For over 10 years, I have designed and managed the delivery of a variety of building types ranging from educational, residential, institutional and the industrial sectors. Moving forward, my goal with this company is to offer individualized design service that delivers a custom product, drawn and specified to meet your exact needs and desires. Whether your project is big or small, simple of complex, I can work with you to arrive at the scope of services right for your job.
Services:
I offer full architectural design services which include:
- Schematic design, including concept development, feasibility studies, 3-D modeling and renders.
- Full construction drawings and documents.
- Full construction administration and management.
BA History, University of Alberta
MA Architecture, University of Manitoba
Awards:
2011 City of Edmonton Design Award for Civic Design (see the Green Blocks)
Resume:
Jan
2016 – Present, HUMPHREYS & PARTNERS ARCHITECTS, EDMONTON, AB
Position: Project Architect & Contract AdministratorGeneral Roles & Responsibilities: Director of Edmonton Office & Contract Administration.
Projects:
Mayfair Tower North, Edmonton AB – Project Architect
& Contract Administration.
The Mayfair is very large mixed-use
commercial/residential building located right into the downtown of Edmonton
(the project budget was about $68,000,000.00). With two levels of parkade
parking, a main floor commercial level, rooftop gardens, and over 230 various
suite types up to ten stories in height, the Project presented many
complexities to the builder and consultants alike. Technological features
included a solar array on the roof, and also a large cogeneration system that
produces energy and heat that is reabsorbed back into the building’s heating
systems. Naturally, a large and complex
project like this required a lot of overview and attention and I was there to
ensure the details were carried out, improvise solutions as needed, and manage
the contract through a long list change orders, RFI’s and the like. 2011-2015 Hartwig Architecture
Position: Architect
General Roles &
Responsibilities: Project Management and Design
Projects:
Station Pointe
Greens, Edmonton AB- Design Architect
This is a large mixed-use city block sized
development that comprises apartments, townhouses and commercial spaces. Unique
to the project is a range of social and ecological goals that are intended to
promote a very broad concept of urban sustainability. The entire project is to
be built upon “Passive House” principles that achieve energy efficiency through
a superior building envelope. Also, it represents the first residential project
in Edmonton to include a waste water centre responsible for the recycling of
black water for reuse toward toilets, landscape irrigation, and car washing. In
addition to these ecological goals, the project includes a range of social
groups; housing for seniors, artists, students, and the physically disabled.
The Corners 1 &
2, Edmonton - Design Architect
This is large twin tower and podium complex on
two sites over the 5 Corners area of Edmonton’s downtown. At 41 and 35 stories,
both presented a block - busting collection of unit types, penthouses, podium
suites, retail space and multi- level parkades. I did a lot of the design, and
coordinating on this job which kept me busy for some time.
the Edmontonian
Tower, Edmonton AB - Design Architect
At 70 stories, the Edmontonian is poised to
become the tallest tower in Western Canada, and a literal highlight in the
Portfolio of Hartwig Architecture. Part condominiums, part hotel, part
conference and office space, with a large robotic automated parking system thrown in - it plugs-in a lot of new program
toward the future growth and vitality of the down town.
Capital Power Wind
Farm - O&M Building, Tumbler Ridge, BC - Project/Design Architect
This is the maintenance building for a large
wind farm in British Columbia. Essentially it is an office and shop
combination, that fits in well with rugged industrial character of Tumbler
Ridge. Nothing pretentious, just architecture that suits it’s time, place and
function.
Custom Environmental,
Recycling Facility - Project Architect
This is a new recycling facility for Custom
Environmental, a company that specializes in the controlled disposal and recycling of numerous industrial products
including paints, aerosols, lamps, transformers, batteries, and other products.
Moving process operations from Ontario to Alberta, the company chose to
dismantle their Ontario building and reuse parts of it in this new facility -
thus extending their practical philosophy into the new building.
Shell Engineering
& Instrumentation Building, Fort Saskatchewan AB - Consultant
Completed through a design-build contract with
Bird Construction, the architectural role on this project was mainly to review
and revise the design with the builders and engineers.
Other Work:
- Metis Senior Housing, 7 storey mixed use
residential, Edmonton - Designer
- Modular Houses, Edmonton - Designer
- Sherwood Park Care Centre, Kitchen Addition -
Project Architect.
2008-2010 Bennett Architect, Edmonton
Position: Intern Architect
General Roles & Responsibilities: Primarily as a Designer, but also as Project Architect on some projects, see below.
Projects:
ATCO Gas, North Edmonton Operations Centre - Project Architect & Designer.
Position: Intern Architect
General Roles & Responsibilities: Primarily as a Designer, but also as Project Architect on some projects, see below.
Projects:
ATCO Gas, North Edmonton Operations Centre - Project Architect & Designer.
This 5000 square metre, $15 million dollar
industrial building for ATCO Gas provides a service base to the North Edmonton
region and includes offices, training rooms, garage facilities, and a large
site of fleet vehicles. It was completed through a design-build contract with
Clark Builders. I acted as the prime design consultant, coordinating
architectural, electrical, mechanical, and structural from the beginning of
design toward final construction of the facility.
ATCO Electric, Stettler Distribution Building, Stettler AB - Designer.
Planned to consolidate all of ATCO Electric’s holdings within the town of Stettler, this 3500 square metre, $11 million dollar facility included offices, work shops, garage facilities and site storage. I took the project through to successful completion of schematic design, but progress stalled shortly afterward due to delayed action from ATCO.
Zama Community Centre, Zama City AB - Project Architect & Designer.
This was a new community centre for the small remote town of Zama City in Northern Alberta, which included a library, multi- purpose rooms, various government and business offices. Primarily, I designed and coordinated this project from its beginning toward completion of the tender documents.
U of A - School of Public Health, Edmonton AB - Project Architect & Designer.
Essentially an office renovation, this project was undertaken to provide a temporary home for the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. The design encompassed a complete renovation to the third floor of the University Terrace Building, neatly arranging the School’s various administrative, faculty and student needs into one big collective solution.
U of A - Hub Mall Skylight Competition, Edmonton AB - Designer
The University of Alberta held a design-build competition for replacing the skylights at its famous Hub Mall. Towards this, Bennett Architect teamed up with Jen Col Construction and prepared a bid package, to which I contributed the design and presentation of the proposed skylight. Despite having won the ‘design component’ of this competition and coming in under budget, we unfortunately lost to a lower bid.
Other Work:
- Apartment renovation - Lendrum Villa, Capital Region Housing Corp. Edmonton, AB
- County office renovation - County of Grande
Prairie, AB
- Master plan - Leduc Operations Facility, City
of Leduc, AB
- Energy & Trucking facility programming
& design - Gibson Energy, Edmonton, AB
2007 – 2008, 007 Architecture, Edmonton
2007 – 2008, 007 Architecture, Edmonton
Position: Intern Architect
General Roles & Responsibilities: Design, Project Management, Production Manager
Projects:
CWB Bank, Leduc and Sherwood Park branches - Project Architect & Designer
General Roles & Responsibilities: Design, Project Management, Production Manager
Projects:
CWB Bank, Leduc and Sherwood Park branches - Project Architect & Designer
Due to my past experience with Canadian Western
Bank (see below), they hired 007 Architecture to develop a new design concept
for its local service branches, and it was my job to invent and develop this
into two new bank buildings, one in Leduc AB, the other in Sherwood Park AB.
Due to the small size of this office at the time, I had the opportunity to do
all the design and most of the construction documents. The results still look
impressive a few years afterward, and the users tell me they love the space.
Other Work:
- Facility Report - Black Gold Centre (now the Leduc Recreation Centre), Leduc, AB
- Skylight replacement design - Vincent J.
Maloney Catholic Junior High, St Albert, AB
- Developed and maintained production system
and drafting standards manual for the 007 Office.
2006 – 2007 N53 Architecture, Edmonton
2006 – 2007 N53 Architecture, Edmonton
Position: Intern Architect
General Roles & Responsibilities: Design
Projects:
CWB Bank, Sherwood Park AB - Designer
General Roles & Responsibilities: Design
Projects:
CWB Bank, Sherwood Park AB - Designer
This was a Bank design, originally intended to
develop a new standard for the local branches of Canadian Western Bank. I
completed schematic design at N53, however the final product was realized with
007 Architecture (due to the partners of N53 splitting up with one of them
forming the new 007 practice).
Other Work:
- Shivam Commercial Development design, Sherwood Park, AB
- Facility Reports - CWB Branches in Edmonton,
Red Deer, Saskatoon.
- Facility Report and Renovation Study - St.
Albert Catholic High School, St Albert, AB
- Portable Additions design - Leduc Estates
School, Leduc, AB\- Interior Renovation design - Ecole Bellevue
School, Beaumont, AB
2004 – 2006 Grant + Sinclair Architects, Vancouver
2004 – 2006 Grant + Sinclair Architects, Vancouver
Position: Architectural Graduate
General Roles & Responsibilities: Assistant Design
Projects:
Westview Elementary School, Vancouver BC - Assistant Designer
General Roles & Responsibilities: Assistant Design
Projects:
Westview Elementary School, Vancouver BC - Assistant Designer
This was a new elementary school for North
Vancouver. I mainly contributed to the schematic design, developing its formal
aspects, such as its unique roof profile. Now completed, the school makes a
lively addition to the neighbourhood, visually exuding the energy of the
children it serves.
Hazelgrove Elementary School, Surrey BC - Assistant Designer
Similarly to the Westview school (above) this was another fun and playful building, to which I explored and developed many of its formal elements.
