What Manasc Isaac does

Manasc Isaac, operating as Reimagine Architects, is a privately held Canadian architecture and design firm headquartered across Western Canada, with offices in Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver, plus an international studio in Bucharest, Romania that has operated for at least 10 years. The firm delivers a comprehensive suite of professional services spanning architectural design, renovation, building evaluation and feasibility studies, interior design, bridging documents, design/build, and planning, serving institutional clients primarily in the public sector. Its customer base spans post-secondary education (MacEwan University, University of Alberta, Red Deer College), K-12 education, municipal government (City of Calgary, City of St. Albert, Town of Edson), healthcare (Athabasca Regional Health Authority, Saskatchewan Health), Indigenous communities (BC First Nations Justice Centres, Métis Crossing, Frog Lake), corporate, NGO, cultural/community, residential, and science and technology sectors.

The firm's core technical differentiator is a regenerative architecture design philosophy — buildings intended to contribute positively to environment and community rather than merely minimize harm — combined with specialized Indigenous design integration incorporating First Nation and Métis cultural elements and community engagement processes, and net-zero energy and carbon design capability. These capabilities are supported by a multi-disciplinary team operating across the full project lifecycle, from feasibility studies through design/build delivery. The firm pursues recognition through national industry awards (Canadian Architect Award 2023 for Frog Lake), ESG-focused awards (Alberta Emerald Foundation 2024), and self-organized innovation programs (Blue Sky Award 2026).

The business model is project-based professional services, with revenue generated through direct client engagements, competitive RFP processes for public sector clients, design competitions, and trusted relationships within Indigenous communities. Pricing is quote-driven and not publicly disclosed, with each engagement scoped to complexity and requirements. Projects are pursued across Western Canada (primary) and Central/Eastern Canada, with the Bucharest office extending reach into Romania. The firm is independently operated with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or PE/VC backing, and shows no M&A activity or funding rounds in the available data.

Name

Manasc Isaac

Legal name

Reimagine Architects

Website

https://manascisaac.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Manasc Isaac (Reimagine Architects) is a privately held Western Canadian architecture firm with offices in Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, and Bucharest, delivering regenerative and culturally-attuned design services to institutional, municipal, healthcare, education, and Indigenous community clients across Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Regenerative architecture
• Indigenous community design
• Net zero building design
• Interior design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Edmonton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Core revenue from architectural design services including new construction design, renovation, and expansion projects for institutional, government, and corporate clients.
2. Interior Design Services: Interior design services as a complementary practice area to architectural projects.
3. Building Evaluation and Study Services: Building evaluation, feasibility studies, and planning services for existing facilities.
4. Design/Build Services: Integrated design/build services where firm provides both design and construction delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Manasc Isaac (operating as Reimagine Architects) is a Canadian architecture and design firm providing comprehensive architectural services including design, renovation, building evaluation, interior design, bridging documents, design/build, and planning. The firm serves institutional, government, corporate, and Indigenous community clients across Western Canada with offices in Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, and Bucharest, specializing in regenerative architecture, net-zero design, and culturally-informed Indigenous design.

Product overview

Manasc Isaac (operating as Reimagine Architects) is an architecture and design firm offering a comprehensive suite of services including Design, Renovation, Study, Building Evaluation, Interior Design, Bridging Documents, Design/Build, and Planning. The firm serves diverse sectors including Post Secondary, K-12 Education, First Nation & Metis, Corporate, NGO, Cultural & Community, Provincial/Federal, Residential, Health & Healing, Municipal, Science & Technology, and Net Zero. They provide access to internal tools via apps.reimagine.ca and office.reimagine.ca:4330, but these are internal operational platforms rather than external product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Frog Lake project won Canadian Architect Award
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments12 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

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global design and engineering firm with a substantial Canadian architecture practice serving institutional, healthcare, and municipal clients. Competes for the same large RFPs but offers fully integrated engineering and program management beyond pure architecture.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with architecture and engineering capabilities across Canada, including buildings, healthcare, and transit. Competes in the same institutional RFP pool and was a recent Reimagine client (WSP Place), illustrating incumbent overlap.
• Perkins&Will: International architecture firm with strong Canadian presence in healthcare, education, and civic markets, emphasizing sustainability and research-driven design. Competes for the same institutional projects but at larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Architecture49: Canadian architecture firm with a national footprint focused on civic, educational, recreational, and Indigenous community projects. Comparable sector mix and direct competition for the same municipal and First Nations RFPs.
• Lemay: Large Canadian architecture and design firm with deep expertise in sustainable design and Indigenous community projects across Quebec, Ontario, and Western Canada. Comparable practice areas including net-zero design and Indigenous engagement.
• KPMB Architects: Canadian architecture firm with a strong institutional and civic portfolio (universities, libraries, cultural facilities) and an emphasis on design excellence and sustainability. Comparable mid-size firm with similar public-sector RFP-driven go-to-market.
• DIALOG: Canadian integrated design practice with offices in Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, and Edmonton, offering architecture, interior design, and engineering across institutional, healthcare, and Indigenous community projects. Highly comparable to Reimagine in scale, geography, and sector mix, including Indigenous engagement work.
• Diamond Schmitt Architects: Canadian architecture firm specializing in cultural, civic, healthcare, and higher-education buildings with sustainability leadership. Comparable project types (universities, libraries, cultural centres) and Canadian institutional client base.
• Moriyama & Teshima Architects: Canadian architecture firm with award-winning institutional, civic, and Indigenous community projects, including cultural centres. Comparable project-based professional services model and focus on meaningful public architecture.

Emerging players

• Revery Architecture: Canadian architecture firm with offices in Vancouver and Edmonton, focused on Indigenous-led design, cultural facilities, and institutional projects including universities. Strong overlap with Reimagine's Indigenous design practice and Western Canadian footprint.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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