styled, stone
and brick Kensington residential condominium building.
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WE
ARE NETWORKED
into the development and construction industries. We understand
market trends and directions, innovation and market niche
concepts.
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WE
CO-ORDINATE EFFECTIVELY
with consulting firms in supporting fields land use planning,
engineering, municipal law, real estate, interior design and
landscape design.
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WE
ARE INNOVATIVE
in methods of project management, project delivery, growth
and change in technology, energy and environmental design.
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