"Successful communities are a family of diverse building
 personalities that get along well with each other."

The key to successful planning is implementation.  The key to successful implementation is communication.  Our resume will attest to the fact that we have extensive experience in environmental and community planning analysis and programming, land use and subdivision planning, planning and design guidelines, amenity packaging and experience with a variety of markets.  In addition you will note that we have earned much recognition for our work.

So what sets us apart from our competition?  It is our ability to recognize the ultimate objective, which is to sell individual homes/facilities to the consumer, or individual land parcels to developers.  Before the consumer or developer is "sold", there are a number of other people and approving authorities that must be "sold" along the way.  We see our task as one of orchestrating the process of implementation leading from acceptance by the owner through approval by the various regulatory agencies, construction by the builder and ultimately to occupancy the consumer.

As architects and planners, we have the ability to anticipate the effects of our site planning and guidelines writing on the final product.  Our approach combines sound planning with an understanding of the basic design requirements of the marketplace and an ability to anticipate the effects of the built environment on them.

Our approach to problem solving involves optimizing planning requirements, i.e., developing individual optimal solutions.

These ideal solutions would be overlaid, together with a site constraints analysis.  We then develop two or three alternatives for the overall plan.  This would then be discussed with the overall development team and a final solution would be chosen with their input.

Our approach would necessarily involve the local planning authority at the beginning of the process and throughout, as appropriate.

We see our role as one of providing viable alternatives that can be reviewed and modified.  Successful planning is a team effort.

Selected Projects

COMMUNITY PLANNING 

Coal Harbour-Burrard Landing, Marathon Developments Inc., Vancouver, BC Coal Harbour Marina Neighbourhood, Marathon Developments Inc., Vancouver, BC  Coal Harbour, Harbour Green Neighbourhood, Marathon Developments Inc., Vancouver, BC  False Creek, Concord Pacific Developments Ltd., Vancouver, BC  Three Sisters, Canmore, Alberta  Sunnyville, Hong Kong  Malaysia  Knox Mountain, Kelowna, BC  Wellington, Florida  New Mexico  Al-Khiran, Kuwait, Recreation/resort-oriented township  Al-Shuwaikh, Kuwait, Marine oriented city.  Corsica, Integrated Mixed use Resort  Oyster Bay, Belungkor, Malaysia, Resort/residential community  Vernon Renaissance, Vernon, BC  West Semiahmoo, Blaine, Washington  Still Creek, Burnaby  Niagara-on-the-Green, Marra Enterprises, St. Catherine's, Ontario  Bellingham, Washington, Master Planning, Trillium Corporation  Sanctuary Cove, Queensland, Australia, 1100 acres residential, recreational, hotel  Simon Fraser West Village, Burnaby, BC, 40 acres  Fullerton Cove, North Vancouver, BC, 7 acres  Southport Spit and Broadwater Development, Queensland, Australia  Whyte Ridge, Fort Garry, Winnipeg, NuWest/Cairns  Westminster Quay, New Westminster, BC, 1800 units, BC Development Corporation  Northwest Sector, Regina, Saskatchewan, 6 acre residential environment based on energy conservation principles for the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation  Carburn Planned Community, Carburn, Alberta, 475 acres, single family, multi-family, office/industrial, commercial, school, for Cirrus Land Corporation Ltd.  Mary Hill, Port Coquitlam, BC, 300 acres, Genstar Corporation  Green Run Planned Community, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1000 acres  Wellington Planned community, West Palm Beach Florida, 7500 acres  View Study, Concord Pacific 


URBAN DESIGN

False Creek - Concord Pacific Developments Ltd.  View Study, Vancouver  Urban Design for South Granville slopes  Pacific Nations Place Market Housing, Songhees  Sanctuary Cove Village Center, Queensland, Australia  Urban Design, City of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan  Regina Northwest Sector, Regina, Saskatchewan  Cleveland Town Centre Plan, Queensland, Australia  Capalaba Town Centre Plan, Queensland, Australia  Post Expo 88 Redevelopment of Brisbane Southbank, Australia  Design Guidelines for City of Parksville, B.C


SUBDIVISION PLANNING 

Affordable Housing Subdivision. Brampton, Ontario  Granville Street  St. Albans, Richmond, Mitten Realty  Proposed planned unit development, Kelowna  Proposed congregate housing and planned residential community, New York  Retirement residential community, Nanaimo  BC Rail, BC  Newman Creek, BC.  Mixed use and residential development in Richmond, Cancor  East Residential Neighbourhood, Sanctuary Cove, Queensland, Australia, 491 lots for conventional single family and zero lot line development.  Local Area Plan, 8th Avenue and McBride Boulevard, New Westminster, BC  Bellbowrie, Queensland, Australia  North Buderim, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia  Magic Mountain Luxury Housing, Queensland, Australia  Raby Bay Group Title Development, Queensland, Australia 


RECREATIONAL PLANNING 

Bridge Bay Marina, Kelowna  Town Lift Resort, Park City, Utah  Golf clubhouses in Montreal, Edmonton, Langley  Table Mountain, BC  Resort Development at Radium Hot Springs, BC  Aussieland Theme Park Planning, Queensland, Australia  Amazons Development Concept Plan, Queensland, Australia   Gateway Marina, Queensland, Australia  


GUIDELINES  

Vancouver Port Corporation, Central Waterfront Lands  City of Coquitlam, Large House Study  City of Vancouver, Library Square Precinct  Marathon Realty Company Limited, Coal Harbour Burrard Landing Neighbourhood  Marathon Realty Company Limited, Coal Harbour Marina Neighbourhood  Concord Pacific Developments Ltd., Overall Master Plan  Concord Pacific Developments Ltd., Pacific Place International Village Neighbourhood  Concord Pacific Developments Ltd., Pacific Place Yaletown Neighbourhood  Single Family residences, North Vancouver, BC  Sanctuary Cove East Residential Neighbourhood Architectural Controls, Queensland   Compact Housing Model Zoning Bylaw, Greater Vancouver Regional District Planning Department  Village on the Lake Architectural Guidelines, Edmonton  Nu-West Development Corp., Westminster Quay, New Westminster, BC, First Capital City Development