COLLABORATIVE ARCHITECTURE
A little about us….
Collaborative Architecture was created in 2009 with a vision to fight climate change through transforming our built environment with creative design. We believe that our homes and workplaces should be healthy, comfortable, efficient, and above all beautiful spaces to be in. Making, maintaining, and using our buildings should be a pleasure, and a benefit to both the people in our lives and the planet we all share.
We respond to our Clients needs and wishes with designs that respect the location, orientation, natural and cultural features of the site. Applying our creative design and experience to your project, we strive to build no more than what you need. Our Clients usually find that they can actually build less, but thus afford better quality as a result of our design work.
We take great care to create beautiful, healthy indoor environments. We avoid known toxic materials and will always recommend the environmentally preferable solution. When there are cost implications to our choices, we will be clear about your options and offer alternatives to suit your budget.
Ultimately, we believe that great design should be green design and there is no need to choose between them.
These Core Values are the foundation upon which we build our projects, business, and reputation:
- Beauty
- Health
- Improving our environment
- Social responsibility
- Excellence in Customer Service
Meet our team of talented Green Architects & Designers
Daniel Hall, O.A.A.
Principal Architect & Director of Design
As a licensed Carpenter and Architect, Daniel brings a unique perspective from his 15 years hands-on experience building prior to 19 years and counting in architecture. He has a deep rapport with builders and is adept at drawing on the knowledge and skills of the tradespeople that will be building your new premises.
Like all of the team at Collaborative Architecture, Daniel is passionate about green design. He will advise you on the best approaches, materials, and decisions to ensure that your finished offices are healthy, welcoming spaces, keeping in mind the impact on budget and schedule.
ANA GASCON MARCO, OAA, RAIC, CPHD
Architect & Senior Designer
Ana joined Collaborative Architecture in 2020, bringing her commitment to sustainable design and project management knowledge. With over 10 years of experience, Ana brings a focus on creating healthy and functional buildings, made for any budget. Ana’s problem solving and creative thinking leads to better projects and highly satisfied Clients.
Ana is a licensed architect in Spain and Ontario, and a Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD) with the Passivhaus Institut. Ana has been involved in a wide range of projects including multi-unit and single residential buildings, commercial, institutional, and interior commercial fit-out projects.
Dan Malka, OAA
Architect & Senior Designer
Dan began working with Collaborative in 2022, bringing experience in institutional, multi-unit residential, and transit related design. Working with diverse stakeholder groups through a range of procurement models he has successfully navigated complex projects through design, approval, coordination, and construction processes.
Dan is a licensed architect in Ontario who employs a wholistic approach to sustainable design that transcends material considerations in value of community building. He completed his master’s degree at The University of Waterloo, exploring the role of computational design in disaster relief, and he also works as a firefighter.
Paul Dowsett, OAA
Architect & Senior Designer
Paul is the founding Principal Architect of Sustainable. At the core of Paul’s philosophy and practice is the belief that design and construction solutions should be Simple, Sensitive, and Sustainable – and that they should be fully engaged with the community.
With more than three decades of local and international residential, institutional, and commercial sustainable design and project leadership experience, Paul is uniquely qualified to lead a highly collaborative design team for projects of diverse scales, types, and complexities.
Freedom Stone
OAA Intern, M.Arch, CPHD
Freedom Stone is working as an Intermediate Designer with Collaborative Architecture. She holds a Bachelor of Architectural Science with a concentration in Building Science, and a Master of Architecture from Toronto Metropolitan University. Over the years, she has worked on multi-unit residential, educational, small-scale commercial and infrastructural projects.
Freedom is passionate about sustainable design and has become certified as a Passive House Designer – making strides in her career toward understanding and applying principles of building performance and science. Intrinsically, Freedom believes that equitable and environmentally responsible design are foundational aspects of architecture.
Gabe Szombathelyi, M.Sc
Architectural Technologist & BIM Manager
Gabe moved from Europe to join TABC in early 2020. With a background in Architectural Technology and a Master’s degree in Sustainable Building he brings green concepts to life through building science led detailed design. Gabe has a particular interest in building performance and passive design strategies.
Having worked for a major architectural software company he also looks after Collaborative Architecture’s BIM process and ensures that we use our software in the most efficient way. As the office’s IT guru he’s also responsible for keeping our computers running.
Liz Laing
Intermediate Designer
Liz holds a Bachelor of Architectural Science from the University of Waterloo, and brings nearly a decade of experience in building-science based passive, sustainable and green building design. Liz’s past professional focus has been in custom single and multi-unit residential – including new construction, major renovations, additions and deep energy retrofits, as well as adaptive re-use and small-scale commercial projects throughout Southern Ontario.
Liz is passionate about creating simple, healthy and beautiful designs which are climate-appropriate, inclusive, energy efficient, cost-conscious, materially thoughtful, and site sensitive. Liz is also deeply interested in the social and environmental opportunities and benefits of integrating regenerative and permaculture design principles.
Myfanwy Cappel
Office Manager
Myfanwy joined Collaborative Architecture in 2021 as an administrative assistant. Having finished her Bachelor of Arts in 2020 she was happy to join the team and put her organizational talents to use.
Myfanwy helps behind the scenes at Collaborative Architecture to ensure that the company runs smoothly as it can. She has learned a lot about architecture and what green design means to her personally. Myfanwy is excited to continue to learn about architecture and the environment as she works at Collaborative Architecture.
Jade Branker
Co-op Architecture Student
After completing her third year studying Architectural Science at Toronto Metropolitan University, previously known as Ryerson University, Jade joined the team at Collaborative Architecture in 2023. Her interests mainly consist of sustainability and the environment, with goals to continue working in an industry relating to building science, accessibility, community and sustainable architecture.
At Collaborative Architecture she uses her graphic and design software knowledge to support Collaborative Architecture’s team, and is excited to continue learning about green design and healthy sustainable alternatives.
Can you see yourself on our team?
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