“Bob Murphy demonstrated experience in providing the services expected of an architect. He has proven to be very helpful in arranging meetings with politicians, planners, consultants and various government agencies as well as trades to advance our project.”
Our team has the imagination and expertise to take a site that has been deemed impossible, and turn it into a successful seniors housing project. With extensive knowledge of operational requirements and how to integrate them with the technical requirements of building science, building codes and regulatory by-laws, we recognize that above all else, it is the human relationships at the core of our business that make us successful.
Our services include full architectural services from pencil sketched concept designs to post occupancy reviews. Our portfolio includes long-term care homes, seniors apartments, and retirement homes holding memory care, assisted living, and independent living units.
We also offer competitive Needs and Options Reviews to help clients understand the full potential of their properties. Visit our Projects page to see examples of our work.
Our built facilities reflect the latest thinking in person-centred care, and so do our business practices. Making lives better is our first order of business and our highest calling. That includes the people who work on and in the projects we design.
More than 100 senior housing projects in the for- and not-for-profit sectors over 4 decades
Exclusively focused on senior housing
Conducted numerous site feasibility studies for a variety of seniors housing development
We understand your operational needs and apply them in our designs
We are particularly proud of the many Satisfied Client referrals and the steady repeat business our past assignments have produced.
Check out our Projects Gallery and the Testimonials pages to see our projects and what we do.
Converted the following to seniors uses:
Churches
Schools
Mansions
Convents
Industrial Facilities
^ Including heritage designated Buildings
We successfully interpreted policies and guidelines intended to protect and preserve adjacent structures and got planning approvals from local boards.
All consultants use Revit and BIM360 to streamline production and improve coordination
We produce renderings and animations at competitive rates
We know how to expedite projects’ delivery by employing modular construction and off-site fabrication
We know how to increase long-term energy efficiency by specifying geothermal heating and cooling.
Building Better Lives by Design: We believe in the ability of good architecture to improve the lives of those who own it, inhabit it, work in it – and on it.
Bob Murphy, Principal Architect, has dedicated his career to making lives better for seniors.
With decades of experience, Bob is personally accountable for every project.
Bob’s late parents, grandparents, and great-great mother all lived in retirement communities. His frequent visits provided insight on how the built environment impacts the lives of seniors, for better or worse. Read more on our blog.
Bev, our Office Manager and Bob’s partner, is a certified gerontologist. She also worked in marketing for Revera for several years.
For the past 10 years we have been offering rides in a 1940 de Havilland Tiger Moth, an open cockpit bi-plane, as a fund raiser to various worthy charities - with an emphasis on Seniors, Veterans and those with special needs. This donation has most often taken the form of a hotly contested Silent Auction item.
Check our Giving Back page for more information on who we support.
Imagination + Commitment + Drive
We imagine that which does not exists, but could, to make lives better.
We are committed to executing our professional duties with the highest integrity and skill.
Our passion drives us to exceed the expectations both of others and of ourselves