Architecture in Harmony
OEM Architecture Office honours the spiritual land where our practice and home is located and acknowledges the ancestral caretakers, descendants of the Lək̓ʷəŋən people, known today as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations, who have had a profound bond to these territories for thousands of years.
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What we do
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New Building Design
Residential, commercial, community and educational projects throughout Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, and Lower Mainland. We work together with professionals to meet the highest standards in design.
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Existing Building
Help to coordinate heritage conservation projects, re-use, envelope upgrades, construction progress reviews, and interior renovations.
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Field Review Consultations
Assist with site reviews, collaborating with construction teams and providing recommendations to an ongoing design and construction team.
Completed Projects
With experience on the West Coast, we design for both best and harsh environmental conditions.
Varsity Attainable Homes
Development of a three storey, 26 unit multifamily condominium in the Varsity community using a double-loaded stacked floor plan over a below grade parking floor.
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Firm responsible for the project:
Nyhoff Architecture - Type of project: Multi-Family Condominium, Development, Affordable.
- Location: Calgary, AB
- Status: Completed 2016
- OEM responsibilities: Prepare and coordinate with authorities and design professionals the documentation for permits and construction drawings.
St. Louis Hotel Renovation
The historic St. Louis Hotel built in 1913 in Calgary’s East Village contained 60 rooms, a bar, a café, a barbershop, and a cigar stand. The structural improvement, envelope, and rejuvenation of its front façade and interior space is an important step towards re-establishing the emerging East Village with the New Central Library and Downtown.
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Firm responsible for the project:
Nyhoff Architecture - Type of project: Heritage, Upgrade, Envelope, Adaptive reuse, Interior design.
- Location: East Village, Calgary, AB
- Status: Completed 2016
- OEM responsibilities: Prepare and coordinate with authorities and design professionals the documentation for permits and construction drawings.
1030 East Broadway
The renovation of a 3 storeys existing building by adding an extra floor, maximizing the allowed floor ratio area and bringing an existing building to current safety and energy requirements.
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Firm responsible for the project:
Stuart Howard Architects. - Type of project: Multi-Family Condominium, Envelope, Renovation, Addition.
- Location: Vancouver, BC.
- Status: Completed 2020
- OEM responsibilities: Prepare and coordinate with authorities and design professionals the documentation for permits and construction drawings. Prepare and coordinate the documentation through construction and review/confirm code safety requirements.
Childcare
The project required the reuse of an existing building that will connect to the new childcare building via two floors. The daycare program adds 88 new licensed childcare spaces in a multi-use space inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach.
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Firm responsible for the project:
Waymark Architecture - Type of project: Educational, Childcare, Adaptive reuse, Envelope, PassiveHouse.
- Location: Port Alberni, BC
- Status: Completed 2024
- OEM responsibilities: Prepare and coordinate with authorities and design professionals the documentation for permits and construction drawings. Prepare and coordinate the documentation through construction and review/confirm code safety requirements.
Lake Cowichan Cabin
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Firm responsible for the project:
Waymark Architecture - Type of project: Single family home, CLT, Envelope, PassiveHouse.
- Location: Lake Cowichan, BC
- Status: In-progress
- OEM responsibilities: Prepare and coordinate with authorities and design professionals the documentation for permits and construction drawings. Prepare and coordinate the documentation through construction and review/confirm code safety requirements.
Sugar Cube Victoria
The 2-storey single house was designed to incorporate prefabricated panels to be assembled on site to speed up construction time and avoid additional site work.
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Firm responsible for the project:
Waymark Architecture - Type of project: Single family home, Pre-fab, PassiveHouse.
- Location: Victoria, BC
- Status: Completed 2023
- OEM responsibilities: Prepare and coordinate with authorities and design professionals the documentation for permits and construction drawings. Prepare and coordinate the documentation through construction and review/confirm code safety requirements.
Art Installations
Developed to materialize an idea with colours, shapes, and forms. This type of installation uses custom designed pre-cut stickers that are placed following the interior inside and outside corners.