Yamamoto Architecture Inc.

Name

Yamamoto Architecture Inc.

Legal name

Yamamoto Architecture

Website

https://yamamotoarchitecture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Yamamoto Architecture generates revenue through professional architectural services fees charged to developers, property owners, and private clients for the design of residential, mixed-use, commercial, and hospitality projects. Revenue is project-based and likely follows a milestone/fee structure typical of architectural engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Yamamoto Architecture is a Vancouver-based professional architectural firm founded in 1991 that designs multi-family residential buildings, mixed-use developments, townhouses, custom single-family homes, and commercial/hospitality projects. The firm serves real estate developers, property owners, and private clients throughout British Columbia's lower mainland, with particular expertise in purpose-built rental housing under Vancouver's RR zoning policy.

Product overview

Yamamoto Architecture Inc. is an architectural firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of design services. The company operates as a single unified practice organized around distinct project typologies rather than a platform-plus-modules structure. Core services include Multi-Family Residential Architecture (for rental buildings, multi-family dwellings, and high-rises), Mixed-Use Architecture, Townhouse Design, Custom Single-Family Home Design, and Commercial Architecture. The firm also operates YA-RR (Yamamoto Architecture Residential Rentals), a policy research and documentation initiative focused on Vancouver's RR rental zoning policy, and provides Rental Housing Policy Consulting services to help shape municipal guidelines and streamline approval processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• YA-RR: A site documenting the firm's experience working with the City of Vancouver's RR rental policy, examining the delivery of mid-rise rental apartments in Vancouver through project case studies.

Products and services

• Multi-Family Residential Architecture Architectural design services for purpose-built rental buildings, multi-family dwellings, and residential high-rises for real estate developers throughout the Vancouver lower mainland. Includes projects such as Avalon 1 (129 units), Avalon 2 (230 units), 3185 RiverWalk (109 units), Town Centre 2&3 (86 units), and Kits Walk (48 units).
• Mixed-Use Architecture Architectural design services for buildings combining residential and commercial uses, including projects such as West5 (24 units, 30,980 SF), Fynn (184 units, 161,226 SF), 1450 West Georgia (280 units, 286,000 SF), 811 Carnarvon (479 residential units + 138 hotel rooms, 421,000 SF in New Westminster), and Comma Fraser (104 units, 93,300 SF).
• Townhouse Design Architectural design services for townhouse developments, including projects such as King & Columbia (30 units, 36,700 SF), Seasons (19 units, 27,000 SF), and New Oak (19 units, 29,260 SF).
• Custom Single-Family Home Design Bespoke architectural design services for custom single-family dwellings and ancillary structures for private clients, including the Whistler House in the Cypress area and the Teahouse pavilion (900 SF) on a forested West Vancouver property oriented toward ocean views.
• Commercial Architecture Architectural design services for commercial, industrial, and hospitality buildings, including the HOUSS project (50,900 SF industrial and office space with heritage house integration in Mount Pleasant) and The George (34,853 SF mixed-use industrial and commercial building).
• Rental Housing Policy Consulting Advisory expertise in municipal rental policy, including participation in shaping City of Vancouver policies and providing analysis to inform future guidelines and streamline approvals for purpose-built rental housing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 completed or ongoing projects in the Vancouver lower mainland area

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• IBI GroupsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIBI Group served as Architect of Record for Avalon 2, collaborating with Yamamoto Architecture on this 230-unit multi-family residential project (214,038 SF) in Vancouver's River District. This was a project-specific professional collaboration where IBI Group took on the Architect of Record role while Yamamoto Architecture contributed design services.
• GBL ArchitectssupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGBL Architects collaborated with Yamamoto Architecture on Town Centre 2&3 projects, which were among the first buildings in Vancouver's River District. The collaboration with GBL and IBI Group enabled a design for the new Town Centre Plaza that shaped all four adjacent buildings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• GBL Architects:
• IBI Group:
• Revery Architecture (formerly Bing Thom Architects):
• Henriquez Partners Architects:
• Acton Ostry Architects:
• McFarlane Biggar Architects & Designers:
• DYS + Partners Architecture:
• SHAPE Architecture:

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will (now Perkins&Will):
• ZGF Architects:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yamamoto-architecture
• Instagraminstagram.com/yamamotoarchitecture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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