Efficient and Effective services yielding valuable results for our clients. Our proven process, tools, and expirence help our clients.
Designs that go beyond our clients expectations. Enriching their lives, farm, business, just as they enrich the soils for good yeilds. Creating contemporary designs that embody timelessness that our heritage buildings stir in us now, for our future generations and rural landscape.
Just as the farmer is a steward of the land, we are the stewards or our clients projects. We listen and ask questions to guide our clients to successful decisions on their projects
We produce solutions that are functional and make life easier and simpler on the farm.
Making responsible decisions to improve building design and reduce energy use in our buildings. We help clients find the right balance between costs and efficiencies, cutivating a better tomorrow.
We have a work ethic to match a farmer and enthusiasm for every project!
After choosing the best option from the previous stage, the design will be taken to a more detailed level which involves
VELD architect will make sure that your needs have been met before proceeding with permits and construction drawings.
Permit drawings are a set of drawings required to obtain a building permit with your municipality, which VELD architect can provide. Permit drawing sets are often much smaller and less detailed that construction drawing sets. Depending on the type of project, you may require an architect and an engineer to sign-off on your permit drawings.
Your municipality will have a set of requirements that need to be submitted before you can start building. They will get you a building permit, but they are not necessarily detailed enough to have a contractor price and build your project just the way you want it.
Permit drawings contain the following building code information:
These drawings will be more detailed than permit drawings will be well co-ordinated with electrical, mechanical, and structural components to ensure that every door, windowduct, outlet and wall looks and is placed exactly where you want.
Construction drawings are essential for your contractor give you an accurate quotation with the least amount of surprises, changes, and extra costs later during the construction. These drawings will include:
VELD architect offers a range of assistance during construction as you the client need or want. It can be as minimum as the site visits requried for occupancy, to assistance with issues on site and changes, to full progress reviews of construction. Construction assistance helps give you peace of mind that the descisions made during the design are being executed well by your building team. Services can include:
VELD architect has capacity to walk you through all the approvals you may encounter on your journey. Either in-house or by coordinating the experts.
The architect is your universal trasnlator. They understand all the languages spoken by all the parties involved and can ask the right questions, find creative solutions, keep it all straight, get it done quickly, and ensure your budget stays in tact.
We are teh stewards oand protectors of your project. We have the unique position of understanding the most about your project and your desires and can co-ordiate the whole team.
Our team has rural and farming is in our blood! We pride ourselves in understanding rural issues, culture, and context. We love rural Ontario just as you do! You don’t have to teach this architect or our team how to shovel manure, we probably have done it! So we get you, our farmers and clients.
