Our Services
We figure out things.
Service 01
Architectural Design
Architecture is all about people. But we don’t really do architecture here. Not like the way, centuries before.
We’re translators and mappers here. We figure out the path to avoid the least nightmares and map the way to less budget sore.
So your dreams can become so much more.
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Hygge Architecture approaches every design with two main lines of thought: efficiency and maximizing potential. As robotic as that may sound, that’s actually how music is made. A simple design harmony requires rigorous analysis and strategizing to reign in all the variables and random notes that are earthquaking towards a jumbled mess in budget, in its execution, and its spatial design. The simplest solutions are timeless; they don’t happen by accident … they happen via purpose and deftness.
Let’s design your real estate asset together so it can sing in both your heart and market appreciation. A cozy blanket is always nice, but a cozy blanket that increases your wealth is much better.
Service 02
Feasibility Studies
Show us what property you’re interested in, we’ll be your architectural due diligence and your vision assistant.
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A lot of projects go off course from the very beginning. An inadequate budget based on inadequate space, time, and constraint estimations means ice-skating uphill for the rest of the project with weak defenses against possible costly change orders and schedule delays. We pride ourselves on thoroughly looking at a problem from as many angles as possible to maximize the chances of success. The best person to bring to the ideas table at the beginning is actually the person who is always brought in to finish projects whether to make a cardboard model reality or save the sinking ships. Accumulation of lessons learned is actually the best artist for feasibility studies. And when the beginning is good, the rest just sings.
Service 03
Tarion Warranty Assistance
In the cooling-off period of buying a new home? Don’t drive without a windshield, let us help. Our deficiency lists tend to cause the developers to yelp.
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Ontario mandates a new home warranty protection program for all new homes; the program is run and operated by Tarion. Normally, new homeowners navigate through this process on their own. But, why would you? If you’re feeling sick, you go to the doctor. If you’ve got a legal issue, you go to a lawyer. Why wouldn’t you use an architect to help you with your new home and be your scrapper to protect your interests against the developer?
The beginning is the most important: the Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS), the Pre-delivery Inspection (PDI), and the 30-day warranty form. Real estate lawyers won’t see the conflicts relative to building design and specifications, they’ll be focused on the legal language of the APS. Let us review the architectural language before you sign on the dotted line. Also, who better to be your Designate for a PDI than an architect with talents for spotting deficiencies like a hawk? This is an exclusive and premium service meant to protect your biggest investment.
Commissions based on availability of staff; apologies in advance if schedules do not align.
Service 04
Quality Assurance & Quality Control Assistance
Massive public sector infrastructure design success pressures? Get a surgical QAQC review from a proven compliance specialist and discipline coordinator on complex facilities, so you can be less afraid of the risky word “assures”.
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While our Principal architect has retired from working full-time in the Public Sector Infrastructure design sector, his vast wealth of knowledge and skills as a chronic key individual in Public-Private Partnership projects and pursuits as well as Public Transportation is still available. As the keystone bridge between the project’s design spirit, technical architectural detailing, discipline coordination, and the many layers of project requirements, a peer review brings the value by finding ways towards a more harmonious and unified design solution. There’s a reason why he was always positioned into a central role on these massive projects. And a reason why he was the default discipline coordination QAQC reviewer for literally billions of dollars of project work. Find out why.
Commissions based on availability of staff; apologies in advance if schedules do not align.
Service 05
Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification
Need RHFAC certification? Aiming for I :heart: MLI Select financing success?
Imagine the building design making all the smart moves from the onset of the project to provide meaningful access.
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In November 2024, CMHC had policy changes to the MLI Select program for updated Accessibility Criteria to follow Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification version 4.0 and CSA B651.23 standards. This means your building project needs to be designed wisely from the get-go. An architect who is also a RHFAC Professional? Yes.
