Cascadia Architects

What Cascadia Architects does

Cascadia Architects Inc. is a Victoria, British Columbia-based full-service architecture firm founded in 2012, operating as Cascadia Architects Inc. The firm delivers architectural design across the full project lifecycle — schematic design through construction administration — for multi-family residential, single-family custom homes (including a numbered CA-series of high-performance/Passive House residences), commercial spaces, institutional developments, healthcare facilities, interior design, and urban design. Technical capability is anchored in integrated Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows and in deep specialization in International Passive House and LEED Platinum delivery, evidenced by the CA.15 residence achieving the highest air-tightness rating in North America and the CA.14 Passive House duplex in Quadra Village. The portfolio spans purpose-built rental, mixed-use, heritage renovation, healthcare (Saanich Peninsula Hospital MDRD, Tall Tree clinics, Journey Home palliative pavilion), education (UVic Queenswood Campus), retail (Red Barn Market, 1001 Blanshard), and large-scale planning (1.5M sq ft Mayfair Masterplan), with over 50 documented projects across Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island.

The firm's revenue model is professional services fees, typically structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed project contracts. Cascadia acquires clients through direct enterprise outreach to regional property developers (Jawl Properties, JN Development, Abstract Developments, Empresa Properties, Proline), government and institutional bodies (Island Health, UVic Properties), healthcare operators, and private residential clients, with referral networks and award recognition (Architect of the Year, 2024 Capital Region Commercial Building Awards) reinforcing pipeline. Marketing relies on extensive published case studies, the Design Victoria festival presence, and active LinkedIn/Instagram/Facebook channels. Day-to-day delivery is supported by a tightly curated ecosystem of repeat engineering and design partners, including AES Engineering, RJC Engineers, Skyline Engineering, Murdoch de Greeff Landscape Architects, AME Group, WSP, and BoForm.

The firm is privately held with no parent company, external investor, or institutional capital disclosed. Operations are concentrated in Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island, and the company maintains no software or product platform — its offering is solely professional architectural services. The leadership team includes principals Peter Johannknecht (Architect AIBC) and Gregory Damant, alongside architect Andy Guiry.

Name

Cascadia Architects

Legal name

Cascadia Architects Inc.

Website

https://cascadiaarchitects.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cascadia Architects is a Victoria, BC-based full-service architecture firm founded in 2012, delivering Passive House, LEED Platinum, and BIM-integrated design across residential, commercial, healthcare, institutional, and urban projects for regional developers, government, and private clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Sustainable building design
• Passive house design
• Multi-family residential design
• Urban design

Headquarters

HQ city

Victoria

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Full architectural services for residential, commercial, institutional, and urban design projects. Revenue is generated through professional design fees, typically structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed professional service contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cascadia Architects is a Victoria, BC-based full-service architecture firm delivering architectural design for urban design, multi-family residential, commercial, custom single-family homes, institutional, and interior projects. Services span concept and schematic design through to construction administration, with a particular expertise in high-performance and sustainable building, including Passive House standard and LEED-certified design. Revenue is generated through professional design fees, structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed professional service contracts.

Product overview

Cascadia Architects is a Victoria, BC-based full-service architecture firm offering architectural design services as a single integrated practice. The firm operates across multiple project typologies — including multi-family residential, single-family custom homes, commercial/interior, institutional, and urban design — unified by expertise in high-performance and sustainable building. Projects range from concept and schematic design through to construction administration, delivered by a multidisciplinary in-house team of architects, technologists, designers, and creators. The portfolio includes notable projects such as 1030 Fort Street (six-storey mixed-use, Victoria), CA.15 (Passive House-certified single-family home), The Clive (LEED Platinum boutique apartments), Brio Apartments (Step Code 3 purpose-built rental), and the Mayfair Masterplan (1.5M sq ft urban village redevelopment), among over 50 completed and ongoing projects spanning healthcare, retail, heritage conservation, and community facilities. The firm does not operate a product or software platform; its offering is professional architectural services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design including urban design, multi-family residential, commercial spaces, custom homes, institutional developments, interior design, and high-performance/sustainable building design. Services encompass schematic design through construction administration, delivered by an integrated team of architects, technologists, designers, and creators.
• High-Performance and Passive House Design Specialist design of buildings meeting the International Passive House standard and LEED certification requirements, achieving up to 90% reduction in energy demand compared to standard buildings. Includes high airtightness ratings, continuous insulation blankets, HRV systems, and heat pump water heaters using CO2 as refrigerant, together with sustainable site features such as on-site stormwater management and native landscape rain gardens.
• Multi-Family Residential Design Architectural design of multi-family residential buildings including mixed-use, condominium, purpose-built rental, and apartment developments for property developers and real estate firms across Greater Victoria.
• Custom Single-Family Home Design Custom architectural design of single-family homes for private residential clients, including Passive House certified residences and homes emphasizing contextually appropriate, contemporary design.
• Commercial and Interior Design Architectural and interior design of commercial spaces including retail, office, hospitality, and mixed-use commercial developments for business owners and commercial real estate firms.
• Institutional Architecture Architectural design of institutional facilities including healthcare buildings (hospital additions, palliative care, medical device reprocessing departments), research facilities, daycare/educational facilities, and Indigenous cultural gathering spaces, delivered for healthcare authorities, universities, and government clients.
• Urban Design and Master Planning Urban design and master planning services including large-scale master plans, neighborhood charrettes, mixed-use visioning, and pop-up urban installations for municipalities, developers, and community stakeholders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Passive House buildings reduce energy demand by up to 90% compared to standard houses
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AES EngineeringcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAES Engineering has collaborated as the electrical engineer on multiple Cascadia projects including 1030 Fort Street, 1120 Burdett Ave, The Redfern, and Brio Apartments.
• RJC EngineerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRJC Engineers has served as structural engineer and building envelope consultant on numerous projects including 1030 Fort Street, Historic Yates Block Reno, CA.17, 888 Attree, Bellewood Park, and 1120 Burdett Ave.
• Murdoch de Greeff Inc. (Landscape Architects)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMurdoch de Greeff has been the landscape architect on multiple projects including CA.15, CA.16, The Clive Residences, 986 Heywood, and Bellewood Park.
• AME GroupcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAME Group served as mechanical engineer on 1030 Fort Street and The Redfern projects.
• BoFormcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCascadia Architects collaborated with BoForm on multiple urban design and multi-family projects including Mayfair Masterplan, Olympic View Development, and the Plexxis Office Building.
• WSP EngineeringcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWSP Engineering served as civil engineer on the 1030 Fort Street project.
• Knight Contracting Ltd.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKnight Contracting Ltd. served as the contractor for The Clive Residences project.
• Campbell Construction Ltd.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCampbell Construction Ltd. served as contractor for The Clive Residences and The Redfern projects.
• Verity ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVerity Construction served as contractor for the 888 Attree Avenue office building.
• Chris Paul (Coast Salish Artist)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChris Paul, a Coast Salish artist, co-led the design process for the Journey Home pavilion at Saanich Peninsula Hospital, ensuring cultural authenticity in the design for Indigenous traditions and ceremonies. He also collaborated on the Cook and Pendergast project developing perforated metal privacy screen artwork.
• HansenBuilt DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHansenBuilt Design led interior design on the Root Cellar project, collaborating with Cascadia on the renovation of the historic Oxford Foods building.
• Jenny Martin DesignminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJenny Martin Design served as interior designer on the 986 Heywood project.
• Morrison HershfieldminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMorrison Hershfield served as envelope consultant on the CA.16 project.
• Skyline EngineeringcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSkyline Engineering has served as structural engineer on multiple projects including CA.16, Brio Apartments, 888 Attree, The Redfern, and multiple other projects.
• Bidgood (Interior Design)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBidgood served as interior designer on the 1120 Burdett Ave project.
• Bidgood + Co.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBidgood + Co. served as interior designer on the 1001 Blanshard Street project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Olson Kundig: Seattle-based architecture and design firm with a strong reputation in high-performance, craft-focused residential and commercial architecture. Comparable in sustainability credentials, design award pedigree, and custom-residential expertise, but serving the Pacific Northwest US rather than Vancouver Island.
• Revery Architecture (formerly Bing Thom Architects): Vancouver-based architecture firm with significant experience in mixed-use, civic, and cultural projects in BC. Comparable as a BC design practice working with developers and institutions on similar project types, though typically at a larger scale.
• Henriquez Partners Architects: Vancouver-based architecture firm with a strong portfolio of mixed-use residential and civic projects in BC. Comparable in focus on urban mixed-use and developer-led projects, but operates at a larger scale and broader regional reach than Cascadia.
• Miller Hull Partnership: Seattle-based architecture firm with leadership in high-performance, net-zero, and sustainable building design. Comparable in deep sustainability expertise and integrated design approach, though serving a US Pacific Northwest market rather than BC.
• D'Arcy Jones Architecture: Victoria, BC-based architectural practice of comparable size and regional focus, working on residential, commercial, and urban design projects in the Capital Region. Directly comparable as a peer-sized local architecture firm competing for the same Greater Victoria developer and institutional commissions.
• Francl Architecture: Vancouver-based architecture firm with a portfolio spanning mixed-use residential, institutional, and community projects across BC. Comparable as a BC peer firm working with similar developer and institutional clients on residential and mixed-use typologies.
• VIA Architecture: Vancouver-based architecture firm focused on multi-family residential, mixed-use, and urban design projects. Comparable as a BC design practice with similar developer-client relationships and project typology mix, though with a stronger Vancouver concentration.
• McFarlane Biggar Architects + Designers: Vancouver-based architecture and interior design firm working on residential, mixed-use, and community projects across BC. Comparable as a BC design practice with similar mixed typology focus and developer-client relationships, though with a larger Vancouver footprint.

Broad incumbents

• DIALOG: Large Canadian interdisciplinary design practice offering architecture, engineering, and planning across multiple provinces. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the Canadian architecture space with institutional and healthcare expertise that overlaps Cascadia's segments, but operating at significantly larger scale.
• KPMB Architects: Toronto-based Canadian architecture firm with a national portfolio in cultural, institutional, and residential projects. Comparable in design quality and developer/institutional client base, but operating across multiple Canadian markets at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cascadiaarchitects
• LinkedInca.linkedin.com/company/cascadiaarchitects
• Instagraminstagram.com/cascadiaarchitects
• Xx.com/cascadiaarch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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