1x1 architecture

What 1x1 architecture does

1x1 architecture is a privately held, Winnipeg-based architectural and interior-design practice operating across the Canadian Prairies and Northern regions. The firm was established in Manitoba and provides full-service architecture with stated specializations in heritage conservation, sustainable design, and wood construction, executing work to Parks Canada Standards for heritage assets and to LEED and mass-timber criteria on contemporary commissions.

The firm is led by four principals and operates with a reported 11-50 employee headcount, supporting a project portfolio spanning civic, institutional, residential, and cultural buildings. Its client base is concentrated in the Canadian public sector, including Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Parks Canada, the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba, the University of Manitoba, and the Forks North Portage Partnership, alongside private-sector engagements such as Crosier Kilgour and the True North Youth Foundation, and Indigenous-heritage projects including the Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre competition.

The practice generates revenue through traditional architectural fee arrangements tied to the construction value of commissioned projects, with disclosed project values ranging from approximately $2.4 million (Lower Fort Garry) to approximately $13 million (Workers Compensation Board). Awards including an MCHAP nomination, multiple Wood Design & Building Awards, a Heritage Canada Foundation Cornerstone Award, and the 2017 Canadian Architect Emerging Talent recognition support brand positioning in heritage and sustainable-design segments. Source data discloses no funding rounds, parent entities, or revenue figures; financial scale is inferred from headcount and disclosed project values.

Name

1x1 architecture

Legal name

1x1 architecture inc.

Website

https://1x1architecture.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

1x1 architecture is a privately held Winnipeg-based architecture practice delivering heritage conservation, sustainable design, and wood-construction projects for Canadian federal, provincial, municipal, institutional, and private clients across Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Nunavut.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (541410)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH), Architectural Reconfiguration & Structural Alterations (HSAPAEAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Heritage conservation architecture
• Interior design services
• Sustainable building design
• Wood construction architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Winnipeg

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Project-based professional fees for architectural design, interior design, heritage conservation, and project management services across residential, commercial, institutional, and civic building types

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

1x1 architecture is a Winnipeg-based architectural practice providing comprehensive architectural design, interior design, and heritage conservation services. The firm delivers projects from initial design through construction administration across commercial, institutional, government, residential, cultural, recreational, mixed-use, and industrial building types, with specialized expertise in sustainable design, wood construction, and historic place rehabilitation.

Product overview

1x1 architecture is a medium-sized architectural practice predominantly consisting of professionally accredited architects and interior designers. The firm provides a comprehensive range of architectural design services organized across multiple project categories including Commercial, Competition, Cultural, Heritage, Industrial, Institutional, Interior Design, Mixed Use, Recreational, and Residential projects. The firm is led by four Principals and delivers projects from start-up to close-out, offering services such as heritage conservation, building envelope upgrades, interior design, and tenant fit-ups. Notable project categories include office fit-ups for government agencies, residential homes, community centres, heritage rehabilitation, and design competition entries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Comprehensive architectural design services including project planning, design, and delivery from start to finish, provided to government, institutional, commercial, and residential clients across Canada.
• Interior Design Services Interior design services provided by professionally accredited designers (NCIDQ, PIDIM, IDC) within the firm, supporting commercial fit-ups, residential interiors, and integrated architectural projects.
• Heritage Conservation Services Specialized heritage preservation and rehabilitation services following Standards and Guidelines for Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, applied to National Historic Sites, commercial conservation projects, and envelope upgrades on historic buildings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2025 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize Nomination for Waskesiu Beach House
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• dRMM ArchitectsnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with dRMM Architects on Marketlands design competition finalist proposal Aabijijinan for CentreVenture Development Corporation. Jointly developed two-building housing concept with Cross Laminated Timber waffle structure.
• Perkins + WillnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating architect with Perkins + Will on University of Manitoba Visionary (re)Generation international design competition. Contributed to master planning objectives and demonstration project component.
• ALA ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead architects on Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre competition proposal with ALA Architects. Jointly designed approximately 5,500 sq.m. heritage centre in Iqaluit.
• spmbnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with spmb on Lord Stanley's Gift Public Art Competition finalist proposal THE DREAM for monument to hockey tradition in Ottawa.
• Forks North PortagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership since 2016 working on various projects at The Forks including tenant fit-ups, office fit-ups, base building improvements, and feasibility studies for market development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Diamond Schmitt Architects: Major Toronto-based Canadian architecture firm with institutional, civic, and sustainable-design portfolios. Wins many of the same publicly procured institutional and cultural commissions where 1x1 also competes.
• KPMB Architects: Toronto-headquartered architecture firm with a strong institutional and adaptive-reuse portfolio. Frequently awards-recognized and competing for prestigious public-sector mandates in Canada.
• Architecture49: Large Canadian architecture practice with institutional, heritage, and government-tenant-improvement portfolios across multiple provinces. Competes for many of the same federal and institutional RFPs at greater scale.
• Stantec Architecture: Global engineering and architecture firm with major Canadian institutional-government design practice. Frequently bundles multi-discipline public-sector contracts that small boutique architecture practices often cannot match.

Direct peers

• Cibinel Architects: Manitoba-based architectural firm focused on heritage restoration and custom residential design. Principal Markian Yereniuk's former employer, with overlapping technical specialization in masonry and historic rehabilitation.
• Number TEN Architectural Group: Winnipeg-based, privately held architectural practice with comparable headcount and similar institutional, civic, and heritage work in Manitoba. Both firms serve overlapping public-sector clients and compete for regional government commissions.
• ft3 Architecture Landscape Interiors: Winnipeg-based multidisciplinary design firm offering architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design services to commercial, institutional, and residential clients in the Manitoba market. Direct overlap on project types and customer segments.
• LM Architectural Group: Manitoba-rooted architecture firm with heritage conservation, institutional, and residential practices spanning Western Canada. Comparable scope and shared geographic focus on prairie-province projects.
• Prairie Architects Inc. Winnipeg-based heritage and adaptive-reuse architecture firm with deep institutional and cultural-sector experience in Manitoba. Closely comparable on heritage conservation methodology and government client base.

Others

• Perkins&Will Canada: Large international architecture firm with established Canadian practice including a notable collaboration with 1x1 on the University of Manitoba (re)Generation international design competition. Functions partly as a strategic partner on marquee projects and partly as a competitor on institutional RFPs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/1x1architecture
• Facebookfacebook.com/1x1-architecture-inc-100075725094481
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1x1-architecture-inc.

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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