News:
Congratulations to our four new Associates!

January 17, 2017

SvN (formerly planningAlliance/regionalArchitects) has grown considerably over the past two years and is very pleased to welcome key senior staff into positions of leadership.

The firm has developed new forms of innovative housing, designed resilient neighbourhoods, revitalized industrial areas and promoted the economic development of rural and urban regions.

Bryan Beca, Tunde Paczai, Terence Tourangeau, and Liana Bresler have each demonstrated a remarkable aptitude for design, engagement, and leadership. SvN welcomes each Associate and offers congratulations on their achievements.

Expertise

Retail + Workplaces

We offer a full range of architecture, interior design, programming and construction management services for commercial and retail projects, especially within mixed-use developments. Our flexible designs focus on user experience and the creation of environments that reflect the culture and identity of our clients.

Cultural Institutions

We help institutions fulfill their cultural mandate, and remain closely connected within their community, during periods of economic and social change. We take a comprehensive approach to the design, restoration and funding of public buildings and spaces, facilitating cultural partnerships and making efficient and productive use of space and resources.

Development Management

We provide feasibility planning, development advisory and approvals risk management for public and private clients. As an interdisciplinary team that contributes to the design and architecture of a project, we are able to identify risks in early design development and conceptual site layout stages. We help to shape and form the thinking on site layout and building design in a way that reduces and minimizes the amount of approvals required. We give our clients a comprehensive view of planning approval milestones within the project's life cycle, so they can anticipate the timing and resources required to support various approvals within the overall construction schedule.

Regions

Regions experiencing rapid change have opportunities to foster emerging economies, through the careful management of land, infrastructure, buildings and the natural environment. We help communities and government bodies plan for the future in ways that are both visionary and pragmatic.

Site Analysis

We undertake site analysis studies, from site scale up to secondary plan scales. We work with developers and public agencies such as Build Toronto and Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation to complete due diligence and Highest and Best Use Studies for their lands.

Master Planning

We prepare comprehensive plans for new communities ranging from high-density urban infill projects in areas subject to intensification, through to responsible greenfield development. Starting with an assessment of the local environment, we develop plans and designs that build on the history of the site, while identifying opportunities for sustainable growth.