Multiplex Architects

Architrix Design Studio is a Vancouver-based residential design firm founded in 2007 by Khang Q. Nguyen. The studio provides planning and design services for custom homes, Net Zero homes, Passive House projects, renovations, laneway homes, coach houses, and boutique multi-family projects including duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes. With a team of six, Architrix has built a reputation for elegant simplicity — prioritizing geometric space, light, and flow while integrating durable, high-performance materials and green technologies. The firm is a recognized leader in the design and coordination of ground-oriented, family-focused residential housing across Metro Vancouver. Note: Architrix is not registered with the AIBC to provide architectural services on buildings requiring an Architect.

Formwerks Architectural Inc. is a Vancouver-based, full-service architecture and design firm founded in 1988 by Jim Bussey. With over 35 years of practice, the firm has designed more than 600 custom single-family homes and 2,500 homes within multi-family communities — more single-family homes than any other firm in Vancouver's history. Formwerks offers integrated services across architecture, interior design, and landscape design, and extends into development through its sister company, Formwerks Boutique Properties. The firm is known for heritage-sensitive residential work, missing middle infill, and design-forward multiplexes and townhouses across Greater Vancouver.

MBD Maple Building Design Inc is a Vancouver-based building design firm founded by Asit Biswas, specializing in residential multiplex and duplex projects across Metro Vancouver. Operating from their South Vancouver office on Main Street, the firm has been helping homeowners and developers navigate the full design-to-permit process since at least 2014. MBD guides clients through City of Vancouver bylaws and building codes, develops construction timelines and cost frameworks, and produces permit-ready drawings for duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and custom residential renovations.

Raj Home Design, operated by Bhupinder (Raj) Singh, is a Vancouver-based design firm specialising in residential multiplex projects under Vancouver's R1-1 zoning policy.

Architelier Arch & Real Estate Consulting is a Vancouver-based design and real estate consulting firm. It designed the new duplex at 3558 W 39th Avenue in the city's Dunbar neighbourhood.

DAE - Design Architecture Everyday is a boutique Vancouver architecture practice founded by David Long, specializing in small and mid-sized projects including multiplex housing, townhouses, and mid-rise apartments. With a team of registered architects and a focus on missing middle housing, DAE designs spaces that positively impact the day-to-day lives of the people that use them.

EWAN Design+Construct is a Burnaby-based integrated design-build firm led by Nazeer Bawa, combining architectural design, urban planning, and construction management under one roof. With over 15 years of experience, the firm specializes in multiplex housing, custom residential, and commercial tenant improvements across Metro Vancouver. Their Target-Value Design methodology ensures every design decision aligns visual ambition with structural integrity and budget from day one.

HLDC (HL Design & Construction Ltd) is a Net Zero certified design-build firm led by CEO John Yu, active in multiplex, custom home, and laneway house projects in Metro Vancouver since 2008.

HNPA Architecture + Planning (Ye Yuan) is a Vancouver-based architecture and planning firm active in multiplex development under Vancouver's R1-1 zoning policy.

Kenneth Kim Architecture Inc. (KKAI) is a Vancouver-based architecture firm led by Principal Kenneth Kim, a University of British Columbia graduate with experience spanning residential, commercial, and industrial project types. Founded in 2016 and based in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver, the firm delivers projects from initial concept through detailed design and permit coordination. KKAI works on a range of scales from custom single-family homes and multiplexes to multi-storey commercial and industrial buildings across the Greater Vancouver region.

Lineform Architecture Inc. is a registered architectural firm based in Vancouver, BC, specializing in residential multiplex housing and sustainable design. Led by Principal Michael Lu (Architect AIBC, MRAIC, CPHD, LEED AP), the firm delivers full-service architecture from rezoning and planning through construction administration. Lineform has built a strong portfolio of duplexes, triplexes, multiplexes, townhouses, laneway homes, and net-zero residences across Vancouver and Burnaby, with deep expertise in navigating Vancouver's infill and small-scale multi-unit housing landscape. The firm is passionate about environmental stewardship and specializes in green-building design including Passive House and Net Zero Home standards.

StructusDesign Group Ltd is a Vancouver-based design firm active in multiplex residential development.

TD Studio (Tiku Design Studio Inc) is a Burnaby-based architecture and design practice led by Director Vikram Tiku. Founded around 2007, the studio operates across two offices — Burnaby, BC and New Delhi — delivering architectural and urban design services for residential and hospitality projects. With a background in architecture and urban planning from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, Vikram Tiku brings an internationally informed perspective to the firm's work in Metro Vancouver.

WNDR Architecture + Design Inc. is a Vancouver-based architecture practice delivering highly tailored multi-family and custom residential projects.

Founded in 1996 by David Battersby and Heather Howat, BattersbyHowat is a Vancouver and Edmonton-based practice integrating architecture, landscape, and interior design. Winners of the Ron Thom Award for Early Achievement and the 2019 Lieutenant Governor of BC Award of Merit, the 14-person firm is known for a contemporary West Coast aesthetic that is modest and without pretense, with work spanning multi-family residences, private homes, and commercial interiors.

Founded by Roger Hughes in 1976, HCMA Architecture + Design is a certified B Corporation with studios in Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, and Edmonton. The interdisciplinary firm designs buildings, brands, and shared experiences across community recreation, education, and civic projects, guided by the question 'Who is this for?' Notable projects include the Vancouver Hillcrest Centre, UBC Ponderosa Commons, and Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre.

Founded in 1969 by Richard Henriquez, Henriquez Partners Architects is a nationally recognized firm with studios in Vancouver and Toronto. The practice is known for complex mixed-use projects that integrate ethics and aesthetics to foster inclusive communities, having generated over 9,000 units of affordable housing. Led by Design Principal Gregory Henriquez and Managing Principal Patricia Tewfik, the 50+ person team has earned over 100 awards including multiple Governor General's Medals in Architecture.

Founded in 1980 as The Iredale Partnership, Iredale Architecture is a mid-size, full-service firm with offices in Vancouver and Victoria. Through mergers with Blewett Dodd Architecture (2006), Ib G. Hansen Architect (2007), and Chang Holovsky Architects (2013), the firm has built deep expertise in civic, cultural, educational, residential, and First Nations projects across BC, with specialties in heritage rehabilitation, Passive House, and building envelope science.

Founded in 2015 by Michael Leckie in Vancouver, Leckie Studio Architecture + Design is an interdisciplinary 22-person practice operating across architecture, interiors, installations, and product design. The studio is rooted in a critical regionalist sensitivity and essentialist methodology — guided by the principle 'Less But Better' — and is recognized for projects that instil wonder, honour place, and create enduring connections between people and nature. International recognition includes the 2022 Architectural Record Design Vanguard, the 2021 RAIC Emerging Architectural Practice Award, the 2024 Architizer A+ Best Young Firm and Best Young Interior Design Firm, and the 2025 World Architecture Festival Urban House Category Winner for Lantern House.

Founded in 1986 by Paul Merrick and Roger Bayley, Merrick Architecture is a Vancouver and Victoria-based firm celebrating 40 years of practice. Owned equally by principals Gregory Borowski, Mitch Sakumoto, Shaun McIntyre, Louise Webb, and Darryl Jonas, the firm has earned the RAIC Award for Outstanding Architectural Firm and is known for projects ranging from the Vancouver Olympic Village to heritage restorations and multi-residential developments across BC.

Founded in 1966 by Jim Olson in Seattle, Olson Kundig is a globally recognized design practice now in its sixth decade. Led by principals including Tom Kundig and Kirsten Ring Murray, the firm of 300+ spans residential, cultural, hospitality, and mixed-use work. Winner of the 2009 AIA Architecture Firm Award and featured on the AD100 list for over a decade, Olson Kundig brings Pacific Northwest design sensibility to projects worldwide.