Helliwell + Smith Blue Sky Architecture has been based in West Vancouver since 1989. They have built works in the Lower Mainland, on the islands, mountains and valleys of British Columbia, as well as national and international projects. First established in 1975 as Blue Sky Design on Hornby Island, they have evolved a design approach that is humane and works poetically and economically with site, local materials, climate and program Blue Sky's design approach has a long history of sustainability concerns and timber use.
Lamoureux Architect Inc. (LAI) is a full service architecture firm located in West Vancouver, British Columbia. Led by Brad Lamoureux, AIBC, a practicing architect since 1987, the studio is dedicated to the design and creation of high-end, cutting-edge residential projects both locally and worldwide. From a very early stage, our Vancouver residential architects work closely with clients, consultants, and fabricators to ensure that the initial idea remains at the core of the design. Steep site conditions and challenging briefs in many of our past projects have given our Vancouver residential architects considerable experience in crafting design responses for specific program requirements, technical demands and cost criteria. Every project is subject to careful oversight that encompasses the early planning stages of a design to its final execution as a built work; from careful interior detailing to overall contextual analysis of a site, every part is considered integral to the whole. Since the practice was established in 1993, LAI has been commissioned to design a wide range of residential projects of varying size and geographic location. In addition, the practice has won numerous awards for excellence in residential design and been recognized in publications such as Western Living, the Globe and Mail, and Canadian Architecture and Design Magazine