How we got here
Started back in 2013 with just three of us in a tiny office overlooking Whistler's peaks. We'd spend mornings sketching and afternoons hiking the sites we were designing for. Sounds romantic, right? It was mostly cold and muddy, but it taught us something crucial - you can't design for a place you don't understand.
These days we're a team of 14, but we've kept that same approach. Every project starts with boots on the ground. We'll walk your site in different seasons if time allows, watch how the light moves, figure out where the snow's gonna pile up, see which trees are worth designing around.
Our specialty isn't just mountain resort and residential work - it's making buildings that'll still feel right in 50 years. Not because they're trying to look "timeless" or whatever, but because they actually belong where they're built.
We've done heritage restorations where we spent months sourcing period-accurate materials. We've planned resorts that work with natural drainage patterns instead of fighting them. And yeah, we've dealt with our share of complicated permits and engineering challenges in these alpine conditions.
