Architect ProfileVancouver, BC

Iredale Architecture

1980

Founded

46

Years Active

Design Philosophy

Approach & Values

Iredale Architecture designs buildings reflective of their contextual environments, using appropriate form language, and integrating local landscapes, colours, and textures. They prioritize quality control through dual principal oversight and integrated project management fostering innovation and synergies between building systems.

About

The Firm

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.

Headquarters

Vancouver, BC

Founded

1980

Who They Serve

Client Focus

Municipalities

Government agencies

School districts

First Nations

Private developers

Industrial groups

The Team

People Behind the Practice

7 team members

DB

David Bootsman

Principal

GC

Graham Coleman

Principal

JE

James Emery

Principal

PH

Peter Hildebrand

Principal

DH

Daniel Hawreluk

Principal

DG

Denis Gautier

Associate Principal

MV

Michael Van Bakel

Associate Principal

Capabilities

Areas of Expertise

Core competencies and areas of focus.

Civic and cultural architecture
Educational facilities
Heritage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse
Passive House and LEED facilitation
Multi-family residential
First Nations projects
Building envelope science
Master planning

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